T.J. Hooker 2.02 King of the Hill (1982) – 6/10 police action drama TV review

Cast / crew William Shatner: T.J. Hooker Adrian Zmed: Officer Vince Romano Heather Locklear: Officer Stacy Sheridan Richard Herd: Captain Sheridan James Darren: “Devil” Dan Danko Donna Wilkes: Karen Stewart James O’Sullivan: Detective Wayne Conrad Gary Graham: Jeff Simpson Supervising Producer: Rick Husky Producer: Jeffrey Hayes Writer (Series’ Creator): Rick Husky Writer: Stephen Downing Director: Charles Picerni

T.J. Hooker 2.02 King of the Hill (1982) When a hill racer wants to get enough money to build the fastest car he resorts to robbing supermarkets. Meanwhile, Romano is having a slightly masculine crisis about his driving abilities. 6/10 Wonderfully cheesy episode with a generous amount of humour, action and, most importantly, entertainment. Future series star James Darren pops up as a hill racer (“Devil” Dan Danko) with smudgy stubble and a sweet hat. And Shatner delivers not one but two of his wonderfully intense and straight-faced monologues about catching crims and remembering victims: “The maggots I’m looking for… they’re heavy and I want them.” More! This T.J. Hooker episode contains unpleasant scene, violence. Classified PG by BBFC. Parental Guidance. Links Next episode: The Empty Gun Previous episode: Second Chance T.J. Hooker

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