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21 Jump Street 

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The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specializing in youth crime.
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1991   1990   1989   1988   1987  
2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Holly Robinson Peete ...  Officer Judy Hoffs 102 episodes, 1987-1991
Steven Williams ...  Captain Adam Fuller / ... 97 episodes, 1987-1991
Peter DeLuise ...  Officer Doug Penhall 90 episodes, 1987-1990
Johnny Depp ...  Officer Tom Hanson 82 episodes, 1987-1990
Dustin Nguyen ...  Officer Harry Truman Ioki 82 episodes, 1987-1990
Sal Jenco ...  Sal 'Blowfish' Banducci / ... 42 episodes, 1987-1990
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Storyline

21 Jump Street is the headquarters for a squad of police officers who specialize in investigations relating to young people. Each of the Jump St. personnel was selected for their ability to pass for high school or college students, allowing them to operate undercover in areas where it is difficult for regular police officers to blend in unnoticed. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>

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Taglines:

Too cool for school.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1987 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

21 Jump Street See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(103 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The cot featured in the holding cell in the Jump Street Chapel, was, on occasion, used by the actors to ensure they would be on-time for work. If an actor had gone out partying the night before, he was known to go to the set, and spend the night on the cot, to ensure he could not get in trouble for being late to work. See more »

Goofs

Throughout out the series, it's clear that the actors/actresses portraying teenagers are actually in their 20s+. This is done as to not interfere with the schooling of real teenagers and to give the general viewing audience who are teenagers themselves someone they can look up too. See more »

Quotes

Off. Tom Hanson #2: Okey-dokey.
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Alternate Versions

In its original syndication, the word "Ass" was dubbed "Tail". DVD version has done the same. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Dancing with the Stars: Episode #10.7 (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

(theme music)
By Liam Sternberg
Arranged and produced by Jay Gruska
Sung by Holly Robinson Peete (as Holly Robinson)
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Hoaky, but fun
18 August 2001 | by scrappybillySee all my reviews

21 Jump Street was a show where it showed cops as attractive, ultra-hip, stylish people. The time at which it came out was when cocaine and heroin were really cool, so this was kind of like a propaganda show, where it had the up-side to not doing drugs. Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise were always fast-witted cool kids because they were drug free and upholded the law. It usually seemed corny, but something about it was fun, always seeing them having fun while doing their jobs was so cool.

I can understand how Johnny Depp wanted to quit, because it didn't show a lot of things, like police corruption, or that it was completely unrealistic and the plots were contrived. But, with adequate directing and campy script combined with good acting, it was a great show.

-Billy


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