This was one of the dopiest shows on TV. Shatner out-Shatnered himself in this one. T.J. is a 50 something police sergeant, with an 80's style dynel toupee, who was named after the discount chain. He has a young partner, played by Adrian Zmed, who Hooker teaches about life and bad acting. At least Zmed never sings on the show. Heather Locklear and James "Moondoggie" Darren were added to the cast to look pretty.

Show was OK for what it was, nothing special. I see that Bill Shatner reviewed his own show. Describing himself with adjectives such as, " Superb " I don't think we can count on an impartial review. Now Heather Locklear, she was Superb! An enjoyable way to pass the time when nothing better was on. About on the level of Adam-12 for acting, close, but not as good as Hawaii 5-0 regarding the action level. Shatner has a lot in common with Jack Lord as regards acting style. Overly dramatic but entertaining. James Darren actually did a fine job considering what he had to work with. He was the most believable character on the show. As for the other cast members, who could possibly imagine any police department with people that look or act like that?

I did not watch this when it was originally on TV. I was only 12 at the time. I have seen all the episodes many times in syndication and I love them all. William Shatner is the greatest actor since John Wayne He has a little John Wayne & Dirty Harry in him in the role of Hooker. He gives his all in every scene he's in. I love the fact that he is Mr. Morality. He point outs the good guys and the bad guys and he busts the bad guys as it should be. We shouldn't have to hear people whining about the criminal rights, what about the victims. That's what this show brings us. Other than Adam-12 and Dragnet, I don't see right and wrong laid out to us in such a direct way.The cast is also perfect. William Shatner is as good as he was in Star Trek. Adrian Zmed is a perfect partner. He is a rookie who is willing to learn from the master. They also have good chemistry especially when they are being funny. I always loved the light moments. Ramano was always trying to get Hooker to buy a new car, eat better or try something he believes in. Heather Locklear is the sweetest, most beautiful woman I have I ever seen. She was so sweet and sexy on the show. I liked how she was playing a good person instead of all the later roles where she wasn't very nice. James Darren was also very good. He and Heather had good chemistry, kind of like Shatner & Zmed did. And there was a balance of 2 veterans and two rookies.The episodes all had good positives messages about drawbacks of drug use, the use of "Illegal" guns by criminals, dealing with a handicap and busting punks who break the law.All in all it's the best cop show ever, followed close by Adam-12, Dranet & Chips. I love them all. They don't make entertaining cop shows like that anymore.

TJ Hooker is/was one of the all time great cop shows. Adam 12 was boring in the extreme as was Dragnet. Hooker is a cop who refuses a promotion so he can continue to do the job that he is best suited for. A street cop who cares. Reed & Malloy and Friday & whoever looked like they could not wait for their shift to end each week. Sure it had the "super hero" feel to it, but you must remember that this was the TV cop format at the time. And the show has a great cast as well. Not like today, who really needs to see Dennis Franz's naked butt, not I that is for sure.