Hammer doesn't just get nailed, he gets drummed off of the force and winds up pulling crossing guard duty. If I had to pick a favorite episode, it'd be this one. And it's not every day that one of a show's best episodes comes so early in its run. My My fondness is partially due to the imagery (Hammer grudgingly helping school kids cross the road), but it's mostly the main character at his essence: oblivious. Sure, he's a fascist with a hand-cannon, but he's really an overgrown adolescent; a man who's governed by his firepower instead of reason, yet lovable in his own way. The one-liners and sight gags are first-rate, and to me, this is emblematic of the show itself.
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