Series synopsis
21 Jump Street is an American crime mystery drama television series that premiered on FOX on April 12, 1987. It ended on April 27, 1991. It was created by Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Hasburgh. It stars Holly Robinson Peete, Johnny Depp, Michael Bendetti and Peter DeLuise.
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Premise
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Premise: Too cool for school.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Holly Robinson Peete as Judy Hoffs
- Johnny Depp as Tom Hanson
- Michael Bendetti as Anthony McCann
- Peter DeLuise as Doug Penhall
- Dustin Nguyen as Harry Truman Ioki
- Steven Williams as Adam Fuller
- Sal Jenco as Sal 'Blowfish' Banducci
Guest cast
- Charles Cyphers as Team Doctor
- Bruce A. Young as Sgt. James Adabo
- Janet Hubert as Councilwoman Travers
- Rob Stone as T.J. Caldwell
- Kelly Hu as Kim Van Luy
- Kevin Dunn as Reed Bowman
- Peri Gilpin as Fitzgerald
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Nicole
- Mike Gomez as Paco
- Kristin Dattilo as Allison
- Tiffany Helm as Vickie
- Joseph Whipp as Sheriff
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 103 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 12, 1987 | June 28, 1987 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 20, 1987 | May 22, 1988 |
| Season 3 | 20 | November 6, 1988 | May 21, 1989 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 18, 1989 | June 18, 1990 |
| Season 5 | 22 | October 13, 1990 | April 27, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot (1) Hanson gets assigned to the Jump Street unit, a special division of the police force which uses young cops to go undercover and stop juvenile crime. His first case involves catching drug dealers. |
April 12, 1987 |
| 2 |
Pilot (2) Hanson gets assigned to the Jump Street unit, a special division of the police force which uses young cops to go undercover and stop juvenile crime. His first case involves catching drug dealers. |
April 12, 1987 |
| 3 |
America, What a Town Hoffs goes undercover to keep a wild Eastern Bloc exchange student out of trouble. Hanson and Penhall enroll in a shop class suspected of being a chop shop for an auto theft ring. |
April 19, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Custody of a Clown The Jump Street unit discovers that a boy who was being used as a pawn by his feuding parents faked his kidnapping with the aid of his grandfather to get away from his parents. |
September 20, 1987 |
| 2 |
Besieged (1) Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher. |
September 27, 1987 |
| 3 |
Besieged (2) Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in order to put a crack ring out of business. Penhall, working on the same case, returns to squad car and becomes convinced that his new partner killed a drug pusher. |
October 4, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fun with Animals Hanson is assigned Booker as his new partner and the two don't hit it off as Booker's racist attitudes lead Hanson to believe that Booker raped a black student. |
November 6, 1988 |
| 2 |
Slippin' Into Darkness Hoffs and Ioki go undercover in a Guardian Angel-type street patrol whose members have a vendetta out for a drug dealer who Hanson is trying to set up for a bust. |
November 11, 1988 |
| 3 |
The Currency We Trade In A popular sports writer finds his whole life ruined when Penhall believes his ex-wife's allegations of his being a child molester. |
November 20, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Draw the Line Booker resigns from the police force after solving a case that gets Hanson out of prison. |
September 18, 1989 |
| 2 |
Say It Ain't So, Pete Penhall gets caught up in the excitement as he and Hanson go undercover to bust a college gambling operation. |
September 25, 1989 |
| 3 |
Eternal Flame Hanson meets an old flame now married to the owner of a 80's nightclub suspected of providing LSD to high school students. |
October 2, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tunnel of Love Hoffs and Garrett must deal with a DEA officer while working undercover at a massage parlor suspected of being a front for a drug operation. |
October 13, 1990 |
| 2 |
Back to School Garrett attempts to infiltrate a high school drug ring by dating the sister of the ring's suspected leader. |
October 20, 1990 |
| 3 |
Buddy System McCann joins up to be the partner of a mentally handicapped youth in a school buddy system, to investigate the murder of the boy's former partner. |
October 27, 1990 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 1987 |
| Last aired | April 27, 1991 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |