Hooked On T.J. Hooker

S04E15 - The Bribe Sep 29, 2024

Has T.J. Hooker been taking bribes and writing bad checks all over town? Our hero battles Internal Affairs and an evil prostitution and heroin peddling Las Vegas crime syndicate. It’s a good episode, folks, and on Tubi! Meanwhile Romano and Corrigan are helping an illegal immigrant (I’m mentioning this plot-line for the algorithm - it loves talk about “the illegals.”) This episode is dedicated to James Darren. We salute you as another Bluesuit joins the Bluesky (not social media-- Heaven.)

S04E14 - Outcall Jul 27, 2024

We apologize for audio inconsistencies on this episode but we're here! And you thought we'd never be back. Well, here we are! It's Outcall! This is an episode about Chinatown, Vietnamese death squads, massage parlors and a fella named "Blood." So much to unpack here including T.J. vs a snake. Plus we travel to the world of Teej Peaks. Tune in and tune out.

S04E13 - Trackdown Jun 04, 2024

We're back in blue with a great episode on "Trackdown." Robert Hatch (Tom Zarek, Captain Apollo, Robert Marshall) is our killer of the week and he sure does love what he does. Hooker is an eternal force dating back before the founding of Los Santos. We hope you enjoy and we hope it gels!

S04E12 - The Surrogate Dec 22, 2023

Merry Bluemas, Bluesuits! It's a new episode of your favorite T.J. Hooker recap show, Hooked on T.J. Hooker! The episode in question is The Surrogate where Old Teej is trailing a woman killer - specifically he kills women who cheat on their husbands AND listen to a Dr. Ruth-like Radio Sex Show. And guess who gets to have sex with the Dr. Ruth stand in played by Belinda Montgomery? You guessed it - Old Teej. Plus things get steamy between Stacy and Corrigan! Turtle races! Romano not doing anything! Tune in and tune out.

S04E11 - Street Bait Jun 29, 2023

We are back in the squad car and putting Stacy on the streets as bait. We're also learning a lot about the vanished Hooker family! Learn what Fran, Tommy, and Chrissie have been up to! Plus the Mall! Hot dogs! Chinese food! Answering machines! We're firmly in 1985.

Blame It On Outer Space #5 - The Montauk Project (BIOOS Classic) Apr 27, 2023

Enjoy a brief vacation on Long Island with this 2011 episode on the once popular conspiracy theory: The Montauk Project.

S04E10 - Grand Theft Auto guest starring Andrew Jupin Mar 26, 2023

Warning: This episode of 1984 television uses the word "Gypsy" ad nauseam. Due to that, it is in clips and said several times throughout the show. We apologize for any preceived insensitivity. With that in mind, sit back and enjoy Tori Spelling, Delta Burke, and Andrew Jupin on this episode!

Blame It On Outer Space #4 - The Barney and Betty Hill Abduction (BIOOS Classic) Feb 28, 2023

We time warp back to this 2013 episode as the squad car receives new shocks.

S04E09 - The Confession Jan 31, 2023

We got death squad leading mercenaries prowling Los Santos raping and robbing women who use ATMs. Big yikes. So strap into the squad car and let's talk Law and Order SVU style barbarism with a dash of God. Yes, T.J. Hooker obviously knows a priest who is a victim... leading to a confession.

S04E08 - A Kind of Rage Dec 06, 2022

The squad car rides again. Corrigan's brain gets broken and he starts beating people. A serial killer strangler walks the streets of Los Santos. We dredge the depths of the T.J. Past. And there's even mud wrestling. This episode has it all.

Blame It On Outer Space #3 - The Moon Landing Hoax (BIOOS Classic) Oct 31, 2022

We talked about the moon landing and how it's possibly fake on this BIOOS Classic, case file #6901. Come for the illuminating information, stay for the joke references to the 2012 Presidential Election.

Blame It On Outer Space #2 - The Government Assassinates Musicians (BIOOS CLASSIC) Sep 12, 2022

Fresh from November 27th, 2012 it's Blame It On Outer Space! Featuring a favorite guest, Justin J. Case discussing if the Government has musicians killed. Could there be more at play here than drugs? Which brand of toilet is best for Americans abroad? And apologies for the negative remarks regarding the Juggalo community, we have since realized these were wrong.

