Rating system: 1 - 10: 1 being terrible and/or contains little or no Johnny Depp and 10 being the best of the best.
 

#14. IN THE CUSTODY OF A CLOWN: This episode aired on September 20, 1987.
A young boy named Brian Sheffield is being harassed by older kids in the school parking lot when a man driving an older model Lincoln and in a clown masks kidnaps him from school grounds as the older kids stand by and witness his abduction. Brian is the young son of two very distinguished parents who are now divorced. Brian has also found himself caught up in the middle of the divorce and subject to his wealthy parents' arguing. Hanson, Penhall, and Ioki are sent in to investigate the kidnapping by Fuller and the FBI. Brian Sheffield's parents are wealthy and found to be pillars in the community, he attends a very prestigious school, and his kidnapping warrants FBI involvement. A ransom tape is found with Brian's voice on the tape begging for $75,000.00 for ransom and not to involve the police or the kidnapper will kill him. Brian's parents seem to be more concerned with fighting and blaming each other than Brian's welfare at this time. His parents are divorced, his mother has custody, his father has visitation rights, and the ransom tapes only drive the parents to blame each other more.

Captain Fuller is also involved in a dispute of his own with the FBI. Fuller makes it real clear to the FBI that since Brian was taken from one of his schools that the Jump Street Program will be involved in the entire case and the FBI is not happy. The next thing you know, the guy in the clown mask rears his face. It's Brian's grandfather (note - the grandfather is played by the same person who played Hanson's first partner Charlie in the Pilot episode). The story unfolds even more. It seems that Brian is very unhappy about his home life and his maternal grandfather is the only person Brian wants to be with right now. Brian and his grandfather have gone to a local campground to fish and camp out. Brian is recording another ransom tape when his grandfather interrupts and tells him that his voice on the tape sounds like he is really afraid and thinks he should re-record the tape. Brian doesn't want to and tells his grandfather that he doesn't care if his parents think he is scared. Brian really thinks that his parents hate him, but his grandfather makes it real clear to him that his parents don't hate him, but they hate themselves. Brian and his grandfather continue making the ransom tapes to send to Brian's parents and it is at this time that the reason for ransom money is disclosed.  The only reason they are asking for ransom money is so they can start their own business together; A Bait and Tackle Shop. The ransom tape is finished and gives specific instructions on where to leave the money, how to leave the money, and not to involve the police.

The next scene in the episode show Ioki delivering the money. Ioki is in a local park and part of the ransom tape continues to run through Ioki's mind. Ioki remembers the tape instructing him to be at a specific statue in the part at exactly 6:00pm and that Brian's parents are NOT to make the money drop themselves. When Ioki arrives at the statue, there is a Walkie Talkie at the base of the statue, Brain's grandfather begins talking to Ioki through the Walkie Talkie and instructs him to pick it up and follow his directions. Ioki is instructed to walk behind the statue, locate a life jacked that is lying next to the statue and put it on, to head toward a waterfall, to find a small pine tree located at the base of the waterfall, to put the money next to the pine tree and cover it up with pine needles from the tree. Oh No - Ioki is instructed to set the Walkie Talkie on the ground and to feel the lining of the life preserver. Brain's grandfather informs Ioki that the life preserver he is wearing contains enough explosives to blow him into the next town. Hanson and Penhall are up on a hill taking pictures of the drop off scene when they hear that Ioki is in trouble. Hanson and Penhall rush to Ioki's aide while Fuller is contacting the bomb squad. Ioki is terrified as Brian's grandfather instructs Ioki to walk back to the statue and not to turn around. Hanson, Fuller, and Penhall arrive on the scene where Ioki is walking back to the statue in the park. Hanson and Penhall, believing there are explosives in the life preserver that Ioki is wearing, begin to evacuate the park. Ioki is terrified. As Fuller rushes to his side, he spots Brian. Brian has came out from behind the waterfall and is going to the pine tree to pick up the ransom money. Fuller begins to speak to Brian and Brian gets nervous. Brian thinks he is caught, but then realizes that Fuller thinks he has been sent by the kidnapper to pick up the money. No one, but Brian and his grandfather (an of course the viewers), know who the real kidnapper is at this point. Fuller even tells Brian to be care and do exactly what the kidnapper tells him to do. Hanson, Penhall, and Fuller remain in the park with Ioki waiting on the bomb squad while Brian and his grandfather travel back to the campground.

Brian is counting the ransom money when he becomes very upset. He and his grandfather didn't receive the entire $75,000.00, they only got $600. Brian feels cheated by his parents again and makes reference that his parents didn't give enough money because his father wouldn't sell his golf clubs. Back at the Jump Street Chapel, the FBI is rather angry with Fuller. It appears that Ioki's life preserves was not lined with explosives. Ioki was wearing a life preserver lined with 4 road flares and telephone wire. This was enough to make the FBI really start to doubt Jump Street's ability to handle any case, especially one so prestigious such as the kidnapping of Brian Sheffield. Just about the time Fuller begins to get suspicious about the kidnapper, Hanson and Penhall inform him of some new information they have found. Hanson and Fuller ran a check on the ransom tapes and their lot number and found they were purchased at a drug store in a remote area in the state of Michigan. Now the story is coming together, Hanson has figured out that Ms.Sheffield's father owns a summer cabin in this part of Michigan and turns Fuller and the rest of the Jump Street gang on to his revelation - that the kidnapper is Brian's grandfather. With Hanson's revelation, the FBI continue to make more jokes about the Jump Street Gang. Fuller finally informs the FBI to take the Walkie Talkie that Ioki used from the drop-off scene, tells them to have the batteries dusted for finger prints, and that he is willing to bet that the finger prints on the batteries match the grandfather's. The FBI finds this ridiculous, but it's the only lead they have. Hanson, Fuller, and Penhall inform the Sheffield's that they believe that Ms.Sheffield's father is the kidnapper. They also inform them that another ransom tape has been received that asks Ms.Sheffield to drop the rest of the money off herself. Mr. Sheffield doesn't want her to do it because he thinks that she'll just drive down some back road and start throwing money out of her car window. Fuller informs the Sheffield's that Ms. Sheffield may not have to make the drop and questions her about her father's eye sight. Ms. Sheffield doesn't have to say anything about her father's eye sight as Fuller already knows and his plan is coming together. Fuller looks at Penhall, Penhall looks at Hanson, and Hanson begins to get a bad feeling. Yep, Hanson had reason to have a bad feeling.

The next step is Officer Tom Hanson in a dress, make-up, and high heels. Hanson is posing as Ms. Sheffield to make the drop for the ransom money. Hanson is driving Ms. Sheffield's car while Penhall and Ioki are lying down in the back seat. Hanson is not happy, but Penhall and Ioki seem to be getting a big laugh out of this. Hanson isn't too concerned right now with their humor as he sees a car approaching them from behind. Hanson slows down and the car still won't pass him, then he sees the headlights flash, he knows then that grandpa is right behind them. Hanson informs Ioki and Penhall that Brian's grandfather is behind them. Fuller and the FBI are sitting on a side road and watch as Hanson with the grandfather trailing pass by. Fuller and the FBI follow. Hanson sees the headlights flash again and throws a bag out the car window. When the bag lands on the ground, Brian comes up from the ditch to pick up the money. Hanson sees him and immediately spins the car he is driving around on the dirt road and begins to chase the grandfather. Penhall and Ioki jump out of the car to chase Brian on foot while Hanson chases the grandfather down the dirt road and in to a road block that Fuller has set up. Hanson jumps out of the car in a blonde wig, make-up, earrings, a dress, and heels with his gun. Hanson's chewing his gum, has his gun pulled, and tells the grandfather to get out of the car (an unforgettable scene - Hanson actually makes a pretty woman). The grandfather readily gives up, but tells Hanson to put his gun down before Hanson hurts someone.

The grandfather is taken back to the Jump Street Chapel where he has everyone's attention, even Hanson's who is still in make-up and a dress (he has taken off the blonde wig). The grandfather is telling old baseball stories and the Jump Street gang is hanging on to his every word. Fuller is busy with the FBI who has informed him that Jump Street must make a conviction on the grandfather for the kidnapping. Hanson sees Fuller coming out of his office and begins explaining to the grandfather that what he did is not in-excusable. Fuller and Hanson begin explaining to the grandfather that Penhall and Ioki weren't able to catch Brian and ask him to give up the information about Brian's location. The grandfather agrees to tell them where Brian is at, but not until he has his say so in court. The grandfather informs Fuller that he is aware that kidnapping his grandson may land him in prison for life, but that if he hadn't done something that his grandson would have ended up living the rest of his life two people who don't care anything about him and it's worth him going to prison if he can change that. Fuller explains to the grandfather that Brian is alone and probably scared and the grandfather tells Fuller where Brian is located. Hanson and Penhall are sent to pick up Brian. Brian is upset when Hanson tells him that he has to return to his parents. Brain explains to Hanson and Penhall why he doesn't want to go back home. Hanson and Penhall begin to feel sorry for both Brian and his grandfather and realize why they planned this kidnapping. Hanson and Penhall begin to make a plan of their own.

Hanson and Penhall go to the courthouse the day of the grandfather's trial. Hanson and Penhall are informed by the district attorney that the judge on this case would send George Burns away for smoking in an elevator and that the grandfather will definitely be convicted. As Hanson and Penhall go out of the court room to carry out their plan, the judge comes out, but it's not the one they expected. The hanging judge who would send George Burns to jail for smoking in an elevator is having a root canal and another judge (played by Ray Walston) is hearing the case. Unfortunately, Hanson and Penhall doesn't know who the judge is and are out in the hall on the phone trying to get in touch with the Sal Banduchi (the janitor of Jump Street). The grandfather has refused legal counsel and opted to be his own attorney. The grandfather begins asking the father, Mr.Sheffield, questions such as why he wouldn't let Brian attend his grandmother's funeral and the only reply was because it was Mr. Sheffield's weekend to have Brian and he had tickets to a baseball game. The trial continues and the judge begins to realize that the grandfather meant no harm in taking Brian away and actually the grandfather was trying to help Brian. The judge then asks the District Attorney if there is any evidence in this case and is informed that there are ransom tapes which are being transported to the court house by a bonded justice courier. So, this is what Hanson and Penhall were up to when they were on the phone. Well, now enters Mr. Sal Banduchi which is neither bonded or a justice courier. He is informed by the judge that he has tampered with evidence since he is merely a janitor and is not a bonded justice courier and the evidence is inadmissible in the case. Mr. Banduchi objects to the judge calling him a janitor and informed the judge that he likes to be considered a maintenance engineer. This objection leads to Mr. Banduchi being in contempt of court and charged a minimal fine. The judge finally rules on the case, and since there is no evidence in this case, the grandfather cannot be charged on felony charges. The judge sentences the grandfather two years of probation and places a restraining order on the grandfather in which forbids the grandfather from coming within 50 feet of Brain for 6 months. The judge makes it real clear to the parents that Brian has suffered enough and he wants any disputes between each other settled so Brian can live a normal and happy life. Court is then adjourned. Penhall, happy that the grandfather didn't get sentenced to prison, leans over and kisses Hanson on the cheek right in the middle of the court room. Well, both of them shouldn't be celebrating yet because Fuller is right behind them. Fuller informs Hanson and Penhall that he likes to see his guys happy, for them to get their smiles in now because they won't be smiling when they get back to the Jump Street Chapel. Back at the chapel, Hanson, Penhall, and Banduchi are in Fuller's office. Fuller gives Banduchi a speech and lets him go. This leaves Hanson and Penhall to take the rest of the heat. Hanson begins to argue with Fuller about the case and that the grandfather didn't need to be sentenced to prison for doing what he did. Fuller agrees but informs Hanson that what he and Penhall did were wrong. Hanson and Penhall think that they are off the hook as they are leaving Fuller's office. Not quite, Fuller stops them short of leaving his office and informs Hanson and Penhall that they were officially on two days suspension - without pay. Hoffs is busy on her own assignment - her parents. Hoffs is attempting to patch up differences between her mother and father. OVERALL RATING = 9.
 

#15. BESIEGED - PART I: This episode aired on September 27, 1987.
The jump street gang are sent in undercover to solve the shooting death of a local high school drug dealer, Ozzie, who was found shot six times in a car parked in front of the Piedmont High School.  Hanson asks about the owner of the Mercury that Ozzie was found in and Fuller informs him that the car is registered in Ozzie's name and that he paid $60,000 cash for the car.  It doesn't take long for Jump Street to figure out that the only way a young high school student could get that kind of money is from dealing crack.  Fuller introduces an officer that will be assisting Jump Street in this investigation, Sergeant James Adabo.  According to Fuller he is the eyes and ears of all that goes on in and around the Piedmont and will be a tremendous asset to Jump Street.  Fuller assigns Hoffs to Ozzie's girlfriend, Darlene, to try and find any information from her.  Hoffs is not undercover on this assignment and is going in as a police officer.  Hanson is assigned to go undercover into Piedmont High School and try to get close to another well known drug dealer, Ronnie Seabock.  Fuller warns Hanson up front that he must be very careful on this assignment and Adabo also warns Hanson that Ronnie could be the prime suspect in Ozzie's murder.  Fuller moves on the Ioki, well here there is a problem.  Ioki has received a letter from the government stating that there is no record of him existing and/or being employed at Jump Street.  So until Ioki can prove he exists, Fuller has decided that Ioki cannot be placed on assignment until this matter is cleared up.  Penhall is assigned to ride with Adabo.  Penhall is okay with this until Fuller tells him that he's riding with Adabo in uniform and Penhall isn't very thrilled.

Penhall is riding around with Adabo who introduces him to Piedmont High.  Hanson is already inside the Piedmont undercover and is just waiting for the right time to get involved.  Hanson's appearance lacks a bit to be desired, but he is undercover and for his assignment, he fits right in with all the others. Hanson's real cool on how he approaches his suspect, Ronnie Seabock.  Ronnie is sitting out in the parking lot of the Piedmont discussing BMWs and other hot cars with two other guys who aren't in agreement with Ronnie's opinion of BMWs.  Hanson, uninvited of course, approaches the three boys and puts in his two cents worth about cars, engines, and that he agrees with Ronnie about BMWs being a much better car.  One of the guys gets real irritated at Hanson and his know it all attitude and asks Hanson is he's a salesman.  Hanson replies no that he isn't a salesman and this guy bluntly tells Hanson to get out of his face.  Ronnie begins to laugh and informs this guy that the only reason he doesn't like Hanson is because he's right about the car.  Hanson sees this as being his chance to get close to Ronnie.  Hanson introduces himself, acknowledges that he knows that he is Ronnie Seabock, and tells Ronnie that the Beamer is a better car especially if he's gonna spend that kinda cash because it would be such a waste for him to get ripped off on another car.  Ronnie smiles at Hanson, salutes him, and all three of the guys walk off leaving Hanson alone in the parking lot at the Piedmont.

Hoffs is off doing her part of the investigation by dropping by Ozzie's apartment to check on Darlene.  Darlene doesn't appear to be the grieving girlfriend that's typical after the tragic murder of a boyfriend.  Darlene seems more concerned about the apartment being messy than anything else.  Hoffs is picking up some bad vibes from this situation and from Darlene especially when Darlene tells Hoffs that she got a great black dress for Ozzie's funeral, is overly happy about the dress, and demands that Hoffs look at the dress.  Hoffs is shocked when Darlene shows her the dress.  The dress is black and looks like either a party dress or cocktail dress and is definitely not the typical mourning person's black dress that one would wear to a funeral.  Darlene then surprises Hoffs' again by asking her to go to Ozzie's funeral with her because she has no one to go with her.  Hoff's agrees to go to Ozzie's funeral with Darlene.

Hanson is still playing out his part in the Piedmont.  Hanson finds a locker close to Ronnie's and soon sees that Ronnie is the type of person that no one at the Piedmont is going to fool with.  Ronnie's pager goes off in the hallway and a teacher monitor informs Ronnie that those aren't allowed at school.  Ronnie doesn't really care and challenges the teacher to take it away from him or even expel him from school.  Needless to say, Ronnie keeps his pager and Hanson is quite impressed.  Hanson, however, is just as impressive.  As Ronnie is walking away from his locker, Hanson remembers the conversation about the BMW in the parking lot a few days ago and yells out to Ronnie, "Hey Hotshot - You gonna take the bus or wait for a taxi cab?"  Ronnie doesn't like Hanson's humor and walks away from him, but Hanson is close on his heels.  Ronnie realizes the Hanson is following him and wants to know just exactly what he wants.  Hanson tells Ronnie that he wants to talk to him and Ronnie tells Hanson that this is good because he wants to talk to him too.  Ronnie pulls out a pistol, shoves it in Hanson's face, and tells him that putting that gun in his face is the only thing he has to say to him.  Hanson coaxes Ronnie into putting the gun down and tells Ronnie that he wants to work for him, that he has heard that since Ozzie got whacked in the parking lot that Ronnie is next, and he wants to work for him and protect him.  Ronnie doesn't quite know what to say to Hanson's offer, but at least Hanson is getting somewhere.  Ronnie asks Hanson if he has any sharp looking clothes (Ronnie isn't impressed with Hanson's apparel).  Hanson tells Ronnie that he does have some neat clothes and wants to know why.  Ronnie tells Hanson to change into those neat clothes of his and meet him at Crenshaw's Funeral Parlor.  As Ronnie is walking away from Hanson, Hanson yells out to him in reference to his gun, "Hey, the safety is on the left man.  You oughta take it off if you're gonna threaten somebody with it."  Ronnie is stunned, but acts cool about it.  Ronnie kinda struts around and then informs Hanson, "The safety don't work man.  Never has."  Ronnie walks out of Hanson's site.  Hanson knows now that Ronnie may be a drug dealer, but he's no killer, and he doesn't even know how to use a gun.  Hanson has just has one problem; where is he gonna get those sharp clothes that Ronnie wants him to wear.

While Hanson is trying to figure out what he's gonna wear to Crenshaw's Funeral Parlor, Penhall is on the beat with Adabo.  Adabo has gotten a lead on someone who is selling crack or bunk (trash that looks like crack but isn't).  Adabo tells Penhall that he's gonna get two cops in plain clothes to make a buy and if these kids are selling crack then they'll bust them and instructs Penhall to stay behind as back-up.  The plain clothes cops go into the crack house to make a buy and attempts to arrest the crack dealers.  The dealers run, but Penhall is exactly where he is supposed to be and gets hot on the dealers' trail.  Penhall runs them into a chain link fence that falls, Penhall falls on top of them, and Penhall yells out, "You're Busted."

Hoffs is with Darlene at Crenshaw's Funeral Parlor where they are having Ozzie's memorial service.  Darlene continues to shock Hoffs every time she turns around.  Darlene and Hoffs are at Ozzie's casket and all of these young guys who are probably drug dealers are coming up to Darlene, telling her how hot she looks, asking her to call them, etc.  Darlene is eating it up and acts as if Ozzie meant nothing to her.  Then Darlene asks Hoffs a real serious questions that is the grandmother of all the surprises she's laid on Hoffs.  Darlene asks Hoffs, since she is a police officer, if there would be any money for her if she provided her with some information.  Hoffs makes sure that she is hearing Darlene right and asks her if she is referring to getting money from the police for being an informant and Darlene informs Hoffs that this is exactly what she is asking about.  Hoffs nods her head saying that yes there is payment for informants.  Hoffs starts to ask Darlene a question and Darlene is distracted again by some young guy who is calling out to her.  Darlene ignores Hoffs and walks off to flirt with some guy named Randall.

Just about that time Hanson walks in with his (or someone else's) sharp duds on, spots Ronnie, and very sarcastically yells out, "Hi Ya Boss."  Ronnie didn't take kindly to Hanson's wise guy attitude nor is he very fond of Hanson's so-called sharp clothes.  Ronnie runs his fingers over Hanson's clothes, feels his shirt, and asks him if his shirt is silk.  Hanson is smiling, chewing gum, and shakes his head to acknowledge that the shirt he is wearing is silk.  Ronnie smirks, shakes his head, puts his arm around Hanson's neck, and tells him that he needs to talk to him.  Hanson is still chewing that gum, has a big smirk on his face, and lets Ronnie know that he's ready to talk to him whenever he's ready to talk.  Ronnie takes Hanson off in the corner and tells him that he has a job for him to do.  Hanson is all excited until he finds out just exactly what the job is - walking Ronnie's dog.  When Hanson gets back to Ronnie's house with his dog, Hanson and Ronnie engage in a conversation about drugs and dealing.  Ronnie begins to talk about some old lady on television that looks like a mummy who hangs out with the president.  Hanson says, "Nancy" - in reference to Nancy Reagan.  Ronnie begins to make fun of her and starts saying, "Just Say No."  Ronnie tells Hanson that Nancy needs to come down to the Piedmont and see if there is anything that she could just say yes to because everyone down at the Piedmont are looking to get out and Ronnie isn't gonna spend the rest of his life in the Piedmont.  Hanson tries to get some info from Ronnie at this time about who whacked Ozzie, but Ronnie's not talking.  Hanson picks up Ronnie's gun and makes a remark about how clean the gun is.  Ronnie is slick and tells Hanson that he doesn't fire the gun much, that he doesn't have to, but if he has to - he will fire that gun.

Hanson goes back to Fuller with what little information he has.  Hanson tells Fuller that yes Ronnie is a crack dealer, yes Ronnie would kill him if he had to, but Ronnie didn't kill Ozzie.  Hanson tells Fuller that Ronnie is carrying a gun that is fresh out of the box that has never been fired and he's carrying it just for show.  Hanson also tells Fuller, Hoffs, and Penhall that he thinks that Ronnie has a chance to get out of the Piedmont if he wanted to, but Penhall is too glorified over his bust of the crack dealers and informs Hanson that Ronnie is gonna go to jail just like all the rest of the drug dealers.  Hanson hardly has time to answer when Ioki approaches Hanson.  Okay, now we know where Hanson's duds came from.  Ioki says, "Hanson, those are my clothes.  From my locker."  Penhall and Hanson then begin to make jokes about Ioki's lack of existence, how there used to be a cop around Jump Street that had a shirt exactly like the one Hanson is wearing, and then Hanson tells Penhall in front of Ioki that he might have that shirt dry cleaned if the cop who owned it ever comes back.  Ioki says "OooohKaaay" and just brushes them off, but the Penhall has to make another smart remark and says, "Sometimes late at night they say that you can still hear his ghostly voice."  Ioki says, "Oh you think that's very funny don't you?" and walks off.  Fuller interrupts and asks Hoffs how she is coming along with Darlene and Hoffs tells Fuller that she truly thinks that she may be getting somewhere.

Hoffs goes to Darlene's apartment to talk to her about giving her a fee for any information she might have about Ozzie's death.  When Hoffs arrives, she notices that Darlene's daughter is gone because Darlene's mother has taken her away and that Darlene has sold her stereo and other items in the house for crack.  Darlene is also loaded up on crack at the time of Hoffs' visit.  Hoffs begins telling Darlene that she can get her clean and get he some help, but Darlene wants money to buy crack.  Hoffs tells Darlene that she'll give her the money, but she has to get some type of information from her either about Ozzie's death, who she bought the crack from, anything.  Darlene tells Hoffs that she doesn't know who killed Ozzie and that she bought the crack off a street corner.  Hoffs probes to try and find out exactly who sold Darlene the crack, but Darlene tells Hoffs to just pick any corner and she is sure that Hoffs will find someone there selling crack and begs Hoffs for the money.  Hoffs tells Darlene that she'll help her if she wants to get help, but she isn't doing anything especially giving money to some junkie whore.

Penhall is with Adabo and chasing a drug dealer down a back alley.  Penhall busts him, shakes him down, and  finds that he is carrying drugs.  Adabo then tells Penhall that he "had a feeling that this guy was carrying."  Penhall looks real suspicious and after the bust asks Adabo if he can have a word with him.  Penhall informs Adabo that he feels like they made a bad bust, that he don't think the bust will stick, and that it will get thrown right out of court.  Penhall tells Adabo that he just don't think that the bust they made was good.  Adabo shows Penhall that they guy they busted was carrying over 60 rocks of crack and that's 60 people who won't get high that day, 60 crimes that won't be committed that day, etc.  Adabo then takes Penhall out for a beer and is trying to explain to Penhall the tricks of the trade at the Piedmont.  Penhall verbally states that he buys into this way of police work, but his facial expressions show that he truly feels that Adabo's way of police work is highly unethical.

Hoffs is called to Darlene's new house and Hoffs decides to stop by hoping for information on Ozzie's murder.  Darlene shows Hoffs this new Penthouse she is living in and tells Hoffs that she just called her because she thought she would like to see her Penthouse and where she is living.  Darlene tells Hoffs that Randy, her new boyfriend who is a dealer, would die if he knew she had a cop visiting her.  Hoffs isn't interested in small talk and asks Darlene for information on Ozzie's death.  Darlene informs Hoffs that Ozzie's death is old news and Ozzie's gone so why should any one care anymore.  Hoffs then inquires about Darlene's daughter.  Darlene tells Hoffs that her mother still has her and refuses to give her back.  Darlene asks Hoffs if there is something she could do to help her get her daughter back.  Hoffs tells Darlene that she really has a nice place to stay, but she is still a junkie and for that matter - she hopes her mother keeps her daughter.  Hoffs then leaves the Penthouse shutting the door in Darlene's face.

Hanson is with Ronnie talking about deals and drugs.  Hanson is discussing a business deal where he got a hold of some money with Ronnie.  Hanson then makes a crack buy from Ronnie and asks Ronnie again who killed Ozzie.  Ronnie tells Hanson that it doesn't matter who killed Ozzie and for him to remember that he works for him.  Hanson's already made a buy from Ronnie and asks him if he still has that gun he's been waving around.  Ronnie tells Hanson that yeah he still has that gun.  Hanson tells Ronnie that he wants to show him something and pulls out a gun himself.  Ronnie looks at Hanson's gun and says, "What's that a .38?  That thing's a piece of trash."  Hanson smiles, chews on his gum, pulls his badge, and says, "Yeah, it comes with one of these."  Ronnie begins laughing uncontrollably and just cannot believe that Hanson's a cop.  Hanson throws Ronnie up against a brick wall and tells him that if he tells him who killed Ozzie that he'll let him walk or otherwise hand to hand buy, Hanson's got the rock, and Ronnie's got the money.  Hanson tells Ronnie to "Thinkaboutit".  Ronnie tells Hanson that maybe he knows who killed Ozzie and maybe he don't, but why is he gonna tell him for.  Hanson then tries to reason with Ronnie about the situation, but Ronnie won't budge.  Ronnie tells Hanson that "they don't have career day at the Piedmont."  So, Hanson busts Ronnie and off to prison he goes.

Penhall is back on the street with Adabo and two plain clothed cops discussing how they can get in to a crack house.  One of the plain clothed cops informs Adabo that he needs $500 to get in the door of the crack house.  Penhall is taking it all in and nearly gets into a fist fight with one of plain clothed cops.  Adabo tells Penhall to get back in the car and Adabo has a plan of his own.  Adabo chases down a young kid, chases him into a back alley, and tells him to loan him $500 and that he'll give it back to him in an hour.  Penhall gets real upset and tells Adabo that he shook that kid down and that he doesn't like it.  Adabo tries to explain to Penhall why he did what he did, that he took the money so the other cops could get in the door to the crack house, that he's gonna make a good clean bust, and if his plan works he'll be cleaning up the streets.  Adabo gives the $500 to the two plain clothed cops who get in the door.  The drug dealers run.  Penhall is able to bust one of them down on the street, but another one runs up the fire escape with Adabo chasing him.  Penhall hears gunshots, sees people jumping from building tops to building tops, and then he sees one of the young drug dealers fall to his death from the top of one of the buildings with Adabo standing on top of the building watching as he falls.  Penhall then notices the two plain clothed cops on top of the building too.  Once Adabo and the two other cops get down on the street with Penhall, they ell Penhall that the kid slipped on top of the building and that's the reason he fell.  However, they are concerned about a departmental investigation regarding where the $500 to get in to the crack house came from.  Adabo tells Penhall and the other two cops to make sure their stories are straight and the story is that Adabo used his own money to try and get a good bust to clean up the streets.  Penhall doesn't believe the kid slipped, doesn't like what is going on, but agrees to go along with it.

Penhall is in Fuller's office explaining what happened when the kid fell from the building and tells Fuller that Adabo felt like this bust would be so important to the community and the bust would be clean so he used his own money to get in to the crack house.  Penhall is scared, especially when Fuller gives a commendation to Adabo for giving up that much money even when the collar would have went to the plain clothed officer and makes a statement about Adabo being a dedicated cop.  Penhall gets defensive, tells Fuller that Adabo is dedicated.  Fuller doesn't understand why Penhall is so uptight, and tells him that he isn't arguing with him about Adabo being a dedicated police officer.  Fuller then tells Penhall to be sure that his report about all of what happened gets written up clean.  Penhall looks like he's seen a ghost, walks slowly out of Fuller's office and to his desk.

