Hooperman: Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 23, 1987

Starring: Paul Linke, Felton Perry, Dan Lauria

Summary: One of the wave of "dramedies" that began proliferating on TV in the late 1980s, this short-lived but critically acclaimed series from the creators of L.A. Law (Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher) stars John Ritter as a San Francisco cop who inherits a run-down apartment building. The half-hour show is mostly played for laughs (without aOne of the wave of "dramedies" that began proliferating on TV in the late 1980s, this short-lived but critically acclaimed series from the creators of L.A. Law (Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher) stars John Ritter as a San Francisco cop who inherits a run-down apartment building. The half-hour show is mostly played for laughs (without a laugh track), and divides time between Hooperman's professional and personal lives.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Surprise Party
Air Date: May 18, 1988
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S1:E21. Nick Derringer, P.I.
Air Date: May 4, 1988
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S1:E20. Trudy and Clyde
Air Date: April 13, 1988

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Richard Zoglin

Jul 2, 2013

The premiere segment made some jarring missteps (a running gag about a policewoman trying to seduce a gay cop) and lunged too hard for the emotional knockout (Ritter bursting into tears over the death of his landlady). But the engaging Ritter is adept at both ends of the comedy-drama spectrum, and Hooperman has possibilities. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 30, 1988
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1987
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  S1:E22. Surprise Party
  Air Date: May 18, 1988
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  S1:E21. Nick Derringer, P.I.
  Air Date: May 4, 1988
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  S1:E20. Trudy and Clyde
  Air Date: April 13, 1988
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  S1:E19. Baby On Board
  Air Date: April 6, 1988
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  S1:E18. Me and Mr. Magoo
  Air Date: March 16, 1988
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  S1:E17. Tomato Can
  Air Date: March 9, 1988
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  S1:E16. Blaste From the Past
  Air Date: February 10, 1988
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  S1:E15. High Noon
  Air Date: February 3, 1988
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  S1:E14. Chariots of Fire
  Air Date: January 20, 1988
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  S1:E13. The Snitch
  Air Date: January 13, 1988
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  S1:E12. The Naked and the Dead
  Air Date: January 6, 1988
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  S1:E11. Deck the Cell With Bars of Folly
  Air Date: December 23, 1987
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  S1:E10. I, Witness
  Air Date: December 9, 1987
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  S1:E9. Blues for Danny Welles
  Air Date: December 2, 1987
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  S1:E8. Baby Talk
  Air Date: November 25, 1987
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  S1:E7. Hot Wired
  Air Date: November 18, 1987
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  S1:E6. The Shooting
  Air Date: November 4, 1987
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  S1:E5. John Doe, We Hardly Knew Ye
  Air Date: October 28, 1987
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  S1:E4. Aria Da Capo
  Air Date: October 14, 1987
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  S1:E3. Don We Now Our Gay Apparel
  Air Date: October 7, 1987
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  S1:E2. The Answer My Friend, Is Passing in the Wind
  Air Date: September 30, 1987
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  S1:E1. Hooperman (Pilot)
  Air Date: September 23, 1987