21 Jump Street (1987–1991)

The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specializing in youth crime.

Creators:

Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Hasburgh

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise

2 wins.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Holly Robinson Peete	...	Officer Judy Hoffs (98 episodes, 1987-1991)
Steven Williams	...	Captain Adam Fuller (96 episodes, 1987-1991)
Peter DeLuise	...	Officer Doug Penhall (88 episodes, 1987-1990)
Johnny Depp	...	Officer Tom Hanson (82 episodes, 1987-1990)
Dustin Nguyen	...	Officer Harry Truman Ioki (80 episodes, 1987-1990)
Sal Jenco	...	Sal 'Blowfish' Banducci (42 episodes, 1987-1990)

Storyline

21 Jump Street is the headquarters for a squad of police officers who specialize in investigations relating to young people. Each of the Jump St. personnel was selected for their ability to pass for high school or college students, allowing them to operate undercover in areas where it is difficult for regular police officers to blend in unnoticed.

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Undercover | Address As Title | Detective | Teen | 

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Taglines:

Too cool for school.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comando especial

Filming Locations:

New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, LBS Communications, Patrick Hasburgh Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (103 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show is set in the US, but was shot in Vancouver, Canada.

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Goofs

Throughout the first season Hansen repeatedly says "tail" when his mouth obviously says "ass." This was a post-production change in response to network censorship, who thought the word "ass" was inappropriate.

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Quotes

Ronnie Seebok: You could end up dead, man...
[with gun pointed to Hanson's face]
Off. Tom Hanson #2: Hey Ronnie. The safety's on the left, man. You ought to take it off if you want to threaten somebody.
Ronnie Seebok: Safety don't work, man. Never did.

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Connections

Referenced in Love Hurts (1990)

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Soundtracks

(theme music)
By Liam Sternberg
Arranged and produced by Jay Gruska
Sung by Holly Robinson Peete (as Holly Robinson)

User Reviews

Hoaky, but fun

21 Jump Street was a show where it showed cops as attractive, ultra-hip, stylish people. The time at which it came out was when cocaine and heroin were really cool, so this was kind of like a propaganda show, where it had the up-side to not doing drugs. Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise were always fast-witted cool kids because they were drug free and upholded the law. It usually seemed corny, but something about it was fun, always seeing them having fun while doing their jobs was so cool.

I can understand how Johnny Depp wanted to quit, because it didn't show a lot of things, like police corruption, or that it was completely unrealistic and the plots were contrived. But, with adequate directing and campy script combined with good acting, it was a great show.

-Billy