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Release Date:
4 March 1982 (USA) more
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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. full summary
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
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A very funny, but short lived show. more (37 total)

Cast

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Leslie Nielsen ... Det. Frank Drebin (6 episodes, 1982)
Alan North ... Capt. Ed Hocken (6 episodes, 1982)
Rex Hamilton ... Abraham Lincoln (6 episodes, 1982)
Ed Williams ... Mr. Olson (6 episodes, 1982)
William Duell ... Johnny (6 episodes, 1982)
Marvin Miller ... Narrator (6 episodes, 1982)

Peter Lupus ... Norberg (4 episodes, 1982)
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30 min (6 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Australia:M | USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG | Denmark:15 (DVD) (2007) | Norway:15 (DVD) (2007) | Sweden:15 (DVD) (2007) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2007) (self applied) | Ireland:15 (DVD) | UK:15 (DVD)

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Starting with the 2nd episode, Drebin would reel off a list of the criminals apprehended in all the previous episodes. This joke was slightly ruined as the episodes aired out of order, the fifth episode airing before the fourth and the fourth airing before the third, thus criminals were referred to before they were arrested. This joke was not done in the first or third episodes. more

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A very funny, but short lived show., 24 April 2003
Author: Aaron1375 from Alabama

This show has the basic jokes of a spoof, but they work so well. With Nielson's deadpan delivery the six episodes of this show were better than the movies that were for some reason very successful (not that they were bad, but I just wonder why the show didn't work). I especially liked the opening in which the special guest star was killed during the credits and then the man would announce the name of the episode and it would be different from the title. Yes this show was a laugh a second great comedy. Some of the jokes from the series would even find their way to the movie versions.

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