''Booker'' is an American

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series starring Richard Grieco that aired on the

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from September 24, 1989, to May 6, 1990. The series is a

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of ''

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'' and the second installment of the ''Jump Street'' franchise. The character of Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on the police drama during its third season.

Synopsis

Dennis Booker, who once worked for a large metropolitan police department, is now hired by the US office of a large Japanese company to investigate some suspicious insurance claims. Booker is portrayed as despising authority, and he is often openly disdainful of the orders he receives. He also occasionally undertakes non-work-related tasks in order to help friends and family. Katie Rich left the show in the middle of its run, and Lori Petty was added to the cast. Fox scheduled ''Booker'' as its Sunday night leadoff program, airing in the 7/6 pm slot that was vacated by its parent series, ''21 Jump Street''; the latter moved to Monday nights. ''Booker'' was not the hit that its predecessor had been, with Fox eventually moving the show to 10:00 pm (during the period when the network was programming past that hour on Sundays) and later cancelling it following the season.

Cast

Main

* Richard Grieco as Dennis Booker * Carmen Argenziano as Chick Sterling * Marcia Strassman as Alicia Rudd * Katie Rich as Elaine Grazzo (episodes 1-16) * Lori Petty as Suzanne Dunne (episodes 15-22)

Notable guest stars

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as Officer Doug Penhall (from ''

'') * Holly Robinson Peete as Officer Judy Hoffs (from ''

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as Ben *

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as Michelle * Don S. Davis in various roles * Maura Tierney as Donna Cofax *

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* Gedde Watanabe * Tawny Kitaen *

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* Jay O. Sanders as Gordon Rudd

Episodes

Home media

On September 17, 2008, Beyond Home Entertainment released ''Booker- The Complete Series'' on DVD in Australia (Region 4). The episode titled "Deals and Wheels pt.1" has been removed as it is part of a crossover with ''

''. Both episodes are included on the 4th season release of 21 Jump Street. The original Billy Idol "Hot in the City" main theme song is intact on the episodes. The episode "Someone Stole Lucille" is included in this set as well. On August 25, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment released ''Booker- Collector's Edition'' on DVD in Region 1. Music rights have kept the episode "Someone Stole Lucille" from appearing on the set, thus the reason why the title of the release was changed from 'complete series'. The theme song was also changed to a generic action piece (entitled "Hot Summer Night") as the rights to "Hot in the City" could not be negotiated.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Booker (Tv Series) 21 Jump Street 1989 American television series debuts 1990 American television series endings 1980s American crime drama television series 1990s American crime drama television series 1980s American police procedural television series 1990s American police procedural television series American English-language television shows American television spinoffs Television series by Stephen J. Cannell Productions Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series created by Stephen J. Cannell Fox Broadcasting Company crime dramas American detective television series