T.J. Hooker 1.03 God Bless the Child (1982, Police Action Drama) – 6/10 TV review

Cast / crew William Shatner: T.J. Hooker Adrian Zmed: Officer Vince Romano April Clough: Officer Victoria Taylor Richard Herd: Captain Sheridan Rick Lenz: Dr. Damon Segal Tom Nardini: Falco Steve Sandor: Perez Ed Bernard: Lieutenant Tom Reed Paul Kent: Harry Simpson Susan McClung: Cathy Hooker Supervising Producer: Rick Husky Producer: Jeffrey Hayes Creator: Rick Husky Writer: Rick Husky Director: Harry Falk Executive Producer: Aaron Spelling Executive Producer: Leonard Goldberg

T.J. Hooker 1.03 God Bless the Child (1982) The death of a young girl the same age as his oldest daughter causes Hooker to redouble his efforts to get drugs off the streets. 6/10 Hooker adds to his remarkable array of talents by knowing the exact age of a victim just by looking at her (“same age as my daughter”) and he tells us that ‘he wants the guys that did it, Romano; I wan’ ’em real bad’. Huzzah! Though, like all Rick Husky-scripted episodes, it’s inconsistent in between the earnestness, it all quickly builds to a tidy action climax where Hooker threatens to a blow a hole the size of “the Holland Tunnel” in a bad guy, hangs on to a speeding car bonnet and pleads with the crims to resist arrest so he can punch him. This T.J. Hooker episode contains adult dialogue and violence. Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over. Links Previous episode: The Streets Next episode: Hooker’s War