Hooked on T.J. Hooker

A podcast dedicated to the funny / terrible cop show T.J. Hooker (1982 - 1986) hosted by Eric Szyszka and Ben Worcester. Hear the guys and the occasional guest star discuss William Shatner in all of his glory. Anything you hear may be used against you in a court of law.

S04E17 - Hollywood Starr (The Sharon Stone Backdoor Pilot) 04/30/2025

S04E17 - Hollywood Starr (The Sharon Stone Backdoor Pilot) WARNING: Gun shots are used in this episode. We will be discontinuing them going forward! Now that that's out of the way, on this new edition of Hooked on T.J. Hooker we investigate the backdoor pilot episode Hollywood Starr! Sharon Stone guest stars as Dani Starr. She's a detective in the faraway town of Hollywood. Hooker transports a criminal and loses him then forces himself into Starr's case and life. Starr has a pet turtle and a full answering machine. We go up against the Mafia! And has the tide turned on T.J. Clippers? Plus: men's bathroom habits explained. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/36375650

S04E16 - Love Story 02/28/2025

S04E16 - Love Story Hooked on T.J. Hooker has returned with a love story called Love Story! It’s Los Santos, so even a romantic episode about Hooker meeting a lady has to still be about a rape/rob/murder gang. Hey, Miguel Ferrer! Romano sidelined! Corrigan sidelined! Stacy sidelined! Whale pendant! Whale… restaurant? Bee corpse!!! We also talk the State of the Pod, flattering invitations, and how we will try to move forward. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/35486420

S04E15 - The Bribe 09/29/2024

S04E15 - The Bribe Has T.J. Hooker been taking bribes and writing bad checks all over town? Our hero battles Internal Affairs and an evil prostitution and heroin peddling Las Vegas crime syndicate. It’s a good episode, folks, and on Tubi! Meanwhile Romano and Corrigan are helping an illegal immigrant (I’m mentioning this plot-line for the algorithm - it loves talk about “the illegals.”) This episode is dedicated to James Darren. We salute you as another Bluesuit joins the Bluesky (not social media-- Heaven.) /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/33249192

S04E14 - Outcall 07/27/2024

S04E14 - Outcall We apologize for audio inconsistencies on this episode but we're here! And you thought we'd never be back. Well, here we are! It's Outcall! This is an episode about Chinatown, Vietnamese death squads, massage parlors and a fella named "Blood." So much to unpack here including T.J. vs a snake. Plus we travel to the world of Teej Peaks. Tune in and tune out. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/32314252

S04E13 - Trackdown 06/04/2024

S04E13 - Trackdown We're back in blue with a great episode on "Trackdown." Robert Hatch (Tom Zarek, Captain Apollo, Robert Marshall) is our killer of the week and he sure does love what he does. Hooker is an eternal force dating back before the founding of Los Santos. We hope you enjoy and we hope it gels! /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/31596332

S04E12 - The Surrogate 12/22/2023

S04E12 - The Surrogate Merry Bluemas, Bluesuits! It's a new episode of your favorite T.J. Hooker recap show, Hooked on T.J. Hooker! The episode in question is The Surrogate where Old Teej is trailing a woman killer - specifically he kills women who cheat on their husbands AND listen to a Dr. Ruth-like Radio Sex Show. And guess who gets to have sex with the Dr. Ruth stand in played by Belinda Montgomery? You guessed it - Old Teej. Plus things get steamy between Stacy and Corrigan! Turtle races! Romano not doing anything! Tune in and tune out. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/29206583

S04E11 - Street Bait 06/29/2023

S04E11 - Street Bait We are back in the squad car and putting Stacy on the streets as bait. We're also learning a lot about the vanished Hooker family! Learn what Fran, Tommy, and Chrissie have been up to! Plus the Mall! Hot dogs! Chinese food! Answering machines! We're firmly in 1985. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/27325077

Blame It On Outer Space #5 - The Montauk Project (BIOOS Classic) 04/27/2023

Blame It On Outer Space #5 - The Montauk Project (BIOOS Classic) Enjoy a brief vacation on Long Island with this 2011 episode on the once popular conspiracy theory: The Montauk Project. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/26675292

S04E10 - Grand Theft Auto guest starring Andrew Jupin 03/26/2023

S04E10 - Grand Theft Auto guest starring Andrew Jupin Warning: This episode of 1984 television uses the word "Gypsy" ad nauseam. Due to that, it is in clips and said several times throughout the show. We apologize for any preceived insensitivity. With that in mind, sit back and enjoy Tori Spelling, Delta Burke, and Andrew Jupin on this episode! /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/26343996

Blame It On Outer Space #4 - The Barney and Betty Hill Abduction (BIOOS Classic) 02/28/2023

