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| − | Captain Richard Jenko was the original Jump Street captain and was portrayed by Frederic Forrest. |
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| + | |name = Captain Richard Jenko |
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| + | |born = 1942 |
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| + | |status = Deceased |
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| + | |alias = *Jenks |
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| + | |relationships = None |
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| + | |job = Former Captain of the [[Jump Street Chapel Program]] |
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| + | |workplace = [[21 Jump Street Chapel]] |
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| + | |first appearance = '''[[21 Jump Street]]:''' [[21 Jump Street (episode)]] |
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| + | |last appearance = '''[[21 Jump Street]]:''' [[The Worst Night of Your Life]] |
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| + | |count = 6 |
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| + | |seasons = [[Season 1 (21 Jump Street)|1]] |
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| + | |portrayed by = *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Forrest Frederic Forrest] |
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| + | }} |
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| + | [[Captain Richard Jenko]] was the first captain of the [[21 Jump Street Chapel Program]]. He was hit and killed by a drunk driver after the sixth episode of season 1, [[The Worst Night of Your Life]]. |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | He is introduced in the pilot episode as [[Tom Hanson]]'s new boss. |
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| − | ==Events of 21 Jump Street== |
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| − | Richard Jenko, being the original captain in 21 Jump Street, appeared in the first 6 episodes as a rather lax captain. Episode 7 begins with his funeral. He was killed by a drunk driver. |
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| − | *Richard Jenko inspired the name of [[Greg Jenko]] in the 2012 film. Whether or not they are related has not been confirmed though. |
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| + | [[Tom Hanson]] became a police officer to honor his father. He did not like being transferred to Jump Street and particularly the brash, casual, and nurturing attitudes of Captain Jenko. Tom considered Richard's personality to be a mockery of [[Tom Hanson Sr.]]. They continued to not get along as Captain Jenko disciplined him. This was necessary as Tom continued to make mistakes as an inexperienced police officer. |
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| − | *It is implied that he was unorganized in the episode ''Christmas in Saigon, ''when Hanson states that he never filed anything in his life. |
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| + | Captain Jenko was a huge fan of Woodstock and some of the officers wondered if he thought Woodstock continued into the 1980s. At the same time he guided and coached the officers as if they were at The Police Academy. His uniform was deliberately outdated and had minimal equipment which he thought benefited the undercover operations. |
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| + | ==Relationships== |
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| + | ===Friendships=== |
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| + | ===Romantic=== |
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| + | ===Professional=== |
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| + | ===Familial=== |
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| + | ==Notes and Trivia== |
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| + | *In [[21 Jump Street (episode)]], Jenko wears a leather jacket with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors The Doors]' lead singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison Jim Morrison] imprinted on the back. |
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| + | *Jenko claims to have been a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadhead Deadhead] since Woodstock. |
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| + | *Its implied that [[Greg Jenko]] from the later 21 Jump Street movies is Captain Jenko's son. Makes sense as the beginning of the movie shows Greg as 18 in 2005, meaning he was born in 1987, the year the show started. |
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| + | == Gallery == |
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| + | <gallery orientation="none" position="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none" hideaddbutton="true"> |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenko, Richard}} |
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Revision as of 13:38, 19 October 2021
Captain Richard Jenko was the first captain of the 21 Jump Street Chapel Program. He was hit and killed by a drunk driver after the sixth episode of season 1, The Worst Night of Your Life.
History
He is introduced in the pilot episode as Tom Hanson's new boss.
Personality
Tom Hanson became a police officer to honor his father. He did not like being transferred to Jump Street and particularly the brash, casual, and nurturing attitudes of Captain Jenko. Tom considered Richard's personality to be a mockery of Tom Hanson Sr.. They continued to not get along as Captain Jenko disciplined him. This was necessary as Tom continued to make mistakes as an inexperienced police officer.
Captain Jenko was a huge fan of Woodstock and some of the officers wondered if he thought Woodstock continued into the 1980s. At the same time he guided and coached the officers as if they were at The Police Academy. His uniform was deliberately outdated and had minimal equipment which he thought benefited the undercover operations.
Relationships
Friendships
Romantic
Professional
Familial
Notes and Trivia
- In 21 Jump Street (episode), Jenko wears a leather jacket with The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison imprinted on the back.
- Jenko claims to have been a Deadhead since Woodstock.
- Its implied that Greg Jenko from the later 21 Jump Street movies is Captain Jenko's son. Makes sense as the beginning of the movie shows Greg as 18 in 2005, meaning he was born in 1987, the year the show started.