T.J. Hooker: Season 03 (1983)

As T.J. Hooker launches its third season, the titular Hooker (William Shatner), a police sergeant, can take justifiable pride in the fact that two of his trainees, Officers Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed) and Stacy Sheridan, have both graduated to street patrol. Hooker remains partnered with Romano, while Stacy's partner is veteran officer Jim Corrigan (James Darren) -- introduced at the end of season two, and now a full series regular. Recognizing Heather Locklear's popularity (she was then also appearing on the nighttime soap opera Dynasty), the producers made certain that viewers would see more of Stacy during T.J. Hooker's third season -- sometimes literally so, as when our heroine goes undercover as an exotic dancer. Evidently not to be upstaged, Adrian Zmed likewise poses as a male stripper in another episode, while William Shatner also gets to don an unusual disguise -- as a department store Santa! Beginning this season, Hugh Farrington, a real-life paraplegic, makes a number of memorable appearances in the recurring role of wheelchair-bound Detective Pete O'Brien, a longtime pal of T.J. Hooker with an uncanny talent for sniffing out clues at any crime scene. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi