Summary21 Jump Street is about a group of under-age looking cops who go undercover at high schools to catch young criminals before they become older, more dangerous criminals. In later seasons, the team went less and less undercover on high schools, and the plots focused more on the cops' personal lives. THEME SONG: The theme song was written by L... Read More
Created By:Stephen J. Cannell, Patrick Hasburgh
❮ 21 Jump Street
Season 1
5 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Apr 12, 1987
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Overwhelming Dislike
13
User score
Generally Favorable
7.5
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4 Reviews
Jun 16, 2015
30
A by-the-numbers, self-consciously smug blend of "Mod Squad" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." [10 Apr 1987, p.9C]
Jun 16, 2015
20
It's dull, but predictable...The script is flawed and its attempts at humor clumsily executed. For another, Hanson is written as a real slug, and Depp is a blank. In fact, none of the characters is very credible, and only DeLuise's wisecracking Penhall (you have to wise crack to be street smart) is remotely interesting.
Jun 16, 2015
0
As rigorously lame-brained as television in our time is likely to get. [11 Apr 1987, p.C1]
Jun 16, 2015
0
Pointless gimmicks, dire stupidity, rotten acting and gratuitous violence abound, and, in the opening episode, so does implicit racism. The treatment of blacks in 21 Jump Street marks a new and unwelcome chapter in TV's history of on-screen racism; they are unquestionably portrayed as savage, violent figures threatening vulnerable whites. [11 Apr 1987, p.D-13]
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7.5
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Aug 11, 2015
9
This show is really good, even though it is a bit dated. It has a really interesting premise of undercover cops going into high schools and busting criminals. This is different from most cop shows, simply because of the fact that they are undercover in pretty much every episode, which is really interesting to watch. Minus a couple episodes, this was a very good season.