Blame It On Outer Space #4 - The Barney and Betty Hill Abduction (BIOOS Classic) We time warp back to this 2013 episode as the squad car receives new shocks. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/26081886

S04E09 - The Confession 01/31/2023

S04E09 - The Confession We got death squad leading mercenaries prowling Los Santos raping and robbing women who use ATMs. Big yikes. So strap into the squad car and let's talk Law and Order SVU style barbarism with a dash of God. Yes, T.J. Hooker obviously knows a priest who is a victim... leading to a confession. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/25788822

S04E08 - A Kind of Rage 12/06/2022

S04E08 - A Kind of Rage The squad car rides again. Corrigan's brain gets broken and he starts beating people. A serial killer strangler walks the streets of Los Santos. We dredge the depths of the T.J. Past. And there's even mud wrestling. This episode has it all. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/25241247

Blame It On Outer Space #3 - The Moon Landing Hoax (BIOOS Classic) 10/31/2022

Blame It On Outer Space #3 - The Moon Landing Hoax (BIOOS Classic) We talked about the moon landing and how it's possibly fake on this BIOOS Classic, case file #6901. Come for the illuminating information, stay for the joke references to the 2012 Presidential Election. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/24854079

Blame It On Outer Space #2 - The Government Assassinates Musicians (BIOOS CLASSIC) 09/12/2022

Blame It On Outer Space #2 - The Government Assassinates Musicians (BIOOS CLASSIC) Fresh from November 27th, 2012 it's Blame It On Outer Space! Featuring a favorite guest, Justin J. Case discussing if the Government has musicians killed. Could there be more at play here than drugs? Which brand of toilet is best for Americans abroad? And apologies for the negative remarks regarding the Juggalo community, we have since realized these were wrong. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/24352755

S04E07 - Model for Murder 08/22/2022

S04E07 - Model for Murder This episode was recorded in a field. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/24134103

Blame It On Outer Space #1 - The Reptilian Agenda (BIOOS CLASSIC) 07/18/2022

Blame It On Outer Space #1 - The Reptilian Agenda (BIOOS CLASSIC) As the 10 year anniversary looms, we bring you a classic episode of Blame It On Outer Space. For those unfamiliar, this was the original podcast in which Eric Szyszka and Ben Worcester collaborated. Whenever we miss a show, we will upload a BIOOS Classic. Original air date: November 14th, 2012. It's case file #7839 - The Reptilian Agenda. Pull up a couch and fill your mug with a tall glass of water and tune into our Conspiracy Theory centered Late Night talk show. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/23780519

S04E06 - Target: Hooker 05/19/2022

S04E06 - Target: Hooker The squad pod car rolls into a banger of an episode, it's Target: Hooker! Old Teej is targeted by a friend of a man he sent up the river. So naturally this involves fire bombs and car explodey shenanigans! Vince Romano loses his eyesight, girlfriend (Toasty!), and nearly everything in a heated act of revenge. We hang out by a power plant, the Scandals club, Bill Maher's house, and find a few locations based on clues hidden in landscape paintings. It's a wild one we recommend you watch first. The show's now available on streaming app Tubi! /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/23169590

S04E05 - Anatomy of a Killing 03/28/2022

S04E05 - Anatomy of a Killing We're lost in the weeds of a barebones T.J. Hooker episode. Jim Brown does respawn as the guest star but he doesn't want to be there. He teams up with Teej to take down a heroin ring but learns even his own family is entangled in its webs. Then the spiders come. We're putting up a picture of William Shatner from the movie “Kingdom of the Spiders” on TJHookerPodcast.com /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/22598135

S04E04 - Hardcore Connection guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién 02/24/2022

S04E04 - Hardcore Connection guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién This month on the show we're joined by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture, HBO Max's Station Eleven podcast) to talk about a crazy episode of T.J. Hooker. Dennis Franz plays a pornographer and folks, he nails it. Heather Thomas does not nail her turn as Sandy the criminal partner of Hooker but at least porn ring enforcer Moloch thrills us with his shotgun antics. Join us as we navigate these bumpy roads of 1980's television. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/22244288

S04E03 - Pursuit aka Hot Pursuit 01/27/2022

S04E03 - Pursuit aka Hot Pursuit On this episode we triumphantly return to the squad pod car and hit the reds. Cats come out of the bag. Secrets are revealed. Romano gets set on fire. Hooker gets laid. This is a big episode full of spills and thrills. Policenauts and police nuts get stimulated. “Bonnie and Clyde” hit a few banks, steal a car, and we all debate “hot pursuits” - should cops actually chase people? This commentator says no. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/21923111