S04E07 - Model for Murder Aug 22, 2022

This episode was recorded in a field.

Blame It On Outer Space #1 - The Reptilian Agenda (BIOOS CLASSIC) Jul 18, 2022

As the 10 year anniversary looms, we bring you a classic episode of Blame It On Outer Space. For those unfamiliar, this was the original podcast in which Eric Szyszka and Ben Worcester collaborated. Whenever we miss a show, we will upload a BIOOS Classic. Original air date: November 14th, 2012. It's case file #7839 - The Reptilian Agenda. Pull up a couch and fill your mug with a tall glass of water and tune into our Conspiracy Theory centered Late Night talk show.

S04E06 - Target: Hooker May 19, 2022

The squad pod car rolls into a banger of an episode, it's Target: Hooker! Old Teej is targeted by a friend of a man he sent up the river. So naturally this involves fire bombs and car explodey shenanigans! Vince Romano loses his eyesight, girlfriend (Toasty!), and nearly everything in a heated act of revenge. We hang out by a power plant, the Scandals club, Bill Maher's house, and find a few locations based on clues hidden in landscape paintings. It's a wild one we recommend you watch first. The show's now available on streaming app Tubi!

S04E05 - Anatomy of a Killing Mar 28, 2022

We're lost in the weeds of a barebones T.J. Hooker episode. Jim Brown does respawn as the guest star but he doesn't want to be there. He teams up with Teej to take down a heroin ring but learns even his own family is entangled in its webs. Then the spiders come. We're putting up a picture of William Shatner from the movie “Kingdom of the Spiders” on TJHookerPodcast.com

S04E04 - Hardcore Connection guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién Feb 24, 2022

This month on the show we're joined by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture, HBO Max's Station Eleven podcast) to talk about a crazy episode of T.J. Hooker. Dennis Franz plays a pornographer and folks, he nails it. Heather Thomas does not nail her turn as Sandy the criminal partner of Hooker but at least porn ring enforcer Moloch thrills us with his shotgun antics. Join us as we navigate these bumpy roads of 1980's television.

S04E03 - Pursuit aka Hot Pursuit Jan 27, 2022

On this episode we triumphantly return to the squad pod car and hit the reds. Cats come out of the bag. Secrets are revealed. Romano gets set on fire. Hooker gets laid. This is a big episode full of spills and thrills. Policenauts and police nuts get stimulated. “Bonnie and Clyde” hit a few banks, steal a car, and we all debate “hot pursuits” - should cops actually chase people? This commentator says no.

S04E02 - The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan Oct 28, 2021

Reflections on William Shatner riding the Blue Origin to the space and back, what he up to now? Then we have an episode wherein there's a “strangler” on the loose we never see “strangle.” Anyway, adult subject matter abound unfortunately with people who are not adults. Also, what kind of Wizard name should T.J. have? Teej Hooklin? You know, like Merlin? No, that's no good! Meanwhile Officer Jim Corrigan is being seduced off the force by his girlfriend, Lady Professor. Will he stay or will he go? This is a sleepy late night recorded episode, so put your slippers on and sink into a leather chair.

S04E01 - Night Vigil guest starring We Hate Movies Sep 16, 2021

Series premiere with We Hate Movies! All of them! We're back in our blues to talk about the season's new opening and an array of topics that spans from the nitty gritty of the episode to another man in blue: Jay Leno! Stacy gets shot! And she nearly dies. Hooker reaps the soul of the man who pulled the trigger, Pepper Martin (the guy who bullies Superman in Superman II!) And as always, Hooker will not be stopped until he's stormed the gates of Hell themselves.

S03E22 - Deadlock (Season Finale!) May 28, 2021

On the season 3 finale of T.J. Hooker, it's a full moon and we get one of the most interesting episodes of the series. A police uniformed criminal named Rollins (Dennis Lipscomb) gives ol' Teej the battle of his life all contained within a department store. We got our bottle episode! Romano gets shot! Again! Plus Eric annoys Ben with the squad car's latest addition: a soundboard.

