Booker

S01E10: Cementhead

Booker is truly happy with his latest assignment; he gets to look after his boyhood hero- a professional hockey player who is hoping to make a comeback.

Overview

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 is a spin-off of 21 Jump Street and the second installment of the 21 Jump Street series. The character of Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that police drama during its third season. The theme song for the series, "Hot in the City", was performed by Billy Idol.

Episodes

S01E01 Booker

September 24, 1989 45 min
Dennis Booker, after leaving 21 Jump Street and the police force, is unemployed and has no luck finding a new job. His former boss, Captain Fuller, recommends for a job at corporation; the Teshima Group....

S01E02 The Pump

October 1, 1989 45 min
After Booker's old colleague, Judy Hoffs, from his days as a member of 21 Jump Street, he sets out to find the shooter. But also still misses the rush that he got from the job.

S01E03 Raising Arrizola

October 8, 1989 43 min
Booker becomes romantically involved with a Teshima executive while trying to keep a 14 year old orphan away from an allegedly reformed crack dealer.

S01E04 High Rise

October 22, 1989 44 min
It's up to Booker and Katie to defeat gunmen who have entered Teshima Tower, sealed off the building and taken the company's top executives hostage.

S01E05 All You Gotta Do is Do It

October 29, 1989 45 min
Alicia turns to Booker for help when her ex-husband, a compulsive gambler who is always looking for the perfect system, disappears along with their daughter.

S01E06 Bete Noir

November 5, 1989 46 min
Booker sets out to expose a woman whom he suspects has killed her first two husbands, in order to collect the insurance money, before she marries a Teshima executive.

S01E07 Flat Out

November 12, 1989 44 min
Booker goes after Suzanne, a wild young woman who jumped out on bail Teshima put up and is being pursued by mobsters who are taking steps to insure she doesn't return to testify.

S01E08 Deals and Wheels (I)

November 26, 1989 43 min
Booker sets out to bring down Raymond Crane, the unethical businessman who cost Booker his job on the police force. The crossover continues on 21 Jump Street S04E10 Wheels and Deals (II).

S01E09 Someone Stole Lucille

December 10, 1989 46 min
Booker joins a Japanese executive from the home office on an all night search for singer B.B. King's stolen guitar, which is insured by Teshima.

S01E10 Cementhead

December 17, 1989 46 min
Booker is truly happy with his latest assignment; he gets to look after his boyhood hero- a professional hockey player who is hoping to make a comeback.

S01E11 The Red Dot

January 14, 1990 45 min
Booker is stalked by a mysterious hitman while working on a missing persons case.

S01E12 Who Framed Roger Thorton?

January 21, 1990 46 min
Booker gets some unwanted help from Suzanne who wants to share the reward being offered for finding the killer of a fashion designer.

S01E13 Hacker

February 4, 1990 46 min
Booker helps a young computer hacker who broke into Teshima's master computer when they both become sought after by crooked federal agents.

S01E14 The Life and Death of Chick Sterling

February 11, 1990 46 min
Booker learns a startling secret from Chick's past when Chick comes to him convinced that a Cuban revolutionary will soon murder him.

S01E15 Black Diamond Run

February 18, 1990 46 min
Booker goes undercover as a ski instructor at a plush resort in order to keep an eye on a Teshima insured diamond.

S01E16 Love Life

February 25, 1990 47 min
Booker becomes involved with a high class call girl ring when he befriends a prostitute who is suspected of murdering one of her clients.

S01E17 Reunion

March 25, 1990 46 min
An old girl friend of Booker's hires him to find her fiancée, who is wanted by the police and was Booker's rival for her affections during high school.

S01E18 Wedding Bell Blues

April 1, 1990 46 min
One of Booker's old high school friends comes to him for help when he manages to become engaged to two different women at the same time, both of whom have violent relatives.

S01E19 Molly and Eddie

April 8, 1990 46 min
Booker ends up having to help a 6 year old girl find her father, a repo man who is suspected of working for an auto theft ring.

S01E20 Crazy

April 15, 1990 46 min
An escaped killer, whom he testified against at his murder trial, stalks Booker.

S01E21 Mobile Home

April 29, 1990 46 min
Tony comes to Booker for help when the heirs of its former owner steal his new house.

S01E22 Father's Day

May 6, 1990 46 min
Booker learns that his father ran out on him as a child because he was made part of the witness protection program after testifying against a mobster.

Cast

Richard Grieco
Richard Grieco
Dennis Booker
Marcia Strassman
Marcia Strassman
Alicia Rudd
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Argenziano
Chick Sterling
Katie Rich
Katie Rich
Elaine Grazzo
Lori Petty
Lori Petty
Suzanne Dunne

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