MC Hammer was one of the hottest, most popular rap stars on the planet as the 90's began. In fact, he'd dropped the "MC" from his name and went by simply, "Hammer" for his CD, "Too Legit To Quit", in 1991. In September, Hammer (Stanley Burrell) made the first of several bad career moves by signing off on an ABC Saturday morning cartoon based on his likeness. Hammerman, produced by DIC, posited the title character as a hip-hop superhero whose biggest weapon was a pair of magic shoes. As bad as it sounds. Vandevere uploaded the open to YouTube:
As you can tell, Hammer performed the theme song, but that was about as far as his actual participation went. The series, mercifully, lasted just one season, and ratings were so bad from the get-go that it was moved into the lunch hour blackout zone, meaning the local affiliates would bump it for syndicated programming and push the show to a early morning slot where fewer people are likely to watch.
Rating: D.
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