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Police Squad! (TV Series 1982)

TV_PG  30 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Mystery
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Sight-gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for later very successful "Naked Gun" movies.

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Season:

1

Year:

1982
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination See more awards »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Leslie Nielsen ...
Det. Frank Drebin (6 episodes, 1982)
Alan North Alan North ...
Capt. Ed Hocken (6 episodes, 1982)
Rex Hamilton Rex Hamilton ...
Abraham Lincoln (6 episodes, 1982)
Ed Williams Ed Williams ...
Mr. Olson (6 episodes, 1982)
William Duell William Duell ...
Johnny (6 episodes, 1982)
Marvin Miller Marvin Miller ...
Narrator (6 episodes, 1982)
Peter Lupus Peter Lupus ...
Norberg (4 episodes, 1982)
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Storyline

Marginally a "straight" police drama in the Jack Webb/Quinn Martin school, Police Squad occurs in a strange universe where everything is taken literally (when a name "rings a bell" we here bells go off everytime someone mentions it), non sequiturs occur (a mime tries to spell out a ransom note, and Officer Nordberg guesses "Theme From a Summer Place") and sight gags abound (while looking for a corpse, someone wants to know the time and the dead man's hand drops out of a tree). Written by <scrow@chop.isca.uiowa.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Spoof | Murder | Different Gags During Credits | Slapstick  | See more »

Taglines:

There are 8 million stories in the Naked City. Here are six.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Agárralo como puedas - La serie original See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Although none of the "Special Guest Stars" appeared in any of the episodes of the series due to being killed off during the opening sequence, one guest star (Robert Goulet) DID star in "The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear"; one of three movies based on the series. See more »

Quotes

Det. Frank Drebin: [running gag] Cigarette?
Various: Yes, I know.
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Crazy Credits

The closing credits of each episode included the narrator inviting viewers
to "tune in next week for another exciting adventure". The only episode not
to feature this voiceover was the final episode. See more »

Connections

Featured in "De wereld draait door: Episode #4.165" (2009) See more »