S03E21 - Gang War guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién Apr 27, 2021

We are delighted to be joined by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture and much more) to discuss the all around sub-par episode Gang War! T.J. Christer appears to help two rival gangs in the Barrio neighborhood. A young woman named Julie is trying to set up an organization to help the community but becomes a love interest, for some reason, to a man 23 years older named T.J. Hooker (William Shatner directed this episode.) Plus Eric notices Krull arcade machine!

S0E20 - Psychic Terror Feb 23, 2021

We receive a new theme song from a listener named Tom. The supernatural finally arrives in Los Santos. Spooky music, psychic abilities, and the Almighty Bruce Glover becomes TJ's Joker. The Shat Attack's wife Marcy Lafferty at the time also guests stars as a psychic that helps guide Teej to success. We pitch Hungry Man Dinners: The TV Show.

S03E19 - Death Strip guest starring Sean Sullivan Jan 30, 2021

We are joined today by comedian Sean Sullivan! T.J. Hooker and Romano have to save a girl Romano was dating, but after she dies, Romano dates the sister, until she is kidnapped, but then they save her so they can date again. Cocaine and photographic MacGuffins abound, plus criminal ex-Navy frogmen! Romano undercover as a male stripper! We also ask the big important questions, such as: Are those you kill in this life your servants in Hell?

S03E18 - Death on the Line Dec 28, 2020

Happy Blue Year's Eve! This month we're talking about a low point in the show: Death on the Line. The creative team behind T.J. Hooker are in over their heads trying to cover a rape / murder / robbery duo in the form of two telephone pole linemen. We instead mostly end up talking about house fetishists and of course, our pitch for a new Air Bud movie. Air Bud: Dog Podcaster. Stay safe, we'll see you in 2021.

S03E17 - Hot Property guest starring Donald J. Trump Nov 30, 2020

The one with the 45th President of the United States.

S03E16 - Hooker's Run guest starring Stephen Sajdak Oct 27, 2020

Stephen Sajdak (We Hate Movies) joins us in the squad car. Tom Atkins (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) guest stars as our authority figure of the month to be thwarted by the mighty Hooker. Not only that, his old pal, Alex Rocco, is not one to be trifled with either. It all comes to a head with T.J. building a Mad Max style battle van in a surreal yet duller episode.

S03E15 - Exercise in Murder Sep 29, 2020

T.J. Hooker shoots a kid. Corrigan is briefly in a relationship with a woman who is being blackmailed over pornography. Until she dies. But hey, the kid lives. The tonal shifts are so raucous that the episode even forgets to flesh out the criminals of the week, which include Robert Davi! Donation link to Black Lives Matter and adjacent charities: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn

S03E14 - The Snow Game Aug 30, 2020

We're back in a decomissioned squad car! To make a donation to the charities mentioned on today's show check out this ActBlue Link. Remember to enjoy a ridiculous show like T.J. Hooker responsibly. This is not real life and this show and shows like it help perpetuate the ideals that favor police over citizen. If you disagree with some of the sentiments expressed please make time for internal reflection. On today's episode! SNOW GAME! It's a Scarface riff wherein Teej and the gang go undercover, but perhaps too far undercover. Directed by William Shatner.

S03E13 - The Lipstick Killer May 30, 2020

On this exciting edition of T.J. Hooker our hero (question mark?) faces up against a serial killer right out of a 80's slasher film and that makes sense since this is our first episode in 1984! Who wins in this battle of horror? The Maniac Cop or the Psycho who dresses like his mother and hits women with mallets? Plus Stacy Sheridan's love life and let's pour one out for Divorced Guys. This is an insane episode we encourage you to check out before listening! Also consider making a donation to an organization such as the Minnesota Freedom Fund or anyone helping out protestors right now.

S03E12 - Slay Ride Apr 29, 2020

This is the one about the bean dinner. It's a Quarantined Christmas in Los Santos!

