In this two-part pilot, 21-year-old rookie police officer Tom Hanson runs into trouble on the job because he looks much younger than he actually is. He is offered a chance to work with a small group of other young-looking cops who go undercover in local high schools posing as students. Hanson's first undercover assignment with the 21 Jump Street program is to get close to a high school student who owes money to a violent drug dealer.
Hoffs is assigned to look after a Polish exchange student who comes to town and begins to act out, partly due to her repressive upbringing in her native country and partly due to stereotypes about American high schools perpetuated through TV. Hanson goes undercover at a high school mechanic shop to investigate a car theft ring.
Hanson goes undercover to investigate a series of burglaries at a local high school and learns that both the burglar and a student are obsessed with one of the teachers who works there, Miss Chadwick.
The entire Jump Street gang investigates the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl by going undercover in a private school, where much of the student body are kids from affluent families.
Officer Hoffs is sent to a Catholic school for girls to investigate a possible arsonist with all leads pointing to a very unlikely suspect. Meanwhile, Penhall is mugged by his date at a bowling alley.
Note: Final appearance of Frederic Forrest (Captain Richard Jenko).
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7
"Gotta Finish the Riff"
Kim Manners
Patrick Hasburgh & Bill Nuss
May 17, 1987 (1987-05-17)
16112
N/A
While still mourning the loss of Captain Jenko in a drunk driving crash, Hanson and Hoffs are assigned to get close to a high school principal after he receives death threats from a gang leader that he stood up to. He is taken hostage along with the 300 students at the school and it's up to Hanson, Hoffs, Ioki, and Penhall to save them with the help of their new captain.
Note: First appearance of Steven Williams (Captain Adam Fuller).
A high school girl becomes a prostitute in order to support herself and her drug-addicted mother in rehab. Meanwhile, two teenagers go on a spending spree after an ATM is broken into.
While busting drug dealers, Hanson and Penhall (in their "McQuaid brothers" cover) discover a girl who is being sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking police officer. She seeks out Hanson's help to carry out a hit on her father.
The son of a loan shark continues the family tradition, starting up his own cash-loan operation in a local high school and physically assaulting students and teachers who do not repay their debt on time.
Hoffs befriends a promising young high school baseball player from New York City who is in the federal witness protection program. Penhall pretends to be a baseball player to get closer to the young man and help protect him when his mobster father becomes a government witness.
Officers Ioki and Hoffs go undercover in a teen modeling agency that is suspected to be a front for a pornography ring that exploits minors. Meanwhile, Captain Fuller comes across a down-and-out woman he previously arrested and sets his sights on the modeling academy's owner, in an effort to find those responsible for coercing the girls into making these films and bring them to justice.
In the season one finale, Hanson goes "punk" to infiltrate suburban rival gangs in an attempt to halt their destruction and rescue one member caught between academics and anarchy.
The Jump Street squad puts a sting on a bar serving alcohol to underage kids and ironically discovers that their own captain has been arrested for drunk driving.
Captain Fuller and Officer Hoffs go undercover on a violent high school campus where both students and faculty carry lethal weapons just to stay alive.
Ioki faces a paternity suit and jail when a teen fingers him as the father of her child. Fuller has Hoffs and Penhall go undercover to find the truth and clear Ioki's name.
As Burgard High students and faculty sit on a powder keg of racial tension, Officers Hanson and Hoffs go undercover to defuse the potentially explosive situation in the racially divided high school.
Tyrell "Waxer" Thompson, the drug dealer busted by Officer Hanson in his first Jump Street case, escapes state custody while being transported to an adult prison. After discovering that Hanson is working undercover to protect a Hollywood heartthrob in town filming a movie, Waxer looks to settle the score.
When an Olympic-bound gymnast dies of complications linked to steroid abuse, Officers Penhall and Hoffs go undercover on the athletically competitive Augustana High School campus to track down the source.
Officer Ioki may not be who he claims, as he is faced with immediate dismissal from the chapel when it's discovered that he is not Japanese, but is, in fact, a Vietnamese refugee. The team learns about Ioki's past and how he came to America.
To pacify their dateless state on Valentine's Day, the Jump Street squad plays poker and reminisces about their worst dates, while Hanson recollects on his prom night when his father was killed.
Following up on his first Jump Street case, Hanson goes undercover and is trapped inside an in-patient adolescent drug treatment center while investigating reports that the center is mistreating patients.
Officers Hanson and Penhall pose once again as the battling McQuaid brothers to infiltrate a gang of students being bussed from the wrong side of the tracks. A teenager is mentally and physically abused by his father.
Hanson poses as a Bible-thumping student and befriends a like-minded teenager as he investigates an arson case involving book burning. Unfortunately for Hanson's new friend, his near-death experience leads him to be used by his father for a religious crusade against the teaching of evolution in school.
