21 Jumpstreet was fantastic. It helped put FOX on the map and established Johnny Depp's ascent into teen idoldom (to his chagrin, I'm sure). Outside of that though, it had some great episodes and right before the Grieco years this show was must see TV.

yes, me too exactly with melissa and clairemia

that show should never be maligned because it was well done and ground breaking in it's way.

also brad pitt guest starred with the best feathered hair ever so you know

21 Jump Street is such an underrated show. Yes it could be cheesy and OTT, but it also dealt with some pretty heavy subjects (gay bashing, abortion, sexual abuse, racism)
And if you think it's pessimistic now just wait until seasons 3 & 4. Things get BLEAK. For example the episodes dealing with the juvie center, the homeless teenagers, and Judy's rape are some of the most depressing things I've ever seen.

21 Jump Street took teenagers seriously and wrote them as three dimensional, intelligent people. Because at the time Fox was a joke on the level of UPN or maybe My Network, and because it starred some really hot guys the show got no respect. As someone in the target demo I appreciated the show. I regret that I didn't hang onto my Sassy magazine Johnny Depp pull out poster. But just as he went on to prove himself a serious actor, perhaps the show will now be get a much deserved second look.

Well the music that's being used on the DVD's and now the episodes streaming Hulu.com is not the original music that was used when that show first aired, due to rights issues they had to release the DVD's with some canned music by artist no one has ever and probably never heard of before.

It sounds like they hired studio musicians to do a soundtrack of generic type 80's music. When the show aired they used popular music by popular artist like Concrete Blonde, Steve Winwood, etc.

Judy's rape! Ahh, I cried when she was dancing with Hanson in some pizza place and she whispered to him what had happened--the night before she'd shown up at his apt to feel safe and he had been wondering what was up with her--so when he found out he clinched that beautiful jaw of his and held onto her...who said this show was crap again? I mean, I know it had it's cheese (a s s being dubbed over with the word "tail," for instance), but it also had its moments. Hanson's gf Amy getting shot in the convenience store and him replaying the tape and talking about the number of seconds it took...Hanson in the psych ward with Christina Applegate...Hanson as the "Hammer" undercover in juvie...the episode with Rosie Perez about that kid getting the death penalty...Hanson being accused of killing a cop and being on the run until eventually being found guilty...Penhall's girl being deported, and then later when he and Hanson went down to El Salvadore to try and rescue her (but she was already dead, so he brought back nephew Clavo). I could go on and on. Ooh, last one, the characters worst Valentine's Days, and Hanson revealing that that was the day his father was shot and killed. And even though Hanson and Judy being a couple was too "progressive," you could always tell that he loved her, even if it was platonic. I think I heard of everyone in the cast, Holly and Blowfish are the only ones still friendly with Johnny.

I LOVE that show! It is/was so much better then anything else on T.V! It had alot of great storylines. Like when Judy was raped and the first person she turned to for help was Hanson.
The scene when she went to his apartment and asked if she could stay there that night without explaining WHY she did not want to be alone was great.He did not push her into tell him what happened,he was just there for her and she knew she could count on him no questions asked. No matter what. Great show! Too bad it was canceled!

The first couple of seasons of 21 Jump Street were very good. The writing was sharp and well done. As others have pointed out they took teenagers seriously making them fully developed and interesting. The plots were intricate and well thought out hitting on hot button issues but rarely falling into the melodrama 'very special episode' trap.

The acting on the show was almost universally solid. Johnny Depp was excellent (teen star or not, Depp has always been a fantastic actor). The rest of cast was nearly of the same calibur.

It did start to fall into cheesy, soap opera territory towards the end. And the Grieco eps are best forgotten. But for a while it was one of the best cop shows on TV.

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