S03E11 - Undercover Affair Mar 31, 2020

Get set to wear the blue-bonic plague. Special episode featuring a COVID-19 called in on the radio. We discuss another riveting entry into the life of Television J. Hooker who is up against a drug racket, the FBI, and his own libido. Whatever happened to his family in Oregon? Will the Safari Inn be around forever? A purse snatching! And some lockdown movie recommendations. Stay safe, hotshot blue suits!

S03E10 - Blue Murder Feb 28, 2020

We got some rotten apples in the Los Santos Police Department! That's right, there's vigilantism afoot and we all know T.J. Hooker cannot stand for cops who go rogue, unless it's him! That's his thing, not theirs! It's no fair they get to kill people and T.J. wasn't invited! I just don't understand how you cannot invite T.J. Into this cabal of murder and death. Oh, right. This is a written description for a podcast and not a podcast itself. Also a racquetball scene!

S03E09 - A Matter of Passion Jan 27, 2020

On this thrilling edition of the podcast Eric and Ben square off in regards to their famous Twitter falling out. T.J. Hooker discovers a corpse on the beach, which he uh... falls in love with? We agree this is a great episode you should try to see for yourself! All clues (twinkle noise) end up leading towards Dean Wormer from Animal House (John Vernon in a great guest starring role.) Also the Safari Inn gets destroyed and so much more.

S03E08 - The Trial Dec 24, 2019

This exciting edition of T.J. Hooker features everything justice lovers have been looking for under their tree: vindication for a wrongly accused female officer. Romano has been shot in the head, again, and he misunderstands what happened during the shooting so he wrongly points his finger at Gina, a cop friend of Stacy's and someone who she's been trying to hook him up with. Corrigan commits HR violations and the triumphant return of Sherry's Bar! Also Bluestar Galacticop.

S03E07 - A Child Is Missing Nov 26, 2019

A child goes missing and isn't it the darnedest thing, it results in T.J. Hooker becoming a one man army invasion force. Old Teej has not only a child to save but a jewel heistin' deadbeatin' dad to crack down upon. So going to Mexico and becoming a vigilante makes sense! This is a scattered episode with many tentacles such as Popeye's Exotic Dance Club to William Forsythe as a jewel thief to Hooker being furious at a fridge. Henry Darrow plays a Mexican cop who assists Hooker. This is a wild one. Strap in!

S03E06 - Walk A Straight Line guest starring Nathan Rabin Sep 10, 2019

We welcome Nathan Rabin (The Weird Accordion to Al) to discuss a PCP, angel dust, and sherm in both a drug and alcohol heavy episode depending on who you talk to. It's Nathan's first T.J. Hooker episode and we cover all the bases. T.J. confronts a Detective who is drinking on the job and it just might lead to a whole heap of trouble. Cowboy buys sherm from Pinwheel, the drug bridge is invented, Adrian Zmed is hosting a disco cruise, and so much more.

S03E05 - The Shadow of Truth Jul 18, 2019

On this addition of Hooked on T.J. Hooker we get a prolonged addition of TJ Dater and we are here for it! Life at the Safari Inn is explored as his girlfriend, Lisa Jericho (Helen Shaver), is nearly exploded. We get murderous building tycoons, mafia drywall suppliers, and so much more! Also the police force might be up to no good, you know, the usual shit. Lisa reports on it and that makes some cops sad. Poor guys! However, don't fret - Hooker is here to sort out the universe.

Blue Suit Dispatch 2 - Watching Along, Run-ins with the Law, and Crossover TV Jun 28, 2019

On the latest Blue Suit Dispatch, we're reading your emails, joking about T.J. Hooker while also investigating the growing problems we face as a nation. Why wasn't there a crossover with other major 1980's TV shows? Also: James Darren who portrayed Corrigan is famously afraid of birds.

S03E04 - The Cheerleader Murder May 29, 2019

On this episode of Hooked On T.J. Hooker we dig into The Cheerleader Murder! Hey, why's it called this when the subject is teen porn? This is a doozy of an episode that really highlights the extremities of the show: fun light-hearted banter and the brutality of a society that preys on young people. Hooker's past is illuminated slightly further with the friendship he has with an adult film actress. Romano's in a sling and Corrigan takes a back seat.

