Directed by Kevin Hooks
Airdate: December 27, 1987
Guest Star: Angelo Tiffe (Russel Buckins); Marl Alaimo (Shields); Elizabeth Keifer (Debbie)
After Penhall and Hanson botch a case involving street racers (proto-Fast and Furious) they are sent back to the Police Academy. Fed up with being a cop and frustrated he never rebelled as a teenager, Hanson decides to go AWOL.
He meets up with his old buddy Russell who informs Hanson his crush Debbie from High School is about to get married. You see, Hanson and Debbie were supposed to meet over Christmas break the year after graduation, but it never happened. Tiffe as Russell brings an unusual energy to the episode, he's like a Drew Carey and Tom Arnold hybrid. He convinces Hanson to crash the wedding, on the road trip Hanson gets a tattoo and apparently wrestled a bear (don't ask).
Meanwhile, Penhall tries to mentor younger cadets to no avail, while the instructor (Shields) rides him relentlessly. Hanson eventually meets up with Debbie and even gets her to consider running off with him, but it's not to be. Hanson decides to go back and has a heart to heart with Fuller, who convinces him to keep going.
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| Debbie's getting married |
Depp was pleading with the writers to step up their game, and they answered the call, continuing to allow his character to expand. The episode pays homage to Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and Depp would later play Thompson in the Terry Gilliam film. A surprising amount of pop culture DNA can be found on Jump Street.
Final Report: A-
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