T. J. Hooker
Overview
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker, a seasoned and resilient officer of the LCPD, abandons the prestige of a gold badge to return to street patrol and mentor new recruits. Teaming up with his youthful partners, he confronts the most formidable criminals in Lake City. With a focus on hands-on policing and training, Hooker exemplifies dedication to law enforcement while navigating the challenges of urban crime. His unwavering commitment to justice and the next generation of officers makes for a gripping exploration of camaraderie and courage in the line of duty.
Episodes
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1
The Protectors (pilot)
Amid a surge of criminal activity in the city, a new initiative has been launched to accelerate the training of police recruits, and it's up to the se...
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2
The Streets
Title: The Streets Plot: In their quest to apprehend a mugger who targets women and leaves a Bible behind at the crime scenes, Hooker and Romano find...
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3
God Bless the Child
Title: God Bless the Child Plot: After the lifeless body of a classmate of Hooker's daughter is discovered, drugged and thrown from a rooftop, Hooker...
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4
Hooker's War
When Hooker and Romano witness a van run a red light, they initially think it's just a routine traffic stop. However, their pursuit reveals the vehicl...
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5
The Witness
A beautiful young woman sees a murder take place, but her married boss convinces her not to report it, worried that their affair will be exposed. Hook...
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Second Chance
The killing of a dancer, marked by the removal of a lock of her hair, alerts Hooker to the return of a serial killer he chased eight years earlier. Wo...
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2
King of the Hill
In a string of armed supermarket heists, a young cashier is left potentially paralyzed when the robbers take her hostage and then toss her from their ...
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3
The Empty Gun
Title: The Unloaded Weapon Plot: Two teenagers armed with guns hold up a liquor store, leading to a police chase that ends in the tragic death of an ...
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4
Blind Justice [a.k.a. Blind Watch]
Title: Blind Justice [a.k.a. Blind Watch] Plot: After a violent robbery at a movie theater leaves the cashier severely injured, a woman passing by be...
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5
Big Foot
Title: Big Foot Plot: After a brutal assault on a young woman jogging in the park, detectives Hooker and Romano embark on a tense investigation to ca...
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6
Terror at the Academy
After a skilled sniper shoots out the front tire of a patrol car, causing it to veer off the highway, Hooker and Romano suspect that the shooter is a ...
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7
The Survival Syndrome
Title: The Survival Syndrome Plot: While stuck in traffic, Romano unexpectedly spots a recently stolen vehicle. As he attempts to intervene, one of t...
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8
Deadly Ambition
When a security guard is gunned down while attempting to thwart a diamond heist, a relentless detective sets out to prove that the guard accepted a br...
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9
A Cry for Help
After apprehending a teenager who has been unfairly blamed for a murder by his gang associates, Hooker learns that the boy is hearing impaired. Believ...
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10
Thieves' Highway
Hooker and Romano find themselves in the middle of a conflict involving an independent truck driver and a merciless wholesaler who is undermining the ...
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11
The Connection
When Hooker intervenes to save a drug-addicted teenager from leaping off the high school roof, he grows alarmed about a new PCP dealer targeting stude...
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12
The Fast Lane
Following a tragic incident involving a drunk driving accident, Hooker and Romano embark on a mission to uncover the gang responsible for stealing alc...
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13
Too Late for Love
Title: Love's Deception Plot: While Hooker and Romano chase down a duo of thieves who have made off with a shipment of expensive furs, Hooker manages...
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14
The Decoy
The most recent target of the notorious "Surfside Killer" is revealed to be a police officer. Stacy, who was a close friend of the deceased, matches t...
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15
The Mumbler
While investigating a failed robbery of an armored bank van, Hooker and Romano discover a pigeon leg band left behind by one of the criminals. With he...
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16
Vengeance is Mine
Title: Vengeance is Mine Plot: As Hooker and Romano wrap up a case with Lt. Paul McGuire, a trusted friend of Hooker’s, they receive a call about a...
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17
Sweet Sixteen and Dead
Title: Sweet Sixteen and Dead Plot: A former sex worker attempts to steer a naive newcomer away from the dangers of the trade. Their conversation tak...
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18
Raw Deal
While Hooker and Romano witness a cocaine transaction and step in, they are taken aback to discover that the dealer is a seemingly ordinary family man...
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19
Requiem for a Cop
As the search for a serial arsonist targeting abandoned buildings heats up, tragedy strikes when a Private Investigator, a former cop and a close frie...
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20
The Hostages
Following the thwarted armed robbery by a family of criminals, Hooker and Romano find themselves dealing with the aftermath. The father is hospitalize...
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21
Payday Pirates
During Stacy's initial week of field training, Hooker pairs her with seasoned officer Jim Corrigan, who harbors a negative view of female officers due...
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22
Lady in Blue
Title: Lady in Blue Plot: Hooker feels intense guilt after a rookie officer he mentored suffers a severe injury during a shootout with two armed robb...
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1
The Return
Haunted by the murder of his former partner five years ago, Hooker is resolute in his mission to take down a notorious gang of bank robbers. The leade...
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2
Carnal Express
Title: Carnal Express Plot: After a talented young singer, whom Hooker has helped rehabilitate from addiction, goes missing, Stacy takes on an underc...
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3
Chinatown
After a shooting breaks out at a cockfight in Chinatown, Hooker thinks he recognizes someone from his past among the spectators. As he delves into the...
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4
The Cheerleader Murder
Hooker and Romano, accompanied by Stacy and Corrigan, apprehend a suspect linked to a recently stolen vehicle. However, their discovery takes a darker...
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5
The Shadow of Truth
Hooker is enjoying a dinner date with Lisa Jericho, a notorious investigative journalist, when gunfire erupts in the restaurant. During the chaos, a m...
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6
Walk a Straight Line
After a botched undercover operation to catch armed robbers, which results in a police officer getting injured and hospitalized, Hooker begins to susp...
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7
A Child is Missing
A diamond thief and his accomplice deceive a young boy and kidnap him, intending to hurt the boy's mother, the thief's ex-wife. Hooker pursues the lea...
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8
The Trial
After responding to a call about an armed robbery at a supermarket, Romano and another officer are injured when one of the robbers opens fire. Romano ...
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9
Matter of Passion
During a beach run, Hooker stumbles upon the lifeless body of a young woman washed ashore. With the coroner unable to identify her and signs pointing ...
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10
Blue Murder
Title: Blue Murder Plot: Following the shooting of a pimp who evaded prosecution due to a legal loophole, detectives Hooker and Romano suspect the in...
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11
Undercover Affair
Hooker, Romano, Stacy, and Corrigan are on the lookout for a petty drug dealer when they discover links to a larger drug supplier under federal invest...
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12
Slay Ride
Hooker, undercover in a Santa costume, struggles to embrace the holiday spirit, feeling the weight of his first Christmas apart from Fran and the kids...
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13
The Lipstick Killer
After a nurse is brutally murdered, Hooker and his team dive into the investigation, which is part of a disturbing resurgence of similar killings from...
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14
The Snow Game
Hooker, Romano, Stacy, and Corrigan find themselves deep in an undercover mission to dismantle a major cocaine distribution network when a highly este...
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15
Exercise in Murder
While chasing after a group of diamond thieves who flee by helicopter, Hooker faces heartbreak when he accidentally shoots a 9-year-old boy, leaving h...
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16
Hooker's Run
A sting operation targeting crime lord Frank Dio goes awry when one of Corrigan's informants is murdered, while Dio narrowly escapes prosecution after...
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17
Hot Property
Title: Hot Property Plot: Following a major drug bust that dismantles a drug trafficking operation, a corrupt officer tied to the ring is found dead....
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18
Death on the Line
A police precinct employee becomes the latest victim in a disturbing pattern of rapes and robberies, with none of the survivors able to identify their...
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19
Death Strip
Romano goes undercover as a male stripper at a nightclub owned by a suspect in a cocaine smuggling operation. While there, he witnesses the murder of ...
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20
Psychic Terror
A famous psychic joins forces with Hooker to track down a missing young girl, relying on the woman's recurring visions of the child's location. Howeve...
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21
Gang War
Hooker and Romano are participating in a new initiative aimed at fostering peace in a neighborhood on the brink of war between two rival Hispanic gang...
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22
Deadlock
While on night patrol, Hooker and Romano track a pair of graffiti artists to a department store, only to discover the security guard has been murdered...
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Night Vigil
While on a regular patrol with Corrigan, Stacy unexpectedly stumbles into an armed robbery and is shot, resulting in her being hospitalized and placed...
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2
The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan
While out on patrol, Hooker and Romano notice a van weaving dangerously on the road, revealing two men holding a pair of teenage prostitutes against t...
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3
Pursuit [a.k.a. Hot Pursuit]
Title: Pursuit [a.k.a. Hot Pursuit] Plot: Hooker and Romano are in hot pursuit of two armed robbers who have just held up a bank and taken a teller...
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4
Hardcore Connection
Title: Hardcore Connection Plot: During an undercover operation, Hooker notices veteran vice officer Daniels' vehicle parked at a motel and decides t...
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5
Anatomy of a Killing
After a brutal execution-style murder linked to a drug operation, Hooker teams up with her former partner and close friend, Jim Cody, to crack the cas...
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6
Target: Hooker
While on patrol, Hooker and Romano’s vehicle is struck by a chemical firebomb, leaving Romano unable to see. As he recuperates in the hospital and c...
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7
Model for Murder
While looking into the murder of a fashion model who was also a high-class escort, Stacy discovers that her contact, another model, has been killed un...
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8
A Kind of Rage
Title: A Kind of Rage Plot: While monitoring a location to apprehend a serial killer targeting homeless women, Corrigan suffers a head injury during ...
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9
The Confession
In the wake of a series of violent muggings targeting women at ATMs, Hooker discovers that the most recent victim is Beth Harrison, an Episcopal pries...
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10
Grand Theft Auto
Title: Grand Theft Auto Plot: Romano is thrilled to showcase his brand-new Porsche at a lively dance club, but the celebration turns sour when the ca...
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11
Street Bait
Title: Street Bait Plot: Following a string of murders targeting beautiful young blonde women, Stacy takes on an undercover role as a sales associate...
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12
The Surrogate
Title: The Surrogate Plot: Hooker encounters a woman grappling with her failing marriage at a bar, only for her to be tragically murdered soon after....
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13
Trackdown
When a parking attendant's curiosity results in the grim find of a woman's body in a car trunk, Hooker and his team leap into action to track down a d...
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14
Outcall
The murder of a masseuse in Chinatown leads Hooker to believe that a Vietnamese crime syndicate is infiltrating the local massage parlors. With intel ...
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15
The Bribe
After Hooker and his team participate in a major drug bust, the primary dealer manages to flee, but they manage to obtain a videotape that suggests Ho...
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16
Love Story
Teri, an attractive woman whom Hooker encounters while issuing a speeding ticket, soon discovers that her friend has been robbed and assaulted. When s...
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17
Hollywood Starr
Title: Hollywood Starr Plot: Dani Starr, a stylish and captivating detective in Hollywood, thrives on her independence and her ability to solve cas...
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18
Sanctuary
While patrolling the streets, Corrigan and Stacy pull over a speeding vehicle, but the occupants respond by opening fire with automatic weapons, leavi...
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19
Homecoming
Hooker’s kids arrive for a visit, but their holiday takes a turn when Corrigan and another officer inadvertently stumble upon a heist at the racetra...
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20
Serial Murders
Hooker delves into a string of gruesome murders committed by a pair of fanatical religious zealots, joined by Sergeant Leigh Stockwell, a longtime fri...
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21
Lag Time
Title: Delay in Justice Plot: Unaware of his law professor's connection to Jack Lewis, a notorious ex-con and mastermind of several armed heists, Rom...
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22
The Throwaway
Following a violent robbery at the box office, where the criminals make their getaway on motorcycles, Hooker and Romano find their patrol car destroye...
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23
The Chicago Connection
Hooker heads to Chicago for what she expects to be an easy three-hour extradition mission to bring back a felon accused of selling stolen goods. Howev...
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Ransom
Title: Ransom Plot: While Hooker and Stacy are enjoying a day at the beach with Hooker's kids, a small fire draws Hooker’s attention away, allowing...
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2
Return of a Cop
During Hooker's investigation of a brutal supermarket heist, he is taken aback by the unexpected arrival of his father, a retired cop. Although his fa...
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3
To Kill a Cop
When an off-duty officer is gunned down in a grocery store, Hooker, a longtime family friend, vows to the victim's wife and son that he will track dow...
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Death is a Four Letter Word
Title: Death is a Four Letter Word Plot: During the shooting of an adult film, a 17-year-old girl is tragically murdered, and her body is discovered ...
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The Assassin
The State Department reaches out to Hooker for assistance in locating a former comrade from his Vietnam days. This man, a disenchanted and mentally un...
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6
Rip-Off
Hooker finds herself wrapped up in an F.B.I. drug bust that takes a dangerous turn when an undercover Detective ends up critically injured, and the mi...
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7
Funny Money
Title: Funny Money Plot: During a stakeout of a counterfeiting operation, Hooker, Stacy, and Corrigan find themselves in a chaotic situation when Cor...
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8
The Night Ripper
When Hooker arrives at the horrific crime scene of a murdered college student, he immediately identifies the killer's signature style as that of "The ...
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9
The Obsession
Corrigan and Stacy respond to a minor complaint about a car parked illegally, but their day takes a dangerous turn when they discover an armed robbery...
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10
Taps for Officer Remy
While chasing down a criminal, Hooker crosses paths once more with Officer Karen Remy, a former love. Tragically, he soon receives the devastating new...
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11
Nightmare
While chasing down a gang of robbers, Stacy sustains a mild concussion during a shoot-out. After her release from the hospital, she decides to unwind ...
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12
Shootout
Title: Crossfire Plot: Undercover agents Hooker, Corrigan, and Stacy are deep into a sting operation targeting a pimp when they receive an emergency ...
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13
Murder by Law
Title: Justice in Jeopardy Plot: After the shocking murder of a female lawyer by a gunman using a shotgun—marking the third attorney to fall victim...
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14
Partners in Death
As Corrigan chases down a duo of robbers known for violently assaulting anyone who gets in their way, he manages to pull an unconscious Stacy from the...
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15
Death Trip
During a casual baseball game hosted by the LCPD, chaos erupts when a passing man out for a stroll with his daughter is shot in what appears to be a t...
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16
Blood Sport (1)
While transporting a captured criminal to the Federal courthouse, Hooker runs into his old friend, Senator Grayle. Suddenly, a bomb explodes, aimed at...
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17
Blood Sport (2)
As the two-part story reaches its climax, the shocking murder of Howie Kalanuma fuels Hooker's resolve to uncover the criminal organization responsibl...
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18
Into the Night
While on a stake-out, Hooker is compelled to shoot a hired assassin, but he fails to discover the identity of the target. Shortly afterward, an armed ...
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Deadly Force
After dropping off Detective O'Brien's niece, Jennifer, at a jewelry store to pick out a gift for her uncle's 25th anniversary on the force, chaos ens...
