21 Jump Street Research and Destroy (Season 4, Episode 13)
TV-14
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

21 Jump Street

Research and Destroy (Season 4, Episode 13)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hanson, Hoffs and Ioki try to discover who is making synthetic heroin and experimenting on people with it. Also, Ioki tries to help a Chinese student deal with a spy trying to bring him home, and Hoffs fends off an unwanted suitor.

Director

Jefferson Kibbee

Writers

Patrick Hasburgh (created by) | Stephen J. Cannell (created by) | Gary Rosen (written by) | Michelle Ashford (executive story editor) & 3 more

Producers

Joan Carson (produced by) | David Stenn

Composer

Peter Bernstein

Cinematographer

David Geddes

Editor

Chris G. Willingham

Casting Directors

Michelle Allen | Lucy Cavallo

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 8, 1990

Release date

Jan 8, 1990 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Johnny Depp Officer Tom Hanson Officer Tom Hanson See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Holly Robinson Peete Officer Judy Hoffs (as Holly Robinson) Officer Judy Hoffs (as Holly Robinson) See fewer	21 Jump Street (1987)
Peter DeLuise Officer Doug Penhall (credit only) Officer Doug Penhall (credit only) See fewer	Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Dustin Nguyen Officer Harry Truman Ioki Officer Harry Truman Ioki See fewer	Warrior (2019)
Steven Williams Capt. Adam Fuller Capt. Adam Fuller See fewer	Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Wallace Langham Poole Poole See fewer	Perry Mason (2020)
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Don Keith Opper CIA Man CIA Man See fewer	Critters (1986)
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Bruce Harwood Engineer Engineer See fewer	The X Files (1998)
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