S04E02 - The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan 10/28/2021

S04E02 - The Two Faces of Betsy Morgan Reflections on William Shatner riding the Blue Origin to the space and back, what he up to now? Then we have an episode wherein there's a “strangler” on the loose we never see “strangle.” Anyway, adult subject matter abound unfortunately with people who are not adults. Also, what kind of Wizard name should T.J. have? Teej Hooklin? You know, like Merlin? No, that's no good! Meanwhile Officer Jim Corrigan is being seduced off the force by his girlfriend, Lady Professor. Will he stay or will he go? This is a sleepy late night recorded episode, so put your slippers on and sink into a leather chair. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/20974373

S04E01 - Night Vigil guest starring We Hate Movies 09/16/2021

S04E01 - Night Vigil guest starring We Hate Movies Series premiere with We Hate Movies! All of them! We're back in our blues to talk about the season's new opening and an array of topics that spans from the nitty gritty of the episode to another man in blue: Jay Leno! Stacy gets shot! And she nearly dies. Hooker reaps the soul of the man who pulled the trigger, Pepper Martin (the guy who bullies Superman in Superman II!) And as always, Hooker will not be stopped until he's stormed the gates of Hell themselves. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/20501555

S03E22 - Deadlock (Season Finale!) 05/28/2021

S03E22 - Deadlock (Season Finale!) On the season 3 finale of T.J. Hooker, it's a full moon and we get one of the most interesting episodes of the series. A police uniformed criminal named Rollins (Dennis Lipscomb) gives ol' Teej the battle of his life all contained within a department store. We got our bottle episode! Romano gets shot! Again! Plus Eric annoys Ben with the squad car's latest addition: a soundboard. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/19276058

S03E21 - Gang War guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién 04/27/2021

S03E21 - Gang War guest starring Angelica Jade Bastién We are delighted to be joined by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture and much more) to discuss the all around sub-par episode Gang War! T.J. Christer appears to help two rival gangs in the Barrio neighborhood. A young woman named Julie is trying to set up an organization to help the community but becomes a love interest, for some reason, to a man 23 years older named T.J. Hooker (William Shatner directed this episode.) Plus Eric notices Krull arcade machine! /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/18885395

S0E20 - Psychic Terror 02/23/2021

S0E20 - Psychic Terror We receive a new theme song from a listener named Tom. The supernatural finally arrives in Los Santos. Spooky music, psychic abilities, and the Almighty Bruce Glover becomes TJ's Joker. The Shat Attack's wife Marcy Lafferty at the time also guests stars as a psychic that helps guide Teej to success. We pitch Hungry Man Dinners: The TV Show. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/18063584

S03E19 - Death Strip guest starring Sean Sullivan 01/30/2021

S03E19 - Death Strip guest starring Sean Sullivan We are joined today by comedian Sean Sullivan! T.J. Hooker and Romano have to save a girl Romano was dating, but after she dies, Romano dates the sister, until she is kidnapped, but then they save her so they can date again. Cocaine and photographic MacGuffins abound, plus criminal ex-Navy frogmen! Romano undercover as a male stripper! We also ask the big important questions, such as: Are those you kill in this life your servants in Hell? /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/17749517

S03E18 - Death on the Line 12/28/2020

S03E18 - Death on the Line Happy Blue Year's Eve! This month we're talking about a low point in the show: Death on the Line. The creative team behind T.J. Hooker are in over their heads trying to cover a rape / murder / robbery duo in the form of two telephone pole linemen. We instead mostly end up talking about house fetishists and of course, our pitch for a new Air Bud movie. Air Bud: Dog Podcaster. Stay safe, we'll see you in 2021. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/17347721

S03E17 - Hot Property guest starring Donald J. Trump 11/30/2020

S03E17 - Hot Property guest starring Donald J. Trump The one with the 45th President of the United States. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/17003849

S03E16 - Hooker's Run guest starring Stephen Sajdak 10/27/2020

S03E16 - Hooker's Run guest starring Stephen Sajdak Stephen Sajdak (We Hate Movies) joins us in the squad car. Tom Atkins (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) guest stars as our authority figure of the month to be thwarted by the mighty Hooker. Not only that, his old pal, Alex Rocco, is not one to be trifled with either. It all comes to a head with T.J. building a Mad Max style battle van in a surreal yet duller episode. /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/16570961

S03E15 - Exercise in Murder 09/29/2020

S03E15 - Exercise in Murder T.J. Hooker shoots a kid. Corrigan is briefly in a relationship with a woman who is being blackmailed over pornography. Until she dies. But hey, the kid lives. The tonal shifts are so raucous that the episode even forgets to flesh out the criminals of the week, which include Robert Davi! Donation link to Black Lives Matter and adjacent charities: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn /episode/index/show/tjhookerpodcast/id/16204814

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