Picking a role to follow up after becoming a household name is serious business for an actor, especially when the character you've spent years playing is ingrained in the pop culture zeitgeist. That's exactly what happened for William Shatner after serving on the Starship Enterprise in "Star Trek," and there are so many ways that choice could have gone for the TV favorite. Luckily, Shatner found the perfect project to maintain his status in the public eye with "T.J. Hooker," and the cop show ended up being a nice pivot for the household name after a massive stint on "Star Trek." Now, with some help from free streaming services, you can catch "T.J. Hooker" for free on Tubi .

Shatner's stint with the "Los Angeles County Police Department" saw him become Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker

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