Editing Sledge Hammer! (section)

{{Short description|American television crime comedy series (1986–1988)}}
{{Other uses|Sledgehammer (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Sledgehammer-dvd.jpg
| image_size           = 200
| caption              = Cover of season 1 DVD collection
| genre                = [[Television comedy|Comedy]]
| creator              = [[Alan Spencer (writer)|Alan Spencer]]
| writer               =
| director             = 
| starring             = {{ubl
 | [[David Rasche]]
 | [[Anne-Marie Martin]]
 | [[Harrison Page]]}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Danny Elfman]]
| opentheme            = 
| composer             = {{ubl
 | [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]]
 | Arthur Kempel
 | [[Don Davis (composer)|Don Davis]]
 | Ron Grant
 | Lance Rubin
 | [[Richard Stone (composer)|Richard Stone]]
 | David Spear
 | [[Ron Ramin]]}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 41
| list_episodes        = List of Sledge Hammer! episodes
| executive_producer   = {{ubl
 | William P. D'Angelo
 | Alan Spencer
 | [[Robert Lovenheim]]}}
| producer             = Thomas John Kane
| editor               = {{ubl
 | Janet Ashikaga
 | Briana London
 | Craig Ridenour
 | [[Peter V. White]]}}
| cinematography       = {{ubl
 | Chuck Colwell
 | Norman Leigh}}
| camera               = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime              = 22–24 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Alan Spencer Productions
* D'Angelo Productions (1986–1987; season 1)
* [[New World Television]]
}}
| channel              = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1986|09|23}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1988|02|12}} 
}}

'''''Sledge Hammer!''''' is an American satirical police sitcom produced by [[New World Television]] that ran for two seasons on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 23, 1986, to February 12, 1988. The series was created by [[Alan Spencer (writer)|Alan Spencer]] and stars [[David Rasche]] as [[Inspector]] Sledge Hammer,<ref>O'Connor, John. (September 23, 1986). "2 New Series, 'Matlock' and 'Sledge Hammer{{'"}}. ''The New York Times''. p. C18.</ref> a [[caricature]] of the standard "cop on the edge" character.