Ioki has his paperwork to prove he exists and Hoffs is making jokes about all the paperwork he has just to prove he is an actual person on the planet.  Ioki asks Hoffs about Darlene and then tells her that Darlene's new boyfriend Randy who owned the Penthouse got busted for crack dealing that afternoon, both he and Darlene were thrown out of the Penthouse, Randy was taken to jail, and the Penthouse was sealed off for police evidence.  Hoffs immediately goes looking for Darlene and finds her sleeping on a bench out on the streets.  Darlene refuses any help from Hoffs at this time.  Hoffs feels helpless because there isn't anything else she can do to help this poor girl.
Apparently Ronnie has gotten out of jail since Hanson busted him and is making a drug deal in a parking garage.  A guy takes Ronnie's drugs, refuses to pay him, and Ronnie did exactly what he told Hanson he would do.  He used that gun when he had to, he shot the guy he was making the deal with that refused to pay him, killed him, and drove off in that guy's BMW.

Penhall is out on the beat again with Adabo.  Adabo is talking to Penhall about the little situation that took place the day before and wants to be sure that he got his story straight with what he told Fuller.  Penhall told Adabo that he told Fuller that Adabo used his own money for the other cops to get in to the crack house.  Adabo laughs and then tells Penhall that all they have to do now is figure out a way to get the $500 back to the kid that Adabo took it from.  Adabo even asks Penhall if he would mind dipping into his pension fund to get the money.  Penhall is not up for that at all, but Adabo laughs that off and then tells Penhall that he just can't understand how that kid that fell off the building yesterday slipped on that roof with those $100 running shoes he had on.  Penhall couldn't believe what he was hearing and asked Adabo to repeat himself.  Adabo stated, "I don't see how he could have slipped with those $100 running shoes he had on."  Penhall plays along and says, "Yeah, me neither.", but Penhall knows for sure now exactly what happened and that Adabo pushed that kid off the roof of that building.

Penhall gets off the beat with Adabo and goes directly to Fuller.  Penhall pushes by everyone in the chapel and nearly runs into Fuller's office.  Penhall barely knocks on the door when he enters into Fuller's office and says, "I lied.  Adabo shook down some dealer for the $500."  Fuller informs Penhall that he has made a serious accusation and that he isn't real thrilled that Penhall would lie to him either.  Penhall tells Fuller that there is more, that he let himself get sucked into this, and then he tells Fuller that he thinks that Adabo threw that kid off the roof.  Fuller then asks Penhall to shut the door.  TO BE CONTINUED.  This is a good episode due to the content and nature of the issues that Jump Street's dealing with.  Depp has a lot of airtime in this episode, but the episode is not as focused on Hanson as it is Penhall.  OVERALL RATING = 8.5
 

#16. BESIEGED - PART II: This episode aired on October 4, 1987.  This is a continuation from Besieged Part I.
This episode begins with Penhall in IAD's (Internal Affairs Department) office talking about Adabo and what he feels happened to the kid who fell off the roof.  It is obvious at this point that IAD isn't gonna listen to Penhall and their words are pretty much that they aren't gonna believe accusations from a rookie cop (Penhall) about a upstanding cop who has been on the force for over 18 years (Adabo).  Fuller is with Penhall during this meeting and IAD finally tells Penhall to bring him something more solid and then he'll talk to him.  Penhall sarcastically asks what he wants as solid evidence - "snapshots".  Neither Fuller nor IAD find his remark funny and IAD also tells Penhall that he has two other cops who were on the roof at the time the kid slipped which are disputing Penhall's story.  IAD also informs Penhall that he really can't believe what he's hearing from him because where he was standing there was no way he could have seen what happened from his line of sight and he has came into his office to tell him some remark made about running shoes.  Well, when the meeting is finally over, there is one black and white cop car with dents on the trunk because Penhall left IAD angry to say the least and he hit the first thing he came to - which happened to be a squad car.  Penhall talks to Fuller outside of IAD's office and tells him that there is no way he can ride with him anymore because even if Adabo doesn't know that he told the truth - Adabo still knows that he thinks he killed that kid.  Fuller tells Penhall that they'll have to come up with something - especially if Penhall doesn't want Adabo on the street killing kids.  And boy does Fuller come up with something.   Good Ole Hanson gets the job.  Hanson has to ride with Adabo in uniform and has to wear that terrible police hat.  Hanson isn't with Adabo long until they are arguing.  Adabo knows that Hanson doesn't want to be there and quite honestly Adabo tells Hanson that he doesn't want him there either. Finally Hanson comes off with his great one liner of, "Now what is your problem?"  Adabo is quick to jump on that and tell Hanson that his problem is Hanson's friend Penhall.  Adabo is quick to tell Hanson that he knows that Penhall doesn't have the flu and that Penhall believes that he pushed that kid off that roof.  Adabo then tries to shove all this stuff down Hanson's throat about how he didn't do it and how Penhall knows the truth.  Hanson quickly diffuses the situation and tries to make peace and it works.  Then Hanson spots something that he really didn't want to see.  Hanson sees Darlene prostituting on the street corner.  Adabo asks Hanson if he knows her and Hanson says yeah that he knows her, smiles sort of sadly, and says, "The last time I saw her, she was wearing this great black party dress."  Hanson knows that Darlene is on a roller coaster that she may never get off of until she turns up beaten half to death or even dead.

Fuller has taken a guy from IAD to the scene of where the kid fell from the roof to his death.  The guy from IAD isn't buying Penhall's story and tells Fuller that he thinks that Penhall is vapor locked into something because he has seen people slip and fall into air shafts and die.  IAD tells Fuller that it's not unusual to see this type of death result after someone is being chased by three cops and there are gunshots fired.  Fuller goes back to Jump Street and is trying to talk to Penhall and make him understand why everyone isn't just jumping all over his story.  Penhall becomes angry and tells Fuller that not even he believes him anymore.  Fuller tells Penhall that just because he thinks that he might not be right, doesn't mean that Fuller doesn't believe in him.  Penhall gets angrier and angrier and begins hitting the filing cabinet in Fuller's office and yelling, "Look, I'm telling you what I saw, what I heard, and what I know to be true."  Penhall then tells Fuller that he has clocked out and he leaves Fuller's office.  Penhall runs into Hanson on his way out of Fuller's office and stops to ask Hanson if he has the goods on Adabo.  Hanson tells Penhall that he doesn't have anything on him, it's only been half a day, and from what he has seen that Adabo seems to be a good cop.  Penhall smirks at Hanson and says, "Wonderful, now you too.", and walks off.  Hanson doesn't understand what the big deal is with Penhall and is rather irritated at Penhall's attitude.  Hanson throws some paperwork down on his desk right about the time that Ioki approaches him and asks him what his words with Penhall were all about.  Hanson waves it off as nothing and asks Ioki about what he has found out from downtown and his existence.  Ioki tells Hanson that the US Government thinks that he's dead, but he's gotten a check from them worth a whole lot of money - more money that he would get if they thought he was alive.  Hanson looks real confused and asks Ioki how he thinks that he can cash a check if he's dead.  Ioki say, "I got two pieces of ID."  Gee, Hanson's day has just started off grand.

Well since Penhall thinks that Hanson has abandoned him, he goes to Hoffs' apartment to talk and complain about work.  Hoffs begins talking about Darlene, Hanson seeing her prostituting and how guilty she feels for not doing something - anything.  Hoffs begins to cry and Penhall comforts her.  Hoffs then realized that she is supposed to be there for Penhall and listen to him gripe about work and tells Penhall that he is supposed to be the one complaining and not her.  Penhall tells her that it's okay and for her to talk if she needs to.  Hoffs insists that Penhall talk to her and even threatens to wipe her snotty nose on his shirt if he doesn't start complaining about work.  Penhall agrees and goes into his spill about how no one believes him, the whole story about Adabo and what all has happened within the past few days.  Penhall tells her that Fuller thinks he's crazy, IAD thinks he's crazy, now Hanson's riding around with Adabo and he probably thinks he's crazy.  Penhall asks Hoffs if she thinks he's crazy.  She kinda smiles and tells Penhall that it really doesn't matter what she thinks.  They stare into each others eyes for a few moments, the air gets tense, both Hoffs and Penhall get nervous, Hoffs quietly says, "Doug", and Penhall leans over the couch and kisses her (Sorry guys I'm not good at writing love stories).  Hoffs then asks Penhall what he's doing, Penhall apologizes and tells her that he thought he needed to do that, but maybe not.  Hoffs tells him that it's okay and kisses him.  Hoffs smiles and says, "I can't believe I am kissing Doug Penhall."  Penhall looks back at her, smiles, and says, "Yeah" very softly and the two kiss again.

The next day Penhall returns to work at Jump Street and as soon as he walks in the door he becomes paranoid that everyone is gazing at him.  He holds his head down as walks on in to works.  Hanson comes flying by and says, "Hey Doug how are you doing?  I have been worried about you."  Penhall says, "Why - I'm Fine!"  Hanson responds by saying, "Well, you blew out of here last night, you didn't say anything, and then I called you half the night and uh - you weren't home."  Penhall says, "Yeah".  Hanson says, "YEAH! What'd you do?  Did you get lucky?".  Hoffs walks in about that time, but Hanson is still carrying on and Hanson has no idea where Penhall was at either.  Hoffs gets closer and hears Hanson making fun of Penhall by saying, "Hi.  I'm Doug Penhall.  I'm so depressed.  Why don't you take me to bed and cheer me up!"  Hanson is really getting a kick out of this and he doesn't even know where Penhall was, but it's Penhall who get a real kick in the seat of the pants when he sees Hoffs standing behind him looking none too happy.  Penhall then tells Hanson, "I went home early, went to bed, guess I didn't hear the phone.  YOU GOT A SICK MIND."  Hoffs walks by the two of them and says good morning and they both return the gesture.  Penhall then asks Hanson if he's getting anywhere with Adabo and Hanson tells him that he has to meet him in 15 minutes.  Penhall tells Hanson to watch him because he knows that he did it.  Hanson tells Penhall that he hopes he's right and Penhall get defensive and tells Penhall that HE IS RIGHT.  Hanson says, "Yeah, that's what I meant" and walks off leaving Penhall at the coffee machine.

Penhall pours two cups of coffee and takes one of them over to Hoffs and offers her a cup of coffee with cream only.  Hoffs tells Penhall that she has work to do and Penhall tells her that he thinks that they need to talk.  Apparently things didn't go so well.  Hoffs tells Penhall that there is nothing to talk about, but Penhall insists that they have to talk.  The two decide to use Blowfish's room (the janitor closet) to talk.  Hoffs tells Penhall that she feels like she was taken advantage of and Penhall stops her dead in her tracks and let her know real quick that taking advantage of her was not his intention.  Penhall tells her that he just came over to her apartment to talk and have a beer or two, that he is the one that no one believes, that he is the one who's best friend (Hanson) is riding around with a murderer, and he's the one who everyone thinks is crazy.  Penhall then tells her that he just though that she would have a sympathetic ear.  Hoffs then says, "So you had no plans on getting me in the sack when you came over last night?"  Penhall denies any of that being his plan at all, but then Hoffs wants to know why he had condoms in his wallet and Penhall tells her straight out that he ALWAYS has condoms in his wallet.  Penhall makes things worse by trying to explain the condoms in his wallet.  He says, "You know it's kinda like when you go for a drive, you bring a spare with you in case you get a flat."  Hoffs is really mad now and says, "That's just great.  Judy Hoffs - Road Hazard."  Penhall says, "Well kinda.  Will you go to dinner with me?"  Hoffs tells Penhall that NO she will not go to dinner with him and all of this was a giant mistake.    Penhall then tells Hoffs that he doesn't want to walk in to work and have her hate him because she thinks he took advantage of her.  Hoffs calms down and tells him that it's okay and that she was equally a part of what happened the night before, but warns him that if she hears through anyone that he mentioned to anybody, to Hanson, to Blowfish, to anyone that he spent the night at her apartment the night before that she swears that she will make him miserable for the rest of his life.  Penhall is a little confused by this time and tells Hoffs that he doesn't understand what she is so upset about because she chickened out at the LAST minute and they didn't do anything.  Hoffs casually smiled at Penhall and informed him that it's gonna stay that way.

Penhall has more on his mind that Hoffs right now and he has contacted the two plain clothed officers who were on the roof with Adabo to meet him.  The two officers meet Penhall and want to know what he wants.  Penhall is straight to the point and tells them that he wants to know exactly what happened because he thinks that Adabo shoved the kid off the top of the roof.  Both officers are very defensive and tell Penhall that it went down exactly like what the report said, but then one of the messed up and told Penhall that they really didn't see what happened because Adabo went left and they went right, the kid fell, and it was all over when they got back to where Adabo was.  Penhall then asks them if Adabo could have pushed the kid and one of the officers tells Penhall that anything could have happened.  Penhall knows for sure now that he's not crazy and Adabo did push that kid off the roof.  Hanson is still on the beat with Adabo when he spots a new BMW sliding around in the street.  Well, well, well, it's none other than Ronnie Seabock checking out Hanson.  Ronnie begins making fun of Hanson's uniform and wants to know if he got put back in that uniform because he walked.  Ronnie then asks Hanson how much he's gonna make this year - about $30,000?  Ronnie then tells Hanson that he's gonna make $30,000 this month, winks at Hanson, and drives off.

Fuller goes back to the head of IAD, the same person that he and Penhall were talking to at the beginning of the episode.  IAD asks Fuller why he is back and sarcastically asks him if he brought him some "snapshots".  Fuller informs IAD that he's worried about Penhall and wants to pull Adabo's file.  IAD tells Fuller that he's a captain and can pull anyone's file that he needs to pull.  Fuller informs IAD that he doesn't feel like he can pull files without good reason, that he knows that IAD stills has the file, and asks IAD to give him 5 minutes to look over it.  The IAD lieutenant agrees to let Fuller look a the file.  While Fuller is looking at Adabo's file, Hanson is getting first hand look at Adabo's police tactics - which is brutality.  Adabo has caught some kid on the street with drugs, is pushing him around, and slamming him into the windshields and hoods of cars.  Hanson is just standing by and doesn't really know what to do.  Adabo screams out at the kid who tells him that he threw the crack rocks in the alley.  Adabo tells the kid that if he lies to him that he'll die.  Hanson starts to get concerned and then Adabo throws the kid into the squad car, tells Hanson to get it, turns on the lights and siren, and begins rushing down the freeway.  Hanson doesn't know or understand what's going on.  Adabo explains to Hanson that he thinks that the kid swallowed the rock and if it get absorbed in his stomach that it will hit his system to fast and kill him.  Adabo asks Hanson if he is paying attention to him and how serious this situation is.  Hanson doesn't know how to respond.  Adabo gets the kid to the hospital and then tells Hanson later that the kid went into convulsions 5 minutes after they got him there, his stomach was pumped and six rocks of crack were found.  Hanson was amazed and asked Adabo how he knew because if he had read him his rights the kid would be dead.  Adabo informed Hanson that he knew because of experience and then told Hanson a story about a raid he did on a crack house a few years back.  He told Hanson that there was this kid in the crack house that went a little crazy, that he got the kid outside, the kid hit the ground, went into convulsions, and became unconscious.  Adabo told Hanson that he did CPR on this kid for 15 minutes before the paramedics ever arrived, and the kid was dead by the time he got to the hospital.  Hanson asked Adabo if the kid died from swallowing a bunch of crack.  Adabo shook his head no and told Hanson that the coroner's report indicated that the cause of death was from drugs and outside forces, that there was bruises on his heart.  Adabo laughs and informs Hanson that of course there were bruises on his heart because he had been beating on his heart giving him CPR for 15 minutes.  Hanson continues to listen closely and then Adabo then tells him that the kids family filed a 5 million dollar law suit, the city shouldn't have had to pay a dime, that it was probably settled out of court and now he's got Hanson's friend Douglas thinking that he kills children.  Adabo then tells Hanson that it's stuff like this that just sometimes will eat a person up and get them down.

Hanson is called to the chapel.  Hanson walks into Fuller's office, tells Fuller he has an hour of personal time and wants to know what's up.  Penhall is in Fuller's office also and tells Hanson that he has to hear what Fuller is going to tell him.  Fuller then tells Hanson that he pulled Adabo's file, that he's not the boy scout he's supposed to be, and there is reason to believe that he may have beaten a suspect to death.  Hanson shocks Fuller when he asks him if he's referring to the kid from the rock house that overdosed.  Fuller tells Hanson that this is the same kid he's talking about and wants to know how Hanson knows about it.  Hanson tells Fuller that he doesn't know where he got his information, but Adabo told him that the bruises on the kids heart were from 15 minutes of CPR and asks Fuller it matches the report in the file.  Fuller informs Hanson that it matches because there were broken ribs also which sometimes happens in CPR.  Penhall gets defensive and tells Hanson that it's odd that Adabo brings this up just at the right time and maybe Adabo knew that they were on to him. Hanson isn't trying to be a wise guy or anything, but tells Penhall that the conversation came up pretty naturally.  Penhall says, "Oh Come On."  Hanson defends his point by telling Penhall about taking the kid who swallowed the rock to the hospital, who would have died had it not been for Adabo, and that if that kid had went into convulsions on him that he would have beat on his chest for 15 minutes just like Adabo did with the other kid.  Fuller interrupts and tells both Hanson and Penhall that there was never a coroner's ruling that verified the death of the kid in this particular case either way.  It was never verified whether or not the kid died from drugs and a cop beating him to death or drugs and attempted CPR.  Penhall jumps up and tells Hanson and Fuller that they don't want to see what's in front of their face.  Hanson modestly jumps back and says, "Ya know Penhall, if we pulled your record it wouldn't look too clean either."  Penhall then states, "Yeah, but I haven't killed anybody lately."  Penhall asks Fuller if he needs him for anything else, Fuller shakes his head no, and Penhall leaves Fuller's office.  Hanson continues to talk with Fuller and tells him that he doesn't think Adabo killed that kid and that he thinks they are back to square one of this whole case - who killed Ozzie.  Hanson also tells Fuller that he thinks that the person who killed Ozzie rolled in front of him today, behind the wheel of a brand new BMW 735 - Ronnie Seabock.

Hanson then goes to find Penhall in the locker area.  Hanson very kindly tells Penhall that he is his friend, that he trusts him, and that he trusts his instincts, but so far all that he has seen with Adabo is a good cop.  Penhall looks at Hanson coldly and says, "Yeah, looks like everything is turning against me."  Penhall turns away from Hanson and opens his locker.  Hanson gets angry, slams Penhall's locker shut, and says, "That's not the way I meant it."  Penhall tells Hanson not to patronize him and walks off leaving Hanson standing alone in the locker area.  Hanson is having a difficult time with the situation he has been put in and the emotional turmoil he is experiencing is written all over his face.  Hanson goes back on the beat and sees Darlene in tears talking to Ronnie.  Darlene is begging Ronnie for some money and telling Ronnie that he owes her.  Ronnie is telling Darlene that he doesn't owe her anything.  Darlene brings up the fact that Ronnie owes her because Ozzie did a lot for him and asks Ronnie for $20.  Ronnie tells Darlene that from what he has heard that everybody on the block is getting something for their $20, that he remembers a time when Darlene was so hot, that she used to be really something, but now she's all nappy, beat up, and he doesn't want any part of her.  Ronnie spots Hanson watching him and asks Hanson if he wants some of Darlene and he'll spot him the cash.  Ronnie laughs, gets back in his car, and drives away.  Darlene continues to prostitute on the street knowing that Hanson is watching.  Adabo sees that Hanson is distraught over what just transpired and asks Hanson if he learned anything.  Hanson says, "Yeah - the world is a very cruel place."

All this stuff is eating Hanson up inside.  Hanson is back at the chapel finishing up paper work late in the night when he should be home. Blowfish comes by Hanson's desk as he's sweeping up the place and tells him to go home.  Hanson tells Blowfish that he has work to do.  Blowfish argues with him and tells him that no he doesn't have work to do and for him to GO HOME.  Blowfish then asks Hanson, "Do you know what I do when the toilet breaks at my house?"  Hanson is irritated, laughs, drops his pen, and says, "I can't imagine."  Blowfish answers him and says, "Call the plumber."  Blowfish then informs Hanson that his point is that a person can't work all the time.  Hanson laughs and asks Blowfish if he wants to go have a drink with him.  Blowfish is shocked, but flattered that Hanson would ask him to go have a drink.  Blowfish drops everything he is doing to go with Hanson to have a drink.  Hanson and Blowfish pull up to a local bar and Blowfish asks Hanson if this is where they all usually go for a drink.  Hanson replies to Blowfish that no this isn't exactly where they always go to have a drink.  Hanson may be out of the office, but he's still working.  Hanson has gone to the bar where Ronnie Seabock is hanging out, but Blowfish has no idea what's going on, what Hanson may be getting him in to, and he's just smiling from ear to ear.  Hanson and Blowfish go in to the bar and Ronnie spots them immediately and wants to know what they are doing there.  Hanson tells Ronnie that he was just in the neighborhood, wanted to drop by and see how he was doing, that he was thinking about Ronnie, thinking about Ronnie's new car, thinking about Ozzie's old job and that he's wondering if all this doesn't fit together somehow.  Ronnie tells Hanson that he must want to die or something because that would be the only reason Hanson should be in that place and that maybe Hanson hates his life.  Ronnie then makes a big mistake and spits his chewing gum on Hanson's shirt.  Hanson doesn't take too kindly to that, punches Ronnie in the stomach, and throws him down on a pool table.  Blowfish is getting nervous, can't believe what he is seeing, and is probably wondering whether or not he and Hanson are going to make it out of there alive.  Hanson then puts a pool stick around Ronnie's throat, sticks a gun in his face, and tells Ronnie that he didn't come there to bust him and that he came there to talk to him.  About that time, one of Ronnie's friends grabs Blowfish, yells at Hanson, pulls the hammer back on a gun, and puts it next to Blowfish's head.  Ronnie tells his friend that everything is cool and to let Hanson's friend go.  Hanson backs off and Ronnie tells Hanson that he has 5 witnesses in there that will testify that Hanson hit him first and the best thing that Hanson can do is leave the bar right now while he is still ahead.  Hanson pulls on Blowfish's arm and tells him that it's time to go.

Penhall goes back to Hoffs house to try and talk to her.  Hoffs tells him that there isn't anything to talk about, but Penhall tells Hoffs that their working relationship is too important to let anything come between them.  Hoffs agrees and lets Penhall into her apartment and the two of them make up.  Meanwhile, Hanson and Blowfish have met up with Ioki and Hanson has taken Blowfish to the real place that they go and have drinks.  Blowfish makes it real clear to Hanson that he values his life and for Hanson not to ever do something like that to him again.  Both Hanson and Ioki get a good laugh over Blowfish's experience.  After Hanson's night out with Blowfish and Ioki, he goes back on the beat the next day with Adabo who quickly informs him that going to that pool hall/bar and confronting Ronnie was the wrong thing to do and for him not to ever do that again unless he has got some solid evidence proving that Ronnie killed Ozzie.  Adabo also goes in to talking to Hanson about the kids at the Piedmont who get on drugs, the homicide rate, and how the police officers can't make a dent in the crime rate down there.  Adabo also makes a remark to Hanson about how people care less if it's an african american kid who gets killed and how just anyone can make these drugs in their own kitchen to sell on the street.  Adabo is losing hope in his job and basically losing touch with reality and what his job is all about.

Hoffs goes to visit Darlene at an old hotel she is staying at and find her battered and beaten after prostituting herself.  Darlene tries to explain to Hoffs the reason she is hooking herself and why she is using drugs.  Hoffs doesn't buy her story, tells her that her reasoning just isn't good enough, and lets her know real quick that she is on a one way track to dying.  Darlene asks Hoffs if she has ever been high because there is no other feeling like it in the world.  Hoffs tells her no that she has never been high and that she came to see her because she was concerned about her.  Darlene continues to talk about prostitution, how she isn't good at it, how other girls know how to do it, but that she gets beaten and doesn't get paid.  She tells Hoffs that she just isn't good at it, not like the other girls are.  Darlene begins to cry and tells Hoffs that she doesn't want to do this anymore, live like she is living, hook herself out, and that she definitely doesn't want to die.  While Hoffs is trying to help Darlene, Penhall is riding is motorcycle down a dark alley of a nearby street.  Penhall comes to a stop, turns off his headlight, and yells out, "Hello".  Someone says in the darkness, "Over Here."  Penhall gets off his bike to find one of the plain clothed officers who were on the roof the day the kid fell to his death waiting for him.  This was the same officer who had previously told Penhall that they didn't see what happened and that anything could have taken place on that roof.  The officer tells Penhall that he has no idea what Penhall is doing or what he is trying to prove and that what he told him about not seeing what happened to the kid is actually the truth, but he also tells Penhall that he isn't so sure that Penhall is wrong about Adabo pushing the kid off the roof and killing him.  Penhall questions him and says, "I thought you said you didn't see anything?"  The officer then goes on to tell Penhall about being with Adabo about a year ago on a drug bust where a kid was killed and that he isn't so sure that Adabo didn't beat that kid to death.  Penhall tells the officer that he already knows all about that story.  The officer continues and informs Penhall that the part about the CPR and all that other stuff is true, but Adabo educated this kid real good first when he couldn't find any rocks on him, educated him with his fists, educated him with his night stick, really beat this kid up pretty bad, and he just felt like Penhall should know the truth, that Penhall isn't crazy,  and also know that Penhall may very well be right about Adabo killing the kid on the roof and that the kid on the roof may not have been the first one that Adabo killed.  Penhall thanks the officer for telling him the truth about everything and is really thinking hard about what he should do.

Hanson is out of uniform, in his usual clothes, and has gone to a local jail to do a little checking up on Ronnie Seabock since he was just busted and brought in for possession of 3 Kilos of cocaine. About the time Hanson arrives he is shocked to see that Ronnie is coming down the steps of the jail as he has been let out on bail.  Ronnie stops and talks to Hanson.  Ronnie lets Hanson know that he's done some nasty things in his life, that he may have even killed somebody, but just so Hanson can sleep at night, he's letting him know up front that he didn't kill Ozzie.  Ronnie also tells Hanson that Hanson did him a favor.  Ronnie informs Hanson that the word is out on the street that Ronnie is a shooter, a killer, that he took Ozzie out, and Hanson put that word out there.   So now Ronnie has all of Ozzie's turf and people are afraid of him and Ronnie winks at Hanson and says, "So thank you - little buddy."  Ronnie then leaves the jail with his partner, but leaves Hanson rather irritated.

The next day at the chapel, Fuller and Penhall are in Fuller's office discussing the situation with Adabo.  Fuller informs Penhall that there were two shots fired on the roof the day before the kid fell, they recovered the slugs, did test firings on the officers guns, and put everything away neatly in a file.  Fuller then tells Penhall that he really got to thinking about everything that he had been telling him, so he had IAD pull the slugs from the test firings.  Fuller says to Penhall, "Look, maybe I didn't believe you Doug, but I never stopped believing in you."  Penhall smiles and nods to let Fuller know that he accepts what he is trying to say to him.  Fuller pulls out some photos of some bullets  and informs Penhall that the first photo is the bullet came from the roof, from Adabo's gun - a regulation 9 mm.  Fuller then shows Penhall a photo of the bullet that killed Ozzie and tells Penhall that the bullets match.  The bullet that killed Ozzie came from Adabo's gun.  Fuller tells Penhall that Adabo was probably a really good cop at one time and Penhall tells Fuller that he wishes that he had known Adabo when he was that good cop and asks Fuller what happens now.  Fuller tells Penhall that warrants have went out on Silver and Boyd (the plain clothed officers) for questioning and pick-up went out on the automated 15 minutes ago for Adabo and if someone doesn't stumble across Adabo tonight - a warrant will be out on him in the morning.  Penhall asks Fuller if Adabo will know and Fuller tells Penhall that if Adabo doesn't know by now that he'll know when he pulls into his driveway.

After speaking with Fuller, Penhall receives a phone call from Adabo.  Penhall wants to know where Adabo is and Adabo tells Penhall that it doesn't matter where he is at, that Penhall is a good cop, and he has a confession to make.  Adabo then says to Penhall, "I'm sergeant James Adabo, been with the force 18 years, 6 months, and 14 days.  I was responsible for the death of Osborne Ezekiel Hubbin (Ozzie), and you were right about the kid on the roof, there's been a lot of things.  Tell my wife and kids I love them."  The next day, Penhall finds Adabo dead at a local motel.  Adabo died by taking his own life.  The episode ends with Hoffs taking Darlene to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center where she is accepted, informed that she is a good applicant, they'll get her into the next available space, but the next opening will not be for 4 months.  Here again Depp gets a lot of airtime, the story line is good, and the issues that are dealt with during this episode are fabulous.  OVERALL RATING = 8.5
 

#17. TWO FOR THE ROAD: This episode aired on October 11, 1987.
This episode focuses on a serious issue that is not just national, but global - drunk driving. The opening scenes of this episode show guest star Rob Stone (as T.J.) talking to his best friend . Jonathan. who is a paralyzed from the next down.  Jonathan can't speak, is unable to communicate with T.J., and is in a catatonic state continuously.  The next scene shows Jonathan and his wheel chair going over a bridge into a lake below. It is not for certain at this point, but it certainly appears as though T.J. pushed his friend over the bridge in an effort to put him out of his misery. Pauley Shore (as Kenny) and Jason Priestly (as Brian) also guest star in this episode.

