A Cry for Help (27 Nov. 1982)

An ambitious drug lord directs a street gang to deal high-grade heroin in Hooker's beat, meanwhile setting up a hearing-impaired teenage gang member to take a murder rap, but Hooker suspects the boy is innocent and vows to help him.

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Rick Husky (creator), Jack V. Fogarty

Stars:

William Shatner, Adrian Zmed, Heather Locklear

Cast

Episode cast overview:
William Shatner	...	Sgt. T.J. Hooker
Adrian Zmed	...	Officer Vince Romano
Heather Locklear	...	Officer Stacy Sheridan
Richard Herd	...	Capt. Dennis Sheridan
Henry Darrow	...	Dr. Frank Martinez
Pamela Susan Shoop	...	Sheila Benson
Rafael Campos	...	Mr. Perez
Miguel Fernandes	...	Carlo Vega
Trinidad Silva	...	Ramon Cruz
Panchito Gómez	...	Danny Perez
Carl Strano	...	Lester Jordan
Philip Baker Hall	...	Judge Wallace
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Roy Delgado (as Gary Cervantes)
Robert Balderson	...	Dist. Atty. Clyde Chaney
Ken Del Conte	...	Dr. David Harding

Storyline

An ambitious drug lord directs a street gang to deal high-grade heroin in Hooker's beat, meanwhile setting up a hearing-impaired teenage gang member to take a murder rap, but Hooker suspects the boy is innocent and vows to help him.

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Plot Keywords:

hearing impaired | father son relationship | social worker | body shop | drug dealing | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

4220 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 49 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sgt. T.J. Hooker: [to Vega] You just got knocked off your horse, cowboy. For good.

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