Hooperman (1987)

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 42 episodes

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows San Francisco police inspector Harry Hooperman as he handles his job and personal life. It mixes light police cases with his everyday struggles and relationships.

light-heartedwittymildly tensegroundedwarmobservantbittersweet

What happens

Hooperman is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from September 23, 1987, to July 19, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman, played by John Ritter. The series was created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, who were the team responsible for creating L.A. Law. Though not the first comedy drama, Hooperman was considered the vanguard of a new television genre when it premiered, and critics coined the term "dramedy" to describe it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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