Hanson and Penhall are sent in to investigate a fake IDs ring because Fuller believes there is a connection between these fake IDs and the increase of teenage drunk driving. Fuller gives Hanson and Penhall two very fake IDs to go in undercover so they can scope out the bars and liquor stores who are selling alcohol to young teens. Hanson and Penhall recognize right away that the IDs are very fake and Fuller makes it clear that this is his whole point - to have very fake IDs and see which bars and liquor stores sell to them.  There are a lot of scenes in this episode dealing with drunk driving that it would be too hard to go over them all.

Fuller goes out on a date with a new girlfriend, attends some type of police banquet with his new girlfriend, has a couple of glasses of wine while he is there, and gets stopped at a sobriety check point after he leave the banquet.  The officer at the checkpoint is a rookie cop who takes Fuller's car and gives him a ticket for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).  The enire episode deals with the deadly issue drinking and/or using drugs while driving.  Fuller tries to get out of his ticket for DUI while fighting hard to close down fake ID rings, bars, and liquor stores who are selling to teens that are underage. There is a lot of controversy in this episode with Fuller is trying to get out of a DUI charge even though he had been drinking, and his determination to bust the bars and liquor stores who are selling alcohol to underage teens and also getting the teens who are drinking and driving off the streets. Hanson, Penhall, Ioki, and Hoffs are able to bust the fake IDs rings and also bring charges against the bars and liquor stores who have been selling alcohol to underage teens.

It is found out in the end that T.J was drunk one night, driving,  and had a near fatal car accident.  This  car accident left Jonathan paralyzed and left T.J. feeling so guilty and overwhelmed with grief for his friend that he  pushed Jonathan over the bridge to end his suffering.  Hanson tries hard to get T.J. to testify against the bars and liquor stores who sold alcohol to him the night he was drunk and wrecked. The whole Jump Street gang is involved in this case and the fake ID ring, the bars, and liquor stores selling to minors are shut down. Fuller is finally cleared of his charges, but they all know that his drinking and driving is just as serious as a teen drinking and driving. This episode is very serious and hit on a major issue within the teen population and adult population as well. It gives a wonderful description of exactly what happens to all mankind when people drink and drive. This is not an episode that can be written in an episode guide and is a must see. Although Depp has an equal amount of air time as the other cast, Penhall and Fuller may actually have more air time than Depp, but this is one of the most informative 21 Jump Street episodes produced. OVERALL RATING = 10.

#18. AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL: This episode aired on October 18, 1987.
This episode begins with an inner city school teacher attempted to teach a high school science class, but is unable to due to the lack of respect and taunting he is receiving from his students.  Some students in the class are very interested in learning, but others aren't and continue to tease this teacher.  Finally, one student, Tito, really pushes the teacher to the limit.  The teachers asks Tito to go to the principal's office and Tito refuses.  The teacher grabs him by the shirt and asks him to go to the principal's office again.  Tito refuses and the teacher slaps Tito across the face.  Tito tells this teacher that he'll be sorry that he slapped him and the teacher disagrees with him.  The teacher informs Tito that someone should have slapped him a long time ago.  Tito then pulls out a gun from his coat pocket, begins waving it around the class room, and terrorizing the teacher with it.  The teacher backs down and is giving in to all demands that Tito has, but it doesn't matter what the teacher does at this point.  Tito fires two bullets into the teachers chest and runs out of the classroom.  Lucky for this teacher, Tito only used a .22 pistol and the teacher survived, is in the hospital in fair physical condition, but probably not the best emotional condition.

Fuller is giving Hoffs the run down on what happened with the school shooting.  Fuller feels like that this teacher was lucky getting off this easy because he was the target of all the students.  Students spray painted his house the year before, have teased him for years, and now he's gotten shot.  Fuller doesn't see this teacher returning to the classroom as he was already on the edge anyway.  Fuller informs Hoffs that she's going in undercover at this school to try and find out who is selling these guns because half the school is armed.  Fuller tells Hoffs to center in on a guy named Derek as he is Tito's best friend and he may not be selling the guns, but he sure will know who is selling them.  Hoffs asks who her back up is going to be and Fuller replies, "You're looking at him."  Adam Fuller goes undercover.  Hanson lets Fuller know that he definitely wants to be around to see Fuller going undercover, but Hanson is preoccupied.  His preoccupation is first with training Blowfish's guinea pig to race it, but most importantly his preoccupation is with his mother's new boyfriend, Bob - who sells cars.  Ioki finds it to be great that Hanson's mother is dating a guy who sells cars and asks Hanson is Bob can get him a good deal on a car.  Hanson kinda smirks at Ioki and tells him that this is just great and he'll just set Ioki's mom up with Bob.

Okay, so now we're down to the brass tactics of this episode.  Hoffs goes in undercover to the school to find out who is selling the guns to students and Fuller goes in the school undercover as a substitute teacher for the teacher who was shot.  Fuller also finds that not only are students carrying guns, but so are teachers.  Hanson's dealing with Bob and his mother.  First his mother moves in with Bob against Hanson's wishes and then Hanson has to go, against his will, bowling with Bob and this was pretty much a disaster.  But things turn out good for Hanson.  Ms, Hanson decides that she doesn't like living with Bob and tells Hanson that Bob just isn't good in bed.  Hanson really didn't want to hear that.  So, Hanson helps his mother move out of Bob's place and back into her own home.  Hoffs catches the guy selling the guns to students and makes an arrest and it isn't Derek by the way.  The teacher who was shot returns to school unexpectedly, goes into his classroom with a gun, locks the door, and pretty much lets the students know what it's like to be in a classroom with a gun waving around in their face.  Fuller watches from the window to the room and feels like the teacher has snapped, but Fuller also knows that there is another teacher around there packing a gun too.  Fuller finally gets the door unlocked, runs into the classroom and disarms the teacher.  Arrests are made on students and teachers carrying weapons in the school.  This guide was short and to the point, but there isn't much else to say other than drag it out verbatim.  Depp doesn't have a whole lot of airtime in this episode, most of it focuses on Hoffs and Fuller, but it deals with a very important issue of weapons in school.  OVERALL RATING = 6

#19. HIGHER EDUCATION: This episode aired on October 25, 1987.
This episode guide is gonna also be rather short and to the point as it is not focused on Depp at all.  A young teen becomes pregnant and blames Ioki and claims that he is the father of the child.  Apparently Ioki had been sent into this same school weeks prior to this accusation undercover and this young girl and Ioki were paired up together to go to a dance or some type of school function.  Ioki does everything he possibly can to clear his name and lets Fuller know that he didn't touch this girl, not at all.  Ioki even goes to the girl's house, against Fuller's orders, to try and talk to the girl and her father only to be thrown out among other things.  Finally after some research into this case it is found that there is a young male teacher within the school system who is a great teacher, all the students like him, and he seems to be doing his job very well.  This teacher even has been know to tutor students after school.  Maybe he's doing his job too well.  Evidence is collected and the teen finally tells the truth that she had sex with this teacher during an after school tutoring session and this teacher is the father of her unborn child.  Also, this isn't the only teen that this teacher has been having sex with and molesting after school either.  This teacher is suspended from his teaching position and placed under arrest.  Case solved.  There is very little airtime for Depp in this episode, but it's always great to see Nguyen get airtime as he is a great asset to the show and this episode deals with important issues of teachers, students, and sexual relations between the two.  OVERALL RATING = 5.

#20. DON'T STRETCH THE RAINBOW: This episode aired on November 1, 1987.
This episode is based on a young african american teenage girl who falls in love with a young caucasian teenage male.  The young girls father is principal of a nearly all white school that the city is attempting to de-segregate and there is a lot of controversy.  The young girl ends up trying to kill herself over all the hype of being in love and pregnant with a white boy's child.  The girls survives her suicide attempt and her unborn child is healthy also.  There is a lot of racial slurs, racial wars among teens, etc.  The Jump Street Gang is sent in to try and prevent racism, discrimination, and especially protect the teens from getting hurt or even killed.  The episode has a very good ending and the young girl goes to school and explains to both the black and white student body that she loves her white boyfriend, she is going to have his child, and all this racism and discrimination isn't worth anything.  She explains that there is only one race in the world and that is the human race.  The episode deals with a very important issue - racism/discrimination.  Depp has a fair amount of airtime in this episode.

***DISCLAIMER:  Due to the amount of racial tendencies, racial slurs, and discriminating remarks - I am refraining from writing an entire episode guide for this particular episode.  I am in no way racist and do not want to appear that way in anyone's eyes.  This episode contains a lot of violence over racial issues and I feel that it's better to just give a brief outline of the episode rather than set myself up for judgmental opinions.  If anyone wants a complete written episode guide, I will be happy to provide that for you.  Please email me at Deppfan@aol.com if you would like further information on this episode.  Also, due to the racial tendencies I am not going to rate this episode at all.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.  This does not reflect the views and/or beliefs of myself, 21 Depp Street, or A Fan's Page for Johnny Depp!***

#21. HONOR BOUND: This episode aired on November 8, 1987.

IMPORTANT NOTE PRIOR TO READING THIS EPISODE GUIDE:  This DOES NOT APPLY to Johnny Depp Fans, anyone who frequents A Fan's Page for Johnny Depp, Vicki, etc.  But, I feel that it's important, in all fairness to Johnny and his background to let his fans know that there has been some discriminating remarks in regards to Johnny Depp's diction that he uses in this episode as a cadet that transferred in from Tulsa Military Academy.  Johnny has been referred to as a redneck, hillbilly, etc. for using this accent and some have even made remarks about the fact that he was born in Kentucky, partly raised in Appalachia (Kentucky), then moved to Florida, and basically once a redneck - always a redneck.  One remark that I read recently that I found to be very inaccurate was that Johnny Depp really brings out his redneck, Kentucky roots in this episode.  I feel that the accurate response would be to acknowledge Johnny's talent as an actor in that he can use many dictions, and use a certain diction that is appropriate to the role he is playing.  Actually I feel that Johnny Depp is very honest and proud about his Kentucky roots and where he came from and when one degrades someone's diction or origin, that also degrades that person's family which Johnny is very proud of, to say the least.  To also add to my soap box, I feel that each individual state has  their own certain diction depending on which part of the state one resides.  I am in no way criticizing anothers opinion and have tried to write this in a diplomatic manner, but I want to say that no one should be categorized by the way the talk and their diction.  It is very apparent that Johnny Depp doesn't have a continual Kentucky accent.  I reside in Tennessee and don't live very far from Owensboro where Johnny grew up and although our diction is somewhat different - it's very much similar.  So who cares if Johnny was born in Kentucky, lived in Florida, moved to LA and where he gets his diction from.  The important thing is that he is who he is and if you are reading this right now then chances are you will agree that regardless of how he talks - he'll always be the same Johnny Depp we admire and adore.  I hope I haven't offended anyone by this little addition and welcome any feedback or comments.  Please email me at Deppfan@aol.com!

*** DISCLAIMER:  Also, I want to be real clear that there is a lot of prejudice remarks made in this episode against the homosexual population and this episode guide is taken directly from the episode itself with no opinions of my own added.  The comments and beliefs in this episode do not reflect the beliefs or opinions of myself, 21 Depp Street, or A Fan's Page for Johnny Depp!***

This episode begins with Fuller briefing Jump Street on their next assignment.  It appears that there have been an enormous amount of attacks on homosexuals in a specific area that is within a 5 mile radius of Norton Military Academy.  Fuller also adds to his suspicion that students of the academy may be doing this because all of the assailants that have been seen have had short hair, most of those attacked had not idea there was anyone around until they were ambushed, and the beatings that these homosexuals suffered appeared to be of a professional nature.  Hanson and Penhall make a good point when they realize that all the attacks have occured after midnight and that most of these young GI Joe's have some type of curfew.  But, Fuller lets Hanson and Penhall in on his next little secret, that maybe these cadets are going over the wall and this is why he is sending both of them in to find out what is going on.  Hanson doesn't seem to mind, but Penhall is dying.  Penhall has no desire to go into a military academy, to be a cadet, to wear a uniform, and especially get his hair cut.  Ioki makes a bit of a joke about Penhall having to get a haircut, the Fuller blows him over with his assignment.  Ioki is gonna be sent in as a decoy at the Milestones Cafe, which is more or less a gay bar.  Hoffs assignment is to back up Ioki and buy him coffee.  Looks like Hoffs is getting off easy here.  Fuller also adds, to Hanson and Penhall's dismay, that this academy is a live in situation, they'll have to stay inside until the case is solved, and they can't run back to the chapel for an update and slice of Pizza.  What a way to start the day for Jump Street.

Penhall arrives at the academy and his first acquaintance is Sergeant Major Jackson.  Penhall is ready to leave already and he hasn't even been signed in yet.  Penhall is going in as a fresh cadet.  Hanson is going in as an experienced cadet who was thrown out of Tulsa Military Academy for "bad behavior".  Hanson doesn't have to go through Jackson, which would have been much easier, but he gets to go straight to the General's office who let's him know that he's a screw up and there will be no screw ups at Norton Military Academy.  The general also informs Hanson that rules and regulation are one thing, but above all else at Norton is Honor.  He tells Hanson that a cadet WILL NOT lie, steal, or cheat nor tolerate those that do.  Hanson is standing at attention and says "Yes Sir".  The general looks over Hanson's record and tells him that he see that he once was a Sergeant Major, but was busted down to Sergeant, and tells Hanson that he had a fine rank.  He tells Hanson that he's gonna let him transfer in at that rank just to see if he can keep it (the Sergeant rank), and his guess is that he can't keep it.  Hanson says, "Thank you Sir." and the the general informs him that if there is nothing else then Hanson is dismissed.  Hanson puts on his cadet hat, straightens it, salutes the general, the general salutes him, Hanson does a little military dance (the about face and all) and then walks out of the general's office.

Jackson has befriended Penhall as much as a Sergeant Major can, has been showing him around, and has now taken Penhall to the one place he didn't want to go - the barber.  Penhall watches the barber as he takes shears and just shaves one cadets hair completely off.  Penhall is getting real nervous as he is the only one left in the waiting area.  Jackson has some type of military meeting to go to and leaves Penhall by himself to get his hair "trimmed".  Penhall is really squirmming, especially when the barber finishes with the other cadet and walks out, looks at Penhall, and says, "Next".  Penhall stand ups, looks at the cadets hair that went in before him, his voice gets really high pitched, and he informed the barber that he gave the tailor the wrong hat size, he needs to go get it fixed because he can't look like a dweeb on his first day of inspection, but tells the barber to keep that seat open for him and he'll be back (yeah-right!).

It's time for lunch at the academy and Hanson gets to sit at the table with all the other high rankers while poor Penhall is just out there on his own.  Hanson is at the table talking to others about how different it was at Tulsa, what he did to be thrown out, etc. then he notices Penhall approaching their table with his tray and says to the other guys, "Uh,Oh. Check this doof out."  Hey, Hanson has a reputation to keep with his bad boy image (pardon the cliche) that is on his transfer record from Tulsa Academy.  Hanson yells out at Penhall and says, "Hey, you steal that earring from your mamma little buddy?"  Penhall looks shocked and replies, "Why would I want to do that if your mother gives them to me for free?"  Hanson just smiles, chews on his gum, nods his head, and then as Penhall walks by, Hanson just sticks his foot out and trips Penhall.  Penhall's food from his tray goes flying everywhere and he jumps up and grabs Hanson by the collar.  A couple of cadets jump in between them to keep them from fighting.  Penhall tells Hanson real quick that he better be watching over his shoulder and Hanson blows Penhall a few kisses.  Penhall walks on and Hanson goes back to his table to tell the other guys that at his old school they'd take a guy like that, hold em' down, and cut his hair off with a huntin' knife.  Hanson goes on to tell more about what he did at his old school out on the lake, that the guys would get some sun, drink some beers, and then finish up with sweeping the area.  Hanson is probing for information and none of these guys have a clue and want to know what sweeping the area means.  Hanson explains that they would drive into town, check out the local ladies, the go to the darkside of town (meaning the african-american part) with a broom sticking out of the window and try to hit the local people standing on the corner.  Well Hanson may be clever, but he just messed up because there happened to be an african-american  at the table with him that didn't take Hanson's comment too lightly and asked Hanson if he thought that was funny.  Hanson knew that what he was saying was wrong, but he had to maintain his role and tells the guy to lighten up that it was just a game.

Meanwhile, Ioki is on his assignment at the Milestone Cafe and then this guy comes up to him and tells Ioki that he's hasn't seen him around before (What a pick-up line!).  Ioki is dying, but remains cool, is very police and begins to tell this guy that he's new and that he thinks that the Milestone is a nice place to hang out.  They guy introduces himself as Willie and Ioki tells him that he's Harry.  Willie then asks Ioki if he's there by himself and Ioki says yes and then backs up and tells him no that he's not there by himself that he's waiting on a friend.  Hoffs saves the day by showing up.  Ioki says to Hoffs, in front of Willie, that it's nice of her to show up as they were just talking about her.  Willie takes the hint, tells Ioki it was nice to meet him, and leaves.  Hoffs sits down next to Ioki and laughs her head off.  Ioki lets her know real quick that it isn't funny, not funny at all.  Hoffs says, "Come on Harry, it is funny.  Are you sure you aren't putting out some type of signals?"  Ioki doesn't like her comment, but knows that it's time that he acts as the decoy and patrol around the block to see if anyone tried to attack him.  Ioki tells Hoffs that he's gonna go patrol the block, she laughs, and says, "Happy Hunting!" and then laughs some more.  Ioki is out on the dark street walking by himself and doesn't look like he's happy to be there.  Suddenly Ioki notices a guy beating up on someone in an alley, they guy has the other guy pinned up against a wall and is kicking him with all the strength he has.  Ioki runs to intervene.  Ioki jumps the wall to stop the one guy from nearly killing this other guy, but then he realizes that there are two more of these guys and they begin to attack Ioki.  Ioki uses his expertise in martial arts to try and protect himself, but there are just too many of them, and they are all trained too well.  Ioki gets knocked to the ground and has his ribs kicked in a couple of times.  Hoffs arrives on the scene and tells the guys that she is police and for them to freeze.  The guys run off and Hoffs has no chance of finding them.

The next morning, Hanson is awakened by some other cadet telling him he has a phone call.  It's Fuller who is calling and is informing Hanson that Ioki is in the hospital and also lets Hanson know that these guys hit Ioki from behind.  Fuller tells Hanson that he wants him to meet them at the hospital and bring a yearbook from Norton Military Academy.  The general is standing over Hanson the whole time he is talking to Fuller.  Hanson tells the general that he has an emergency situation and his brother is in the hospital.  The general informs Hanson that he knows that because he just spoke with his father (Fuller), tells Hanson that his father seems like a fine man, and asks Hanson if his father ever spent any time in the military.  Hanson informs the general that his father is a police officer.  The general then tells Hanson that he comes from fine stock and that he wouldn't mind meeting his father sometime (whoa that would go over good).  Hanson then tells the general that he's sure that he'd find meeting his father very enjoyable.  Hanson then head straight to the hospital to see Ioki with a yearbook in hand.  Hanson is at Ioki's bedside as Ioki looks through the yearbook.  Hanson is really concerned that Ioki is alright and Ioki tells him that he's only there for observation.  Hanson makes a joke with him to try and cheer him up.  Hanson says, "I'm disappointed in you Iokage, you against only three  combat trained psychos; what'd you do slip on a banana peel or something?"  Ioki says, "Yeah, Something..."  Ioki finally spots one of the guys that attacked him, Hank Demerest.  Fuller asks Hanson if he knows him and Hanson says yeah, but that he hasn't met him officially.  Fullet stresses to Hanson to go back and meet him - OFFICIALLY!  Ioki then tells Fuller and Hanson that the second guy was hidden in the shadows and he didn't even see the third guy.  Hanson tells them that he's got a line on who the others might be.  Ioki then asks Fuller and Hanson if they can bring in Demerest and see if he rolls over on the other two.  Fuller and Hanson both tell Ioki that they doubt Demerest rolling over on anyone because in the military, the Honor Code is the biggest and and he won't break that code which means basically that he's not gonna rat out his buddies.  Fuller tells Hanson to bring Penhall more into the investigation and try to get some better leads.  Ioki then asks how Penhall is doing and Hanson sort of laughs and tells Ioki and Fuller that Penhall is a natural soldier.

Of course Penhall isn't a natural soldier and can't even march right.  Everyone is screaming at Penhall especially for not getting his hair cut.  Jackson is the only one who has taken up for Penhall actually taken some pity on him.  Jackson runs to the other Sergeant Major and tells him that Penhall is new and to cut him some slack.  He tells Jackson to make sure Penhall's hair is cut, for Penhall to drop and give him 20 push ups, and asks Jackson to count them out.  Penhall starts doing his push ups, cheats a bit, and Jackson informs him that he owes him 6 more push ups.  Jackson also tells Penhall that it is his responsibility to see that he gets through training safely and gets the most out of it and asks Penhall not to confuse Jackson's actually liking him with the thought that Jackson's gonna let him get away with any and every thing.  Jackson then takes Penhall to the side and tries to help him in his stance and marching techniques.  Jackson is called away by another cadet and tells Penhall that he'll be right back.  Penhall sees that this is his chance to look at the sign in - sign out sheets.  Penhall goes quickly to look at the list from the night before and finds Demerest's, Adderly's, and Hudson's name on the list from the night before and finds it very interesting.  Penhall doesn't want to diappoing Jackson so he goes back to the barber to get his head shaved, but has no intention of having it done for he has a plan.  As soon as the barber starts, Penhall accidentally knocks off the barber's glasses, breaks them, apologizes, and wants to know if he has another pair.  The barber tells Penhall that he does have another pair at home.  So Penhall informs the barber that he'll kindly wait until he gets his glasses before he gets his hair cut.  Hey, Penhall is slick - he went for his haircut and couldn't get it - it's a good excuse according to Penhall.

Next the cadets are in gym class learning wrestling techniques.  Penhall makes a comment that the instructor doesn't like and Penhall tells him that he was just admiring the instructors technique.  The instructor tells Penhall that this is good because now he can show the whole class what he has learned.  The instructor pairs Penhall and another cadet together and tells them to go through the King of the Mountain drill.  Hanson makes a snide remard and say, "Looks more like Queen of the Mountain to me."  The wrestling match starts and Penhall takes his opponent down easily.  The instructor calls in Demerest to wrestle Penhall who quickly pins him also.  Penhall is on a roll and looks like coach is gonna call it a day until Hanson says, "Can I have a shot coach?"  The coach tells Hanson and Penhall to go for it and the whole gymnasium goes wild because they know they've got a match now.  Hanson and Penhall square off and everyone is yelling, "Search and Destroy."  Hanson looks at Penhall and says, "How 'bout a little kiss first?" and Penhall says, "Okay, pucker up."  Penhall hardly gets the words out of his mouth when Hanson just draws back, punches Penhall in the face, and knocks him out cold.  The coach isn't real happy, but Hanson says, "I won didn't I?" and the coach tells Hanson that if he does that again he'll pack his bags and be out of the academy and sends Hanson to the shower.

Hanson goes to the shower room and believe it or not there was a good reason that Hanson did what he did because in the showers, Rick Adderly comes up to Hanson and is discussing what he did to Penhall and tells Hanson that it was about time that someone did it.  Hanson tells him that most of the people around there wouldn't know a good time if they walked in on it.  See there ya go - Hanson's looking for info and from the right guy too.  Hanson also asks Adderly if he is any different (referring to whether or not Adderly knows about having a good time).  One of Adderly's buddies, Hank Demerest, tells Hanson that they go alone on their escapades and Adderly stop his friend from speaking and tells him that he should be more polite (to Hanson) especially with someone who can whip his butt.  Demerest then tells Hanson that he has his brother's car that day to go out if he's intersted in going with them.  The other friend, Hudson, interrupts as he can't believe that Adderly is telling Hanson about this stuff that they do.  Hanson tells him that it sounds good and asks where they are going.  Adderly informs Hanson that they are going into town for a little search and destroy.  Hanson asks if they are going to find some women to wrestle, Adderly tells him that what they are gonna do is even better, and they'll pick Hanson up in ten minutes.  Hanson knows right then and there that he's got his three guys, but now all he has to do is get the evidence, but he's gonna need Penhall's help who may not be so willing since he just punched him out.  Hanson goes to find Penhall who is also in the shower room nursing his face where Hanson hit him.  Penhall looks at Hanson and tells him that he he would appreciate a little warning next time before Hanson decides to just go off and knock him out.  Hanson tells Penhall to just listed.  About that time the coach walks up and catches the two of them conversing, thinks that there is still some type of fight going on between them, and tell Hanson that he obviously wasn't listening to what he told him earlier and Adderly walks up orders him back to quarters.  Hanson then says outloud, hoping that Penhall will catch on to what he is trying to tell him, "Yeah I guess he's not worth the trouble."  Hanson then points at Adderly and says, "Parking lot in ten minutes right?"  Then Hanson walks off.  Penhall got Hanson's message and knows that he has to do something.

Penhall runs down to the cadet payphone where there is a line a mile long and he tells the guy on the phone that it's an emergency and he has to use the phone.  The guy won't let him use the phone.  Penhall has to get a hold of Fuller or someone right then and now, so he slips through a window into the general's office to use the phone.  Penhall gets a hold of Hoffs and about the time she says Hello, two cadets with Jackson come in and catch Penhall.  Well, Penhall is in trouble and Hanson is out cruising around with these three psychos.  Hanson then asks the cadets how they get away with breaking the curfew and was informed that Sergeant Major Jackson covered for them the first time and then they just sort of held it over his head all the rest of the times and this is how they get out and are able to stay out so late.  Hanson acts to the three guys like he's getting bored and wants to know if this is the search or destory part of the evening and one of he guys tells him that it's neither.  Back at Norton, Penhall is taken to the general's quarters for breaking into his office.  Penhall tries to explain that he desperately needed to call his father and the public phones were taken.  The general asks how he got in and Jackson tells him that Penhall got in through the window.  The general then tells Penhall that he was breaking and entering along with tresspassing and which Penhall rebuttles by informing him that no property was damaged and he had every right to be on campus.  The general then tells Penhall to call his father and tell him to get his butt out of Norton Academy tonight.  Penhall seems a bit confused and then tells the general that he needs to get something straight - that he's being kicked out of the academy for trying to call his father and now that he's kicked out he can call his father.  Penhall laughs it off and tells the general and Jackson that he can't wait to get back to public school.  Penhall is overjoyed that he's getting out.

Hanson is still riding around with the other three cadets and one of them spots a guy walking down the street and Demerst points him out to the others.  Hanson asks the cadets why that guy and the response is because he is a faggot.  Hanson asks if that's it, that's the only reason to pick on this guy.  The cadet then tells Hanson that's all he needs to know and he's not to question orders around there.  Hanson then asks what they are gonna do, beat on his head for a little while and the others reply no.  They tell Hanson that he's gonna get in front of the guy, make him think that Hanson's gonna take him out, and when he tries to run, they'll get him from behind.  Hanson does what they ask and when the guy approaches, Hanson says, "Run past me, don't turn around - just run past me.  I'm not gonna hurt you.  I won't hurt you I swear man, just run"  About that time, the guy blows this whistle he has hanging around his neck and runs backwards straight into the other three cadet who start beating up on him pretty bad.  The people in the Milestone Cafe heard the whistle and they all came running out to help whoever was in trouble.  The three cadets see the other guys coming and jump in the car leaving Hanson behind facing all these people.  Finally, before Hanson gets his head beat in, the cadets circle around, yell at Hanson who jumps over a brick wall to get into the car.

Back at Norton Academy, the cadets are arguing over what happened and Hudson tells Demerest that he doesn't think that he want's to do this stuff anymore.  Demerest gets angry and doesn't understand Hudson's reasoning for wanting to stop.  These cadets have really lost sense of reality because they truly believe that what they are doing is justice in society, plus they think it's fun and it's not harming anyone, but it's harming everyone - including themselves.  Hudson finally tells Hanson, Demerest, and Adderly that he's afraid and asks the other guys if they have any idea what would have happed to them if they had been caught by those guys.  Hanson jumps in and lets them know that if they would have caught anybody it would have been him first.  Hanson's trying to hang in there to get more evidence and has to be this tough guy, but he doesn't like it, and then Hanson says, "And so what if they caught is, they're just a bunch of fags."  Hudson tells them all that he just thinks that they should just cool it, maybe shut down for a while and Adderly agrees and informs them all that they are shutting down until further notice.  Hanson jumps up and starts to say something and Adderly informs him that the subject is not up for discussion.

