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!! Trivia for [[Series/SledgeHammer the television series]]
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Discussed in the main article. Amusingly, despite all the screwing, ABC ended up commissioning another show from New World Pictures, ''Series/TheWonderYears''.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Discussed in the main article. Amusingly, despite all the screwing, ABC ended up commissioning another show from New World Pictures, Television, ''Series/TheWonderYears''.
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** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began. The producers did approach Gabriel's people about using the song for the show's theme. They said it was fine...just pay them a million dollars every time an episode airs! The producers got the hint.
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** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" "Music/{{Sledgehammer|1986}}" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began. The producers did approach Gabriel's people about using the song for the show's theme. They said it was fine...just pay them a million dollars every time an episode airs! The producers got the hint.
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* RealLifeRelative: Heather Lupton, David Rasche's real-life wife, played a character named Susan Hilton in the final episode, "Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer".
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* RealLifeRelative: Heather Lupton, David Rasche's real-life wife, played a character named Sledge’s ex-wife Susan Hilton in the final episode, "Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer".
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!! The series:
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alan Spencer's original plan was to pitch the show to Creator/{{HBO}} and developed a script that was full of profanity. Everything had to get cleaned up significantly when it got picked up for a broadcast network instead.
!! The film:
* TheDanza: John Eastman as John.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For almost three decades.
* OldShame: While the director doesn't appear to outright hate the film, he does seem completely disinterested in it in the DVD special features.
!! The film:
* TheDanza: John Eastman as John.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For almost three decades.
* OldShame: While the director doesn't appear to outright hate the film, he does seem completely disinterested in it in the DVD special features.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alan Spencer's original plan was to pitch the show to Creator/{{HBO}} and developed a script that was full of profanity. Everything had to get cleaned up significantly when it got picked up for a broadcast network instead.
!! The film:
* TheDanza: John Eastman as John.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For almost three decades.
* OldShame: While the director doesn't appear to outright hate the film, he does seem completely disinterested in it in the DVD special features.instead.
!! The film:
* TheDanza: John Eastman as John.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For almost three decades.
* OldShame: While the director doesn't appear to outright hate the film, he does seem completely disinterested in it in the DVD special features.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Early episodes had a LaughTrack added by the studio because the executives felt the show was too violent without it. It was removed from the DVD release.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: ExecutiveMeddling:
** Sledge was originally meant to shoot straight at the camera at the end of the opening credits, but the network forced them to change it to Sledge looking and shooting toward the side because they felt audiences would be too disturbed to see someone shooting at them from their TV.
** Early episodes had a LaughTrack added by the studio because the executives felt the show was too violent without it. It was removed from the DVD release.
** Sledge was originally meant to shoot straight at the camera at the end of the opening credits, but the network forced them to change it to Sledge looking and shooting toward the side because they felt audiences would be too disturbed to see someone shooting at them from their TV.
** Early episodes had a LaughTrack added by the studio because the executives felt the show was too violent without it. It was removed from the DVD release.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Alan Spencer's original plan was to pitch the show to Creator/{{HBO}} and developed a script that was full of profanity. Everything had to get cleaned up significantly when it got picked up for a broadcast network instead.
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* RealLifeRelative: Heather Lupton, David Rasche's real-life wife, played a character named Susan Hilton in the final episode, "Here's to You, Mrs. Hammer".
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* NoBudget: The second season's budget was pared down to the bone. Among other cost-cutting measures, the show had to switch from shooting on [=35mm=] film to [=16mm=] film, resulting in a noticeable drop in image quality.
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** Don't forget the actual theme song, provided by none other than Music/DannyElfman.
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** Don't forget the actual The theme song, provided by none other than Music/DannyElfman.
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** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began. The producers did approach Gabriel's people about using the song for the show's theme. They said it was fine...just pay them a million dollars every time an episode airs! The producers got the hint.
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* AwesomeMusic: Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
** Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Discussed in the main article. Amusingly, despite all the screwing, ABC ended up commissioning another show from New World Pictures, ''Series/TheWonderYears''.
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** Don't forget the actual theme song, provided by none other than DannyElfman.
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** Don't forget the actual theme song, provided by none other than DannyElfman.Music/DannyElfman.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[Series/MiamiVice dirty Ruskie]].
** [[Music/TheDoors Doors]] drummer John Densmore appears as a janitor in one episode.
** [[Music/TheDoors Doors]] drummer John Densmore appears as a janitor in one episode.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ted Prior (the brother of the director) would appear in the later slasher ''Aerobicide''.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Mark Blankfield played three different characters in three different episodes -- a professor, a henchman, and the leader of a devil-worshipping cult.
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** [[Music/TheDoors Doors]] drummer John Densmore appears as a janitor in one episode.
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** Don't forget the actual theme song, provided by none other than DannyElfman.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[SeriesMiamiVice dirty Ruskie]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[SeriesMiamiVice [[Series/MiamiVice dirty Ruskie]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[SeriesMiami Vice dirty Ruskie]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[SeriesMiami Vice [[SeriesMiamiVice dirty Ruskie]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a dirty Ruskie.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a [[SeriesMiami Vice dirty Ruskie.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Sledge Hammer was once a dirty Ruskie.
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* AwesomeMusic: Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Creator/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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* AwesomeMusic: Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Creator/PeterGabriel, Music/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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* AwesomeMusic: Ads frequently used the unrelated song "Sledgehammer" by British pop musician Creator/PeterGabriel, which was released the same year as this series began.
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!! The series:
* ExecutiveMeddling: Early episodes had a LaughTrack added by the studio because the executives felt the show was too violent without it. It was removed from the DVD release.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Early episodes had a LaughTrack added by the studio because the executives felt the show was too violent without it. It was removed from the DVD release.
