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21 Jump Street
*The character of Booker was supposed to be killed off at the end of the third season. However, he proved so popular that he was spun off onto his own show.
*This led off the Sunday night lineup during the first season presented by the Fox network.
*Johnny Depp had always been Patrick Hasburgh's first choice to play Tom Hanson but Depp turned the role down. Jeff Yagher was then cast as Hanson and filming for the pilot began. But Fox was unhappy with his performance and halted production after three weeks. Fox wanted Josh Brolin for the role but Hasburgh wanted to offer the role to Depp again. This time Depp accepted the role and Yagher's scenes were re-shot.
*After the second season, a spin-off was planned titled "City Court". The intention was to follow the Jump Street cases through the court system. A two-hour pilot was planned in which Tom Hanson is put on trial for murder. But because of the 1988 writer's strike, the series was never produced. The storyline featuring Hanson's murder trial was later used for the third season finale.
*Ioki's real name was Vinh Van Tran.
*Johnny Depp refused to participate in episode #3.14 "Nemesis". He objected to his character keeping quiet while someone was murdered. The episode was rewritten for Richard Grieco's Booker character. But Depp was convinced to appear in one scene.
*The show was based on a real life undercover unit in Los Angeles, CA.
*Judy Hoffs, the only character who was college educated, was the only officer to reach the rank of Detective
*Holly Robinson Peete was the only original cast member to remain with the show throughout its network and syndication run.
*Johnny Depp and Peter Deluise sang the JUMP!! backup vocals to the opening theme song while Holly Robinson sang the lead.
*The Mustang that Tom Hanson drove belonged to his father, who was killed in the line of duty.
*Johnny Depp did not want to work on a television series but agreed to a six-year contract only because he did not believe the show would last more than one season. He also found it difficult to turn down the money and the chance to work with Frederic Forrest. But the show became a huge success mostly due to Depp's presence. By the third season, Depp was chafing at having to stay with the show instead of accepting various film offers. He began to complain about the scripts and often gave listless performances. With the help of his lawyers, Depp was released from his contract and left the show after the fourth season.
*If you look closely, in the Season 2 Episode, "Champagne High" (2-17) at approximately 10 minutes into the episode, you can see a poster of Peter DeLuise on Judy Hoffs' locker door. This was taken from the Tiger Beat magazines that both DeLuise and Depp posed for in order to create publicity during the show's heyday. It was most likely put there by the production staff as a joke/gag.
*According to the liner notes of the Season 2 DVD, the episode "Christmas in Saigon" was based on the actual experiences of Dustin Nguyen's escape in Vietnam. However, the difference between the episode and Nguyen's real life is that Nguyen's parents survived (whereas in the episode, his parents died).
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