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Pilot (1)Episode Number: 1 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Sunday April 12, 1987 Prod Code: 16000 |
Hanson gets assigned to the Jump Street unit, a special division of the police force which uses young cops to go undercover and stop juvenile crime, when his youthful appearance causes him to be underestimated while on patrol. His first case involves catching drug dealers.
| Writer: | Patrick Hasburgh |
| Director: | Kim Manners |
| Star: | Peter DeLuise (Officer Douglas 'Doug' Penhall), Holly Robinson Peete (Officer Judith "Judy" Hoffs), Dustin Nguyen (Officer Harry Truman Ioki (season 1-4)), Johnny Depp (Officer Thomas "Tom" Hanson (season 1-4)), Frederic Forrest (Captain Richard Jenko (season 1)) |
| Recurring Role: | Frank McCarthy (unknown), Blu Mankuma (Breeze), Ken Douglas (Trigg) |
| Guest Star: | Claude Earl Jones (unknown), Cheryl Anderson (unknown), Scott Kraft (unknown), Niles Brewster (unknown), Richard Leacock (Jackson), Philip Bruns (Charlie), Richard McGonagle (Mr. Weckerle), Barney Martin (unknown), Reginald T. Dorsey (Tyrell "Waxer" Thompson), Charles Payne (Ray), Karen Austin (Mrs. Futterman), Bernie Coulson (Jackson), Doug Tuck (Mr. Ritz), David Brenner (Mike Summers), Richard Sargent (Bartender), Noelle Harling (unknown), Margaret Langrick (Noreen), Brandon Douglas (Kenny Weckerly) |
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Noreen Weckerly (to Hanson): Hey, are you old enough to be a cop? You look just like that kid from Pretty in Pink.
Charlie: Yeah, but we don't let him wear pink anymore. Attracts attention. (edit) After a very physical bust, the suspect comments on the tussle with Hanson.
Suspect: Keep him away from me. I feel like a child molester. (edit) Ioki: H.T. Ioki.
Penhall: H for Harry, T for Truman. Guess what year his parents moved to the States?
Ioki: Yeah, and I'm named for a guy who dropped an atom bomb on my house. (edit) Hanson: This is Jump Street Chapel, right?
Penhall: Only if you're Catholic. Ioki, here, thinks it's a Buddhist temple. Me? I think it's a synagogue. You know, my mom's Jewish, which only means I get to celebrate both guilt and Hell.
Ioki: Yeah, you see, his father used to be a priest, so don't play bingo with this guy. He's a killer. (edit)
Charlie: Yeah, but we don't let him wear pink anymore. Attracts attention. (edit) After a very physical bust, the suspect comments on the tussle with Hanson.
Suspect: Keep him away from me. I feel like a child molester. (edit) Ioki: H.T. Ioki.
Penhall: H for Harry, T for Truman. Guess what year his parents moved to the States?
Ioki: Yeah, and I'm named for a guy who dropped an atom bomb on my house. (edit) Hanson: This is Jump Street Chapel, right?
Penhall: Only if you're Catholic. Ioki, here, thinks it's a Buddhist temple. Me? I think it's a synagogue. You know, my mom's Jewish, which only means I get to celebrate both guilt and Hell.
Ioki: Yeah, you see, his father used to be a priest, so don't play bingo with this guy. He's a killer. (edit)
TRIVIA: Johnny Depp did not want to work on a television series but agreed to a six-year contract only because he did not believe the show would last more than one season. He also found it difficult to turn down the money and the chance to work with Frederic Forrest. The show became a huge success mostly due to Depp's presence. By the third season, Depp was chafing at having to stay with the show instead of accepting various film offers. He began to complain about the scripts and often gave listless performances. With the help of his lawyers, Depp was released from his contract and left the show after the 4th season.
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TRIVIA: Holly Robinson was the only original cast member to remain with the show throughout it's network and syndication run.
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TRIVIA: The show was based on a real life undercover unit in Los Angeles, CA.
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TRIVIA: Johnny Depp had always been Patrick Hasburgh's first choice to play Tom Hanson but Depp turned the role down. Jeff Yagher was then cast as Hanson and filming for the pilot began but Fox was unhappy with his performance and halted production after three weeks. Fox wanted Josh Brolin for the role but Hasburgh wanted to offer the role to Depp again. This time Depp accepted the role and Yagher's scenes were re-shot.
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TRIVIA: Hanson's partner on patrol, Charlie Donagon, calls Hanson by a wide variety of nicknames including: Kid, Kiddo, Chief, Doctor, Pancho, John Henry, & Colonel.
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When the police captain comments to Hanson - "the prima donas down at Vice...all they want to do is wear pink sportscoats and drive Ferraris.", it's an allusion to the 1980's series "Miami Vice".
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Pilot (1)Good "Pilot episode" Upon watching the pilot recently I began to wonder why in my youth was a I so fascinated with Hanson and the rest of the team. Continue » Posted Oct 15, 2006 12:08 am PST |
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