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series starring

Richard Grieco Richard John Grieco Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model. He played Detective Dennis Booker in the popular Fox series ''21 Jump Street'' (1988–89) and its spin-off ''Booker'' (1989–90). He has also starre ...

that aired on the

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from September 24, 1989, to May 6, 1990. The series is a spin-off of '' 21 Jump Street'' and the second installment of the ''Jump Street'' franchise. The character of Dennis Booker was originally a recurring character on that 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

as Dennis Booker *

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as Chick Sterling *

Marcia Strassman Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She played Nurse Margie Cutler on ''M*A*S*H'', Julie Kotter on '' Welcome Back, Kotter'', and Diane Szalinski in the film ''Honey, I Shrunk the Ki ...

as Alicia Rudd * Katie Rich as Elaine Grazzo *

Lori Petty Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She is noted for her roles in the films ''Point Break'' (1991), ''A League of Their Own'' (1992), '' Free Willy '' (1993), and the title role in '' Tank Girl' ...

as Suzanne Dunne

Notable guest stars

Peter DeLuise Peter John DeLuise (born November 6, 1966) is an American actor, television director, television producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Officer Doug Penhall in the Fox TV series ''21 Jump Street'', and for directing and writing ...

as Officer Doug Penhall (from '' 21 Jump Street'') *

Holly Robinson Peete Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama ''21 Jump Street'', Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'', and ...

as Officer Judy Hoffs (from '' 21 Jump Street'') * Steven Williams as Captain Adam Fuller (from '' 21 Jump Street'') *

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as Fred *

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as Michael *

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as Michelle *

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in various roles *

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as Donna Cofax *

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* James Hong *

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Episodes

Home media

On September 17, 2008,

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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 Street''. 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

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