Give it a chance beyond the horrible first episode

https://invisibledragon.home.blog/2021/06/11/cancelled-childhoods-21-jump-street-1987-1991/
First episode comes across very racist.

But I didn't stop watching and watched more episodes and the rest is a lot better.

Holly Robinson, the black girl, has a bigger role (I guess it's understandable they want to focus the first episode on the main character/johnny depp's story as there is a lot of introduction and world building to do) and they even get a black captain 6 episodes in. Both are competent and bad ass and not inferior to the white characters (although Johnny is still the main).

Even the black gang members that show up occasionally later on, are less one dimensional.

And some group of rich white kids that rape and drug a girl are treated without mercy. The one that gets away gets killed by a family member of the victim and that's even treated as a form of justice (not that is that is good but the lesser of two evils i would say).

Would recommend people that enjoy some old school 80s action and high school comedy to give this a chance beyond the first episode.

Still there are some flaws, especially the pervasive drugs-are-bad-mkay morale. What I think is a big pro of this is series is a very sex-positive attitude :) something still missing in so many of today's shows!