Back at the chapel, Hoffs and Ioki are giving fuller the run down on what happened the night before.  Ioki tells Fuller that if those guys would have caught them there would have been serious trouble because the gays are out for blood, they aren't about to take any prisoners, and are ready to go after anyone who looks at them sideways.  Fuller asks Hoffs and Ioki if any one came up with a description.  Hoffs sort of frown and says, "Yeah, we got a great one - of Hanson."  Fuller then informs Hoffs and Ioki that he has some bad news.  One of the guys who was beaten severely at the beginning of the episode, Benny Mason, which led to Jump Street's involvement in this case died that afternoon.  Hoffs knows that this not only means that they are looking at an assault case, but now a murder case as well.  Fuller tells Hoffs and Ioki that there is nothing to prove these guys did it and if these kids are smart, they are gonna take themselves out of the game for a little while.  Fuller also tells them that Penhall has reported to him that a cadet Jackson signed in Demerest and two other guys the night Mason was attacked, that Jackson signed them all in at 11:00pm before curfew and over an hour before the beating of Mason.

That day Penhall goes in street clothes to the cadet firing range to speak with Jackson.  Penhall tells Jackson that he happens to know that 5 days ago that he signed in Adderly and his buddies after curfew.  Jackson apologizes to Penhall for being dismissed from the academy, as he doesn't know Penhall is a cop, and then tells Penhall that accusations like he just made against Jackson would not get him reinstated into the Academy.  Penhall just smiles, pulls out his badge, and tells Jackson that it's okay because he's already got a day job.  Jackson asks Penhall if he was masquerading as a cadet and Penhall tells him that he was undercover because Adderly and his buddies were playing war games and beating up homosexuals for practice.  Jackson denies any knowledge of this and Penhall informs him that maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, but now someone is dead.  Jackson then asks Pnehall if Hanson is a police officer too and he won't do anything to impede Hanson's work to solve the crime if he is undercover.  Penhall tells Jackson that he was looking for Jackson to help him in a different way, a little more direct approach.  Jackson tells Penhall that there is nothing more that he can do and Penhall assures him that there is plenty more that he can do like why he covered their butts for coming in two hours late.  Jackson then tells Penhall that he stands by his report.  Penhall then asks Jackson if he knows what type of trouble he could be in for being an accessory to murder.  Jackson tells Penhall again that there is nothing more he can do and wants to know if Penhall learned anything while at the academy.  Penhall informs Jackson that he hasn't learned anything that he wants to remember and wants to know if covering murders is what Jackson has learned because someone is dead and if he don't help then these guys are just gonna walk away from it.  Jackson quickly tells Penhall that the academy has taught him honor and that honor is his life.  Jackson then tells Penhall that he has dreams and he is going to West Point Military Academy and that Penhall just doesn't understand.  Penhall tells Jackson that he understands, but that he's wrong about where he's going because he's going to jail and all because he won't violate some unwritten fraternity code.

Penhall goes back to the chapel and informs Fuller and Hoffs that Jackson wouldn't budge and that Jackson figured out that Hanson was a cop.  Fuller tells Hoffs and Penhall that they are gonna have to bring in Hanson and Demerest or Hanson may walk right into an ambush.  Penhall tells Hoffs and Fuller that Jackson promised that he wouldn't say anything.  Hoffs asks Penhall is he really believes Jackson.  Penhall tells Hoffs that he does believe Jackson and he gave him his word.  Hoffs can't believe that Penhall would trust someone who would rather go to jail than turn over three murder suspects and Penhall makes it very clear that's his whole point.  Penhall then tells Fuller that he knows it sounds crazy, but that he trusts Jackson.  Fuller thinks for a moment and agrees that he'll give Hanson a little more time.

Hanson is still undercover and no one at the academy but Hanson and Jackson know that he is a cop.  Hanson is also dressed out in his cadet blues right down to the shined shoes when he walks up to Adderly at the shooting range and shows him  the mornings paper that reads - "Beating Victim Dies."  Adderly kinda shrugs it off like he knows nothing about it and Hanson tells him that it sounds sort of like a search and destroy mission to him.  Demerest mouths off and asks Hanson if he thinks that they are the only one who beat up on fags.  Hudson then tells Hanson that this happened after curfew.  Hanson tells the three of them not to tell him, but to tell the cops because after what happened last night, the cops are gonna be swarming all over campus of the academy.  Demerest asks Hanson what he's gonna tell about this story and Adderly breaks in and says that Hanson isn't gonna say anything because he knows better than to break the code.  Hanson then tells the three of them that he don't know anything because he was on a plane from Tulsa when all this stuff went down, but if they had anything to do with it then they had better be getting their stories straight, to make sure that if anyone else that may have known about it on campus to get their story straight, and if it wasn't them - then they ain't got nothing to worry about.  Hanson smacks the newspaper against his hand, then he swats Demerest on the arm with it and says, "Besides, they's just a bunch'a fags anyway", and walks away knowing that these guys are for sure the one that killed Mason.  Hudson gets nervous and wants to know what they are gonna do.  Adderly and Demerest tells Hudson that they aren't gonna do anything about it because Jackson knows the code and he'll cover for them.  Adderly leaves quickly and meets his brother who is a homosexual that he hasn't spoken to in a long time, but Adderly knows that Benny Mason was his brother's partner and he went there to tell his brother that he knew who was doing the beatings.  Adderly apologizes, tells him that he can't tell him names, but that he was involved in it.  Adderly's brother tells him that someone he loved died because of those beatings, that it could have been him that they beat, and that if he is half the man he claims to be he will do the right thing, the right thing would be what their father would have wanted him to do.  Adderly's brother then walks away leaving Adderly alone.

Hanson goes to visit Jackson as a cadet and Jackson tells him to drop the bull because he knows that he's a cop.  Hanson tells him that he's the only witness and this is the only thing that bring this case to justice.  Jackson tells Hanson that around there Honor is the only thing that matters, that it embodies a special trust and confidence, and it's about valor.. Hanson interrupts and tells Jackson that it's a load of crap and Jackson tells Hanson that he doesn't understand.  Hanson gets angry and tells him that he understands that three of his cadets killed sombody because he was gay, them tomorrow it will be sombody black or jewish, or someone with a stupid label that makes it okay.  Jackson walks over to his desk and refuses to talk.  Hanson tells Jackson that this is just fine, but for him to call and get a pass because he is being arrested for suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.  Jackson tells Hanson that he already made a phone call.  Hanson and Jackson walk out together to the front building of the Norton Military Academy only to find Adderly leading a pack of cadets coming their way.  Commander Richard Adderly turns over his team to Jackson, Hanson motions for Jackson to take command, and Jackson accepts.  Then Adderly informs Hanson that he, Hudson, and Demerest are turning themselves over to his custody.  Jackson is no longer in trouble and asks Adderly and his guys to surrender their arms (weapons).  Adderly turns over the weapons to Jackson, salutes him, Jackson salutes back and states that Adderly, Hudson, and Demerest are restricted to quarters until further notice.  The case is solved.  This episode was great and the action between Hanson and Penhall is excellent and a must see.  Depp has a lot of airtime and I must admit that the accent he has in this episode makes him even the more cute than ever.  One of my favorites.  OVERALL RATING = 10.

#22. YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PRISON: This episode aired on November 15, 1987.
Okay, this episode could go on forever and really isn't one of my favorites, so I'm just gonna give a brief summary because there are lots more episodes that deserve more attention than this one.  Hanson and Penhall are sent is as undercover bodyguards to protect this young hot shot movie star, Jeremy Woods, because he's been getting threatening fan mail.  Also, Woods has been known to trash hotel rooms and drive cars into pools just to see if the lights work under water.  Ioki and Hoffs just think that Woods is great and Hoffs just drools all over the thought of him, but Hanson and Penhall know that he's a jerk.  Penhall ends up getting a small role in the movie Jeremy is making as a police office who pulls him over for speeding (how appropriate).  Then, Jeremy takes a fit on the set of this movie, Hanson and Penhall are on the set as his bodyguards, Woods' fires the director, and the media is there filming his every move along with getting in some good shots of Hanson and Penhall.  This little fit is going to be aired all over the local television stations.

So, remember Tyrell (Waxer) from the pilot, well he ended up killing someone in juvenile and is being transferred to the state prison and sentenced as an adult.  During Waxer's transfer on a highly secured bus, something happens, Waxer ends up shooting one of the guards and escapes.  Waxer goes to a buddy's house and is watching the news to see what the reporters are saying about him and the footage from Jeremy Woods' fit throwing airs on the televion and Waxer recognizes Hanson in the background of the set.  Waxer is out for blood and plans on killing Hanson for busting him and sending him away.  Hoffs and Ioki decide that it's time to meet Jeremy and figure out that Hanson has some mail at the chapel and they really need to take it to him.  Hanson, Penhall, and Woods are in Woods' trailer talking about Jeremy's fame because just minutes before an obsessed fan tried to give Jeremy a present, thought that all his movies were about her, and Woods' had to have her sent to the hospital.  Then there is a knock on the trailer door and it's Hoffs and Ioki bringing Hanson his mail.  Hanson and Penhall aren't thrilled that they showed up and are really upset when Jeremy invites them to hang out around the set for the rest of the day.  Hoffs even gets a part as an extra in his movie.  While Hoffs is being filmed as an extra, a student who just walks down the hall - Waxer walks right past her and he's caught on tape.  But, it's too late, Waxer already got to Hanson and he didn't just kidnap Hanson, but also Woods.  Hoffs then realizes that it was Waxer, she and the rest of the Jump Street gang go over the tape, know that it's him, and also know that Hanson is in touble.

Waxer really has it in for Hanson and finds Woods to be quite amusing.  Waxer has every intent on killing both of them and is holding them at gunpoint.  Woods begins to cry and beg for his life.  Waxer really makes fun of Woods because he plays this tough guy in the movies, but is nothing but a crybaby in real life.  Hanson pleads with Waxer not to kill Woods, tells Waxer that Woods didn't do anything to him and he has no reason to kill Woods.  Fuller and the rest of the gang are searching high and low for Waxer, Hanson, and Woods'.  Hanson continues to plead with Waxer to let Woods go.  Hanson tells Waxer that Woods didn't bust him, he did, and if he's gonna kill anybody to kill him, but let Woods go.  Waxer makes jokes and tells them that they both are gonna go and wants to know which one wants to go first.  Hanson finally catches Waxer off guard, wrestles the gun away from Waxer, and saves his and Woods' life.  Just about the time Hanson gets the gun away from Waxer, Fuller and the rest of the gang show up, along with the media.  Fuller makes sure that Hanson is alright and Waxer is arrested.  Don't look like Waxer's gonna be seeing daylight for a while.  Fuller gets real angry when the media tries to tape his undercover officers and forbids any shots of Hanson or any of the others.  The media then focuses on Woods and does a complete interview with him on what happened.  Well we all know that Hanson saved the day, but according to Woods in his interview - he was cool and saved Hanson's life as well as his own, but he does give Hanson a small amount of credit.  This is a good episode, but it's one of those that the story could be told in 15 minutes rather than 50 minutes.  Depp has some good scenes which I did add in this guide and a fair amount of airtime.  OVERALL RATING = 6.5

#23. HOW MUCH IS THAT BODY IN THE WINDOW?: This episode aired on November 22, 1987.
A young gymnast dies after a gymnastics meet at her local school. The cause of death is found to be a result of steriod use. Hanson and Ioki are partnered together to investigate local gyms and the use of steroids. Penhall and Hoffs are sent in undercover at the school where the young gymnast died to investiage steriod use within school system. Hanson signs up to be a Big Brother in this episode, but begins to have second thoughts after he attends a meeting for Big Brothers of America. Penhall is making waves within the school setting and also with Fuller when he a makes a steriod buy from a teen at school. Penhall ends up swalloring the steroid and doesn't make a bust. Hanson's hesitance to be a Big Brother is explained further in the episode. Hanson tells Fuller that he is second guessing his decision to be a Big Brother because he knows that he will end up being undercover and investigating these same kids and it will only be a matter of a few years.  Hanson thinks that he will end up hurting the Jump Street Program in the long run as well as hurting these kids by befriending these young boys.

Meanwhile, Penhall gets in deeper and deeper in the investigation and becomes extremely defensive. Due to Hanson' preoccupation over being a Big Brother and Penhall's defensiveness about the case, tension begins between the two. Hanson also finds tension building between himself and the director of Big Brothers of America when the two realize that they are attracted to each other. Hanson's feelings for Penhall and the director change quickly when Penhall gives Hanson a bad recommendation to be a Big Brother and the director refuses his application.  Penhall finally does the right thing and arrests a high school teen for steroids.  Hanson makes a discovery on the  identity of the teen's steriod supplier which leads  to another arrest and the shutting down a steroid operation. Hanson and Penhall are able to put their differences aside and get back on good terms with each other.  Penhall expains to Hanson that he gave him a bad reference to be a Big Brother intentionally so his application would be rejected.  Penhall explains that he felt like Hanson would not have enough time or attention to be a Big Brother which would be very unfair to these kids and all others involved.  Hanson agrees with Penhall. Hanson's relationship with the director of the Big Brothers Association, takes a positive leap as they grow more and more intimate with one another. This episode is not one of the best. The tension is so high between all the Jump Street charcters that the viewer can't help but become tense just watching the episode. Depp has a fair amount of air time, looks great, and steroids is a great issue to be tackled in an episode, but this is my least favorite episode. OVERALL RATING = 4.

#24. CHRISTMAS IN SAIGON: This episode aired on December 18, 1987.
This episode really is focused around Ioki and I will be the first to admit that it was time that Dustin Nguyen got the airtime. At Christmas, Ioki's cover is blown. Ioki has been posing as a Japanese immigrant who was born in the US and became a police officer. We all know from previous episodes such as Beseiged I and I that there were problems, that something was going on and all the pieces of the puzzle didn't fit because Ioki kept getting these letters from the US Government.  Apparently at the time Ioki was getting those letters,  the US Government gound that Ioki was either dead or didn't even exist.  Unfortunately, Fuller finds out that Ioki is not really who he says he is and this is the whole reason why he was getting those letters in previous episodes.  Ioki isn't who he says he is, but he isn't dead and he does exist.  Ioki comes clean and lets the whole Jump Street gang know that he is Vietnamese and why he presented with a fake identity of being Japanese.  Ioki has to be released from his duties at Jump Street by Fuller until there is an investigation and things are solved.  Ioki is okay with that and goes on to explain his reasoning for doing what he did.  Ioki believed that if law enforcement knew he was Vietnamese, he would never have gotten into the police academy or gotten a job. This episodes takes the viewer through scenes of the Vietnam War that could only be described through the eyes of a young Vietnamese boy. Ioki describes the terror, the lonliness, how he ended up in the US, the inability to speak or read the English language, and his gratitude to those who took him in and helped him. Finally in the end, Ioki is reinstated with Jump Street as by some Christmas Miracle - Fuller finds some paperwork regarding to Ioki and his Vietnamese heritage filed away in some cabinet by Captain Jenko.  Jenko never filed anything in his life, so this just shows what a little Christmas spirit and hope can do, plus what kind of strings Fuller pulled to forge those papers too.  Then in the final scene Ioki has Christmas dinner with Hanson and his mother - what a great ending.  This episode was supposed to be based on Dustin Nguyen's true to life story of how he got escaped from Vietnam during the war, came to the United States, and the hardships he endured in the United States as a Vietnamese immigrant. Depp has very little air time in this episode, but the content is fabulous and worth seeing. Eventhough Depp has limited air time, the content counts in the rating of this episode.  OVERALL RATING = 8.

#25. FEAR AND LOATHING WITH RUSSELL BUCKINS: This episode aired on December 20, 1987.
Hanson gets stuck right in the middle of something he has no desire to be in from the beginning.  He has to have his car turned into a hot rod so he and Penhall can go undercover to catch a gang of illegal drag racers.  Hanson is in the garage with Fuller and Penhall and continues to remind Fuller what is happening to his car.  Fuller informs Hanson that the garage mechanics promised him that they would put it back the way it was before turning it into a hot rod.  Hanson asks Fuller why they have to use his car and why they can't just go pull a car from the impound.  Fuller says, "Oh sure Hanson we'll give you a car we pulled off the hill last week.  The kids would never recognize an electric blue road runner with born to boogie painted across the hood."  Fuller goes on to explain that the guy they are after isn't just a drag racer, he has hit and run charges, and many more to add to that.  Fuller continues to talk when Hanson hears a very loud crash in the garage.  He gets this terrified look on his face, he jumps, Penhall puts his arm around Hanson and pats him on the shoulder to try and calm him down.  Hanson says, "Why don't they just shoot it and put it out of it's misery."  Hanson and Penhall go out to look at Hanson's car and Hanson cannot believe what has happened to his car and the engine is so loud that it makes Hanson's ears ring.  It sort of still looks the same, but to Hanson it's not the same car.  Hanson explains to Penhall that his Mustang is a work of art like a DeVinci (Leonardo).  Penhall laughs and tells Hanson that now his car is a Warholl (Andy).  Hanson gets in his new hot rod mustang and can barely drive it out of the garage.  Hanson's no hot rodder.

Hanson finally gets his car home, he and Penhall go up to his apartment only to find an old friend of Hanson's waiting for him - Russell Buckins.  Hanson can't believe his eyes.  Hanson introduces Russell to Penhall and the immediate conversation about Russell lack of work and job opportunities automatically come up.  But, Russell hasn't stopped by to see Hanson because he's out of work.  One of Hanson's old girlfriends, Debbie Eaton, is getting married, Russell got an invitation to the wedding, and decided to stop by and see if Hanson wanted to go along with him.  Russell then has to show Penhall a yearbook that Debbie signed for Hanson.  Penhall gets real curious about why their relationship didn't make it.  Hanson tries to blow it off as a three and a half week thing that just crashed, but Russell lets Penhall know real quick that Hanson was a loser and Hanson was the only obstacle that got in the way of him and Debbie, especially in bed.  Hanson tries to take up for himself and tell Penhall that he always had it in the back of his mind to call her, but it's too late.  Hanson can't save face on this one.  Hanson and Penhall leave the apartment going to find their drag racer.  Penhall is impressed by Russell, but Hanson let's Penhall know real quick that Russell hasn't changed since kindergarden and he just lives day to day.  Hanson and Penhall stop at a traffic light and Penhall starts laughing at Hanson and asks him if he ever had an onion head hair cut or a pocket protector when he was in high school.  Hanson gets real mad, looks straight at Penhall and says, "I DID NOT Have a Pocket Protector!"  Penhall goes the other route and asks Hanson if he ever got sent to detention, got caught shoplifting, or got an F in school for blowing off his homework.  Of course not, Hanson was a responsible kid and he makes it clear to Penhall that  there is nothing wrong with that either.  The traffic light turns green and Penhall informs Hanson that "Green means Go."  Hanson forgot about his new hot rod, pulls out, squeals the tires, and smoke just pours from his tires.

Hanson and Penhall arrive on the drag racing scene with Hanson's new hot rod.  Penhall continues to aggravate Hanson about Debbie Eaton, tells him to go with Russell to her wedding.  Penhall asks Hanson if he has ever drag raced, borrowed somebody's car, got into a brawl after a football game, or if he punched somebody out.  Hanson stops Penhall dead in his tracks and says, "I'm gonna punch you out in about 10 seconds."  Penhall lets Hanson know that he's got the right idea now, that he missed out on life, that Hanson missed being a teenager.  Hanson and Penhall walk around the scene and check out the racers on the lot.  Hanson keys in on a guy that he thinks is their man.  Hanson walks up to him, introduces himself, and is trying to set up a race between himself and this guy.  This guy explains the rules of racing to Hanson and who all Hanson has to race before he can race him, that Hanson has to earn the right to race him.  Hanson puts up an attitude especially after he asks Hanson if his Daddy bought him that car, but it woked and the guy took the bait, but tells Hanson that there has to be stakes.  Hanson tells him that he never races for nothing.  The guy puts up $500 against Hanson's pink slip, tells Hanson that if he's so bad then they need to race right now, and pushes Hanson slightly.  Hanson get right back in this guys face.  Hanson's fixing to be in his first brawl, but Penhall pulls them apart.  Hanson then tells Penhall that he thinks that he can beat this guy.  Penhall thinks Hanson has lost his mind.  Hanson isn't supposed to race this guy.  He is supposed to get him to the line-up and call in for back-up officers to move in.  Hanson tells Penhall that he'll make the call, but that he still thinks he can beat this guy.  Penhall warns Hanson that he is out of his league racing this guy and that he better make that call.  Hanson assures Penhall that he'll make the call and then yells over to the guy that he doesn't have $500 in cash but he'll put up the pink slip to his car (the title).  Fuller informs Ioki and the backup what the plan is, that Hanson will make the call at the starting line, and to jump in on the red Chevelle.  Everyone knows the plan.  Hanson's at the starting line with this guy who is driving the red Chevelle.  Hanson looks at his radio to make the call, puts it in the seat beside him, doesn't radio for backup, when the white flag drops - Hanson goes.  Hanson is actually drag racing this guy and is winning.  Penhall watches Hanson fly by him and says, "What the Hell?"  Hanson looks behind him and sees cop cars and flashing lights behind him and he pulls over to the side.  The guy in the red Chevelle keeps on going until he runs under a truck, tears the entire top off of his car, and ends up in the hospital.  Fuller explains to this boy's father how sorry he is that this happened, but that his son will face charges.  The father informs Fuller that his son will face those charges only if he lives.

Hanson and Penhall are in trouble and in trouble deep.  Fuller informs them that they are going back to the police academy, they committed a grievance error, there will be an IAD (Internal Affairs Department) investigation, and they need to be at the academy at 6am the next morning.  Penhall is angry, he was 50 yards away, didn't know Hanson was going to actually drag race this guy, and wants to know when he became his partners keeper.  Fuller informs Penhall that he became his partners keeper when he was sworn into the police force.  Hanson tells Fuller that Penhall didn't do anything and Fuller informs him that he is right - he didn't do anything to stop Hanson.  Hanson tries to convince Fuller that Penhall shouldn't have to go back through the academy and that it was all his fault.  Fuller informs Hanson that partners are responsible for each other, that his screw up could have cost both his and Penhall's job, and that he has to get a squad car to take him home because his car has been impounded for evidence.   Penhall tells Hanson as they walk out of Fuller's office that he picked a real good time to become irresponsible.  The next morning at 6am Penhall shows up at the academy, but there is no Hanson.  Hanson has decided to take off with Russell Buckins to Debbie's wedding.  Hanson is becoming real irresponsible.  Russell asks Hanson if he's lost his mind and if he is sure about all of this because Hanson is the guy who folds his socks before he puts them in his drawer.  Hanson says, "Yeah, Well maybe I'm tired of folding my socks."  Russell asks Hanson what they'll do to him for not showing up and Hanson plainly says, "Fire me."  Hanson's gonna go through with this trip with Russell and actually live a little while Penhall gets stuck at the academy with an instructor who hates him, degrades him, and uses him as an example as an official screw up.  It doesn't take long for Fuller to find out that Hanson didn't show up at the academy and puts Hoffs on assignment right away to find him.  Ioki is worried about Hanson's location also because the two of them are due in court the next day to testify on a case.  Hoffs and Ioki both go to the academy to see Penhall and to try and find out where Hanson is.  Ioki tells Penhall that IAD is climbing all over Fuller, Hanson has to testify in court for a preliminary trial in the morning, and he could get canned for all of this (he could get fired).  Penhall can't believe it - Hanson canned, he hasn't ever done anything wrong in his life.  Penhall tells Hoffs and Ioki that Hanson hasn't even know anyone that has done anything wrong except for him.  Then it finally hits Penhall - Russell Buckins.  Now they all know who Hanson is with, but not real sure where he is at.

Hanson and Russell are on a road trip to a wedding in a jeep with the top off.  They can't stop talking about Debbie.  Hanson is talking to Russell about Debbie being a fantasy of his and about how he always wondered if the real thing, being with her, could be as good as he ever imagined.  Russell looks at Hanson and tells him that it's even better.  Hanson is shocked, slams on the brakes, completely stops the jeep on an empty road late at night, and says, "WHAT! What was better?"  Russell tries to weasel out of it by telling Hanson that  it will be better and that he has a problem with tenses.  Hanson doesn't buy it for one second, knows Russell slept with Debbie, and just flat out asks him about it.  Russell is really trying to distract Hanson because they are out in the middle of nowhere and he shouts at him, "Hanson, we're in the middle of a major thoroughfare here!"  Hanson replies, "Tell me the truth or I'll rip your throat out."  Russell tells Hanson the truth and yes he did sleep with Debbie, but he also tells Hanson that if it makes him feel any better - Debbie screamed his name.  Hanson feels better and they're off again on their adventure.  First stop is at a bar and pool hall.  Russell is trying to convince Hanson to wrestle someone named Sheila, he'll get $500, and all he has to do is stay in the ring with her for 60 seconds.  Hanson tells Russell no, but then Russell tells him that he'll take his picture wrestling Sheila, they'll show it off at the wedding, and Debbie will like him better.  Hanson agrees.  So bring on Sheila because Hanson is ready or so he thinks.  Sheils comes out, but not by herself.  She has to be led out by two men who have her tied to a rope.  Sheila is a grizzly bear.  Hanson gets in the ring, Sheila immediately thows him out, and Russell does what he promised - he takes Hanson's pictures as he gets throwed out of the ring by Sheila.  While Hanson's wrestling bears, Penhall is still at the academy getting in trouble, and the rest of Jump Street are looking for him especially Ioki because Hanson didn't show up to testify.  Lucky for Hanson the judge agreed to restart the trial at 9am the next day, but the judge tells Ioki to inform Hanson that if he doesn't have a valid excuse for not showing up that he will be found in contempt of court and either fined or imprisoned.  Second stop for Hanson and Russell had to be a tattoo parlor.  Hanson is so hung over from the night before that he doesn't even know what happened. Russell is driving Hanson down the road telling him all about what he has done such as blowing off his job, restling a bear, and then he adds that Hanson got a tattoo.  Hanson looks shocked, rips off his shirt sleeve and there on his right bicep is a tattoo of a Cherokee Indian.   Russell tells Hanson to calm down and forget about the tattoo.  Hanson says, "You can't forget about a tattoo.  That's the point!"  Russell and Hanson then begin talking about the plan for making their entrance into the rehearsal dinner of the wedding when Hanson finally realizes that he can't do this, he's gotta be nuts for doing this.  Russell thinks Hanson is talking about his job, but he's talking about Debbie.  Russell is trying to stop Hanson from wussing out on him, which leads them to their third stop.  Hanson and Russell are arguing about this wedding when Russell looks up and runs over a huge cow in the middle of the road out in the middle of nowhere.  Their third stop is the county jail.  They are fined $500 plus $150 to impound the jeep which is totally undrivable, and they are being charged with vehicular cowacide.  Russell argues with the sheriff about the fine.  The sheriff tells Russell that he killed a $5,500 cow and he doesn't have insurance.  Russell informs the sheriff that the cow didn't have insurance either and tells Hanson to get ready they are going to the wedding.  The sheriff informs Hanson that Fuller has contacted him, he has to be in court by 9am the next morning or his and Ioki's case is blown, and he can get him a ride back to Jump Street so he can make it in time.  Russell starts pleading with Hanson and tells him that they have "the wedding" to go to.  The sheriff asks Hanson if referral to Russell, "Where in the hell did you pick up this felon?"  Hanson then informs Russell that he can't go, he has to go back, he's a cop and has a lot of responsibility."

Hanson goes back to Jump Street and Russell goes to the rehearsal dinner and tells Debbie that Hanson almost made it there.  Debbie was happy that Hanson remembered her, but wanted to know if Russell told Hanson about the two of them sleeping together.  Of course Russell denied telling Hanson, but Debbie knew Russell told him and wanted to know what Hanson said and how close Hanson got to getting to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding.  Hanson makes it to the preliminary trial and Penhall scores some points with the instructor at the academy who hates him by tricking him and saving a hostage.  Hanson goes to Fuller's office after the trial and explains to him what happened and why, that maybe he did miss something growing up by taking care of his mom after his father was killed, that wrestling a bear, getting a tattoo, and even going to jail wasn't that bad.  Fuller informs Hanson that he's a little ripe for his teenage rebellion stage.  Fuller and Hanson get into a shouting match about blowing off orders, Hanson apologizes, Fuller tells him that sorry isn't good enough, and Hanson asks Fuller if he wants his badge.  Fuller asks Hanson what he feels like doing and Hanson tells him that he's tired of putting his butt on the line for complete strangers, if people want to do drugs - fine, if they want to crack up at 100 miles per hour - fine, let them kill each other, maybe someday he wants to get married, have a kid, and he just doesn't want to miss anything.  Fuller tells Hanson that he did something wrong, but fortunately nobody died.  Fuller offers to make some calls, straighten things out with IAD, and maybe even get him some time off.  Hanson informs Fuller that he doesn't think it will matter.  Fuller tells Hanson that he's typed up his resignation at least a half a dozen time and asks Hanson to just give the job some time before he calls it a career.  Hanson shakes his head and starts out of Fuller's office.  Fuller stops Hanson before he gets out the door and tells Hanson that he is NOT Russell Buckins.  Hanson tells Fuller that he knows that and Hanson really does know that he IS NOT like Russell.  Fuller asks Hanson if he's going home and Hanson tells him that he doesn't think so.

