"21 Jump Street" (1987) TV series 1987-1991

Creators:

Stephen J. Cannell
Patrick Hasburgh

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

12 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Too cool for school.

Plot:

The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young looking officers specializing in youth crime.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Undercover | Address As Title | Detective | Teen

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Steven Williams	...	Captain Adam Fuller / ... (92 episodes, 1987-1991)
Holly Robinson Peete	...	Officer Judy Hoffs (90 episodes, 1987-1991)
Peter DeLuise	...	Officer Doug Penhall (84 episodes, 1987-1990)
Dustin Nguyen	...	Officer Harry Truman Ioki (71 episodes, 1987-1990)
Johnny Depp	...	Officer Tom Hanson (69 episodes, 1987-1990)
Sal Jenco	...	Sal "Blowfish" Banducci / ... (39 episodes, 1987-1990)

Also Known As:

21 Jump Street (France) [fr]
21 Jump Street - Tatort Klassenzimmer (West Germany) [de]
Anjos da Lei (Brazil) [pt]
Comando especial (Argentina) [es]
De unge strissere (Denmark) [da]
Jóvenes policías (Spain) [es]
Omada drasis 21 (Greece) [el]
Rua Jump, 21 (Portugal) [pt]

Runtime:

60 min (103 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

New Westminster Secondary School, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

As Johnny Depp became increasingly frustrated with the series, he began to put forth ridiculous suggestions for his character to the producers. One such a suggestion included the discovery by the other characters that Tom Hanson was obsessed with peanut butter, and would be discovered by the other characters smearing it all over his naked body.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Throughout the first season Hansen repeatedly says "tail" when his mouth obviously says "ass." This was a post-production change in response to network censorship, who thought the word "ass" was inappropriate.

Quotes:

Off. Tom Hanson #2: Without Jenko we're gonna be Charlie's Angels.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Tom's Rhinoplasty (#1.11)" (1998)

Jump for Jump Street

This was Fox's first serious drama. It was aimed at a young audience. 21 Jump Street had a great cast including a young Johnny Depp, Peter DeLuise, and Holly Robinson among the cast members, good writing, and innovative plot about young cops posing as high school students to capture a wide variety of criminals in the school system. The show lasted a few seasons on Fox without network infiltration like other major networks. It lasted long enough to leave its mark on the baby network. Now there are a dozen shows like 21 Jump Street without the cleverness and the strive to be better than just the average shows on TV. In fact, the show was probably the first American drama on Fox to be filmed on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to cut costs. In the beginning of the Fox network lineup, 21 Jump Street launched a unique way of looking at secondary schools with a great cast. It was never awarded an Emmy which it should have been even nominated for Best Drama.