Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (25 Mar. 1982)

A judge is blown up as a session starts. Frank's investigation soon leads to a man who was convicted by him in the past.

Director:

Paul Krasny

Writers:

Nancy Steen, Neil Thompson,

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Leslie Nielsen	...	Det. Frank Drebin
Alan North	...	Capt. Ed Hocken
Rex Hamilton	...	Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
William Shatner	...	Poisoned Man
Ed Williams	...	Mr. Olson
William Duell	...	Johnny
Peter Lupus	...	Norberg
Joyce Brothers	...	Herself (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Spencer Milligan	...	Eddie (as Spence Milligan)
Bonnie Campbell-Britton	...	Lana (as Bonnie Campbell Britton)
Kate O'Sullivan	...	Mimi (as K.T. O'Sullivan)

Storyline

A judge is blown up as a session starts. Frank's investigation soon leads to a man who was convicted by him in the past.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | interrogation | doughnut | detonator | dynamite | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Frank is executing the long phone cable gag, the shadow of the person holding and carrying the other end of the cable to give the illusion of length, can be seen.

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Quotes

Ted Olson: Why don't you run along now Katie, and next week I'll show you why women can't play professional football.

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Connections

References On the Waterfront (1954)

User Reviews

Really funny episode

A judge gets blown up just as his court session is about to start. The ever-inept Frank Drebin's (Leslie Nielsen in typically terrific deadpan form) investigation leads to a man who was convicted by Drebin in the past. Director Paul Krasny, working from a cheerfully silly, but still witty script by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson, relates the zany plot at a zippy pace and maintains an amusingly wacky tone from start to finish. The series regulars have a ball with the blithely goofy material: Alan North as Drebin's no-nonsense partner Lt. Ed Hocken, Ed Williams as brainy forensics expert Mr. Olson, William Duell as the incredibly knowledgeable shoeshine guy informant Johnny, and Peter Lupus as the blundering Norberg. Moreover, there are neat guest turns by Spencer Milligan as menacing ex-con Eddie, Bonnie Campbell as Eddie's forlorn ex-wife Lana, and Kate O'Sullivan as ditsy, yet sexy showgirl Mimi. William Shatner hams it up as only he can as a man who gets fatally poisoned while eating out at a restaurant and Dr. Joyce Brothers makes a hilarious appearance as herself asking Johnny for the lowdown on the Cinderella complex. This episode delivers a wealth of inspired offbeat gags: a jury sits down on a floor, a killer floats over stuff while sneaking around a courthouse building, a guy in the back of Drebin's car washing his window, people sitting upside down in chairs at a nightclub, and, perhaps the single most uproarious gag, the police are oblivious to the corpse of a slain man hanging directly in front of them in a tree. A total hoot.