S03E03 - Chinatown Mar 29, 2019

T.J. Hooker is back and opening up about his T.J. Past and former beat in Chinatown. Did Hooker father another child we didn't previously know about? It sure as hell sounds like it! Why is Hooker so vicious in his besting of Chow Duc KHAAAAAAN!? Yes, we had a Khan in Star Trek and we now have a Khan in T.J. Hooker. This is a problematic episode to put it lightly. T.J. lives it up in the Safari Inn. Plus Ben auditions for community theater!

S03E02 - Carnal Express Feb 28, 2019

On this edition of Hooked on T.J. Hooker we talk about the delightfully off the rails episode, Carnal Express! The episode that spawned the idea of a podcast back when it was just a twinkle in Eric's eye. It's about "white slavery" something we now might call human trafficking. Stacy goes undercover as a dancer to try to be abducted to help out with the case. T.J. has new neighbors that Romano finds arousing, but when isn't that creep aroused? A truly terrifying hour of television that can never be made today. Smoke that swamp weed and tune in.

S03E01 - The Return Jan 26, 2019

On the SEASON THREE premiere, Hooker is at a crossroads. His wife, Fran and the kids, have been mysteriously whisked away to Oregon. T.J. Divorcee is now fully established to live in a fringe area: The Safari Inn! Dreams haunt him in this motel which make us wonder, what would it be like if Hooker was transformed into some kind of Freddy Krueger-like creature? The dreams were of Johnny, his partner who was shot to death by a ONE HANDED MAN prior to the series start, and now Hooker must become his avenging angel. We get glimpses of the Hooker past wherein he's a narc detective that "wore fresh clothes and had white rolls." This is a big episode on the T.J. Mythos and re-establishes the show to focus on the new partners: TJ & Romano, Stacy & Corrigan

S02E22 - Lady in Blue Dec 21, 2018

SEASON TWO FINALE! A female officer asks Hooker out on a date but then in a sad turn of events, her leg is cut off by doctors. T.J. takes it upon himself to convince her to have the will to live again. Meanwhile steamed clams and gun heists are going on. So where's all the action going down? A place aptly called The Action. How's Prince Charles wrapped up in all of this? What would T.J. Hooker be like if he visited the UK? And what oh what will that Hunch of his do next?

S02E21 - Payday Pirates Oct 31, 2018

Suit up for an episode that was a horror to produce! Fran Hooker is back and gets pistol-whipped. Can T.J. and his trusty sidekick restore her damaged sight? Or is that best left to the doctors? Hendricks the Canadian Rogue that assaulted her gets tracked down by not only 4-ADAM-30 but also 4-ADAM-16. Officer Jim Corrigan BEGINS! Also how do you make a Frankfurterstein? You know, a zombie hot dog!

S02E20 - The Hostages Sep 28, 2018

On this episode we engage in an impression-off. Who will win, Ben or Eric? Or is that perhaps, a trick question? Jonathan Banks re-spawns as a different villain and we get the triumphant return of Fran Hooker (T.J.'s ex-wife!) Romano arrests a lady and speaking of ladies, lady cop Stacy Sheridan is taken hostage along with Fran and a little girl who needs an emergency procedure. Frank Doubleday (Escape from New York, Assault on Precinct 13) also guest stars as Banks' brother. Plus: Wes Anderson's T.J. Hooker and T.J. Matrix. Tune in or next time you won't clear the hospital gurney!

S02E19 - Requiem for a Cop Aug 29, 2018

Hit the reds! It's an all new Hooked on T.J. Hooker with what's that? David Caruso! He's a bomb planting arsonist working for a Management Company (imagine my shock) and then they all split the insurance money. It's a crooked enterprise and only the straightest of arrows can de...crookify it. Yeah. Hooker! This is a wacky episode ranging from Hunch exploration to soul catching. It's got it all and that's why you tune in: pure unadulterated nonsense.

