Free-wheeling San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building, and the building owner's mean, hateful and just plain annoying dog Bijoux. Not having the time to maintain the building and tend to his police work, Hooperman hires feisty aspiring writer Susan Smith as his superintendent/maintenance person. He and Smith soon begin a relationship, and the series chronicles the ups and downs of the relationship, along with Hooperman's efforts as a policeman.moreless
Dramedy was a term that was used in the late 1980's to describe shows like Hooperman and Doogie Howser M.D. These were half hour shows that were not comedies but shows that combined comedy and drama. Hooperman was about a detective named Hooperman played by John Ritter and the goings-on at his station and at his apartment building where he had a romance with Debrah Farentino's character. I thought this show had a lot going for it, but it only lasted two seasons.moreless