Sledge Hammer! (1986)

Where Police Squad! spoofs the whole procedural, this one takes aim at a single type: the cop on the edge, in the mold of Dirty Harry. David Rasche plays Inspector Hammer completely straight, a man who fixes every problem with far more force than it needs. His catchphrase, "Trust me, I know what I'm doing", is the setup for the first season's finale, which ends with him destroying the city while trying to disarm a nuclear warhead. Two ABC seasons, broad and very much of the 1980s.