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| Never say Goodbye |
Written by Eric Blakeney
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: May 22, 1988
Guest Stars: Max Perlich (Mad Maxie); Kris Kamm (Jimmy)
Season two of 21 Jump Street concluded with a meandering episode as members of the unit consider their futures as the program appears to be in jeopardy.
Fuller informs everyone the unit will be closing down for the summer - and the change might be permanent. Hoffs gets what appears to be a sweet job working PR for the department but instead finds herself dressing up as a milk carton and visiting schools. Penhall plans to work with the intelligence unit, while Ioki crunches some numbers to present to the city council.
Hanson is the only one working a case, a "mad bomber" is flooding the toilets at a High School. Now such a job might be beneath a police officer (can't the school figure that one out) yet Hanson's having trouble cracking the case! He also befriends Jimmy, a kid who lives in the boiler room because he's got no home. Hanson finally gets the culprit just before the commencement ceremony!
Fuller does his best to work the administration, but the episode ends with the fate of Jump Street unclear. The core cast even say their goodbyes in the final scene. Apparently, the Fox network (like the fictional city in the show) was being cagey about renewal, so the episode was written as a possible series finale. Penhall wonders if the job has stunted his development - he appears to be ready to wed Dorothy. Hanson mentions being tired of working High Schools, while Fuller is told he's being fast tracked for promotion. Still, no one's quite ready to go their separate ways, not yet anyway. As Fuller says, "the city needs us."
Thankfully, the series was renewed for an explosive third season!
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