Debbie is getting ready for her wedding when there is a knock at the door.  She thinks it's her fiance, opens the door, and there stands Hanson.  They both are shocked to see each other.  Debbie invites Hanson into the room.  She can't believe he is there.  Hanson tells Debbie how beautiful she looks and then tells her the deal.  Hanson informs her that the deal is that they find a house, they buy some clothes, they buy some food, and they get this thing right.  Debbie tells Hanson that he has great timing and he informs her that he's a late bloomer and he's sorry.  Hanson then realizes that he has no idea why he is there, tells Debbie that he doesn't know why he is there and that he had better go.  Debbie asks Hanson not to go just yet.  Hanson asks her to postpone the wedding.  Debbie tells Hanson that she can't, the wedding is in less than four hours, she is going on her honeymoon to Hawaii tonight, and her fiance (Bert) just left to pick up the plane tickets.  Hanson knew that Bert had left and told Debbie that he knew Bert went to pick up the tickets because he called the bellboy at the hotel.  Debbie couldn't believe that Hanson would do that, but he further explains to her that he had to see her alone.  Debbie tells Hanson she can't believe that she's considering this and he tells her that he can't believe he's even asking her to do this.  Debbie asks Hanson what about Bert and Hanson tells her that he'll get over it and besides what will all of it matter in a hundred years.  Debbie tells Hanson she can't hurt Bert like that and that she's getting married tonight.  Hanson asks her if she loves this guy and she tells him that she does and apologizes to him.  Hanson tells her not to be sorry and asks her if she would mind if he didn't stick around for the wedding.  Debbie shakes her head no that she won't mind if he doesn't stick around for the wedding.  Hanson starts out the door and tells Debbie that he's sorry about winter break when they didn't sleep together and that he'll always wonder.

In the end, Hanson had to get a rental car which is a Suzuki Samari and it driving Russell down the road.  Russell is aggravating Hanson and wanting to know about what happened when he went to see Debbie.  Hanson tells Russell not to ask him about it again.  Russell keeps on and on aggravating Hanson and telling him that he knows that Hanson didn't sleep with her.  Russell then starts to think that maybe he did, but Hanson won't tell him anything.  Russell tells Hanson that if he did sleep with Debbie and doesn't  tell him about it that Hanson is a dead man.  Hanson still refuses to say one word about when he went to see Debbie.  Hanson tries to get Russell off the subject of Debbie and starts talking to him about his potential job.  Russell obviously has gotten a job writing for some magazine and he sort of tells Hanson about it.  Hanson tells Russell that he didn't know he was into writing and asks him what kinda stuff he writes and where he gets his ideas.  Russell tells him that he gets his ideas from everyday life.  Hanson tells Russell that he should have a lot to write about from this trip, stops the car on the highway, throws Russell and his bags out of the car.  Hanson drives off with Russell screaming for him to come back, that he'll write about him and make him famous.  Hanson drives out of sight and Russell says to himself, "He did.  He DID.  That son of a .........."  The episode ends with those famous last words.  This is a great episode, very comical, and great to see Hanson actually having fun.  Depp has a lot of airtime.  OVERALL RATING = 10.

#26. A BIG DISEASE WITH A LITTLE NAME: This episode aired on February 7, 1988.
This episode begins with a young teen named, Harley, who is being isolated not only from his peers at school, but his parents are withdrawing from him also because he is infected with the AIDS virus.  He is being harrassed and the town is trying to keep him from attending school because he has the AIDS virus.  The poor kid had to get a court order to attend school which is every young teenagers right.  There are other teens, parents, citizens of the community, and others standing outside the school with picket signs yelling obscenitites and trying to keep this kid from going to school.

Jump Street gets involved in this situation and Hanson gets assigned to the case.  Fuller pulls Hanson into his office and tells Hanson that he has a special assignment for him, but before he tells him what it is he would like to talk to him off the record and explain the assignment a little bit.  Hanson replies, "I'm not gonna have to wear a dress again am I?" Fuller tells Hanson that no he isn't gonna have to wear a dress again.  Hanson says, "Good.  The last time I did some mook from Homicide sent me a dozen roses."  Both Hanson and Fuller laugh at the situation of Hanson having to wear a dress and especially getting a dozen roses, but what Fuller is about to tell Hanson is no laughing matter.  Fuller then asks Hanson how much he knows about AIDS.  Hanson says, "Not much, I never thanked him for the roses."  Fuller tells Hanson that he is serious and Hanson tells Fuller that he guesses that he knows as much about AIDS as everyone else - You get it, you die, it's pretty scary.  Fuller asks Hanson if it scares him and Hanson tells Fuller that yes AIDS scares him when he thinks about it.  Fuller then tells Hanson that there is a young kid who recently transferred in to Hunnington High School who has the AIDS virus or at least he has tested positive for HIV and is exhibiting early symptoms of the disease.  Hanson looks a little confused, asks Fuller what that has to do them there at Jump Street, because it's not against the law to have AIDS - at least not yet.  Fuller agrees with Hanson that it's not against the law to have AIDS, but that it is against the law to beat up on some kid who has tested positive for the virus and try to prevent him from going to school like a regular student.  Hanson then wants to know how this kid contracted the virus and Fuller asks Hanson if it really makes any difference, and yes to Hanson it kinda does make a difference.  Fuller then tells Hanson that it's believed that this kid got the virus from a blood transfusion.  Fuller then tells Hanson that this kid is a hemophilliac, his blood doesn't clot, and if he keeps getting beat up - he's gonna die.  Fuller informs Hanson that someone needs to be with this kid to make sure that this doesn't happen.  Hanson has already figured out that the guy for the job is him, but to his surprise, Fuller asks him if he wants the job.  Hanson tells Fuller NO that he doesn't want the job.  Fuller tells Hanson that it's okay and he'll ask someone else, but that he hopes that whoever he puts on this case won't want to wear rubber gloves.  Hanson then tells Fuller he doesn't really want the case, BUT he doesn't think anyone else is gonna want the job either and tells Fuller that he migh as well give the assignment to him.

While Hanson is getting these assignments that are frightening, he still finds the time to make a few phone calls to set Penhall with this girl, Penny, who works at a Sea World type of place that Penhall doesn't have the guts to contact.  Penhall casually goes to the Sea World place and is talking to this girl and has no idea that Hanson has called her until she finally spills her guts and tells him that Hanson called her and told her what a great guy that Penhall is.  Penhall seems a bit angry, but deep down he's glad that Hanson made the call because it took a lot of pressure off of him.  Well Penhall is visiting his new girl and Hanson decides to make his first visit to his new assignment, Harley.  Hanson pulls into Harley's driveway, introduces himself, and explains to Harley why he is there.  Harley is working on his motorcycle with music blasting in the garage.  Hanson turns the music down in an effort to try to talk to Harley.  Harley asks Hanson if he likes motorcycles and Hanson tells Harley that yeah he like motorcycles.  Harley tells Hanson that he really likes motorcycles too because he likes scaring the heck out of himself.  Hanson looks over Harley's motorcycle and asks him if he races it.  Harley replies to Hanson that he used to race it when he could pass a physical.  Harley then makes some small talk with Hanson about him being a cop and tells him that he doesn't look like a cop.  Hanson tells Harley that he's not supposed to look like a cop and that's why he gets these types of assignments.  Harley asks Hanson if he likes it.  Hanson tells Harley that yeah he likes being a cop.  Harley makes it real clear that Hanson answered the wrong question and that what he wanted to know if whether or not Hanson liked getting these types of assignments, such as baby-sitting some kid with AIDS to be sure that he doesn't bite someone or breathe on them.  Hanson is quick to the defense and tells Harley that his reasoning is not at all accurate as to why Hanson is there.  Harley continues to make wise cracks and Hanson finally very firmly tells Harley that he is there because his civil rights are being violated and because he is getting kicked around at school and he is gonna make sure that it doesn't happen anymore.  Hanson tells Harley that he has also been informed that someone with his situation could die if he gets bruised or anything like that and that it's a real bitch of a disease.  Harley jumps to the defense and tells Hanson that what he has is a condition and that it's just hemophilia, that hemophilia is a condition, but AIDS on the other hand is a disease, and then tells Hanson that he has one hell of a bedside manner.  Hanson tells Harley that he's a cop not a doctor.  Harley continues with his attitude, calling Hanson doc, and talking about dying.  Hanson then tells Harley that everyone is gonna die, but Harley has a smart come back for that too and tells Hanson that yeah everybody is gonna die, but unlike him - most people don't know when they are gonna die and since he has AIDS he's got about 2 years maximum to live.  Harley pulls out a joint of marijuana and asks Hanson if he minds if he smokes.  Hanson says yeah that he minds if he smokes that - meaning marijuana - because it's against the law.  Harley really takes an attitude with Hanson and tells him that a guy with a death sentence doesn't really worry about breaking any laws.  Hanson becomes angry, frustrated with the whole situation, and says, "Yeah, well you better worry about it when you are with me."

Next, Penhall is getting ready for his date with Penny, the girl from the Sea World type of place when low and behold his old girlfriend, Dorothy (who is nothing but a big motor mouth) shows up after 3 years, 11 months, and 12 days.  Penny rings the door bell and Dorothy figures out that Penhall has a date and throws up to Penhall that he promised her that even it was a million years he would always take her back and love her forever.  Penhall is in a real uncomforable position.  Penny asks Penhall who this girls is and Dorothy kindly tells Penny that she is Penhall's girlfriend.  Penny then makes it real clear that she has no intention now or ever going out with Penhall and slams the door behind her.  Penny then quickly opens the door back up, smiles sarcastically, and says, "Goodbye Doug."  Penhall is trying to get something to come out of his mouth, but he can't speak and Dorothy sort of bids Penny a fine farewell with one of those smirky smiles.  How does Penhall always find himself in these types of situations?  Penhall spends the rest of the episode trying to apologize and explain the situation to Penny while Dorothy has moved in his apartment, kicked him out of his own bed, and demands that they get back together and work things out.  Penhall finally agrees to give his romance with Dorothy another try, but it's quite possible that he could have been struck by lightening, hit by a meteor, anything to have made this decision because all they do the entire episode if argue over the littlest things.  But on the brighter side, Penhall finally does get in touch with Penny who forgives him and understands his explanation of what really happened the night of their date.  Penny even wishes Penhall luch in his relationship and it's a good thing because he is gonna need it.

Hanson is still on his assignment with Harley and has gone to school with him.  The two are going through the lunch line in the school cafeteria.  Harley has a bit better attitude and is asking Hanson questions about whether or not any of the other kids in the school know he's a cop.  Hanson explains to Harley that no one knows he's a cop and that just isn't how they usually do things and the two of them begin walking through the cafeteria to find a place to sit.  Harley kinda makes a joke about Hanson's job and tells him that if kids knew he was a cop it would be kinda hard to bust them for smoking joints in the bathroom.  Hanson doesn't really like Harley's little joke at all and frankly tells him that he is NOT there with Harley, at that school, to bust kids for smoking joints in the bathroom.  Harley has his own comeback in relation to Hanson telling him not to smoke pot in front of him and tells Hanson that he only busts people for smoking joints in the garage.  Hanson becomes even more irritated and tells Harley that they don't have to talk to each other because Hanson is there to protect him and he doesn't get paid any extra for talking to him.  Harley then threatens Hanson and asks him what he would do if he told everyone that he was a cop and blew his cover.  Hanson tells Harley that if he blew his cover that he's thank him because then Hanson wouldn't have to put up with Harley's attitude and they (the city) would have to get him a new boy to protect him.  Harley stops walking as he spots a table that is completely full with students with the exception of two seats, Hanson continues to walk.  Harley then yells out at Hanson for him to come back and sit down at the table he has scoped out.  Harley did this deliberately just to get a reaction from the students.  He and Hanson sit down at the table and as Harley puts his tray on the table, he asks the other students if they mind.  The students don't reply and they all pick up their lunch trays to go sit somewhere else.  Harley is till cracking off at the mouth and yelling at the students, asking them where they are going, that there is plenty of lunch time left, and then tells the students that he probably doesn't even know that he'll catch up with them after school.

Hanson then tries to help Harley by telling him that in his situation he should be trying to make friends rather than running them all off.  Harley tells Hanson that he doesn't want these people as friends because their parents are the ones picketing outside the school and he just doesn't need them.  Hanson tells Harley that he thinks he's a real tough guy, a James Dean, the cowboy who wants to die alone.  Harley becomes defensive, lets Hanson know that first of all he doesn't want to die, and then informs him that dying  the one think in life that everyone must do ALONE, there are no chaperones when you die, it's just you and your stuff.  Hanson asks Harley about God and Harley smiles and tells Hanson that he'll let him know about that one.  They both smile and for the first time Hanson and Harley connect.  Harley tells Hanson that he hasn't always been such a horse's ass and Hanson tells him that he sure hopes not, but Harley then explains to Hanson that dead men don't make friends easily especially with kids who think that they are never gonna die.  Hanson then tells Hanson, "I just wish they weren't so afraid to just even touch me.  Nobody touches me anymore man, not my dad, hardly even my mom."  Harley goes on to explain that not being touched is the worst part and that he may give his parents a pair of rubber gloves for their anniversary.  Hanson is really confused emotionally and is beginning to really empathasize with Harley's situation.  The two are able to laugh at Harley's joke abouthis parent's anniversary present.  Harley picks up his chocolate milk, takes a drink out of it through a straw and Hanson notices that he forgot to get his milk.  Harley takes his milk and offers to share his with Hanson.  Hanson stares at the milk, doesn't know how to respond, looks baffled, and then says very nervously, "I don't like chocolate."  Harley looks really hurt, tears come to his eyes, he pull his chocolate milk from Hanson's tray and says very sadly, "Yeah, well, no one does."  Hanson gets up from the table at that time to go and get a carton of milk.

After school is over, Hanson walks Harley to his motorcyle in the school parking lot.  Hanson notices that Harley doesn't have a helmet and asks him why.  Harley tells Hanson that it's too safe to wear a helmet and even told Hanson that he used to race those motorcylces until he got the AIDS virus.  He told Hanson that his dad was so proud of him when he raced, but now he hardly even talks to him.  Harley starts up his motorcycle and races out of the parking lot way ahead of Hanson.  Harley pulls up to a stop sign and two teens in the car behind Harley ease down on the gas and bump him in the tail end of his bike.  Harley looks back, the teens to it again which causes Harley to spin out on the pavement and turn his bike over.  Harley isn't hurt physically, get up very angry, and goes back to the car behind him to confront the two teens.  The teens refuse to roll the windows down in the car so Harley can talk to them so Harley kicks the glass out of the driver's side window and both teens come bailing out of the car.  The driver gets in Harley's face, asks him if he's foolish, and says, "I'd beat the crap out of you right now, but I'm afraid I just might catch something."  Harley gets real angry, is ready to fight both of these guys, and Hanson pulls up at the perfect time.  One of the guys yells out to Harley when he sees Hanson approach that Harley's boyfriend has arrived.  Hanson jumps out of the car, tells the guys to leave Harley alone, but they still keep running their mouth.  Hanson has had all he can take of this especially when one of the guys takes a swing at him.  Hanson punches one of the guys and throws him on the hood of the car.  The other guy grabs Hanson from behind, but it doesn't take long for Hanson to get him off.  Harley isn't afraid to get in the middle of this fight either.  Hanson got his point across loud and clear because the two guys get back in their car, make no complaint about the broken window, and drive away.  Hanson, thinking that Harley is a hemophilliac is concerned that he got hurt or cut and Harley assures Hanson that he is fine.  The two guys did drive away, but had to get the last laugh and ran over the rear end and rear tire of Harley's bike as they were leaving.  This literally broke Harley's heart.  Hanson helps Harley pick his bike up off the street, both know that Harley will not be able to drive the bike home, and Hanson nearly begs Harley to let him give him a ride home, and Harley continued to push his bike down the street toward his home.  Harley had his back to Hanson while pushing his bike and for the first time the viewer is able to see Harley weeping heavily and wiping tears from his eyes.  Hanson definitely knows that Harley is deeply hurt and has a good idea that Harley is crying, but unlike the viewer, Hanson is unable to see Harley's tears.

The next day Harley didn't show up for school, Hanson has looked everywhere for him, and finally goes to  Harley's house.  Hanson find a SOLD sticker on the real estate sign in the front yard and Harley's mother is at home packing up dishes, appliances, etc. since they will be moving.  Hanson asks her if she knows where Harley is and his mother informs Hanson that Harley just took off and she doesn't know where he is.  Hanson expresses his concern about Harley's missing school and Harley's mother doesn't seemed surprised that Harley didn't show up for school as he told both her and his father the night before that he had decided to quit school.  Harley's mother told Hanson that Harley had explained to them that he didn't need good SAT scores to get in to Heaven and Harley's mother seems rather content with Harley's decision.  Hanson tells Harley's mother that he doesn't feel that Harley's quitting school is the best thing because at least he is raising an awareness of this disease.  Harley's mother becomes upset, not a Hanson, but just at the fact that her little boy is dying.  She goes on to explain to Hanson that he knows as well as she does that Harley is dying, the papers say that AIDS will kill you, then the doctors say that there is research being done everyday, and explains that she is getting so much information thrown at her from too many directions.  Hanson is very sincere and makes an effort to comfort her by telling her that there is always hope.  Harley's mother smiles and explains to Hanson that the Hope is one thing and that thing is fear, that hope is all that's left when people are afraid to face what is real, and that what is real in her life is that her son is dying.  Harley's mother then tells Hanson that people have been dying from this disease for 8 years now (this was 12 years ago that this show aired so it would be 20 years today in 1999), and the presidents have never even publically mentioned  the word AIDS, that the president would mention it if it were his son or part of his family that had AIDS, and probably some of those new miracle drugs they are testing out would be available to Harley right now if only people would just understand.  Harley's mother then thanks Hanson for spending time with Harley and that it's hard for Harley to express his feelings, but she knows and can tell that Harley really likes Hanson.  Hanson then tells Harley's mother that he'd really like to see him and asks her to tell him where Harley is.  Harley's mother tells Hanson where Harley is, but that Harley didin't  want him to know where he is.  Hanson is confused and tells Harley's mother that he thought she had just told him that Harley liked him.  Harley's mother acknowledged what she had said and that Harley does like Hanson, but also tells Hanson that Harley feels like a Leper around Hanson.  Hanson looks shocked, doesn't understand, and asks why Harley feels that way around him.  Harley's mother is real soft spoken, kind, and says, "Because you wouldn't drink the milk.  It won't kill you."  Harley's mother pats Hanson on the arm and Hanson leaves to find Harley and talk to him.

Hanson goes to a nearby motorcycle race track and finds Harley running his motorcyle just as hard as he can run it.  Apparently Harley spent most of his evening the night before fixing his bike to get it running and back on the road.  Hanson watches as Harley performs tricks on his bike, popping wheelies, racing, looking so free, and then Harley speeds by Hanson, is shocked that he is there, turns around to look at Hanson, turns back around, loses control of his bike, and has a terrible wreck right in front of Hanson.  Hanson rushes to his side to check on him, make sure that he is okay, and especially be sure that he wasn't cut and and that he wasn't bleeding.  Harley assures Hanson that he is fine, wants to know what he is doing there, and tells him that he doesn't need his protection any more.  Hanson and Harley begin walking toward his bike to see if it's damaged and Harley asks Hanson how he found out where he was at and Hanson's honest and tells Harley that his mother told him.  Harley tells Hanson that he told his mother not to tell him, Hanson nods that he is aware of this, and says, "Hey, look, I'm sorry about the milk, man."  Harley looks at Hanson strange and says, "Ya Know, You can relax Hanson.  I mean you got nothing to worry about, unless we have sex or share the same hypodermic needle.  I don't know about you, but, uh, I'm not interested in either of those options."  Harley then asks Hanson to help him get his bike up off the ground and the two decide that the bike is in decent shape and can be ridden.  Harley asks Hanson if he want to take his bike for a spin and Hanson is thrilled.  Harley warns Hanson to be careful and watch the clutch.  Hanson informs Harley that he's driven bikes before, big police bikes - the Harley Davidson - and that he can handle Harley's bike.  Hanson puts on his helmet and Harley laughs to himself almost knowing that Hanson is gonna mess up somehow.  As Hanson pulls out on the bike, Harley yells out again for him to WATCH THAT CLUTCH!  Hanson gets about 10 feet away from Harley, pops the clutch, loses control, spins the bike completely around, with Hanson ending up under this bike that he just knew he could handle.  Hanson and the bike were both fine, but Harley got some amuzement out of it and began making fun of Hanson and asks Hanson if the reason he wrecked is because he it wasn't a police bike/Harley Davidson.  Hanson is embarrassed and angry.  He yells out to Harley that he wasn't even using the clutch which basically blamed the bike for his wreck.  Harley helps Hanson get the bike off of him and Hanson stands up, is irritated, and just rares back and kicks Harley's bike.

Harley and Hanson are really bonding and becoming friends.  Hanson takes Harley to a local pool hall / bar.  The two of them are talking about motorcycles, races, etc.  Harley tells Hanson that he got to race in 3 national races before he got sick.  Hanson thinks for a few moments and then asks Harley a real important question.  Hanson looks seriously, but in a friendly and trusting manner, and asks him if he's a hemophiliac and can't risk getting beat up by some kids at school, how can he race motorcycles with all the danger of wrecking, getting cut, bruised, etc.  Harley then tells Hanson that everything is a lie.  Hanson says, "You DON'T race motorcycles?"  Harley tells Hanson that yeah he races motorcycles, but that he is not a hemophiliac.  Hanson asks Harley if he made the story up about hemophilia and Harley tells Hanson that he didn't make it up, but that his father made it up because there was so much attention about him being kept out of school, his father had to tell them something.  Hanson asked Harley why didn't his father just tell the truth and Harley told Hanson that he had to be joking because there is no way that his father would tell the truth about this.  Harley then says, "Look, Hanson, there are three ways to get AIDS - Blood Transfusions, Needles......"  Both Hanson and Harley are quiet for a moment and then Harley says, "Well I don't use needles and I've never had a blood transfusion."  Hanson is overwhelmed with the information he just learned, remains calm, continues to be supportive, and says, "I guess your dad wasn't real cool about that, huh?"  The two discuss Harley's father only for a brief instance, Hanson noticeably begins getting fidgity, and then Harley tells Hanson that he can relax because lucky for Hanson - he doesn't bite.  Hanson tries to shake off his anxiety and tells Harley that he isn't worried.  Harley tells Hanson that he's really glad that he's not worried and aplologizes to Hanson for having to get involved in all this mess, that it wasn't his idea, that he feels back about Hanson having to come to school to be with him, and explained that once the system was fooled into believing that he was a free-bleeder (Hemophiliac), then the city and school system felt like he needed some protection because there would be trouble like at his other school, and everything somehow just got way out of hand.  Hanson then asks Harley if he's dying with AIDS or what and Harley tells Hanson no that he isn't dying of AIDS.  Hanson gets a real disgusted look on his face and tells Harley that all this has just been crap.  Harley looks firmly at Hanson and tells him plainly that he has the AIDS virus, but that he's not gonna die from it - he's gonna beat it.  Hanson smiles and tells Harley that it's good to hear and he's glad to hear him say that he's gonna beat this thing.  Then Harley shocks Hanson by telling him that the only way to beat AIDS, if you have it, is to not to let it kill you first, then when you aren't happy with your life and the disease anymore - You take yourself out.  Hanson gets upset and asks Harley what he's talking about and wants to know if he's talking about suicide.  Harley tells Hanson that he may be talking about suicide and that if he's gonna die, at least he'll know when.  Hanson is more irritated and asks Harley if this is another one of his deals or if this is serious.  Harley tells Hanson that his seriousness  about committing suicide depends on whether or not Hanson is his friend or not.  Harley asks Hanson if he knows how many friends he has.  Hanson doesn't respond so Harley says, "One. You.  I mean, uh, if you are"(Referring to Hanson being the only friend he has).  Hanson looks like he's having severe emotional turmoil, but tells Harley that yes - he is Harley's friend.  Harley then tells Hanson that if he is really his friend that this means that he can't go and blab any of this to his boss and/or try and stop him from doing it or anything.  Harley then tells Hanson that on his birthday, down to the very minute, on the 8th of this month at 5:46am, that he plans to fly his bike off of the edge of Cliff Canyon and see if he can touch the sun.  Hanson tells him that the 8th of the month is less than two days away, but Harley is well aware of that and seems almost happy that the time is drawing near so he will no longer be miserable or suffer from this horrible disease.

Hanson doesn't know what to do.  He knows that ethicall as a police officer that he needs to tell Fuller, but then again he was off duty when he was informed of Harley's suicide plan and feels an obligation to be his friend and not betray his trust.  Hanson is torn trying to figure out the right thing.  Hanson decides to go talk to Fuller even though he still isn't sure about what is right and wrong and tells Fuller he doesn't know what to do.  Fuller tells Hanson that they can have Harley picked up and put in protective custody and Hanson is definitely against that idea.  Fuller firmly informs Hanson that Harley made an open threat to a police officer to take his own life and that is a crime, but Hanson, still pacing around Fuller's office, tells Fuller that it only becomes a crime if Harley goes through with the suicide attempt.  Hanson also tells Fuller that he wasn't a police officer when Harley told him, that he was his friend, and that he is realizing more and more that these days most people don't have a lot of friends, if any.  Hanson tells Fuller that he gave Harley his word and Fuller asks Hanson if his word is worth more than saving Harley's life.  Hanson tells Fuller that's the whole point, no one can save Harley's life, not even Harley himself.  Fuller agrees and then asks Hanson if his word is worth more than maybe making Harley's life a little bit longer. Hanson sighs heavily, tells Fuller that he doesn't know, that maybe his word is worth more to Harley if this is really what Harley wants to do and Hanson believes Harley.  Fuller sheds some light on to the subject for Hanson by telling him that Harley may be doing this to see how good of a friend Hanson is.  Hanson says that he is nobody to be play God with this kid and asks Fuller whether or not Harley has the right to die when he wants to.  Fuller quickly tells Hanson that as far as he is concerned that there is only One Guy (referring to God/Christ)  has that right, that he doesn't ride motorcycles though because His robe would get caught in the spokes on the bike.  Hanson is becoming more nervous and running his hands through his hair.  Hanson then says to Fuller, "So you won't help me."  Fuller responds by saying, "I don't have to."  Fuller knows that Hanson will ethically and morally take care of the situatiion.

The next morning aroung 5:30 am, Hanson drives up to Cliff Canyon in an attempt to find Harley and prevent him from harming himself before it's too late.  Hanson actually beats Harley to the edge of Cliff Canyon.  Hanson is sitting on his car when Harley comes flying up the road and pulls up next to Hanson's car.  Harley tells Hanson that he had a feeling that he would turn cop and wimp out.  Hanson tells Harley that he didn't wimp out, but is looks more like Harley wimped out of riding his bike of the edge of the canyon.  Harley tells Hanson that he was referring to Hanson wimping out over trying to stop him from doing it and reminds Hanson that he gave him his word.  Hanson tells Harley that he gave him his word that he wouldn't tell anybody, but he did, and if Harley's gonna catch him in a lie he might as well catch him in the right one.  Hanson looks at Harley, put his hand out, and says, "Still friends?"  Harley doesn't shake Hanson's hand and says to him as he walks past Hanson to the edge of a cliff , ""We were - Almost."  Hanson walks over to where Harley is standing and says, "Well let's pretent we stll are - almost, so the next time you want to kill yourself, don't tell me.  I can't take it."  As Hanson walks away, Harley turnsss away from the fence and calls out Hanson's name.  Harley then tells Hanson that he can't take it either and that he is glad that Hanson came because no one else would have came.  Harley starts to weep uncontrollably and tells Hanson that he doesn't want to die, but that he is dying.  Hanson sincerely apologizes empathetically for all that Harley has, is, aand will continue to go through.  Harley, with tears in his eyes and rolling down his face, asks Hanson if he'll do a favor for him and Hanson reponds by saying, "sure."  Harley's continues to sob and says to Hanson, "Just Hold Me, Man."  Hanson walks over to Harley with love, care, concern and without any fear at all.  Hanson put his arms around Harley, grasps him tightley while Harley continued to cry uncontrollably.  Harley and Hanson clung to each other as Harley held Hanson tighter and tighter.  Hanson had proven to be that ONE FRIEND that Harley was talking about.

