Category Archives: 21 Jump Street

I went and did it. I watched all four seasons of the original 21 Jump Street. Here are my personal picks for best episodes: 5. Christmas in Saigon This flashback to Ioki’s past is one of Dustin Nguyen’s best performances, … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Here it is folks, the final episode of the original 21 Jump Street. Oh sure, they tried to keep it going with a fifth season in syndication with a bunch of new characters, but it wasn’t … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Almost at the end. Here’s some wheel-spinning in season four, episode twenty-five, “Every Day is Christmas.”  What’s goin’ down: Penhall leaves his post during a stakeout after his adopted son is hurt. The kid is OK, … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! We’re nearing the end, people. I have to admit, I’m feeling Jump Street fatigue. Just like viewers in 1991, I’m ready for the show to be over so I can move on to other things. Unless … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! The show puts its own spin on the “Rashoman” thing in season four, episode twenty-four, “How I Saved the Senator.”  What’s goin’ down: The Jump Street recently saved the life of a senator who was attacked … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Time for all sorts of speechifying and moralizing, not to mention shock-value theatrics, in season four, episode twenty-three, “Shirts and Skins.” What’s goin’ down: The episode begins with a funeral, where everyone talks about old-fashioned values. … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! The goes back to what it does best, cop show plots combined with high school melodrama, in season four episode twenty, “Last Chance High.” What’s goin’ down: There have been a series of thefts at an … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Hey, remember a couple of episodes back when Penhall got married? Then his wife was deported to her native El Salvador? The writers finally remembered that happened, because now here’s the follow-up — season four, episode … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! After so many deadly serious episodes, it’s time to have some fun again. It’s time for… Spring Break! It’s season four, episode nineteen, awkwardly titled “Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Aloop Bamboom.” What’s goin’ down: It’s the dead of winter, … Continue reading →

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Corruption in college athletics? You don’t say! It’s season four, episode eighteen, “Hi Mom.”  What’s goin’ down: A college basketball star dies in a drug-related car crash, so the Jump Street cops go undercover at his … Continue reading →