21 Jump Street 

The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.

Creators:

Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Hasburgh

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise

2 wins & 2 nominations.

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 91 episodes, 1987-1991
Johnny Depp	...	Officer Tom Hanson 82 episodes, 1987-1990
Dustin Nguyen	...	Officer Harry Truman Ioki 82 episodes, 1987-1990
Sal Jenco	...	Sal 'Blowfish' Banducci / ... 41 episodes, 1987-1990

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.

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Plot Keywords:

youth culture | police officer | police captain | teenage boy | teenage girl | 

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Taglines:

Too cool for school.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barney Martin had two different guest roles on the series. Once as Tom Hanson's, Johnny Depp, partner in 21 Jump Street: Pilot (1987), and once playing an alleged kidnapper in 21 Jump Street: In the Custody of a Clown (1987).

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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 to.

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Quotes

Off. Tom Hanson #2: Without Jenko we're gonna be Charlie's Angels.

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Alternate Versions

In the DVD releases by Anchor Bay Entertainment, most of the music is replaced with generic music due to licensing issues.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tick: The Big Leagues (2001)

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Soundtracks

(theme music)
By Liam Sternberg
Arranged and produced by Jay Gruska
Sung by Holly Robinson Peete (as Holly Robinson)

User Reviews

Great Cop Show Of The 80's

Great to see that the show has hit the DVD format. Watched a few episodes so far from Season 1. Great show and don't know why it was not on reruns anywhere here in Canada. Noticed some over dubs on some dialogue, not sure if that was done back when the show was on FOX or if it has been done when putting it on DVD. Looks like some words are overdubbed, could swear that ass was said originally but you get a different word said. Watch the actor's mouth when the dialogue seems a bit louder briefly. What a gem though this show was and always will be. Holly Robinson is so sexy and still is today. I wonder what Johnny Depp thinks of this being out now on DVD. He never liked doing the show after the 3rd season but stuck it out for his contract duration. Would be nice to hear his comments and have him on the extra features. Too bad.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

21 Jump Street

Filming Locations:

New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, LBS Communications, Patrick Hasburgh Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (103 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1