In the Season 2 finale, the Jump Street cops must find temporary jobs when school's out for the summer, and maybe forever. Hanson is the only one disguised as a McQuaid brother in this episode.
While Hanson and Booker try to catch a drug dealer, their investigation is impeded by a gang of young vigilantes known as The Rangers committed to help clean the streets of crime and violence.
Penhall almost wrings a confession from an alleged child molester, only to learn that his accuser—his soon-to-be ex-wife— recanted and admitted to lying to the police in order to retain sole custody of the couple's daughter. In order to atone for his overzealousness, Penhall must now help the one he was so eager to bust deal with the devastation of a false charge.
Officers Penhall and Booker join an all-state football team to investigate possible criminal negligence on the part of the coach when his star linebacker is paralyzed for life.
The Jump Street team goes undercover at a school with a pregnancy clinic on campus in order to find out who has been vandalizing it. Ioki infiltrates a group protesting the clinic's presence on campus. Meanwhile, Booker tries to lift Blowfish's self-esteem by setting him up on a date with a beautiful stranger.
Officers Hanson, Ioki, and Booker infiltrate two college fraternities in order to investigate a rape on campus. Hoffs goes undercover in a sorority and Penhall in a dorm.
Officer Ioki infiltrates a Vietnamese gang to break up an extortion ring victimizing the local Vietnamese community, and is offered a chance to contact his grandmother, whom Ioki left behind in Vietnam after the war.
When the Association of Municipal Police Officers calls for a strike, the Jump Street cops are torn over whether or not to cross the picket line. As management, Captain Fuller must continue to work. Hanson observes the union negotiations and the rest of the team chooses to strike.
Officers Hanson, Penhall, Booker, and Ioki pose as inmates in a juvenile lock-up in order to find out how heroin is entering the facility. Hanson and Penhall become the McQuaid brothers, while Booker and Ioki are the Samurai brothers.
The Jump Street cops try to solve a serial flasher case. Hoffs learns that her new lover is married and when she tries to break off the relationship, he harasses her until she reluctantly goes to Fuller.
While trying to infiltrate a high school computer club, Penhall is picked on by a bully, prompting each of the Jump Street cops to recall stories about having been terrorized by a bully at some point in their childhood.
When Russell Buckins pens a dangerously revealing magazine article about the Jump Street program, Officer Hanson is suspended and goes gunning for his old friend.
Penhall and Hanson are deputized into the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division. Their assignment: Find a young Army private who went AWOL and get him back to his assigned unit before the Army prepares charges against him for desertion.
Booker tries to bust a group of students for dealing and using drugs, but when one of them is killed for being an alleged narc, Booker begins to crack.
The Jump Street cops go undercover on the streets as homeless runaways to find a missing teenager and the predator who is preying on young street hustlers.
When the controversial and bigoted host of a college radio talk show is nearly killed in an explosion, Booker takes over the show in an attempt to flush out the guilty party.
When Hanson and Ioki go undercover with two rival gangs to find their weapons supplier, Ioki is shot in the crossfire. A dirty cop seems to be selling guns to the gangs, and is shot when Hanson breaks into his house.
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"Loc'd Out: Part 2" "Partners: Part 2"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Story by : John Truby & Glen Morgan & James Wong Teleplay by : Eric Blakeney & Bill Nuss
Hanson is suspected of killing a crooked cop who was responsible for Ioki's shooting. Although forensics proves that a third gun was fired the night Officer Tower was killed, a jury finds Hanson guilty of murder. Turning to Penhall for help, Hanson goes on the run. He is eventually caught and put on trial.
Officer Penhall works as a bouncer at a sports bar while Hanson goes undercover to bust up a college gambling operation. The officers study for the Detective exam.
Officers Penhall, Hoffs, and Ioki investigate a priest in a Catholic university suspected of selling Salvadorean babies to finance an underground sanctuary movement. Penhall falls for an illegal immigrant from El Salvador suspected of working with the priest. When she is caught by the INS, he offers to marry her.
Officers Hanson and Penhall go into a high school to investigate a serial arsonist. A psychic teen predicts that the arsonist will next strike during the school's Halloween dance.
Hanson goes into a high school to investigate a series of burglaries in an upscale community and hooks up with a group of thrill-seeking teens. Penhall and Ioki work as rent-a-cops.
An investigation into designer drugs leads the officers to a prestigious medical school. Meanwhile, newly-promoted detective Hoffs is raped while on a date with one of the suspects who later claims it was she who seduced him.
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9
"Mike's P.O.V."
Jorge Montesi
Story by : John Truby Teleplay by : Glen Morgan & James Wong
A tip from Booker has the Jump Street officers joining Raymond Crane's motorcycle group in order to bring him to justice. This episode begins on Booker.