In the end, Penhall's girlfriend Dorothy has invited the entire gang from Jump Street over to Penhall's apartment for dinner and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves as best as possible considering that Dorothy is in the same building.  The phone rings, Penhall answers the phone, and yells for Hanson to come to the phone.  Hanson excuses himself from the table, walks past Penhall toward the phone, makes a joking comment about Penhall's girlfriend, and answers the phone.  Harley's mother is on the other end of the phone.  Hanson is informed by Harley's mother that due to complications with pneumonia, Harley died late that evening.  Hanson suddenly becomes overwhelmed with grief and doesn't know how to respond.  Harley's mother then says to Hanson, "He told me to tell you it's okay about the milk."  Harley's mother hung up the phone at this point and the episode ends.  This has got to be one of the VERY TOP rated 21 Jump Street Episodes of All due to the issues of AIDS, discrimination, segregation, lack of education on important diseases, etc.  Depp also plays a wonderful role here and the viewer gets to see Tom Hanson go through every emotion he has in this episode from fear to confusion to anger, etc.  Hanson also goes through a change of heart from the way he feels in the beginning of the episode to how he feels in the end and reacts to the death of a friend.  This is a must see episode - it's informative, gives proper education on the AIDS virus that was pretty much up to date in 1987 although there is much more info out there today in 1999 that in 1987, and Johnny Depp along with FOX aired a Public Service Announcement at the end of this episode on it's original airdate regarding the AIDS virus and how to get further information.  OVERALL RATING = 10+

#27. CHAPEL OF LOVE: This episode aired on February 14, 1988.
This episode begins with Hanson walking in on Penhall sending out over 200 Valentine's Day cards to all the girls he's ever went out with and Hanson wants to know why Penhall isn't spending Valentine's Day with Dorothy.  Penhall explains that his thing with Dorothy has been going on since they were 14 years old, it didn't work out then, probably won't work out now, and besides that she's spending Valentine's Day with her parents.  Penhall then asks Hanson why aren't he and Amy doing something special for Valentine's Day and Hanson kinda shrugs him off and tells him that the two of them had a disagreement.  Penhall accusses Hanson of being cheap, starting an argument with Amy on Valentine's Day to keep from having to take her out, by her presents, etc and Hanson just flat out says, "I hate Valentine's Day."  Ioki passes through and Hanson and Penhall ask about his Valentine's Day plans and he explains that he's been seeing this girl, but he doesn't think it's serious enough for Valentine's Day.  Hoffs walks by dressed to kill and the three of them ask if she has a date and of course she does, tries not to make a bid deal out of it, and tells Hanson that since it's a school night she'll be home early.  Then here comes Blowfish, whistling, happy as a lark because he remembered for once to send flowers and candy to his wife on Valentine's Day and no he's not going home to a good old fashioned home cooked meal - those flowers and candy bought him the next five hours to play the manly game of poker.  Hanson, Penhall, Ioki, and Blowfish are discussin playing poker since three of them don't have a date and Blowfish doesn't want to go home when Fuller stops by to say goodnight to the gang.  Ioki asks Fuller if he has a date for the big V Day.  Fuller asks so suave about the situation and then firmly says, "NO."  So, there you have it - a typical Valentine's Day for the guys at Jump Street.  Hanson, Penhall, Ioki, Fuller, and Blowfish are ready for a night of card playing, winning, losing, and a bit of man chat.

The card table is set up and the guys are betting, raising, fussing at each other, caller each other compulsive gamblers, bluffers, etc.  Then they all realize that it's Valentine's Day and not one of them has a date.  Hanson remarks that he almost had a date and Penhall reminds him that his date would have been a knock down drag out fight.  Penhall's remarks reminds Fuller of a date he had on Valentine's Day and as he recalls, it was the absolute worst date of his life.  Fuller took his date to a drive in movie to see Tora,Tora,Tora in a convertible car, it rained, they had the top down, he couldn't get the top up, then the car was stolen and it wasn't even his car.  Penhall then chimes in to tell that he had a worse date than Fuller's.  Penhall didn't get a chance to tell his bad date due to the guys throwing in a few chips here and there, making a few raises, showing a few hands of card, and then Blowfish says that he had the worst date of all that changed his life forever.  Blowfish tells that he had this date planned for months and Rosa D'Angelo was his date, and she promised him that on her 16th birthday that they would go all the way.  Penhall remarks, "Poor Rosa D'Angelo", no poor Blowfish.  Blowfish goes on to tell he was like a master at work that night, her father was bowling, her mother was in Philadelphia, and he was making his final preparations.  Blowfish informs the guys that Rosa getting was nervous and feared that her father may come home from bowling early and if her father caught them then he would make them get married.  Blowfish says that he tried to convince her that nothing came in between her father and bowling and that he knew then, because she was stalling, that he had to hurry on her father would be home, but that he did have a friend working a the bowling alley that would call Blowfish and tell him as soon as her father left.   Well, Blowfish's friend ended up having to go mop the floor in the bathroom where some guy had thrown up, Rosa's father got angry at a bowling partner, left the bowling alley, and Blowfish's friend didn't know it until it was too late.  Rosa and Blowfish were getting almost to "that" point when they heard her father pull up.  Blowfish knew he was caught, but caught for what, they hadn't done anything - yet!  Blowfish says that he had half his clothes off, was looking for a place to hide, ran up the steps, hid under her father's bed, and her father comes in the house and goes to straight to bed and then he finds Blowfish under the bed half naked.  So, Rosa's father's brother was a priest and they had to get married the next day at 9am and the irony is that they didn't do anything the night before so his wife was a virgin on their wedding night.

Ioki, through the whole poker game has been acting like he knows nothing about the game, and asks about wild cards, the jacks with one eyes, and that just leads to Penhall trying to tell another story about dating a girl with one eye.  Well, she had two eyes according to Penhall, but she wore a patch over one of them and he presumes that she wore the patch over one of her eyes just for that date with him.  Fuller's getting a bit tired of Penhall's bad dates and tells him to give him a break.  Then Penhall tells the guys that this girl tied him to the mast of her father's sailboat and kept him there for three whole days.  All the guys look at him like he's nuts.  Then, Penhall's frown turns upside down to a big smile as he informs them those days ending up being the best weekend of his life.  Finally, Penhall admits to having at least one bad date or maybe this could count as two - Mary Lou and Betty Sue the identical Fitzgerald Twins.  Penhall goes on to say that he was madly in love or filled with lust and Hanson wants to know which one.  Penhall answers that he was filled with lust, but Hanson wanted to know which twin.  They were identical and Penhall thought they both were gorgeous and he just wanted a date with one of them.  So Penhall meets up with one of them at the supermarket, asks her out, and she says yes.  A couple of days later he calls to make sure that she's still gonna go out with him, it happened to be the other twin who answered the phone and agreed to go out with him and he had no idea that he had a date with two girls, identical twins, on the same night, at the same place, at the same time.  Penhall meets his date (or one of them) at the restaurant, the get a table, and then he runs into his nightmare when he ends up having to go to the bathroom, and the other twin is at the front of the restaurant waiting for him thinking that he was late for their date.  Penhall says that he should have just used the bathroom before he left home.  So, he finally figures out that the twin at the table is his real date that he ran into at the supermarket and the one at the front of the restaurant is the one he spoke with on the phone.  Penhall says that he thought about coming clean about what had really happened, but...  Hanson buts in and tells Penhall that he thought he only wanted one of them and Penhall said that he did, but then he had both of them and just decided to play the devils advocate.  Hanson tells him he was wrong, wrong, wrong.  Blowfish tells him he was stupid.  Ioki tells him he was greedy.  Fuller adds in that he was stupid and a dog.  So Penhall continues with the rest of his story about how he ran back and forth between them, telling one that he needed make a phone call, telling the other that he ran in to an old friend at the bar and had to speak with them, then the waiter catches Penhall in the act and informs him that he'll help him out all he can, but if Penhall doesn't give him a good tip, he will see it as his duty to spill the beans on him.  So the waiter tries to help and comes to the table and tells him he left his lights on his car, but he has a motorcycle, so everything is just going downhill, and he couldn't take the pressure anymore.  He tried to climb out of the bathroom window, stood on the toilet to reach the window, and fell right in the toilet.  So, he goes back to the table with one of the twins who says she needs to freshen up.  The other guys are soaking all this up and Ioki starts talking about horror flicks that you know not to go into the basement, not to go into the attic, and then - all the jump street guys yell out, "Don't go in the bar Penhall!"  But, he does, and the ballgame is over, both twins are standing right there at the bar.  So, Penhall tells the guys that it was a set up, the twins set him up, both of them took him home, and taught him a lesson over and over and over and he needs an honorary degree from Dr. Ruth.  The guys can't believe that he's calling this a bad date, but Penhall says it was a bad date because the twins lied to him and set him up.  Maybe Penhall is just full of it too, he tells the guys he made the whole story up, he's never had a bad date, and it's his turn to deal.

Everyone keeps poking at Hanson to tell his story about his bad date and he keeps telling them that he's not there to tell stories and he's there to play cards.  So the rest of the guys start bugging Fuller to tell his story of the worst date he ever had.  He denied having a bad date, they all look at him like he's insane, and then he admits to having a bad date.  Fuller says that he had the worst, worst date of his life, and it broke up his marriage.  Fuller says that it was a long time ago when he was a patrol man and of course the guys got a good laugh at the bell bottoms and sideburns.  But, Fuller had been assigned a female partner, she was a likable person, and she came on to him from time to time.  Fuller also adds that him just having a female partner was driving his wife crazy.  The guys all wanted to know if his wife had good reason to be jealous and Fuller says no, well not at first.  So Fuller starts making comparisons about Hanson and Penhall's partnership and how they may stop after work and get a meal or something, and Fuller's whole point is that sometimes you spend more time with your partner than with your spouse.  Hanson and Penhall make fun of him, ask each other if they want to go out to get a meal sometime, and then tell Fuller to continue with his story.  So, they were on patrol in a very quiet neighborhood, there were no calls, nothing was going on, and things were boring.  Fuller also adds that he had been married about 7 years, things were sort of rocky in his marriage and not going too well, and his partner begins questioning him about why he stays married if he's so unhappy.  Fuller informs the guys that he explained to his partner that he stayed married because of his son, that his partner told him that wasn't a good reason, and then she asked him to go see a movie with her sometime, and that his partner adds, "you, me, alone, in the dark, you'd like it."  But, Fuller tells the guys that he told her that he'd been in the dark before and wasn't accepting her offer.  Fuller continues and gets to the good part about a night that it was sooooo boring that they couldn't even find a good radio staton, nothing was going on, no calls, nothing, and his partner laid it all on the line to him and asked him to take an EXTRA LONG COFFEE BREAK - which so happened to be at a motel.  The guys really started chasting him.  He tried to defend himself.  Hanson made remarks about him being on duty when this happened and Fuller told Hanson that he's human.  They brought up the fact that Fuller had said his wife had no reason to be crazy over this and Fuller informed them all that his wife was crazy LONG before any of this took place.  So, Fuller and his partner get in the motel, something went down on their end of town, their radios were in the car, they missed a call that they didn't even know existed, and then they were brought up before a review board.  Fuller told the guys that he was asked about what happened the night of the call, that he was sworn in as a police officer, and that he told the truth about where he was, who he was with, what he was doing at the time the call came across the radio and why he didn't respond to the call that came across the radio.  The guys asked him how his wife found out and Fuller told them that after he didn't get a paycheck for 6 months he had to tell her and then he went back to work, came home one evening after a shift, and found everything he owned stacked outside of their house.  Their marriage was over.  Fuller also adds that he wasted over six and a half years of a fairly good marriage and his wife hasn't talked to him since.  All the guys start looking sad and gloomy.  Fuller finally says, "Hey look, nobody died.  My wife remarried - so cheer up.  And, we are playing poker in a church so we're gonna burn for this, so who's in?"  Hanson laughs and everyone gets back in the poker game.  The guys are really into this poker and all of a sudden, a female voice comes through a megaphone shouting, "This is a raid."  It's Hoffs and apparently her date didn't go so well either if she's coming back to play poker with the guys.  Hoffs tells her story about her date being late, his bow ties, and then him expressing his undying love for her singing We've Only Just Begun in a Sushi Bar, not to mention that he can't sing - at all.  So that's Hoff's story.

Then they all start picking on Hanson again to tell his story about the worst date he ever had.  Penhall even goes so far to threaten Hanson that if he don't tell his story - he's gonna sit on him.  Hanson sighs and finally says okay.  Hanson begins his story.  It was a Valentine's Day dance, he was 16 years old, and Diane Thompson had agreed to go with him.  Hanson is really having a hard time telling this story, but he's making it.  Hanson's dad was on patrol that night and his father took them to the dance in his squad car.  They arrived at the dance, discussed the time that he would pick them up, Mr. Hanson seemed to be a great dad and thought the world of his son (sport) Tom, so he agreed that he would pick them up at 1:30am like Hanson had asked.  Hanson was so excited about this dance, thanked his dad for dropping them off, and asked him not to bring his partner (Charlie - remember also Hanson's first partner from the pilot) when he came to pick them back up and Mr. Hanson agreed that he'd drop Charlie off somewhere before picking them up.  Penhall acts like he is asleep as Hanson tells his story and Hanson gets raging mad, gets up from his chair, shoves it back into the table and tells them all to forget it!  Penhall tells him that he was just teasing and Fuller tells Hanson that if he don't want to tell his story that he don't have to.  Hanson paces for a few minutes with this blank stare in his eyes, almost as if he is right back at that dance at that moment in time, tears come to Hanson's eyes, and he lets them know he's okay and he'll finish his story.  Hanson's father is out on patrol with Charlie talking about how great of a kid "Tommy" is while Diane Thompson is dragging Hanson down a back hallway in the school to have some private time with him and lays a big kiss on him.  Hanson's a bit shy about the kiss, but likes it and kisses her back - he's starting to really enjoy the dance with the exception of having to tell Diane that he's not much of a dancer.  Mr. Hanson and Charlie stop at a doughnut/coffee house while out on patrol for a break.  Charlie goes in first, tells the guy behind the counter, Frank, to give them two cups of coffee and Charlie goes to the bathroom.  Frank looks nervous and Charlie asks him what's the matter with him and he nervously answers, "Nothing."  But, something is wrong, bad wrong - the place is being robbed.  Charlie starts toward the bathroom, shots are fired, and Charlie sails through the air.  Mr. Hanson fires a shot into the righ upper shouler of the robber and he turns and fires a shot at Mr. Hanson and Mr. Hanson falls to the ground.  Charlie is alive and moving, but Mr. Hanson isn't moving and doesn't get up from the floor of the coffee hour.    Hanson and Diane are sitting on the steps at the school and Hanson can't figure out why his father hasn't picked them up yet, it's after 1:30am and his father is never late.  Diane tells Hanson that he wasn't such a bad dancer and Hanson tells Diane that she wasn't such a bad kisser and they agreed to go out again, but not to wait until Valentine's Day again.  Finally, a patrol car pulls up, two men get out, but neither of the men are Hanson's father.  Hanson knew immediately what had happened.   Hanson goes on to explain that Charlie is still on patrol, that his father never made it out of the emergency room, that he dealt with this stuff along time ago, Charlie told him all about what happened, and that he is proud of what his father did that night.  Then with tears in his eyes and a tremble in his voice, Hanson adds that he is proud to be able to tell his friends, his partners, the people of Jump Street about it.  Hanson's father was killed in the line of duty on Valentine's Day and that explains why Hanson doesn't like Valentine's Day.

In the end, Penhall informs Hanson that he isn't being fair, that he picked a fight with Amy on purpose because he hates Valentine's Day, and took it out of her.  Hanson denies doing this and Ioki tells Hanson that yes he did do this and Amy is probably still sitting in her apartment feeling bad.  Hanson finally agrees with them and decides to go see Amy and make up with her.  Hoffs tells Penhall, Fuller, Ioki, and Blowfish that eventhough it's after midnight and officially after Valentine's Day, she'd like to buy them a drink.  They all are thrilled and Penhall adds that to a man, it's not the next day until the sun comes up and now they all have dates.  Well, maybe they all have a date (singular because there is just one of Hoffs and four of them), put they'll not be picky.  This is a great episode, the Jump Street Gang really gets close sharing personal information with each other, Ioki didn't have a bad date story to share and doesn't have a whole lot of airtime, but is rather funny to watch as he is either really trying to learn how to play poker or bluffing.  However, this is a very emotional role that Depp plays, has a equal amount of airtime, and is a must see for any Depp Fan.  Overall Rating = 9.5

#28. I'M OK - YOU NEED WORK: This episode aired on February 21, 1988.
This is a really good episode, but there is a lot of time wasted on this story when it could be told in 15 minutes rather than 50 minutes.  Remember Kenny Weckerly from the pilot (Jump Street Chapel), this is a continuation of that saga.  Kenny's father is convinced that Kenny still has a drug problem and needs rehabilitation.  Kenny is signed in to a drug rehab center for adolescents by his father and it's not long before Kenny's father and sister begin to get letters from Kenny talking about how he is being abused in the treatment center.  Kenny's sister goes to Hanson for help.  Hanson is supposed to be going on a vacation, but instead goes to Fuller about Kenny.  Fuller lets Hanson know real quick that he has no business getting involved in this situation and warns Hanson to stay away.  Hanson doesn't listen, goes to a social worker about the situation, and the social worker helps Hanson get in on the inside of the rehabilitation center.  So while everyone at Jump Street thinks Hanson is on vacation, he is undercover as a drug addict at the rehab center.  Hanson finds Kenny at the rehabilitation center and Kenny tells him how verbally and physically abusive the staff at the center are to him.  Hanson tells Kenny that he'll get him out of there, but he has to see for himself how abusive these people are in order to have a case against the center.  That night, Kenny tries to escape, gets stuck in a vent pipe, smothers to death and dies.  The director of the center zones in on Hanson, puts him in leather restraints, and orders for Hanson to be given injections of tranquilizers.  Hanson comes clean with the director and tell him that he's an undercover police officer.  The director thinks that he's delusional and a trouble maker and send him to the state mental institution.  Jump Street finally realizes that Hanson didn't go on vacation, that Kenny is dead, and figures out what he has done.  Fuller and Hoffs go into the rehabilitation clinic to check things out, but can't find Hanson.  The director finally tells then that Hanson was transferred to the state mental institution.  Hoffs and Fuller go immediately and find Hanson tranquilized and barely even knowing who he is.  Hanson got enough information to get the rehab closed for further investigation.  This is a good episode and Depp has a lot of airtime and plays his role well.  This episode deals with a very real issue that is so real it's almost disturbing to watch.  OVERALL RATING = 7.

#29. ORPHEUS 3.3: This episode aired on February 28, 1988.
Hanson begins the episode talking with Penhall about his relationship with Amy, that he's bored, wants to break it off with her, but is difficulty doing it because he doesn't want to be the bad guy.  Hanson even goes into a bid spill as to why the sparks just aren't there anymore and they don't even like the same restaurants.  However, Hanson assures Penhall that tonight is the night and he is breaking his 12 week relationship off with Amy. Hanson and Amy aren't alone in Hanson's mustang 3 minutes until they are engaged in humorous verbal arguments over this, over that, and especially what to do for dinner (Hanson wants burned Hot Dogs and Sauerkraut).  Hanson suggests that they just stop by some mini-mart grab some Hot Dogs and have a quiet night at home, but Amy reminds him that the last time they decided to have a quiet night at home the neighbors ended up calling the police because they were arguing.  Well, they are arguing now too, so Hanson tells Amy that they are gonna go home for dinner and continue their discussion there because he certainly doesn't want the neighbors to miss anything.  They stop at a local convienent mart to grap some snack food to take home.  Hanson is in one aisle, and Amy is in another.  Hanson walks up to the check out counter to set down the food he has selected and Amy is still in another aisle choosing food and sodas.  About the time Hanson sets his food down, a gunman walks up to the counter, points a gun in the cashier's face, then holds the gun to Hanson's head and informs them that if anyone says a word that they are dead.  The robber tells the cashier to empty the register while he points the gun back in his face and Hanson looks up in a mirror to see where Amy is at.  The cashier starts emptying the register and the robber sticks the gun back to Hanson's head.  Hanson sees Amy approaching the counter in the mirror and the robber rushes the cashier.  Hanson keeps looking at the cashier, the robber, and in the mirror to see where Amy is.  The cashier finally gets the cash drawer cleaned out and hands the robber the money.  The robber turns to leave the store, Amy approaches the counter and for the first time sees the robber.  The shock from seeing the robber scares Amy to death and she drops a glass bottle of soda.  When the soda bottle hits the floor and drops, the robber automatically shoots Amy.  Hanson sees all this happen in slow motion and yells, "AAAMMMYY.  NOOOOOO!"  But, it's too late.  Amy has been shot, the robber escapes the store, and Hanson is left without a girlfriend and is an eyewitness to a murder.  Hanson also begins to feel quilty after Amy is shot about even wanting to break off their relationship in the first place.

Hanson returns to work only after a few days and the whole gang is worried about him and really don't know what to say to Hanson.  Penhall asks him if he went to the funeral and Hanson informed him that the funeral is the next week and Hanson immediately asks if he missed anything at work.  Ioki tells him not much and Blowfish informs him that it's been rather quiet.  Hanson asks Penhall what he's working on and it's all Penhall can do to tell him and all Penhall tells him is that he's working on routine locker room, dealer stuff.  Fuller comes out to greet Hanson and expresses his sympathy to Hanson.  Fuller also asks Hanson to come into his office.  Hanson's trying real hard to act as if this whole shooting didn't happen and it's not bothering him, but it's eating him alive.  As Hanson follows Fuller into his office, he yells out to Penhall, Ioki, and Blowfish to see if they want to have lunch and they accept, but they also find that Hanson is taking all this too well, but then again they see it as being typical Hanson - strong.  Hanson goes on into Fuller's office and Fuller wants to know if Hanson really feels like he is ready to come back to work.  Hanson tells Fuller he's ready.  Fuller acknowledges that Hanson looks good considering all he's been through and also tells Hanson that he's not through it all yet because he has to see the department psychiatrist.  Hanson acknowledges that he has to see the department psychiatrist as it's routine procedure for any officer involved in a shooting.  Fuller also tells Hanson that the department wants him to stop by homicide and be interviewed by the officer who is investigating the murder.  Hanson also acknowledges that as well and informs Fuller that there is nothing that he would like more than to see the guy who shot Amy behind bars.  The office is silent for a while, Fuller is worried about Hanson and then tells Hanson that it wasn't his fault, he had no way of knowing this robber would shoot Amy, and he can't blame himself.  Hanson tells Fuller that he knows it wasn't his fault, but that over the past few days he has come to realize that the murder makes no sense, it was a senseless killing, and that no one will ever really know what a senseless killing means until it happens to them.  Fuller tells Hanson again that he is really sorry and instructs him to do see the psychiatrist.  Hanson then asks Fuller if the psychiatrist is gonna make him lay down on a couch and they both kinda laugh.

Hanson follows Fuller's orders and goes to the department psychiatrist.  The psychiatrist talks with him, tells him is routine procedure, and that he just wants to see how Hanson is doing.  Hanson does tell the psychiatrist that he has kept his pain to himself, he knows about pain and mourning because his father died when he was 16, that he doesn't find any consolation in tears, and he'll deal with this thing the best way he knows how.  The psychiatrist then asks Hanson a question that shocks him and wants to know how he is dealing with guilt.  Hanson asks him what he's talking about and the psychiatrist informs him that it's usually normal for a police officer involved in a shooting to feel some type of guilt over what happened.  Hanson is quick to tell him that there is no way he can go back and change anything that happened and that nobody could have stopped that guy from killing Amy in 3.3 seconds.  The psychiatrist gets real concerned and wants to know how Hanson knows that the shooting took place in 3.3 seconds.  Hanson informs him that he viewed the tape of the shooting from the store camera.  The psychiatrist looks even more worried and asks Hanson how many times he looked at this tape.  Hanson replies, "Just once Doc, I'm not crazy."  Hanson follows Fuller's other orders by stopping by homicide to talk to the detective on the case.  They ask Hanson all types of questions about whether or not the guy was on drugs, what he looked like, what his eyes looked like, if he touched anything else besides the money in the store, if he for sure used a 357 gun in the shooting, if the robber was nervous, and if the robber hesitated prior to firing the gun.  Hanson answers all their questions to the last detail reporting that he guy was wired because he could see it in his eyes, but he wasn't on amphetamines because he could have smelled that in his perspiration.  that he only touched the money, he took the money from the clerks hand, turned and fired, the robber used a 357, that had blue steel, regular handle, and 4 inch barrell, and yes the robber was nervous.  When it came down to the investigators asking Hanson about hesitation he became defensive and wants to know what they mean.  All they want to know is if there was an opening, a chance for Hanson to pull his gun, any time that the robber's gun could have been taken, if there was any thing Hanson could have done.  Hanson gets upset and informs them that it went down very fast, the guys gun was on the clerk the whole time with the exception of when the robber had it to his head, and then when he shot Amy and Hanson makes it real clear and tells them that he didn't have a chance in stopping this murder, changing anything that happened, he couldn't have done anything, period.  The investigators realize that they have upset Hanson and apologize and Hanson accepts.  The investigators decide that now would be a good time to take a break.  The two investigators leave the room to get coffee and Hanson stays.  There is a television and a VCR in the room.  The tape of the shooting is in the VCR.  Hanson turns on the TV, starts the tape, watches it over, and over, and over again.  Hanson begins timing the shooting with his watch and always comes up with 3.3 seconds.

Hanson manages to get a copy of the tape and takes it home with him, along with a stop watch.  Hanson watches this tape over and over and over again.  Hanson becomes obsessive and compulsive with all the things in life that can be completed in 3.3 seconds.   Hanson  falls asleep watching the tape and dreams about the shooting, dreams about shooting the robber, and even dreams about the things in life that can be done in 3.3 seconds.  The psychiatrist becomes so worried that he goes to Fuller and tells him about the tape of he shooting and wants to know how Hanson got his hands on it.  Fuller had no idea that Hanson had that tape, but he wants to help Hanson in anyway possible.  The psychiatrist asks Fuller for names of friends that the psychiatrist can talk to and tells Fuller that he may even need to talk with him to really help Hanson.  Fuller informs the psychiatrist that he will get a list of Hanson's friends for him as soon as possible.  Meanwhile, Hanson is hanging out at the Homicide office wanting to know every detail, every piece of information, any progress made in catching this guy.  Hanson even comes in with information on other store robberies in the area and wants to know if they think it's the same guy.  The investigators are getting frustrated, especially with Hanson's asking to check the report every three hours, and coming up with new information such as a patch on the guys jacket, but the investigators inform Hanson that he's already told them this same information, and told them about the jacket just yesterday.  Hanson then asks the investigators if either one of them knew that a person can take all the pepperoni off a slice of pizza in 3.3 seconds.  The investigators sort of look stunned and look at each other as if Hanson has lost his mind.  Hanson then tells them that 3.3 seconds is a long time, they asked him if there was anything he could have done, and he then tells them that he could have taken all the pieces of pepperoni of a slice of pizza.  So Hanson is off trying to figure out all the things he can do in 3.3 seconds while the robber is out playing pool and hustling young kids at playing billiards and refusing not to pay them.  One of the kids gets upset over the robber not paying him and spouts off to the robber who takes him off in a corner, shows him a mole on the right side of his stomach, tells the kid his father has that same mole, and then puts a 357 gun to his head.  The robber then hands the kid his $20 that the robber owed him and asks him to play another game of pool with him.

Everyone, especially Penhall, is really worried about Hanson.  Hanson comes into the chapel and Penhall tries to talk to him.  Penhall makes a statement to Hanson about he and Amy breaking things off, then Amy getting killed, and offering to be there for Hanson if he ever needed him because he must be going through hell.   Hanson flat out tells Penhall that he didn't break up with Amy, he loved her, and that they were getting along great.  Ioki over hears the conversation and remarks to Penhall how weird Hanson is acting and asks if they should tell Fuller.  Penhall denies that they need to tell Fuller and tells Ioki that Hanson just needs some time.  The robber is back at the pool hall when one of his friends shows him a newspaper and tells him that he's famous.  The robber is in all the newspapers, not his name or face, but he is just known as convienent's killer, and he is now famous.  The robber takes offense to this and tells his buddy that he wasn't anywhere near the convienent store that was robbed and someone got killed the night before and decides to call the police and tell them because he's tired of being blamed for every robbery and/or murder in the city.  The robber does call police - the homicide department - talks to one of the investigators on the case and informs him that he was the guy that that blew that chic away last week (referring to Amy), but that he was no where near Lombard Street the night before where a store was robbed and someone was killed.  The robber then tells the investigator to get his facts straight and hangs up on him.  The investigators calls out to his partner over the phone call while the robber's buddy tells him not to be messing around with the police because the girl he shot last week - her boyfriend was a cop.  The robber laughed, didn't believe him, and made the statement that if her boyfriend was a cop, where was his gun.

