SYNOPSIS

Sgt. T.J. Hooker had been a detective, but gave up his gold shield and civilian clothing for a uniformed street patrol because that's where he thought he was needed. He was assigned to the Academy Precinct of the L.C.P.D., where he could give advice to police trainees like Stacy and rookies like his new partner, Officer Vince Romano.

T.J. taught them more than street smarts. There was a lot of anguish over the rights and wrongs of police work in this series. Hooker stood for traditional values, despite his own disappointments - a marriage that had ended in divorce (though he was still on good terms with his ex-wife, Fran) and a partner that was killed in the line of duty. His two daughters, Cathy and Chrissie were seen occasionally. Captain Sheridan was the by-the-book supervisor and Stacy's father. Celebrity appearances included: an old familiar face in Leonard Nimoy (as a cop going off the deep end because of his daughters' rape); The Beach Boys and Jerry Lee Lewis.

In the fall of 1983, Stacy graduated to street patrol, with veteran patrolman Jim Corrigan as her partner. When ABC cancelled T.J. Hooker in the spring of 1985, CBS picked it up with new episodes as an addition to its late-night lineup.