

Season 4 was the last season to air on the Fox network. In the United Kingdom, it was shown on the similarly nascent, and interrelated, Sky One, which had yet to reach a sizeable audience.
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In August, 21 Jump Street became the first Fox series to win its timeslot against a Big three network series.

21 Jump Street was the first hit series for the Fox network. All three shows were hits with audiences and helped to establish the then-newly launched Fox network. with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show, debuted in the spring of 1987. It was one of the first major television series to use Vancouver as a filming location and helped to establish the city as a center for film production.Ģ1 Jump Street, along with Married. Set in a fictional city and state (Metropolis, Evergreen State) in the United States, the series was primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Some notable guest stars on the series include:ĭom DeLuise, Josh Brolin, Mindy Cohn, Bridget Fonda, Bobby Rodriguez, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, Barney Martin, Dann Florek, Blair Underwood, Shannen Doherty, John Waters, Rosie Perez, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mario Van Peebles, Christina Applegate, Pauly Shore, David DeLuise, Bradley Gregg, Jason Priestley, Christopher Titus, Kurtwood Smith, Peri Gilpin, Sarah Buxton, David Paymer, Diedrich Bader, Russell Wong, Kelly Hu, Shannon Tweed, Tim Russ, Thomas Haden Church, Sherilyn Fenn, Rob Estes, Ray Walston, Robyn Lively, Peter Berg and Tracy Griffith. Main article: List of guest stars on 21 Jump Street Michael DeLuise joined the cast part way through the fifth season and stayed on until late in the season. Neither actor was approached in regards to portraying their character in the show's fifth and final season. Both episodes were filmed before the fourth season had ended but were not shown until the start of season five. Johnny Depp left the series at the end of the fourth season, but was credited in the first two episodes of the fifth season, despite not having appeared.ĭavid Barry Gray's character was introduced at the end of the fourth season and starred in two episodes of season five with Alexandra Powers. On the show, Forrest's character Richard Jenko is killed by a drunk driver. Midway through the first season, Frederic Forrest was replaced by Steven Williams. He was replaced after the original pilot episode was filmed, and his scenes were reshot with Johnny Depp. Jeff Yagher was originally cast as Officer Tom Hanson in the pilot. Sergeant Harry Truman "H.T" Ioki/Vinh Van Tran Main article: List of 21 Jump Street episodes Season Richard Grieco and Dustin Nguyen also have cameos in the 2014 film sequel 22 Jump Street. The film is set in the same continuity as the series, with Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson and Peter DeLuise reprising their characters in cameo appearances. Ī spin-off series, Booker, was produced for the character of Dennis Booker ( Richard Grieco) it ran only one season, from September 24, 1989, to May 6, 1990.Ī film adaptation directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller was released on March 16, 2012. Eventually he was released from his contract after the fourth season. Depp found this status irritating, but he continued on the series under his contract and was paid $45,000 per episode.

The series provided a spark to Johnny Depp's nascent acting career, garnering him national recognition as a teen idol. It was later rerun on the FX cable network from 1996 to 1998. The final season aired in first-run syndication mainly on local Fox affiliates. The show was an early hit for the fledgling Fox network, and was created to attract a younger audience. Executive Producers included Hasburgh, Cannell, Steve Beers and Bill Nuss. Cannell Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Cannell, the series was produced by Patrick Hasburgh Productions and Stephen J. 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.Ĭreated by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools, colleges, and other teenage venues. 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural 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.