S02E18 - Raw Deal Jul 31, 2018

Paint it blue! It's an all new edition of Hooked on T.J. Hooker, your go-to resource for a TV show you never watched and adamantly do not care about! On this episode a gambling ring run by Jim Brown uses their debtors as record clean drug mules to pick up that sweet, sweet Peruvian snow. T.J. Torture emerges from the darkness to drag information out of an unwitting victim. T.J. remembers the correct amount of children he has. He also makes a dude fly to his doom. All of this and so much more! He even kisses a lady!

S02E17 - Sweet Sixteen and Dead Jun 27, 2018

Blue tide rising! We are back again for another thrilling adventure of T.J. Hooker. This one is directed by you know who and features some series firsts! Injecting a kid with drugs to make it look like an OD and not a homicide? That's a first. Teej and Romano are up against a new type of evil that feeds off kids moving to Los Santollywood with stars in their eyes. This might be the darkest episode yet... but don't worry! Chrissy Hooker is back and selling Ranger cookies.

S02E16 - Vengeance is Mine guest starring Andrew Jupin May 29, 2018

On this exciting episode of T.J. Hooker we’re joined by Andrew Jupin (We Hate Movies) to discuss Leonard Nimoy arriving in Los Santos! The Clash of the Titans begins once Nimoy starts planting evidence into a case involving his daughter. Hooker’s case. Hooker plays it by the book, mister! Then we’re regaled with amusing anecdotes about T.J.’s financial fraught. Romano is dating someone working at a bank and we’re all getting up to our armpits in emotion.

S02E15 - The Mumbler Apr 19, 2018

This episode title sounds pretty scary right? Nope! The Mumbler is a young girl who talks to pigeons. Yes, pigeons. Why you might even say this episode of T.J. Hooker is for the birds! A new edition of T.J. Past emerges and a string of armored car robberies implicates wayward youth Larry Coats whose sister Katie is the titular Mumbler. T.J. arranges to give Katie away to his friend who also likes birds (what the?) and law is bent to his T.J. Will. An amazing Samurai-like battle between Larry's crime boss and Hooker cap off this nearly Ramano-less episode.

S02E14 - The Decoy guest starring Stephen Sajdak Mar 09, 2018

On this episode of Hooked on T.J. Hooker we welcome Stephen Sajdak (We Hate Movies) to discuss The Decoy! What was the arrangement between Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy with this episode? This is a special one as it marks the debut of Stacy going undercover as bait. Why is this serial killer specific to the marina area? Could this killer also possibly be a surfing werewolf? What would it be like if someone made a major motion picture about The Zapruder Film? Plus Circus Burgers!

S02E13 - Too Late for Love Feb 16, 2018

On this latest episode of #SquadChat a rift breaks through the blues as T.J. Hooker and Vince Romano come to blows! Whoever wins... we're next to die. Romano falls head over heels with a fashion model named Amy who maybe, just maybe is working with a notorious gang that steals fur coats. A special Seinfeld connection is explored and we're treated to great guest stars like Theresa Saldana and M.C. Gainey! On top of all this, get ready to explore the Kingdom of Los Santoria with your intrepid blacksmithy T.J. and Ser Romano.

S02E12 - The Fast Lane Jan 30, 2018

Get set to wear the birthday blues! This podcast turns 1 and Ben turns 5-0 (cop lingo, get it?) We're in the Fast Lane now as teenager and kinda step-brother of Romano starts selling stolen booze to high school students. That's his crime christening that ushers him into armed robbery, truck thievery, and a whole mess of trouble. Romano stops T.J. Hooker from executing another wayward youth which causes a devastating rift in their friendship. Also we start out trying to remember moments from our episodes. Who the heck was that Beach Boy anyway?

S02E11 - The Connection guest starring Chris Cabin Dec 20, 2017

We welcome The Most Contrarian Film Critic in the World, Chris Cabin! You might know his work from We Hate Movies or Collider.com. A high school student dangles from a rooftop after engaging in dreaded PCP usage. Who is behind this nefarious drug trade? None other than Tutti Nelson! The show begins to delve deeper into the T.J. Past. Turns out old Tutti is a part of the Hookerverse Rogues Gallery! Romano begins to learn that this T.J. might be full of B.S. and Terri Nunn (lead singer of the band Berlin) stops by as a drug dealer’s girlfriend!

