King of the Hill (2 Oct. 1982)

Hooker and Romano come up against a pair of rebellious speed racers looking to finance their souped-up cars via a crime spree.

Director:

Charlie Picerni

Writers:

Rick Husky (creator), Stephen Downing

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
James Darren	...	Dan Danko
Donna Wilkes	...	Karen Stewart
James O'Sullivan	...	Det. Conrad
Gary Graham	...	Jeff Simpson
Alan Stock	...	Pauly Culver
Tara St. Andrew	...	Tess Parker
Roberta Lee Carroll	...	Bobbi Danko
Beau Billingslea	...	Dr. Taylor
Phil Rubenstein	...	Axel Shiff
Richard McGonagle	...	Joe Doyle
Toni Petrie	...	Victoria

Storyline

Hooker and Romano come up against a pair of rebellious speed racers looking to finance their souped-up cars via a crime spree.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

17301 Quesan Place, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor James Darren plays "Dan Danko", an old "hill racing" rival of Hooker. Here Darren's character engages in illegal street racing and is accused of the robberies. In later seasons Darren will return to the series as "Officer Jim Corrigan", this time on the side of law and order.

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Goofs

After dispatch announces another unit is "in pursuit" of a robbery suspect, Hooker and Romano engage their lights and sirens to join the chase. In the background a civilian vehicle overtakes their vehicle and passes them.

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Quotes

Axel Shiff: Ah, my good friends the police. I take care of all their cars. Excuse me, lady.
Sgt. T.J. Hooker: [Hooker exits his car, swinging his baton] Hello Axel, nice to see you.
Axel Shiff: What do you want, Hooker? Get lost, you're bad for business.
Sgt. T.J. Hooker: Good business requires referrals. Get many?
Axel Shiff: Oh come on, fade away, will you, Hooker? I'm gonna sic my lawyers on you fast.
Officer Vince Romano: This man has a bad attitude problem, Sgt. Hooker.
Axel Shiff: Hey, you take a flying leap too, son!

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Connections

References Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

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