
Hooperman
Creator Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher · Channel ABC · Starring John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry
A full-time police detective becomes a part-time landlord when he inherits his murdered landlady's building — along with her ferocious little dog.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. Hooperman (Pilot)September 23, 1987 · 30 minThe beloved owner of the apartment building is killed by a burglar and Hooperman inherits both the building and her dog, Bijoux.
- Episode 2: 2. The Answer My Friend, Is Passing in the WindSeptember 30, 1987 · 30 minBijoux is on trial. Hooperman claims Bijoux is a 'police sniffer' and has 24 hours to prove it.
- Episode 3: 3. Don We Now Our Gay ApparelOctober 7, 1987 · 30 minThings start warming up between Hooperman and his fix-it person and DeMott is again a victim of cupid's arrow.
- Episode 4: 4. Aria Da CapoOctober 14, 1987 · 30 minA witness in the Federal Witness Protection Program rapes a woman and Hooperman is ordered to look the other way.
- Episode 5: 5. John Doe, We Hardly Knew YeOctober 28, 1987 · 30 minA psychic tenant helps identify an unidentified body found at the docks. Also, a 'nephew' claims he is entitled to the apartment.
- Episode 6: 6. The ShootingNovember 11, 1987 · 30 minHooperman can't bring himself to shoot an escaping robbery suspect.
Show 16 more episodes
- Episode 7: 7. Hot WiredNovember 18, 1987 · 30 minHooperman gets all wired up to go undercover.
- Episode 8: 8. Baby TalkNovember 25, 1987 · 30 minHooperman is assigned to baby-sit an Arab sheik's spoiled daughter while DeMott and Silardi pose as a couple to catch a baby broker who steals children.
- Episode 9: 9. Blues for Danny WellesDecember 2, 1987 · 30 minHooperman befriends an inmate with AIDS.
- Episode 10: 10. I, WitnessDecember 9, 1987 · 30 minHooperman and Stern dismiss a lonely old man's claim that he can identify a masked murderer- until he calls a press conference.
- Episode 11: 11. Deck the Cell With Bars of FollyDecember 23, 1987 · 30 minThe precinct is in the holiday spirit and holds an open house for a colorful array of petty criminals.
- Episode 12: 12. The Naked and the DeadJanuary 6, 1988 · 30 minHooperman is after the thief who's robbing stiffs from a cemetery, and Susan's dead sure that her new novel will make a killing.
- Episode 13: 13. The SnitchJanuary 13, 1988 · 30 minHooperman's informant is petrified of tattling on thugs and needs police protection.
- Episode 14: 14. Chariots of FireJanuary 20, 1988 · 30 minHooperman buys a vintage sports car from a convicted drug dealer and Susan is writing an article about women involved with cops.
- Episode 15: 15. High NoonFebruary 3, 1988 · 30 minWhile working undercover as a fence, Hopperman discovers that a convict who threatened to kill him has just escaped from prison.
- Episode 16: 16. Blaste From the PastFebruary 10, 1988 · 30 minLove draws Stern to a precinct shrink, Susan to a muscle-bound airhead, and Hooperman to a recently divorced ex-girlfriend.
- Episode 17: 17. Tomato CanMarch 9, 1988 · 30 minHooperman befriends an illiterate boxer who wants to be a cop and McNeil gets a bad case of the jitters right before he's to appear on a game show.
- Episode 18: 18. Me and Mr. MagooMarch 16, 1988 · 30 minHooperman enlists the aid of an eccentric pilot when a child-abuse case calls for some airbourne assistance.
- Episode 19: 19. Baby On BoardApril 6, 1988 · 30 minHoopperman learns he's the father of Susan's unborn child.
- Episode 20: 20. Trudy and ClydeApril 13, 1988 · 30 minStakeout experts Hooperman and Pritzger spend days ogling a robbery suspect's girlfriend who does aerobics in the buff, until she calls for help and pulls a gun on them.
- Episode 21: 21. Nick Derringer, P.I.May 4, 1988 · 30 minOut to nail an elusive drug dealer, Hooperman sides with a pint-size private eye who makes short shrift of his clients and the police department.
- Episode 22: 22. Surprise PartyMay 18, 1988 · 30 minIt's showdown time when Silardi's homophobic twin brother and Susan's Hooperphobic mother both show up in time to celebrate Hooperman's birthday.
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Credits
- John RitterDetective Harry Hooperman · 42 episodes
- Barbara BossonCaptain C.Z. Stern · 42 episodes
- Felton PerryInspector Clarence McNeil · 42 episodes
- Sydney WalshOfficer Mo DeMott · 42 episodes
- Clarence FelderInspector Bobo Pritzger · 42 episodes
- Alix EliasBetty Bushkin · 42 episodes
- Steven BochcoCreator
- Terry Louise FisherCreator
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 30 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- September 23, 1987
- LAST AIRED
- July 26, 1989

