S02E10 - Thieves' Highway Nov 22, 2017

Go ahead and grab second helping of Turkey J. Hooker. In this episode a produce wholesaler and union buster begins sabotaging independent truckers (the backbone of this country!), chief among them, George R.R. Martin (portrayed by Guy Stockwell) who has an attractive daughter and ape. The monkey business does not stop there as for some goddamn reason T.J. begins advocating the use of a banned tactic at the Academy - the chokehold. This ensnares the wild Hooker in a game of wits with Commissioner Cook. Romano scores big with Martin's pet ape and daughter alike.

S02E09 - A Cry for Help Oct 25, 2017

A Colombian drug lord (who for some reason doesn’t actually have the drugs he wants to sell) moves in on Los Santos. Well, T.J. Hooker won’t stand for it – so he’ll grapple to the side of an airplane instead! A family is torn apart by heroin and a young kid who looks old has a hearing disorder that T.J. Hooker makes his passion project. Why does T.J. Hooker have immediate access to an operating room? Would T.J. Hooker make a better Blade Runner or lawyer? Romano is a millennial. And Philip Baker Hall plays a Judge who is flabbergasted at Hooker having concern for any human life!

S02E08 - Deadly Ambition Sep 22, 2017

An ambitious, one might say deadly ambitious, detective of the week is out to nail Hooker's friend on a charge of aiding jewel thieves while working as a diamond-exchange guard. Legendary musician Jerry Lee Lewis appears as himself. The Most Interesting Man in the World appears as someone else. Eric and Ben cruise down Los Santos for a lengthy Van culture discussion. Hooker’s hunch senses new things and we mourn the loss of TJ-Hooker.com!

S02E07 - The Survival Syndrome Aug 25, 2017

Eric and Ben are back in 4Adam30 and out for blood because T.J. Hooker has been wrongly accused of killing an innocent kid! Oh, and by the way, Romano gets shot in the head in this episode. A group of teenagers are put up to stealing Ford Broncos by a mysterious multi-dimensional villain that operates out of a car chop shop. Romano attempts recovery but it's an uphill battle involving hallucinations and super computers. Meanwhile Hooker must prove his innocence by hunting down the Ford Bronco where his bullet is lodged.

Blue Suit Dispatch 1 - Meeting William Shatner, Show Theories, Original Broadcast History, and Vietnam Aug 18, 2017

On our first ever Blue Suit Dispatch we read your e-mails about our podcast! This includes meeting William Shatner and getting him to sign things at conventions and while he's having dinner! A solemn reading from The Book of Shatner (the autobiography Up Till Now) which features many great #HookerNuggets. Then we learn about getting baked in Vietnam.

S02E06 - Terror at the Academy Jul 26, 2017

Get set to remember Vietnam. Our hero T.J. and his trusty sidekick Vince Romano square off against a sniper with a grudge. It is a reckoning that has been prophesied. Who will win? Good or Evil? Romano also sizes up a new cadet he'd like to get to know better. Chrissie, Hooker's daughter, needs a frog costume for a school play. We deal with shootings, explosions, booby traps, and light-hearted sitcom elements. The combination of all of the above is what truly makes this show special.

S02E05 - Bigfoot guest starring Stephen Sajdak Jun 28, 2017

We’re back with guest star Stephen Sajdak (We Hate Movies)! Hooker and Romano pursue the elusive rapist known as “Bigfoot” through the streets of Los Santos. He’s known for having a large shoe print that can be found at crime scenes. There’s a lot of twists and turns in this episode including a radio station’s involvement, a shakedown of an adult bookstore owner, and our guest talks about Shaq. T.J. Future meets his potential match in T.J. Dreams. Don’t miss your patrol, cadet. Get set to wear the blue.