Hanson is back at his apartment watching the tape of the shooting and flipping through mugshots from the department when there is a knock on his door.  Hanson ignores the knock at first - or tries to - but the knock gets louder.  Hanson finally goes to the door and it's Hoffs.  Hoffs asks if she can come in and Hanson tells her no.  Hoffs quickly tells him that she's coming in, that she's got some movies that she brought, and the two of them are gonna watch them.  Hanson really doesn't want her or anyone else around right now.  So, while Hoffs is trying to force Hanson to watch movies, the robber is at it again, but this time he's tied up the cashier and is demanding that he open the safe.  The cashier informs the robber that he can't open the safe, he doesn't know how to open the safe.  The robber puts that gun in the cashier's face and the cashier tells the robber that he doesn't have the combination to the safe, the owner didn't give him the combination to the safe for his own protection, but the robber insists on having the safe opened.  Hanson's fell asleep watching movies with Hoffs and is dreaming again about shooting the robber.  He wakes up suddenly in a cold sweat, but Hoffs is still with him and demands to know what is wrong.  Hanson notices that the movies are off and music is playing and Hanson demands to know what Hoffs has done.  Hoffs tells Hanson that he fell asleep during the movie so she turned on some music.  Hanson wants to know where the tape of the shooting is and Hoffs tells him that he's sick watching that tape of his girlfriend getting killed.  Hanson wants to know where it is and Hoffs informs him that she is taking the tape back to the department.  Hanson goes to Hoffs purse and pulls the tape out and puts it in the VCR.  Hoffs wants to know where he got that tape because it's police evidence.  Hanson informs her that he's a police officer.  Hoffs asks Hanson what else could he possible see on this tape that he hasn't already seen and promises him that it's the same ending everytime.  Hoffs then asks Hanson how many times he has seen that tape and he tells her that he's seen it 122 times, but that he doesn't watch the whole tape - just 3.3 seconds of the tape.  He then tells Hoffs that 3.3 seconds slipped through his fingers; 3.3 seconds where he could have done a thousand differnt things, but that he didn't move.  Hanson asks Hoffs if she knows how many things that a person can do in 3.3 seconds and before she has time to answer, he says, "You can take off your shoes, pop a beer, and shoot someone in 3.3 seconds."  Hoffs says, "Come on Hanson."  Hanson continues and says, "You can hold your finger down on the remote control and pass 17 stations in 3.3 seconds.  You can open a can of tuna fish, shuffle and bridge deck of cards,or twist the tops off 6 bottles of ginger ale in 3.3 seconds."  Hoffs gets upset and tears come to her eyes and she says, "Hanson Please!"  He continues, "You can ring a door bell 22 times, lock and unlock a dead bolt 4 times, or sing the entire alphabet in 3.3 seconds."  Hoffs is really crying and screams, "HANSON PLEASE! Please."

The next day Hoffs goes directly to Fuller about Hanson's bizarre behavior, but Fuller already knows about it.  Fuller asks Hoffs just exactly what she wants him to do and she asks Fuller to push the investigation a little harder.  Fuller reminds Hoffs of how many murders have been committed in the city that year and that 12 have been committed since Amy was shot and that the homicide team are doing all they can.  Fuller then asks Hoffs how bad Hanson really was and Hoffs tells Fuller that Hanson was really bad, his place was a mess with empty beer bottles, empty whiskey bottles, and that the only thing clean in his whole apartment was his gun.  Fuller sends Hoffs to the psychiatrist to tell him about Hanson's behavior.  Hoffs isn't the only one that goes to the psychiatrist to talk about Hanson, but Ioki and Penhall go see the psychiatrist also.  Hoffs and Ioki are open about Hanson's behavior, that he's acting very weird because he's the most dedicated cop they know, but Penhall is nervous, doesn't want to talk or want the psychiatrist to write anything down.  So while Hoffs, Ioki, and Penhall are at the psychiatrist, Hanson is back at homicide wanting to know about the phone call they got from the guy.  Homicide tells them that all they know is that the call came from a pool hall because they could hear balls hitting in the background, but there are 55 pool halls in the city, and the investigators tell Hanson to just ease up.  Hanson gets angry and informs them that they have had this case for days and are getting no where and they are telling him to ease up.  Hanson makes it real clear to Homicide not to tell him to ease up.  Hanson's not gonna ease up, but it looks like the robber's buddy is gonna make a mistake by trying to sell a stolen car phone to a police officer who busts him and takes him to jail.  So since the robber's buddy, Darrell, doesn't want to be in jail, he tried to make a deal at the police station and tells the cops that he knows who the convienent store killer is.  They don't believe him at first, but then they believe him when he tells them that he knows the guy who killed the cop's girlfriend.  The cop who busted Darrell asks him where this guy lives and he tells him that he doesn't know, but that he knows where he hangs out.

While the police are trying to get info from Darrell, Fuller decides to make a stop over at Hanson's apartment.  Hanson doesn't want him to come inside, but Fuller makes it clear that he's coming in.  Fuller tells Hanson that he came by to see what kinda shape he was in and all he is seeing is complete chaos.  Hanson tells Fuller that he's in mourning, but Fuller doesn't buy it and tells Hanson that he knows that he didn't go to Amy's funeral.  Hanson tells Fuller that Amy's funeral isn't until the next week and Fuller lets Hanson know real quick that Amy was buried three days ago.  Fuller tries to befriend Hanson in a tough way to make him come back to reality and tells Hanson that he didn't even know that Amy was buried and that Hanson didn't love Amy either.  Hanson tells Fuller that he's wrong and that he loves her, that he did love her, he was trying to break up with her, but that he did love her.  Hanson then opens up and tells Fuller that all he can think about is if he had driver a little slower, taken a different street, agreed to go to the restaurant Amy wanted to go to, if......5 minutes either way, they wouldn't have been at that store.  Fuller tells Hanson that he can't blame himself.  Hanson says, "I should have done something.  The guy turned his back on me.  Now if I had done the right thing, I could have saved her."  Fuller tells Hanson that every day, every person on this planet does something they wish they could take back, but it doesn't work that way  and that Hanson has to leave it behind.  Hanson informs Fuller that he can't and Fuller tells him that he has to let it go, nothing can bring that moment back, and that he has to bury the dead.  Hanson says, "I can't just let her go like that.  I need something."  Fuller asks Hanson what he needs and Hanson tells Fuller that he needs to know that the job is being done and that even if he didn't get the guy, that somebody will.  Fuller replies, "Somebody will."  Hanson wants to know what he is talking about and Fuller tells him that he's not talking about anything.  Hanson asks Fuller not to do this to him because he knows that Fuller knows something that he's not telling him about it, asks Fuller to tell him because he needs to know.  Fuller acknowledges to Hanson that he does have some information, but he's gonna feel real stupid if he tells Hanson about it and he hits the streets looking for revenge.  Hanson replied, "I won't.  You got my word."  Fuller tells Hanson that before all of this his word would have been enough, but if Hanson betrays him then things will never be the same between them.  Hanson tells Fuller again that he won't do anything and begs Fuller to tell him what he knows.

Fuller obviously tells Hanson what he knows because the next thing you know, Hanson is walking into a pool hall that looks just like the one that the robber called the police station from.  Hanson walks around the pool hall making sure he gets a good look at everyone.  The suddenly he spots the guy, the robber comes out of the bathroom and Hanson knows exactly who he is.  The robber knows who Hanson is too.  Hanson takes off running after the robber and they both run out into the street with a couple of guys that were in the pool hall behind them.  Hanson chases this guy through the street, into back alleys, then there is gunfire and Hanson falls to the ground.   Hanson is hit in the left shoulder and the robber climbs over a dumpster and continues to fun.  The guys who were in the pool hall run up to Hanson, pull their guns on him, and tell him to freeze.  They are cops and then they recognize Hanson as being a cop.  Hanson is hospitalized after being shot and is dreaming again, but this time his dream is not about him shooting the robber, but about Amy getting shot and this time about getting shot himself also.  When Hanson is released from the hospital, he goes to the pool hall and makes some gun to chin contact with Darrell.  He informs Darrell that he wants to know where his guy lives and if he don't tell him then he swears that he'll pull the trigger.  Darrell tells Hanson that he don't know where he lives.  Hanson then asks Darrell where the robber is at and cocks his gun.  Darrell then tells Hanson that the robber is doing a job and Hanson wants to know where the robber is right at that specific moment in time.  Darrell tells Hanson that the robber is doing a job at a liquor store and tells him where the store is.  Darrell then asks Hanson if he's really a cop and Hanson replies, "I used to be."  Hanson goes directly to the liquor store and catches the robber as he runs out the door.  Hanson calls the department for back-up and tells the department that he's a plain clothed officer in pursuit.  Ioki received the call and tells Fuller that a call came in about the robber and the call came from Hanson.  Hanson chases the robber on foot to the boat docks and there is gun fire in all directions.  Hanson's shoulder is still hurt from his previous gunshot wound and he is bleeding, but that doesn't stop him - he is still in pursuit.  The robber climbs on a boat and thinks that he's lost Hanson only to stand up and find himself looking at Hanson and straight down the barrel of Hanson's gun.  The robber has a gun himself, but Hanson says to him, "Drop your gun.  You got 3 seconds."  Hanson starts counting, "One...Two (cocks his gun on two)"..., then the robber drops the gun.  Hanson never takes his eyes off the robber and never uncocks his gun, not even when his back up arrives to place the robber in custody.  It is only when the robber is being taken away that Hanson uncocks his gun.  Fuller shows up about that time to tell Hanson that he got him, he did a good job, that he did everything the way a good cop is supposed to, and asks Hanson if he got back that 3.3 seconds.  Hanson's answer, "No."   In the end, Hanson is finally able to come to terms with Amy's death and visit her grave.  He takes flowers and places them at he head stone that reads:  Amy Pearson:  1964 - 1988.  Hanson then slowly drops to his knees in front of her grave.  Maybe he did love her.    This episode speaks for itself and is one of my absolute favorites.  Johnny Depp plays through every emotion he has in this role and it's the perfect episode for any Depp Fan.  OVERALL RATING = 10+

#30. CHAMPAGNE HIGH: This episode aired on March 6, 1988.
This episode begins with an porsche being raffled off at a local mall and all these teens around waiting on their chance for a key that may start the engine of that new porsche.  A young girl gets a key, no luck, the key doesn't start the car, they'll all get another chance - or will they.  When the mall closes that night, someone breaks into the mall, and drives the porsche through the glass doors of the mall.  So now Jump Street has a car theif on their hands and a case to solve.  Penhall offers his services immediately to Fuller on the case because he filled out 2500 tickets for that car and feels as though it's righfully his.  But, there is just a little bit more to this case than meets the eye.  Seems that due to overcrowding in the South Central School Systems ang now they have integrated teens from South Central into the luxurious West Side High.  Hoffs is already on a case at West Side investigating some petty theft cases.  And now, Fuller is putting Hanson and Penhall on the car theft case at the West Side High School to try to collect some evidence on the case since some of the South Central students are over at West Side.  Fuller also makes it a point to inform Hanson and Penhall that these South Central kids are getting their first shot at a real education and he doesn't want to see that snatched from them because some kid, rich or poor, decides to take a joy ride in Penhall's porsche.  Hoffs sort of laughs at them and tells them that they better come up with a good cover because she hears that those boys from West Side High can be pretty tough.  Hanson and Penhall already have their cover figured out - THE McQUAID BROTHERS.

Hanson and Penhall are dressed as The McQuaid Brothers at the bus stop picking and poking at each other.  They get on the bus and the bus driver asks where their pass it at.  Penhall informs the bus driver that his dog ate his pass and Hanson pats the bus driver on the head and informs the bus driver that they have the same dog.  The bus driver informs Hanson and Penhall that if they don't have a pass, they can't ride the bus.  Next thing you know the bus driver is thrown off the bus, Penhall is driving the bus, and Hanson is informin the whole bus that The McQuaid Brother will be driving them safely and soundly to their destination, they'll be traveling at speeds between 40 and 140 miles per hour, and asks that the students on the bus to just kick back and enjoy the ride.  While Penhall is driving some of the students in a bus to school, a kid named Drew is talking with his father about a scholarship and turns down and offer from his father to give him a ride to school and decides to walk to school.  On Drew's way to school, he stops by a storage facility to change clothes.  His father isn't real wealthy which is why they are talking about scholarships and Drew really doesn't fit in with the crowd, especially with the clothes he had on, so he changes into some designer clothes and walks on to school.  Hoffs gets a ride to school with some rich kids she is investigating.  Seems as though they all get to school safely and definitely make it to Algebra class.  The teacher starts asking questions about algabraic equations and Hanson and Penhall decide to show their knowledge or should I say lack there of in algebra.  The teacher asks Penhall to do an equation for him and Penhall tells him that he'll pass.  Then Penhall decides to come up with an equation about a guy ripping off car stereos, having to deliver them to different places, and then asks how long will it take this guy to deliver his car stereos.  Hanson chimes in wanting to know if all the car stereos this guy is ripping off are coming from cars in the same lot.  The class laughs and then the bell rings.  Hanson and Penhall are fitting right in to this school, especially with the South Central students.  As Hanson is walking out of the classroom, one of the West Side High students makes a comment about his bandana and remarks to Hanson that he has a nice hat.  Hanson pulls down the boy's leather jacket, rips the pocket off his shirt, stuffs the pocket in the boys mouth and says, "Nice Shirt."  Everyone but Drew has left the room and he is discussing his exam with the teacher.  Drew feels as though his test was graded unfairly because he got the answer correct.  The teacher isn't going to argue with him because the teacher realizes that Drew got the answer correct, but that he used the wrong formula, so his grade stands asan 87.  So Hoffs is off trying to solve her case while a guy named Ricky is doing all that he can to be a real nice guy and get Hoffs to notice him while all the other rich kids, especially Lane, are teasing him because he works at a pizza stand.

The McQuaid Brother's decide to have some lunch in the school cafeteria and observe some South Central students really harrassing a rich geeky kid named Wally.  Wally is in big trouble with these guys, they take his money, give him wedgie's, and have him running all over the cafeteria screaming for help.  Hanson and Penhall notice the leader of the pack teasing Wally and don't like it, but they can't blow their cover, so they still have to act tough.  The call the guy from South Central, Sawyer, over to the table where they are eating their lunch to talk to business with him, let him know that they are interested in making some easy money, stealing, theft, etc.  Hanson and Penhall are really hoping that this guy will spread the word around.  While Hanson and Penhall are working their end, Ioki informs Fuller that the West Side division of the police department had just called and they had busted a kid for shoplifting.  Fuller doesn't seem real surprised and acts as if he doesn't care until Ioki informs him that the kid that was busted just happened to wearing a $10,000 Rolex.    The kid that was busted just happened to be Lane, they guy who was teasing Ricky about his job at the Pizza place.  Fuller takes Lane into interrogation and finds that Lane stole a pair of expensive sunglasses and Fuller wants to know if he stole the Rolex also.  Lane comes clean and informs Fuller that he did steal the sunglasses, the Rolex is his father's, and that his family is wealthy.  Fuller then asks Lane about his BMW car and how it would compare to a 944 Porshe.  Lane gets real smart with Fuller, smiles,  and tells him that he knows that he's gonna have to pay a little fine for shoplifting and then he'll go back to living the lifestyle the Fuller only dreams about and either Fuller can let him go or he'll just wait for his father's attorney to arrive.  Fuller sort of laughs and informs Lane that if he was his kid, he wouldn't be smiling for a week.  Lane gets even more arrogant and tells Fuller that if he was his kid, he would be living in a house the size of his game room.  Fuller goes back to the chapel to inform Hanson, Penhall, and Hoffs about Lane and all the shoplifting that has been going on.  Fuller isn't sure that Lane is the actual shoplifter and won't know about the Rolex watch until Lane's father gets back into town.  Apparently, whoever is doing all the shoplifting isn't trying to make a proffit on it because it hasn't come up on the reports as being resold.

Back at school poor Wally is being harrassed again by these guys from South Central, Sawyer especially.  Wally gets stood on his head and the guys take $50 from him, but let him know that they are gonna give him a little bonus today and skip the wedgie.  Hanson and Penhall see these guys taunting Wally again and Penhall walks right up to Sawyer and asks him what Wally ever did to him.  Sawyer  thinks that Hanson and Penhall are wanting to take their action for them, meaning Wally, and tells them that Wally is his action.  Hanson and Penhall were thinking more like making this guy their action.  At lunch, Wally walks up to Penhall and makes him a business proposition.  Wally tells Penhall that he'll pay "The McQuaid Brothers" $25 a week to keep the guys from South Central off of him and be his bodyguards.  Penhall tells him no way and Wally ups the price to $40, then $75, and tells Penhall that's all he can afford because $75 dollars is his allowance for the week.  Then Wally tells Penhall that his father owns a stero store and he can get him stuff for free if he wants it.  The wheels are turning in Penhalls brain right now.  Wally continues to beg and is really begging when Hanson walks up to the lunch table.  Wally walks away very disappointed.  Hanson hadn't heard any of the conversation and asks Penhall what it was all about.  After gym class, the guys from South Central have picked Wally up, fully clothed, and are taking him to throw him into the showers.  Sawyer is walking backwards with Wally and runs into someone.  He doesn't look back at the time and tells whoever is behind him to move.  When he does look back, he realizes that he's probably in trouble - it's Penhall.  Penhall tells Sawyer to put Wally down, Sawyer mouths off to Penhall, and Penhall tells Sawyer that he must want to see what the inside of his own neck looks like.  Sawyer has a change of heart and puts Wally down.  Sawyer tells Penhall that what they are doing doesn't concern him.  Penhall informs Sawyer that it does concern him because Wally is The McQuaid Brothers' new friend and from now on they are gonna shake Wally down.  Sawyer says, "Like hell you are."  Penhall gets a real disgusting look on his face, his voice gets real deep, and he yells, "TOMMY!"  Hanson appears.  Sawyer informs Hanson and Penhall that the two of them are beginning to get on his nerves.  Bad, bad mistake.  Hanson and Penhall throw Sawyer out of the locker room with just a towel around him, lock the door, everyone is in the hallway, and while Sawyer is beating on the door trying to get someone to open it - his towel drops.  Looks like Sawyer is the geek of the day now.  After all the action in the locker room, Drew finds his algebra classroom empty, goes into the room, and changes his grades by making them higher grades.  Hanson and Penhall are ready to meet Sawyer after school, but not for a fight.  Sawyer walks out and Penhall invites him over to meet their friend Harry (Ioki - who is posing as a buying for stolen goods).  Hanson and Penhall ask Sawyer if he wants to make some money and Sawyer doesn't know what they are talking about.  Hanson informs Sawyer that Harry turns stolen goods into hard currency - money!  Ioki then tells Hanson, Penhall, and Sawyer that if anyone has any leads on the stolen Porsche that he already has a buyer for the car and whoever gives him the info gets a 10% finders fee.  So Hanson and Penhall have put the word out.

Drew is walking home from school when Lane in his BMW with Hoffs stops and asks him if he wants to go out with them tonight.  Drew agress to go with them, but refuses an offer for a ride home.  Drew informs them that he would rather walk home, but he'll meet them laater.  Drew gets home from school only to find that his father went through his school stuff and found his algebra test grade of 87.  Drew is upset and asked his father why he went through his stuff.  Drew's father informs Drew that as long as he lives under his roof that he doesn't have any "stuff".  Drew's father is very angry about the 87 grade and wants to know when Drew was planning on showing it to him.  Drew tries to explain to his father that a one time grade of an 87 isn't gonna hurt him.  Drew's father is so tangled up in all this scholarship and scholastic achievement stuff that he makes it real clear to Drew that these universities out there aren't gonna give money and grants aways to just anyone.  Drew tells his father that he doesn't think that the colleges are gonna do that.  Drew's father becomes angry and makes reference to Drew being a "B average student who uses the word gonna is his vocabulary."  Drew tells his father that he is not a B student.  Drew's father informs him that the algebra test is an embarrassment to him and that he wants him studying and hitting the books.  Drew pleads with his father and tells him that he'll be back in an hour that he just wants to go out with his friends for once.  His father becomes angry and tells Drew that he didn't move Drew into the West Side School District so he could learn how to talk back to his father, that these people aren't his friends, all these so called friends of his are dragging him down, and his father makes it real clear that he doesn't want to hear another word come out of Drew's mouth.  Drew's father then begin to beat Drew severely and all that is heard is Drew's pleading for his father to stop.

Lane and Hoffs' went out on the town without Drew.  Lane gets into Hoffs' car and finds a diamond necklace that was left for her.  Hoffs' is stunned because the diamond necklace is from Ricky and she knows that he doesn't have the money to pay for it.  When Hoffs gets back to the chapel, she is teased by Penhall and Ioki about the necklace.  Then Fuller informs her that it's real gold and diamonds, worth about $450, and it doesn't appear to be stolen.  Hanson then comes up with the idea of sending a couple of uniformed cops into Ricky's house.  Fuller looks at Hoffs and informs Hanson that they can't send a uniformed cop into Ricky's house without a search warrant.  Hoffs knows that Fuller is wanting her to go into Ricky's house and check things out.  Hoffs informs Fuller that she doesn't think that what Ricky gave her was meant as a friendship gift and she doesn't want to go see him and lead him on.  Fuller tells her not to lead him on, to go see Ricky, tell him that he has misjudged their situation, and while she is there - check out his place for stolen property.  Fuller then informs Hanson, Penhall, Ioki, and Hoffs that they can't rule out anyone at this time and maybe they need to put together a little sting operation, lay out some bait, and see who bites.  Penhall knows just the guy who can help them - Wally.

The next day at school Sawyer and his crew are really roughing Wally up in the boys bathroom.  They rip up his clothes and find under his shirt that Wally has a whistle around his neck.  Sawyer makes fun of him and asks Wally if he's gonna be a gym coach when he grow up and then Sawyer blows the whistle himself - bad mistake.  The door to the boys bathroom opens with a loud bang, there stand Hanson and Penhall (The McQuaid Brother), and they make their entrance with their infamous - "HELLO!"  Penhall asks Wally is he whistled and then Hanson tells two of Sawyer's buddies to go away.  The two other guys leave the bathroom and Penhall walks up to Sawyer and makes it real clear that he told him that Wally is theirs.  Sawyer is confused and tells Hanson and Penhall that he thought they were in business together.  Penhall informs Sawyer that they are, that they turn him on to their friend Harry, and he signs Wally over to them.  Sawyer doesn't think that's okay and wants to keep Wally for himself.  Penhall asks Wally if Sawyer and his guys roughed him up.  Wally shakes his head yes.  Hanson smiles.  Sawyer is again thrown out into the hallway with only a shirt and his underwear by the McQuaid Brothers.  Hanson, Penhall, and Wally are still in the bathroom and Hanson informs Wally that it's payday.  Wally is thrilled, pulls out his wallet, and informs Hanson that it's no problem.  Penhall informs Wally that they don't want his money - they want lunch.  Actually, they want lunch at Wally's house to check out his father's books from his stereo store to see when another big shipment is gonna be going through.  Wally is freaking out and tells Hanson and Penhall that his father would die if he knew they were in there and that he's not even allowed in his father den to look at the books.  Hanson has already found something though - a delivery going out that day a 5pm with a whole truckload of CD Players.  Wally really freaks and asks them please not to rip of his Dad's store.  Penhall tells Wally to relax that they are really undercover police officers.  Wally is either really a geek or the McQuaid Brothers cover is too good because Wally's response to that is, "Yeah. Right!"

The phone rings at Drew's house around lunch and he is still in bed.  Lane is calling him to see why he didn't show up for school and also to tell him that he missed his History Mid-Term.  Drew tells Lane that he just felt like blowing his mid-term off.  Lane invites Drew to have lunch with them, informs him that he has reservations at a fancy restaurant, and Drew accepts the invitation.  Drew gets out of bed, opens the curtains in his room, and his back and shoulders are black and blue from where his father beat him the night before.  Drew can hardly move from the beating because he is so sore and this is the very reason he didn't show up for school.  Hoffs goes over to Ricky's to thank him for the gift and check things out.  Hoffs tells Ricky that he shouldn't have bought her something so expensive.  Ricky informs her that it's okay because he has a job at the Pizza Place.  Ricky tries to kiss Hoffs and she stops him.  Hoffs is trying to explain to him that she thinks that he is a great guy and everything, but that he has really misunderstood their friendship.    Hoffs tells Ricky that she really likes him, but just not in the way he is wanting.  Hoffs tells Ricky that she hopes that they can still be friends which really upsets Ricky.  He tells Hoffs that he hates it when a girl says that to him.

Everyone has met back at the chapel and Fuller wants to know if everyone has been tipped off about the CD delivery.  Hanson informs him that they did everything with the exception of announcing it over the PA system at school.  Fuller tells Hanson and Penhall that things are in place, ready to go, and the three of them are gonna go see who swallows the bait.  Hanson and Penhall are hidden well when the delivery truck arrives.  Things seem to be going smoothly until they spot a guy with a black ski mask running up to the truck and ripping off CD Players.  Hanson and Penhall radio to Fuller for them to move in.  Two police cars surround the thief and uniformed cops jump out of the cars.  The thief runs.  Hanson and Penhall have to move in themselves even if it means blowing their cover.  The walk toward the thief in their McQuaid Brothers' get up and flash their badges.  Fuller pulls the ski mask of the thief - it's Ricky.  Fuller takes Ricky to interrogation and asks him why he did this.  Ricky tells Fuller that he has no idea why he did this, stupidity maybe.  Ricky also tells Fuller that he's never stolen anything in his life.  Fuller then asks Ricky about Sawyer and if he'd come into some money lately or a new Porsche.  Ricky tells Fuller that he doesn't know anything about that Porsche being ripped off and that he swears that he was at home the night that happened.  Fuller tells Ricky that he's not asking about him, he's asking about Sawyer.  Ricky tells Fuller that Sawyer talks big, but he wouldn't rip off a car.  Then Ricky tells Fuller that he tried to rip off those CD Players for the money to try and impress some girl.  Ricky tells Fuller that he's never done anything like this before and he never will again.  Ricky swears to Fuller he'll never do anything like this again and begs him to let him go.  Fuller knows that the girl he was trying to impress is Hoffs.  Hoffs is angry about the entire situation and feels like they all set Ricky up to rip off the CD Players.  Hoffs informs Fuller that she gave him the motive and Hanson and Penhall shoved the opportunity by telling everyone about the delivery right down his throat.  Hoffs feels like Ricky was an innocent kid until they went in and started manipulating his life.  Hoffs wants to know what's gonna happen to Ricky and Fuller tells her that he'll be charged for what he has done.  Hoffs wants to call the assistant district attorney and help Ricky because Jump Street was wrong and an innocent guy took the bait.  Fuller informs Hoffs that he'll see what he can do.

Hoffs leaves Fuller's office.  Hanson and Penhall rush in Fuller office and inform him that they just got a call from someone to set up a meeting with Ioki (their friend Harry).  Fuller asks if it's Sawyer.  Hanson informs Fuller that the call came from Drew Wilder.  Hanson and Penhall go with Ioki as the McQuaids to meet Drew at an old storage facility.  Drew opens the door to the storage facility and there are hundreds of stolen electronics, TVs, CD Players, etc. right in front of their eyes.  Also, there is a new red Porsche and Drew is real proud of stealing it.  Drew tells Hanson that he never really thought about selling the stuff until now.  Hanson asks why he stole it and Drew informs him that he stole it to get money for college because he doesn't think that he'll get a scholarship.  Drew looks at Ioki and ask him what he thinks that he can get for all this stuff, including the car.  Ioki is slick, reaches into his jacket, flashes his badge, and says, "Just off the top of my head, I'd say three to five years."  Drew almost passes out and looks to Hanson and Penhall for help.  No help there - Hanson and Penhall flash their badges. Drew knows that he is busted and in big trouble.  Drew is taking back to the chapel and his father is called to the chapel.  Drew's father is outraged and really giving Drew a tongue lashing.  He wants to know why Drew did this and Drew tells him that he doesn't know.  His father then brings up the fact that the clothes he bought him weren't good enough and he had to steal clothes to fit in with his friends.  Drew tells his father that he just wanted people to like him and his father informs him that he didn't make sacrifices for Drew for him to worry about being liked.  Drew tells his father he's sorry and his father tells him he'll know what sorry is when they get home.  Drew asks him what is he gonna do - beat him again.  Drew's father continues to degrade his son and threaten him.  Drew tries to tell his father that he has potential and tries to be a good son, but if he brings home a 98 test score then his father wants to know what happened to the other 2 points.  Drew is in tears because he can't please his father no matter how hard he tries.  Fuller, Hanson, and Penhall are really picking up on what's going on and they are not happy with the situation.  Fuller walks up to Drew's father and informs him that bail has been posted and his son is free to go.  Fuller is really worried about letting Drew go with his father when Mr. Wilder tells Drew that they'll finish their discussion when they get home and Drew says, "You mean you'll finish it."  Fuller tells Drew's father that he might ought to give some thought to what his son has been telling him because it sounds like Drew is under a lot of pressure.  Drew's father tells Fuller not to tell him how to raise his kid.  Drew walks by Fuller and says, "Yeah, he's doing such a great job on his own."  Drew's father hits him and shoves the back of his head and tells him to come on because they are leaving.  Fuller informs Mr. Wilder that he's over the line and Mr. Wilder tells Fuller that unless disciplining his son is a crime then Fuller is over the line.  After Drew and his father leave, Hanson, Penhall, and Fuller are real worried.  Penhall says that he's starting to get this really bad feeling and Hanson agrees and says, "Like Mr. Wilder isn't going to be satisfied just grounding Drew."  Hanson and Penhall decide to take a little ride out to Drew's house.  They find Drew on the front steps of his house in tears.  Penhall is asking Drew if he's okay and Hanson immediately runs into the house.  Hanson is searching every room while Penhall is asking Drew where his father is.  Drew tells Penhall that his father is in the house and that he told him not to hit him, he told him a bunch of times not to hit him.  Penhall rushes into the house to find Hanson who hasn't found Drew's father yet.  Hanson and Penhall both are searching the house when Penhall turns around and yells out to Hanson to call an ambulance.  He's found Drew's father.

