Editing Sledge Hammer! (section)

==Home media==
[[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] released the entire series on DVD in Region 1. The first season of ''Sledge Hammer!'' was released on DVD on July 27, 2004. The [[laugh track]], which the network had insisted on including on the pilot and first 12 episodes, is removed on the DVD version. For this Spencer in part sourced copies of the episodes from collectors in the UK who had recorded the episodes where they aired without the [[laugh track]] and hired an experienced sound designer. These collectors are thanked on these DVDs. The DVD features a documentary on the series featuring interviews by Spencer, David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin and Harrison Page. The DVD also includes an unaired version of the pilot that runs several minutes longer and has a different ending and theme music. An [[earthquake]] hit while Spencer was recording commentary for one of the DVDs; the tape kept rolling during the event and was included on the DVD, leaving viewers wondering whether the earthquake was real.  The first season enjoyed strong sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-16-et-taylor16-story.html|title=Duds find new life in a box|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 16, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116044912/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-16-et-taylor16-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season was released on DVD on April 12, 2005; the commentary on the final episode ended with Spencer, again, being caught in another earthquake, this time with sound effects and a convenient cliffhanger.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

On September 6, 2011, it was announced that [[Image Entertainment]] had acquired the rights to the series. It was subsequently announced that they will release ''Sledge Hammer!- The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on December 13, 2011. The set will not feature the documentary, commentaries, the uncut pilot (the broadcast version is used) and other bonus features from the Anchor Bay release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/news/dvd-blu-ray-new-and-upcoming-release-calendar/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011073626/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sledge-Hammer-The-Complete-Series/16051|url-status=dead|title=DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming|date=December 3, 2024|archivedate=October 11, 2011|website=www.metacritic.com}}</ref>

In Region 4, [[Shock Records|Shock Entertainment]] has released both seasons on DVD in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenpop.com.au/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113191739/http://www.screenpop.com.au/dvd/sledge-hammer-season-1/1181.html|url-status=dead|title=Account Suspended|archivedate=November 13, 2013|website=www.screenpop.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenpop.com.au/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113184719/http://www.screenpop.com.au/dvd/sledge-hammer-season-2/2564.html|url-status=dead|title=Account Suspended|archivedate=November 13, 2013|website=www.screenpop.com.au}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|DVD name
! rowspan="2"|Ep #
! colspan="2"|Release date
|-
! Region 1 !! Region 4
|-
| Season 1
| align="center"|22
| July 27, 2004
| June 29, 2011
|-
| Season 2
| align="center"|19
| April 12, 2005
| August 31, 2011
|-
| The Complete Series
| align="center"|41
| December 13, 2011
| N/A
|}