Editing Sledge Hammer! (section)

===Intro and theme music===
[[File:SledgeScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Image from introduction]]
The introduction to the show features long, near sensual [[closeup]] shots of Hammer's .44 Magnum as it rests on a luxurious [[satin]] [[pillow]]. The show's ominous [[theme music]], composed by [[Danny Elfman]], plays in the background. Hammer then picks up his gun, spins it expertly like a cinematic [[Old West]] [[gunslinger]], and utters his catch phrase ("Trust me, I know what I'm doing") just before firing into the screen, making a hole in it. According to the DVD release extras, the original version had Hammer firing {{em|directly}} at the viewer, but ABC executives feared this could be too shocking, possibly even causing [[myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] (and leaving the network liable). Thus, Hammer fires into the screen at a slight angle.<ref name="mental floss"/>

According to the DVD release, Hammer's original catchphrase was "I'm crazy, but I know what I'm doing." ABC executives objected to a lead character being "crazy", so they insisted on a change.<ref name="mental floss"/> Spencer remarked that "it wound up working just as well and is probably funnier, because then he’s not self-aware".<ref name="avclub"/>

The DVD release uses an updated [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] version of the theme music by Baboon Rising on the main menus.