Back at school, Sawyer wants to make a deal with Wally so he can get the McQuaid Brothers off his back.  Sawyer tells Wally that he's not gonna always have the McQuaids to hide behind and he'd like to call a truce with Wally.  Wally asks Sawyer if he means that he'll stop harrassing him if he gets the McQuaids to leave him alone.  Sawyer says yeah that's what he means, he figures that Wally has enough problems just being the biggest dweeb in school, and wants to know if they have a deal.  Wally tells Sawyer that he doesn't think so, that he kinda likes the situation the way it is, but he'll let Sawyer know if anything changes.  About that time, Hanson and Penhall meet up with Wally out on the school lawn.  Wally is thrilled that they are there and asks them if they want to go see a movie with him.  Hanson and Penhall tell Wally that they have some bad news for him, that they are moving again, and their old man (father) got a transfer.  Wally is shocked and says, "Transfer?  You can't leave.  I'm sorry but that just won't be possible"  Hanson and Penhall inform Wally that they can't protect him for the rest of his life and that he needs to learn how to take care of his self - how to be a man.  Hanson tells Wally that they salute him and walk away.  Wally is terrified and screams out, "SAWYER!"  Wally is ready to call a truce now.  This episode is great as all The McQuaid episodes are.  There is a lot of Depp airtime and this episodes deals with many, many issues in life, especially child abuse.  OVERALL RATING = 10

#31. BROTHER HANSON AND THE MIRACLE OF RENNER'S POND: Aired on March 13, 1988.
Hanson goes undercover at a local high school where science books are being burned in a act of rebellion against the teaching of evolution in the class room.  One of the teachers in the school objects to the evolution theory and refuses to teach the subject.  The topic of evolution leads to a division among the city's population. The teacher who refuses to teach evolution has strong reason not to teach the subject.  The teacher believes that his son is a living miracle and takes religion to a new level.  The son had a fatal accident that took his life, but he didn't remain dead and came back to life. The son had fallen through some thin ice on a pond, his body temperature went way below normal, was actually pronouced dead, but his body temperature was able to be brought back within normal range, and the kid regained consciousness and possibly/probably life.  The father and son are so engrossed about this probable miracle that the son is unable to live a normal life.  It's possible that this is a pure miracle from the Almightly, but also could be modern medicine.  Hanson, in trying to solve the arson case, finds himself having to also assist in helping this boy find his life and get it back.  In the end Hanson solved the arson case and the young boy has regained the life he lost. OVERALL RATING = 5.

***DISCLAIMER:  This is another episode in which I do not wish to indulge on a website. There are too may debates between creation and evolution, debates about religion and modern medicine, and I do not wish to express any of my personal feelings or opinions on this matter.  This is a direct summary from the episode of 21 Jump Street and does not reflect the beliefs, views, and/or opinions of A Fan's Page for Johnny Depp, 21 Depp Street, or myself.  Anyone wanting a further dertailed episode guide on this episode can contact me at Deppfan@aol.com***

#32. RAISING MARIJUANA: This episode aired on April 17, 1988.
This episode contains very little if any airtime for Officer Tom Hanson (Johnny Depp).  Our key players here are Hoffs, Penhall, and Ioki.  There is a very charming, but just as dangerous man who is running a major marijuana ring and hiring young teenagers in high school to drive 18-Wheelers to transport the marijuana.  Hoffs is sent in undercover to be somewhat of a love interest to this young, soft spoken, fair skinned, and fair headed man who is still a young boy at heart who is overcome with wealth money and drugs.  Then, Ioki and Penhall are sent in undercover in the local school system to investigate the action going on there, get close to some of these kids that may be driving the trucks for this man, etc.  The only thing is that Ioki and Penhall go undercover as brothers, twins to beat that, and dress and act like the biggest geeks in the world.  This man all but confesses his operation to Hoffs and Penhall and Ioki are able to get some guys to tell them about their "midnight runs" and get them in on the action.  A bust is made, this major drug ring is brought to a close, case solved.  The episode is fairly worth watching, but not really worth sitting through if Johnny Depp is what you are wanting to drool over.  There are some very funny moments with Penhall and Ioki as twins and if you are a 21 Jump Street Fan in general, you may find it enyoyable.  OVERALL RATING = 3.5

#33. BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE: This episode aired on May 1, 1988.  Brad Pitt guest stars in this episode.
Hanson and Penhall are in the bushes together in the beginning of this episode.  They are scoping out a house that Jump Street has set up to catch a theif who is robbing empty houses.  Hanson and Penhall have been undercover at a school to catch this thief, put the word out about an empty house, and are standing by to call in for back up when the theif approches the house.  Penhall doesn't quite understand why they need so much back-up but Hanson lets him know that the last time they almost caught this guy, the cops chased him through all the backyards in that neighborhood and couldn't catch him.  The theif definitely knows the neighborhood.  Penhall asks Hanson if he wouldn't rather be working on a real case.  Hanson thinks this is a real case because there have been 20 houses robbed in three weeks adding up to a total of stolen goods of $14,000.  Hanson spots someone with his binoculars.  The guy pulls into the driveway of the empty house, runs over the trash cans, and gets out of the car stumbling around.  Penhall asks Hanson who it is and Hanson tells him that it's Walker Stephenson.  Penhall is shocked and tellls Hanson that he likes Walker and that Walker is in his biology class.  Walker goes up to the door of the house, breaks out the glass in the door, and walks in the house.  Penhall mentions to Hanson that this can't be the actual thief they are trying to catch because he doesn't fit the profile of wearing black and slithering into windows of these house rather than breaking out the glass in the doors.  Hanson and Penhall realize that if Walker is a burgular, he's the worst they have seen, and he's drunk, pickled drunk.  They both know that Walker is not the catburgular that they are looking for and since Walker has ended up in this house, the guy they are waiting for - the real thief - he's not gonna show up now.  Hanson radios to Ioki and tells him that an unexpected guest arrived at the house and in order not to blow their cover at school for Ioki to move in on Walker to make an arrest.  Hanson then tells Penhall that this is too bad because he kinda liked Walker.  Penhall looks at Hanson and repeats himself again by telling Hanson the he liked Walker too and he is in his biology class.  The two of them split from the bushes as Ioki and all the back up move in to arrest Walker.

Walker shows up at Taft High School the next day with a black eye and a grim look on his face.  His friends are joking around with him at lunch about him having a party and not inviting them.  Walker's sister tells all his friends that he spent the night in jail and his friends get an ever better kick out of it.  Walker tells all his friends that they can drop dead.  Hanson and Penhall are sitting at a nearby table in the cafeteria of Taft High School discussing this case.  They both know that Walker is not the catburgular and they are starting to believe that Jump Street has been set up.  Hanson gets up and goes to talk to Walker.  Walker is real upset over going to jail and Hanson tries to console Walker by telling him that he's been to jail 3 times, it's no big deal, and asks Walker what he was doing at that house anyway.  Walker becomes more upset and asks Hanson how he knew that he was in jail.  Hanson tells Walker that it's common knowledge because it's all over school.  Walker tells Hanson and the rest of his friends that they all just don't get it, that whatever he does from no on doesn't matter because he and his life are screwed up.  Walker gets up from the table and leaves.  Hanson sits down at the table with Walker's friends and his sister and tells them that he didn't mean to ruin Walker's lunch.  Walker's sister, Diana, tells Hanson that things are really bad for Walker right now and he won't even talk to her.  All of Walker's friends ask Hanson if he has really been to jail 3 times.  Hanson tells them that yes he's been to jail.  They all aggravate Hanson about going to jail and not bringing them anything.  Hanson sarcastically tells them all that the next time he goes to jail that they can all go with him.  Hanson and Penhall go back to the chapel and Ioki meets them at the door.  Ioki tells them that Fuller is on the phone and they better talk to him.  Hanson and Penhall take the call and Fuller informs them that Walker Stephenson, the guy who stumbled into their stakeout the night before was found dead in his living room with a hunting rifle between his knees and a note on the table - Walker killed himself.  Hanson and Penhall hang up the phone and look at each other in complete shock and disbelief.

The next day at school, Peter (Brad Pitt), one of Walker's friends is trying to convinve the principal of the school to lower the flag to half mast in honor of Walker's death.  The principal refuses to lower the flag because Walker killed himself and informs Peter that lowering the flag to half mast is for heroes.  The whole school then has to go to the auditorium where a psychologist is talking to them about suicide, Walker's death, and that none of them can ever hold themselves responsible for Walker's death.  Penhall looks over at Hanson and tells him that Walker is responsible for him having to sit through all this crap.  The psychologist goes on to explain how many people will kill themselves, how many will try, and that most people don't want to die, but they are crying for help.  He also goes on in an effort to console the school that it's okay to feel whatever they feel about Walker's death because it's not like he was killed by being hit by a car, but that he made the decision to take his own life.  He tells the school that it's okay to talk about it, it's okay to be pissed off about it, it's okay to be mad and that he's gonna be around for the next few days if any of the students want to talk to him about Walker's death, suicide, etc.

Hanson finds himself to really be affected by Walker's death and goes to Fuller to talk to him about it.  Hanson asks Fuller, "Why does a 16 year old kid kill himself?  What could be SO wrong at 16?"  Fuller tells Hanson that there's no easy answer that he can give him.  Hanson tells Fuller that he's not looking for an easy answer and the he really feels like he was the one that pushed Walker over.  Fuller asks Hanson if he really believes that and Hanson doesn't have an answer for him.  Fuller asks Hanson what he wants him to say.  Hanson turns to Fuller and says, "How am I supposed to do my job?  We bust kids all the time.  They don't go around killing themselves.  And I can't go around worrying about the next kid I bust is gonna put a hunting rifle into his mouth or hangs himself in his parents' backyard."  Fuller tells Hanson that he's not fighting him on this issue.  Hanson tells Fuller that he knows that he's not fighting him, that he's sorry, and all he is doing is tryig to figure out why this kid died.  Hanson looks at Fuller with a very sad face and says, "I kinda feel like I helped kill him."  Hanson then goes on to say that he doesn't understand any of this, these are good kids at this high school, they're not too rich, they're not to poor, and that school is like All American High.  Hanson then asks Fuller, "What place could this kid get himself into where he thought suicide made sense?"  Fuller just doesn't have the answers for Hanson.

Hanson goes to Penhall's apartment dressed up for Walker's funeral.  He walks into the apartment to find Penhall boxing and is sort of shocked.  Hanson asked Penhall why he's not dressed and Penhall asks Hanson, "What am I, boxing in the nude?"  Penhall then asks Hanson why he is so dressed up.  Hanson tells Penhall that he's going to a funeral and so is Penhall.  Penhall looks at Hanson and says, "Yeah, who died?"  Hanson reminds Penhall of Walker's suicide and death and Penhall sarcastically asks Hanson to give him a break.  Hanson gets a little edge do him and tells Penhall that these are people that they know and tries to convince him to go to the funeral.  Penhall tells Hanson that school is out for the day because of the funeral and he is off from work since school is out and he's not going to the funeral.  Hanson asks Penhall what is his problem.  Penhall tells Hanson that he doesn't have a problem, walks over to a plant at his apartment, picks a flower off of it, hands it to Hanson, and tells him to toss it on Walker's grave for him.  Hanson looks at Penhall in disgust and says, "Wow."  Hanson leaves Penhall's apartment and when Penhall hears the door shut he continues to punch on his punching bag, but it's not just regular boxing - something is wrong with Penhall.  Hanson goes to Walker Stephenson's funeral while Penhall reads the entire police report on Walker's suicide and death.  After the funeral, Hanson asks the psychologist from the school to come to Jump Street to talk to him, Fuller, and Penhall.  Penhall comes to the chapel with a chip on his shoulder and is upset to find the psychologist there.  He asks Hanson why he's there because he thinks that this will blow their cover.  Hanson informs Penhall that the psychologist is a doctor and he asked him to come to the chapel and talk to them.  The psychologist talks to them about suicide and Penhall continues to make wise cracks.  Hanson asks the psychologist why Walker killed himself and Penhall makes a remark that Walker was a loser and that's why he killed himself.  Hanson give Penhall a very sharp look.  The psychologist goes on to explain that suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and there are many reasons why the kill themselves like: trouble at home, trouble at school, drugs and alcohol, getting in trouble with the law, etc.  He goes on to explain that these teens end up alienating themselves, find something as permanent as a gun lying aroung the house, they have problems, and they feel that suicide is the only way to solve the problems.  Hanson makes a comment that if that's what Walker thought then he was wrong and the doctor agrees and tells Hanson that they know that, but Walker probably didn't because teens have problems with identity and they get real confused along the way.  The psychologist goes into a story about a 15 year old girl that he was treating who recently killed herself by overdosing on a bottle of anti-depressants.  Penhall jumps in and sarcastically asks, "She killed herself on anti-depressants.  What'd she do - chuckle herself to death?"  Hanson and Fuller both shoot Penhall a sharp look.  Penhall jumps up and admits that what he said wasn't funny, but may this girl was so happy that she exploded.  Hanson really gives Penhall a mean look and asks him if he's done.  Penhall says in realation to his comment about being so happy and exploding, "Ha, ha, ha - Boom!"  Hanson's really mad now and screams out at Penhall, "SHUT UP!"  Penhall takes it personally and leaves.  Fuller apologizes to the psychologist for Penhall's behavior and tells the doctor that Penhall has a strange sense of humor.  Hanson tells the doctor and Fuller that Penhall's humor isn't funny and that's what is strange about it.  Penhall goes to the locker room, Hoffs is there also, and he asks her if she has ever thought about killing herself.  Hoffs tells Penhall that sure she has thought about it and feels like that everyone has thought about it.  Penhall slams his locker shut and says, "Not me!"  Penhall is really acting strange and even goes home to tell Dorothy jokes about suicide that she doesn't find funny at all.  Penhall gets mad when Dorothy doesn't think he's funny and starts screaming at her and degrading her.  She gets so angry that she leaves the apartment.

Walker's friends all gathered together after the funeral in a sort of party in his remembrance.  Hanson and Penhall both attend.  People are asking Hanson if Walker ever talked to him about killing himself and then one of Walker's friends says something that catches Hanson's attention.  Walker's friend asks everyone what did they expect from Walker after Ditmar and Beckman.  Hanson asks about Ditmar and Beckman and was informed that Johnny Ditmar and Roger Beckman were two teens at Taft High School that recently died too by killing themselves.  Hanson is listening carefully as all these people talk about the different stories that they heard about the deaths of Ditmar and Beckman.  Penhall walks up and tells everyone that he loves these rumors and makes a wise crack about hearing that one of them got carried off by a giant vulture.  Hanson is not impressed with Penhall's remark and neither are Walker's friends.  Hanson walks around socializing and finds two girls talking while one is carving a tattoo on the forearm of the other one.  Hanson notices the tattoo, but he also notices scars on the girls wrist.  She explains to Hanson that she had a bad day, cut herself to see if she would bleed, that she thought about suicide a lot, and pretty much everyone she knows has thought about it.  Hanson doesn't understand and tells them that he doesn't get it.  They tell him that it's like giving people notice to let them know that they are seriously in trouble and it really has nothing to do with dying.  Hanson's still searching for answers while Penhall continues to walk around and make wise cracks.  Finally, Peter has had enough of Penhall's mouth and tells him that if he doesn't have anything good to say that he can either shut up or leave.  Penhall chooses to leave only to go back to his apartment consistently punch his punching bag out of anger and clean his gun.  Penhall is really struggling with this suicide and is going through a lot of emotional pain, but he won't let anyone know about it.

Hanson takes the stories of Ditmar and Beckman back to Fuller and the psychologist.  Hanson pulls Ditmar's file and finds that Johnny Ditmar who killed himself 6 weeks ago walked in front of a train and it wasn't reported as a suicide, but an accident.  Hanson wants to know why.  The psychologist and Fuller both explain to him that no one wants to admit that suicide exists, the parents lie, the medical examiners lie, and that if all the accidents were really looked into, suicide would be the number one cause of death among adolescents.  Fuller tells Hanson that he can remember a time when Walker's death would have been written off as a hunting accident even though he was found in his own living room.  The psychologist then tells Fuller and Hanson that maybe these deaths have really affected these teens.  Fuller asks the psychologist if he's saying that suicide is contagious and that is exactly what he is saying.  Hanson is disturbed by this thought and tells both of them that he doesn't get it.  The psychologist explains that when one person kills themself that it opens a door up for others to follow.  Hanson tells them about the party the night before, the tattooing, superficial scars on people's wrists, and all these teens talking suicide.  The psychologist explains to Hanson that these teens are forming a bond with each other by this death, a relationship, and that's why they do this.  Hanson wants to know what he's supposed to do because he feels like a lot of these teens who are talking suicide could really do it.  The psychologist tells him not to avoid the subject of suicide and death, to talk about suicide directly, and get these teens to people that can help them.  Hanson asks if there isn't supposed to be signs or something that he's supposed to look for when a teen is planning on killing themself.  The psychologist gives Hanson a list of signs to look for such as hostile behavior, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, promiscuity, etc.  The psychologist tells Hanson that the best thing he can do is just listen because what these teens need is someone they can talk to.  Penhall walks into Fuller's office and Hanson remarks to him that it's nice of him to show up for work in a very sarcastic manner.  Penhall asks Hanson if they were discussing the case of the student catburgular.  Hanson and Fuller look at each other and then back at Penhall.  Penhall tells Fuller that Suicide High ain't no case and he ain't working on it no more.  Fuller tells Penhall that he's on this case until he tells him he's not on it.  Penhall lays a file on Fuller's desk and informs him that the kid who was breaking in to all the houses was caught the night before, he was involved in a stolen goods sting operation, and that he transferred out of Taft High School just a few week ago which is why they weren't able to track and catch him.  Penhall then tells Fuller that this kid confessed, there is no longer a case, he's caught up on his paperwork, and is taking a personal day.  Both Hanson and Fuller are getting concerned about Penhall.

Hanson goes back to Taft High School.  The kids have a lot of mixed feelings about Walker's death, some hate him, and some miss him.  Hanson's sole purpose in going back is to listen, to help these kids, and try to prevent another suicide.  Hanson goes and sits down with Walker's friends and the girl, Vicky, who was getting the tattoo and talking about killing herself at the party.  She is really the only one who is talking about having nothing to look forward to, hating school, and hating life.  Hanson really picks up on Vicky's pain and makes it a point to talk to her privately.  She continues to tell him that she's down and out and has nothing.  Hanson tells her that he's been there too, but that it doesn't last and that she has to find something to look forward to.  Hanson tells her that he always tries to find something to look forward to.  Vicky tells Hanson that she's looking forward to just getting out of here somehow.  Hanson asks her if that's it, that's all she has in her whole life that she's looking forward to.  Vicky gets angry and tells Hanson that she doesn't have anything to look forward to and that she doesn't want to talk to him anymore.  Hanson gets up and follows her.  Hanson tells her that lately all he's been able to think about is suicide, maybe not his, but that he's been talking to that doctor a lot, that it makes him feel better, and he's explained a lot of stuff to him that makes sense.  Vicky asks Hanson how this doctor could possibly know anything.  Hanson must have had the right answers because Vicky goes with Hanson to the doctor and talks to him.

Penhall is taking his personal day and is listening to opera which is very unlike Penhall.  Hanson knocks on the door and wants to know what Penhall is listening to and he tells him it's opera.  Hanson tells him that he was in the neighborhood and stopped by to tell Penhall that he's wrong and has been acting like a jerk.  Penhall informs Hanson that he should have just called and told him that so he could have hung up on him instead of having to throw him out of his apartment.  Hanson gets angry and tells Penhall that he has a big problem, that he's self centered, and doesn't care about anybody except for Doug Penhall.  Hanson also tells him that he had the opportunity to help someone that was hurting today while Penhall is sitting around listening to opera.  Hanson tells Penhall that he doesn't even know what's going on.  Penhall walks away from Hanson and tells him that he knows more about suicide than Hanson ever will.  Hanson tells him that all he knows about suicide is making stupid jokes.  Penhall is getting very upset and shaking his head.  Hanson grabs Penhall, shakes him, and screams, "What is wrong with you?"  Penhall screams back, "Hey!  My mother killed herself when I was 6!  I've known about suicide every moment of everyday since then."  Hanson looks shocked and disturbed, but offers himself to Penhall.  They go outside and Penhall talks to Hanson about what happened with his mother's suicide.  Penhall tells Hanson that he was 6 years old, the cops were there, he really didn't know what had happened, but he knew something was wrong and he thought they were taking her to jail.  He goes on to tell Hanson that at his mother's funeral that he walked around with his shoes untied the whole time because he wouldn't let anybody tie his shoes - his mother used to tie them for him.  Penhall talks about when he would stay at the playground all the time because he didn't want to come home and see that his mother wasn't there,that his father had to come and get him, that his father couldn't kill himself so he just drank himself to death.  Hanson tells Penhall that he's really sorry.  Penhall says to Hanson, "I've never really brought this up before.  I wanted to tell you.  I'm sorry, it's just been real hard."

After talking to Hanson, Penhall finds that he can't sleep, jumps on his motorcylce and races it as fast as he can down the road.  Hanson goes back to the chapel and talks to Fuller about Walker and this suicide thing.  Hanson tells Fuller that it's like a one in a million chance that all the wrong things are gonna line up for you, like seven motions in your life that are bad and you can't handle, so if you take one motion, one bad thing away from someone then they'll be okay.  Fuller acknowledges that Hanson has being doing some thinking about this.  Hanson tells Fuller that at first it was so important for him to know why Walker died, but he's never gonna know, ever.  Fuller asks Hanson if he's gonna be able to live with that.  Hanson replies to him by saying, "Yeah.  The best I'm gonna know is that I'm never gonna know.  That's gonna have to be okay."  Dorothy walks in the chapel while Hanson and Fuller are talking and asks them if they have seen Penhall.  Dorothy tells Hanson that she called home and he didn't answer, she went home and he wasn't there, and then she called the chapel and he wasn't on a case and she's worried about him.  Hanson knows exactly where to find Penhall.  Hanson goes to the playground and finds Penhall, tells him that people are looking for him, that Dorothy is worried, and that he needs to call her.  Penhall tells Hanson that he has something that he wants to tell him and that is that he tried to kill himself when he was 8 years old by drinking a bottle of vanilla extract.  Hanson says, "That's kinda cute."  Penhall tells Hanson that it wasn't meant to be cute because he really meant to kill himself.  Penhall also explains that his mother was an alcoholic, hard to be around, that he thought maybe she killed herself because he didn't lover her.  Hanson reminds Penhall that he was 6 years old when this happened.  Penhall tells Hanson that when people leave, you think funny things and make a lot of deals with God.  Penhall further explains that he used to eat all his vegetables because he knew that's what his mother would want and he wanted to make her happy up in heaven, that he didn't talk to his father for months because he thought that would bring her back, that if he was a real good boy then his mother would come back, but she didn't come back and that's the reason he's difficult sometimes.  Hanson tells Penhall that he's sorry and Penhall asks Hanson what he has got to be sorry about.  Hanson tells Penhall the he is his friend and he should have seen his pain and asks Penhall if he's seen or talked to someone about this.  Penhall tells Hanson that he dealt with this a long time ago, that he doesn't need to talk to anybody, and he's only told this because he thought it would help Hanson.  Penhall then asks Hanson if he's got the weasels to ride with him on his motorcycle.  Hanson smiles and Penhall tells him to get on because he has to help him eat Dorothy's terrible meatballs.  Hanson  gets on the back of Penhall's motorcycle and they ride off.
The episode ends with Hanson going to visit Walker's grave while Penhall goes to a group for people who's family has killed herself.  The therapist asks if anyone has anything to say and Penhall says, "Yeah.  I wanna talk.  My mother killed herself when I was 6."  This episode deals with a very important issue among the entire population, not just adolescents.  The viewer is also able to see the strong bond that is between Hanson and Penhall and just how great their friendship really is.  Depp has a lot of airtime and this episode is one to take very seriously.  OVERALL RATING = 10

#34. COREY AND DEAN GOT MARRIED: This episode aired on May 8, 1988.
Depp is only seen in the very beginning of this episode in one scene. This episode focuses on the partnering of Hoffs and Penhall who travel cross country to bring back a teenage girl. The two teens, Corey and Dean, had traveled away from their home to get married. Corey's father forbid their marriage, a fight broke out, Corey's father was dead, and Dean was accused of the murder. At the church, when Corey and Dean are getting married, police raid the church. Dean runs, but Corey is picked up. Penhall and Hoffs are sent to bring Corey back to town. Penhall and Hoffs encouter some trouble when Dean appears. In the end, the Jump Street Program finds that Dean was beaten by Corey's father and Corey was actually the one who killed her father and not Dean. Dean was taking the wrap for Corey. Hoffs and Penhall are able to bring both Corey and Dean back to the city and justice is served. This episode, for a Depp fan, is very boring. Depp's air time probably doesn't even equal to 1 minute. OVERALL RATING = 3.

#35. SCHOOL'S OUT: This episode aired on May 22, 1988 (reaired in July 1988).
Fuller shocks the Jump Street gang by informing them that the Jump Street Program will not be operative during the summer break while school is out. Fuller explains that the case load for Jump Street will be low while scool is out and the city can't get funding to keep the Jump Street program open during summer break. Hanson is working on his last case before school break by being undercover at a local high school to catch a toilet bomber who is putting M80s in the toilet and blowing them up at school. Fuller finds out that the Jump Street program has been diprioritized, the city may not have the money to fund the program in the fall, and Jump Street may end up shutting down. The Jump Street gand ends up having to look for summer jobs that may become permanent.

Hanson ends up getting more than he expected. While trying to find the toilet bomber, Hanson stumbles across a young teen, in which he befriends, who tells Hanson that he has no home and is living in the boiler room of the school. Hanson believes the young teen's story about having a mother who is an alcoholic, being toted back and forth from family members to family members, and not having any where else to go.  Hanson then happens to find out that this teen is an escapee from a juvenile detention center.  Hanson confronts the teen about his escape and his belief that he may be the toilet bomber.  The teen admits to escaping from the juvenile detention and explains to Hanson that he escaped because he wanted to get an education and his high school diploma.  He also tells Hanson that he was put in juvenile for stealing a car, but that Hanson has to believe him when he tells him that he is not the toilet bomber.  Hanson struggles with the right thing to do.  Hanson goes to Fuller with his concerns and asks Fuller to give him a few days before he arrests the teen so the teen can graduate high school and get his diploma.  Fuller tells Hanson to call the teens probation officer late in the day so he won't be in his office, when the probation officer returns the call the next day Hanson is instructed not to take the call, and if by some chance the probation officer answers the phone when Hanson calls  him late in the day, for Hanson to just  hang up on him.  Hanson and Fuller buy enough time for this teen to graduate and get his high school diploma.  On graduation day, Hanson finds the real bomber in the bathroom with explosives and makes an arrest.  The episode ends with Hanson doing the right thing, as usual - the young teen gets to graduate, the toilet bomber is arrested, but all isn't well within the chapel.

There is a sadness among the Jump Street gang.  Jump Street may not continue in the fall and all the officers realize that this may be the end and they may never work together again.  Penhall takes a position with the intelligence division of the police department and Hoffs takes a public relations position within the police department.  In the end, the whole gang assemble in a circle and the episode comes to a close with the infamous Jump Street handshake.  The end credits roll with Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson, and Sal Jenco singing "See you in September". Depp is on guitar guitar and back up vocals.  The closing credits for this episode are fabulous.  The viewer is not only able to hear Johnny's talent but see him in action too.   OVERALL RATING = 9.

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