Booker (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Booker is an American crime drama
series starring Richard Grieco
that aired on the Fox Network
from September 24, 1989 to May 6, 1990. The series was a spin-off
of 21 Jump Street
. The theme song for the series was "Hot in the City
" by Billy Idol
.
Booker ran alongside season 4 of 21 Jump Street . Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that police drama during its third season. FOX scheduled Booker in 21 Jump Street's lead-in timeslot on Sunday nights at 7/8 p.m. (21 Jump Street
moved Mondays). The series was later moved to the 10 p.m. Sunday timeslot. FOX then canceled the series after its first season run.
. Both episodes are included on the 4th season release of 21 Jump Street
.
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 as the rights to Hot in the City
could not be negotiated.
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
series starring Richard Grieco
Richard Grieco
Richard John Grieco, Jr. is an American actor and former fashion model.-Early life:Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Carolyn and Richard Grieco. He is of Italian and Irish descent. Grieco played football for Central Connecticut State University.-Career:Grieco worked as a...
that aired on the Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
from September 24, 1989 to May 6, 1990. The series was a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
. The theme song for the series was "Hot in the City
Hot in the City
"Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at #23 in the U.S. and #58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1988 reached #13.-Music video:...
" by Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
.
Synopsis
Dennis Booker who once worked for the LAPD is now hired by the US office of a large Japanese Company to investigate some suspicious insurance claims. He hates authority and being told what to do, he even goes on his own missions to benefit his friends and family, not the government. Booker's theme song was "Hot in the City" by Billy Idol.Booker ran alongside season 4 of 21 Jump Street . Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that police drama during its third season. FOX scheduled Booker in 21 Jump Street's lead-in timeslot on Sunday nights at 7/8 p.m. (21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
moved Mondays). The series was later moved to the 10 p.m. Sunday timeslot. FOX then canceled the series after its first season run.
Cast
- Richard GriecoRichard GriecoRichard John Grieco, Jr. is an American actor and former fashion model.-Early life:Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Carolyn and Richard Grieco. He is of Italian and Irish descent. Grieco played football for Central Connecticut State University.-Career:Grieco worked as a...
.....Dennis Booker - Carmen ArgenzianoCarmen ArgenzianoCarmen Antimo Argenziano is an American actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes....
......Chick Sterling - Marcia StrassmanMarcia StrassmanMarcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...
.....Alicia Rudd - Katie Rich.....Elaine Grazzo
Notable guest stars
- Thomas Haden ChurchThomas Haden ChurchThomas Haden Church is an American actor. After co-starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings, Church became well known for his film roles, including his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways and his role as the Sandman in Spider-Man 3.-Early life:Church, the fourth of six children, was born...
- Peter DeLuisePeter DeLuisePeter John DeLuise is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, perhaps best known for directing episodes of science fiction television shows, particularly in the Stargate franchise.-Career:...
- Lori PettyLori PettyLori Petty is an American film and television actress best known for playing "Tyler Endicott" in Point Break in 1991, "Kit Keller" in A League of Their Own in 1992, and the title role in Tank Girl in 1995.-Early life:...
- Jason PriestleyJason PriestleyJason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s....
- Holly Robinson
- Pauly ShorePauly ShorePaul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore is an American comedian and actor who starred in several comedy films in the 1990s and hosted a video show on MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
- Ben VereenBen VereenBen Vereen is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.- Early years :...
- BB King
- Steven WilliamsSteven WilliamsSteven Williams is an American actor of films and television.Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Chicago. He is known for his role as Captain Adam Fuller on the Fox Network's hit TV series 21 Jump Street from 1987-91.He played Lt. Burnett on the CBS drama series The Equalizer in...
- Marcia CrossMarcia CrossMarcia Anne Cross is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and as Dr...
- Don CheadleDon CheadleDonald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Booker" | September 24, 1989 |
| 1-2 | "The Pump" | October 1, 1989 |
| 1-3 | "Raising Arrizola" | October 8, 1989 |
| 1-4 | "High Rise" | October 22, 1989 |
| 1-5 | "All You Gotta Do Is Do It" | October 29, 1989 |
| 1-6 | "Bete Noir" | November 5, 1989 |
| 1-7 | "Flat Out" | November 12, 1989 |
| 1-8 | "Deals and Wheels: Part I" | November 26, 1989 |
| 1-9 | "Someone Stole Lucille" | December 10, 1989 |
| 1-10 | "Cementhead" | December 17, 1989 |
| 1-11 | "The Red Dot" | January 14, 1990 |
| 1-12 | "Who Framed Roger Thornton?" | January 21, 1990 |
| 1-13 | "Hacker" | February 4, 1990 |
| 1-14 | "The Life and Death of Chick Sterling" | February 11, 1990 |
| 1-15 | "Black Diamond Run" | February 18, 1990 |
| 1-16 | "Love Life" | February 25, 1990 |
| 1-17 | "Reunion" | March 25, 1990 |
| 1-18 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | April 1, 1990 |
| 1-19 | "Molly and Eddie" | April 8, 1990 |
| 1-20 | "Crazy" | April 5, 1990 |
| 1-21 | "Mobile Home" | April 29, 1990 |
| 1-22 | "Father's Day" | May 6, 1990 |
DVD releases
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 21 Jump Street21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
. Both episodes are included on the 4th season release of 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
.
On August 25, 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment is a home entertainment company that manufactures movie and television DVD compilation box sets at "value" prices. Nashville's Amity Entertainment is an affiliate to Mill Creek...
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 as the rights to Hot in the City
Hot in the City
"Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at #23 in the U.S. and #58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1988 reached #13.-Music video:...
could not be negotiated.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker: Collector's Edition | 22 | August 25 2009 | September 17 2008 |