User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of 21 Jump Street

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the premiere of 21 Jump Street. The popular series lasted five seasons as well as spawning a spin-off and two follow-up films. It was a huge hit for the newly created Fox Network and was the break-out hit for actor Johnny Depp. The series followed a group of young looking cops who go undercover at high schools, colleges, and teenager functions to investigate crimes. The series featured the talents of Richard Grieco as main character Detective Dennis Booker who eventually got his own spin-off, Kelly Hu as Kim Van Luy, Patrick Labyorteaux as Private Jack Weaver, Tim Russ as Ray Davies, and Christopher Judge as a man in a queue. The films that followed the series were directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.