S02E04 - Blind Justice May 31, 2017

Hang ten, scum! T.J. Hooker and Romano hit the beach to ensnare women and dig on the Beach Boys. Anne (portrayed by Shatner's then wife Marcy Lafferty) witnesses a crime and Hooker needs answers. The complication? She's blind. Hooker lays it on thick anyway. Romano admires women, again, and again... and again. The Beach Boys guest star in horrible archival footage, Carl Wilson films an actual cameo. The legend of T.J. grows yet again.

S02E03 - The Empty Gun May 22, 2017

On this thrilling episode of T.J. Hooker, fellow officers criticize Romano for not shooting a juvenile cop killer. We explore the world of T.J. Future some more and wonder if it is connected to the 2000 AD series Judge Dredd. We discuss the state of TV revivals and Hooker nearly runs over a homeless woman. Guest stars include Herbert Jefferson Jr (Boomer from Battlestar Galactica) and Scott Thomson (Police Academy films.)

S02E02 - King of the Hill Apr 28, 2017

There's been a spree of crimes in Los Santos and guess what? They're all connected: stolen cars, racing cars, and apparently even grocery store robberies. The man, myth, and legend of T.J. Hooker grows as his race car past emerges. James Darren (soon to be Officer Jim Corrigan) portrays Devil Dan Danko, a "hill racer", arrested wrongly for a crime. Only his friend T.J. can bend the law. And bend he will. Romano wears jumpsuits and participates in a go-kart race with Stacy.

S02E01 - Second Chance guest starring Andrew Jupin Apr 17, 2017

On the exciting return of Hooked on T.J. Hooker, we enter Season 2 with guest Andrew Jupin (We Hate Movies)! Heather Locklear! Robert Davi! Car crashes! Baton demonstrations! This episode has it all up to and including sexual intercourse. "The Barber" is back in Los Santos, who is he? Well, he's a serial killer who cuts off a lock of his victim's hair after gutting them with a marlinspike. Hey, was that Daryl Hannah?

S01E05 - The Witness Mar 15, 2017

T.J. Hooker turns on the charm to convince a fearful woman who witnessed a murder to testify in court to mixed results. The one and only Jonathan Banks guest stars as our crook of the week. Can his nefarious plot to steal highly valuable coins with Cal Jastrow be pulled off? Why is he so bad at killing people? I mean, sure, he got one, but come on. Romano tries his hand at reading a book.

S01E04 - Hooker's War Feb 28, 2017

T.J. Hooker and Romano investigate a van full of illegal firearms. A biker gang emerges as our main adversary featuring an array of character actors such as Mickey Jones and Sid Haig. Well, heck, we even get a Richard Moll (Bull from Night Court!) sighting. T.J. forces a bookie to buy a gun and gets the man murdered in the process. A retiring detective named Pete Benedict confirms half a long overarching theme of this podcast. Eric meets Jay Leno.

S01E03 - God Bless the Child guest starring Andrew Jupin Feb 13, 2017

Hooker doesn't believe a teenager's fatal fall from a building was suicide. It ends up involving a heroin ring operating at his daughter's high school. Why are our heroes threatening to beat a man half to death? Selling drugs out of a mobile "snack wagon" seems like a bad idea. And most importantly how does blood work when you're dead? Eric and Ben welcome Andrew Jupin (We Hate Movies) to the show.

S01E02 - The Streets Jan 30, 2017

Hooker and Romano track down the "Bible Mugger" who attacks women at knife point and leaves a Bible as his calling card. Why is Gary Frank credited as "Brett" when the character's name is "Arlen"? Why isn't this episode just called "Bible Mugger"? William Shatner runs on a ledge and it's the most thrilling thing you'll ever see. Mr. Wilhelm from Seinfeld joins the cast.

S01E01 - The Protectors Jan 16, 2017

T.J. Hooker, don't worry about what the T.J. stands for, to you it's Sergeant, trains a new crop of cadets at the L.C. Police Academy. We discuss Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed)'s speedo, Jess and his long resume, this week's cast of criminals, and routine traffic stops. T.J. recovers from injuries sustained during a “controversial killing” he committed, has fallen into possible alcohol issues, and divorce. Starring William Shatner of TV's Star Trek!

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