21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools, colleges, and other teenage venues.[1] It was originally going to be titled Jump Street Chapel, after the deconsecrated church building in which the unit has its headquarters, but was changed at Fox's request so as not to mislead viewers into thinking it was a religious program.
Created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell, the series was produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The show was an early hit for the fledgling Fox Network, and was created to attract a younger audience.[2] The final season aired in first-run syndication mainly on local Fox affiliates. It was later rerun on the FX cable network from 1996 to 1998.
The series provided a spark to Johnny Depp's nascent acting career, garnering him national recognition as a teen idol. Depp found this status irritating,[3] but he continued on the series under his contract and was paid $45,000 per episode. Eventually he was released from his contract after the fourth season.[3][4] A spin-off series, Booker, was produced for the character of Dennis Booker (Richard Grieco); it ran one season, from September 1989 to June 1990. A film adaptation starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum was released on March 16, 2012.
PLOT
The series focuses on a group of police officers headquartered at the titular address. These officers are all young and have especially youthful appearances, which allows them to pass for teenagers. Their assignments generally consist of undercover work in high schools or, less commonly, colleges, where they generally investigate drug trafficking and abuse. The show's plots cover issues such as alcoholism, hate crimes, drug abuse, homophobia, AIDS, child abuse, and sexual promiscuity. Similarly, each problem is often solved by the end of the hour-long episode, giving an implicit moral about the impact of a particular activity. When the show originally aired, some episodes were followed immediately by public service announcements featuring cast members.
SYNOPSIS
Police officer Tom Hanson runs into trouble on the job because he looks younger than he is. At the end of the episode, he is offered a chance to work with other young-looking cops who go undercover in local high schools.
Season 4 was the last season to air on the Fox Network. In commentary on the Season 5 DVD set, Peter DeLuise said that Fox had decided to cancel the show after Season 4 because the ratings had fallen below a set limit. Following this season Johnny Depp and Dustin Nguyen left the show. The departure of their characters was never explained in the narrative of the TV series, but in the movie it is explained that Hanson was transferred to the DEA and was later joined by Officer Penhall. The Booker spin-off crossover episode, "Wheels and Deals Part One", is included with 21 Jump Street's syndication package, and is also included on the fourth season DVD set.
Officer Dean Garrett (David Barry Gray) makes his first appearance in "Everyday is Christmas". As it became harder for the original cast members to plausibly pass as high school students, his character and Officer Kati Rocky (Alexandra Powers) were intended to be "youthful" replacements, so the show could maintain its original premise of younger looking cops posing as high school students.
| 21 Jump Street | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Patrick Hasburgh Stephen J. Cannell |
| Starring | Johnny Depp Holly Robinson Peter DeLuise Dustin Nguyen Richard Grieco Steven Williams Michael DeLuise Michael Bendetti Frederic Forrest Sal Jenco |
| Theme music composer | Liam Sternberg |
| Opening theme | "21 Jump Street Theme" performed by Holly Robinson |
| Composer(s) | Peter Bernstein Jay Gruska |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 103 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Productioncompany(s) | 20th Century Fox Television LBS Communications (1990–1991) Patrick Hasburgh Productions Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox (seasons 1–4) Syndication (season 5) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | April 12, 1987 – April 27, 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Booker (1989–1990) 21 Jump Street (2012) |
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