The officers are sent to investigate a chemistry lab at a college where it is suspected that new designer drugs are being manufactured. Guest starring Darren Mayes.
The death of a lesbian professor finds Hoffs and Fuller going undercover at a university. A student teacher's assistant develops romantic feelings for Fuller.
Hanson is invited to witness the execution of Ronnie Seebook, who is on death row for murdering a convenience store clerk, and asks the condemned inmate to make a film to scare off children from becoming criminals.
Hanson and Penhall go to El Salvador to look for Doug's missing wife and find themselves in the middle of political turmoil. They return home with Marta's nephew to be raised by Penhall.
A handicapped policewoman is sent in undercover to investigate a series of attacks on handicapped women and Hoffs is sent in by Fuller undercover, in a wheelchair.
Hoffs and Ioki go undercover in a liberal group suspected of killing the leader of a neo-Nazi group while Penhall joins the Nazis to learn if they plan a violent uprising.
The officers tell their version of the story of how they saved a Senator from an assassin, each story with them as the hero. This was the last episode of season 4 that Johnny Depp was filmed in.
After Penhall abandons Ioki on a stake-out for a personal emergency, he is reassigned to uniformed patrol. At his new precinct, Penhall becomes involved with a group of corrupt officers while befriending rookie cop Dean Garrett–whom the other officers accuse of being a plant for Internal Affairs.
Note: This episode marks the final appearance of Dustin Nguyen on the series. First recurring appearance of David Barry Gray (Dean Garrett).
Absent: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson, and Steven Williams.
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26
"Blackout" "Business as Usual"
Tucker Gates
Story by : Alan McElroy Teleplay by : Larry Barber & Paul Berber
In his first Jump Street assignment, Dean Garrett goes undercover with Hoffs in a massage parlor believed to be the front for a drug ring. Garrett takes an interest to a worker in the parlor, who turns out to be an undercover DEA officer.
Notes: First recurring appearance of Alexandra Powers (Kati Rocky). This was the first episode to air in first-run syndication.
Absent: Johnny Depp, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen.
Former DEA agent Kati Rocky has joined the Jump Street program, and partners with Garrett to investigate a recurrence of drug dealing at a school recently busted by the other officers. Garrett's estranged brother makes an unannounced visit, and Garrett discloses he was adopted while Rocky confesses to having dropped out of high school. Meanwhile, Detective Hoffs purchases her first home.
Notes: Final recurring appearances of Sal Jenco, David Barry Gray, and Alexandra Powers. This episode was originally produced for Season 4. Departed cast members Johnny Depp and Dustin Nguyen are featured in the opening sequence.
Officer Tony McCann joins Jump Street and is partnered with a mentally-impaired teen in a school buddy system to investigate the death of the teen's former buddy.
Notes: First appearance of Michael Bendetti (McCann). Peter DeLuise makes his first "special appearance". This is the first episode produced for first-run syndication.
Penhall falls for his narcotics partner who seems to have a drug problem of her own.
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5
"Just Say No! High"
Randy Bradshaw
Sharon E. Doyle
November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)
16503
While working undercover in a high school, Hoffs is suspended by Jump Street after failing a drug test. While Penhall investigates a drug ring at a high school, he becomes suspicious why a star basketball player refuses to take part in the schools anti-drug program.
87
6
"Brothers"
Don McBrearty
Jonathan Glassner
November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
16511
Doug's younger brother Joey joins Jump Street. After being rejected by Doug, he volunteers to go undercover in a cult and soon becomes brainwashed by their leader and a pretty girl who shows him love.
Doug's life enters limbo while doctors struggle to save him after being shot. He begins to make life-altering career choices after talking with those he meets there.
Note: This episode marks the final appearance of Peter DeLuise on the series.
Hoffs and Fuller investigate white police officers who are believed to be beating black teens.
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12
"The Education of Terry Carver"
Randy Bradshaw
Thomas Perry & Jo Perry
January 14, 1991 (1991-01-14)
16509
Hoffs, Joey and Mac try to find evidence surrounding a girl who was attacked and raped. No one believes that she was victimized by a guy on her college campus.
Mac goes undercover as a football player after the school's star player dies from a heart attack. He uncovers toxic waste being dumped along a stream which runs under the football field–and that a teammate's father may be responsible.
Absent: Holly Robinson.
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20
"Bad Day at Blackburn"
Brenton Spencer
Thomas Perry & Jo Perry
April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13)
16510
A group of high school extortionists has Hoffs, Mac and Fuller going in undercover to investigate.
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21
"Homegirls"
Brad Turner
Jeff Myrow
April 20, 1991 (1991-04-20)
16522
Hoffs infiltrates a girl gang to find who is responsible for a murder of a teen she witnessed.