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Partly inspired by Get Smart!, Spencer and a host of talented writers and directors dished up consistent laughs and daring anarchy, challenging broadcast standards with topnotch spoofs of hit movies (in episodes titled "Witless," "Jagged Sledge," "The Color of Hammer," etc.) while familiar guest stars like John Vernon, Brion James, Clint Howard, Michael De Barres, and Mary Woronov raised the comedy quotient even higher. After a deliberately outrageous, go-for-broke season finale it's a miracle that the low-rated Sledge Hammer! was renewed for a second season, but Anchor Bay's DVDs do justice to the show's enduring quality, and Spencer's commentaries (on four episodes) rank among the funniest ever recorded (one of them during an earthquake, no less). All in all, this is one of the most delightful DVD surprises of 2004, with more fun to come in season 2. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1986 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Anchor Bay Entertain |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Horror |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 013131240696 |
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Customer Reviews of Sledge Hammer! - Season One
I Liked This Show! I remember watching the 80's sitcom Sledge Hammer and liking it. It is a spoof of cop shows that was just as funny as The shortlived Police Squad TV show that lead to the popular Naked Gun movies with maybe Sledge Hammer not being as silly. Well Anyway, Sledge Hammer was a funny show and the whole cast was great but especially David Rasche and I'm glad this show is coming out on DVD on July 27, 2004 and I was surprised about that and didn't think I would ever see this show on DVD and that is because I remember the finicky professionals critics really gave it terrible reviews and I think the show was only on TV for a season or two. I would love to own Sledge Hammer on DVD and I hope that someday the shortlived Police Sqaud TV show is put on DVD and I think that show only lasted for a few episodes so it shouldn't be that hard for it to be put on DVD.
"Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing!"
SLEDGE HAMMER is hilarious and way ahead of its time. It had laughs as well as something to say. Current cop comedies like RENO 911 on Comedy Central pale in comparison to this masterpiece of inspired lunacy. David Rasche stars as Inspector Sledge Hammer - a bad mad cop who talks to his gun and looks for violent solutions to every problem. SLEDGE HAMMER was closer to the early works of Mel Brooks than later spoofs and had characters with some dimension and plots and mysteries better than MONK. This show should be on the air again and I'm thankful for this DVD release of one of the more origional comedies ever to air on American TV. The season finale set the tone for shows that followed like THE SIMPSONS. Allen Spencer is one of the funniest people on the planet or any other planet. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Great show!
Commentary Will Become Urban Legend!
A friend of mine got a review copy of "Sledge Hammer: Season One" and let me take a look yesterday since I'm a long time "Hammerhead." Brother, let me tell you -- this baby's packed to the nines with special features. I thought I knew the show well but even I was surprised.
First off, the shows NEVER looked this good. Every episode looks brand new and has stereo audio (2.0 as opposed to 5.1.). What's really great is that Anchor Bay went to the time and trouble to remove the network imposed laugh track that marred the first thirteen episodes of the show. (Based on the way he talks about it on the DVD, my guess is creator Alan Spencer insisted on that one.)
Time has treated the show well as it was WAY ahead of its time. While there are the occasional outdated 80's references, there are plenty of topical wisecracks that prove strangely prophetic. At one point, Sledge Hammer rails about liberals mucking up his crime fighting system and literally daydreams about invading Iraq!
Time has also treated the cast well. They're all featured on an all new documentary called "Go Ahead, Make Me Laugh" that was informative as well as touching. It's clear that David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page and Alan Spencer all love each other.
Spencer does audio commentary on four episodes, supposedly completely unedited, and I think one of them will be the topic of much discussion. Here's my appraisal of the commentaries:
"Under The Gun" (The Pilot Episode): Spencer talks a mile a minute at a Robin Williams pace on this. He doesn't let up because he seems to want to cram in as much as possible for the fans who have waited so long for this release. Trust him, he knows what he's doing. You'll definitely get your money's worth.
"Witless": This famous episode spoofed the Harrison Ford thriller "Witness" and Spencer recounts his struggles with the network censors (who were sensitive to offending the Amish) as well as star Rasche's kindness to a bit player. Spencer stream of consciousness comments about James Bond made me laugh out loud.
"All Shook Up": Another well known episode is about Hammer's attempt to thwart a serial killer knocking off Elvis impersonators around town. Spencer talks at length about his late friend Andy Kaufman and gives him full credit for getting him into the King of Rock & Roll.
"The Spa Who Loved Me": Here's the season finale with that insanely impossible cliffhanger. This is the commentary people will be talking about as something unexpected happens midway through and I can't tell whether it's a joke or not. The fact that Spencer was a good friend of Andy Kaufman makes me suspicious, although I've listen to it three times and it sounds totally convincing. The message blogs will have a field day with this and I'm eager to see how Spencer will respond in interviews when they ask him what the heck was going on. (I'd like to know the EXACT date he recorded audio in LA.)
"Sledge Hammer: Season One" was worth the wait. Alan Spencer dedicates the set to his three favorite "teachers" Oliver Hailey, Marty Feldman and Andy Kaufman. I think they'd be very proud of their prize student.