Police Squad!

TV Series
19821982
TV-PGTV-PG
24min

Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)

Sight gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for the very successful "Naked Gun" film franchise.Sight gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for the very successful "Naked Gun" film franchise.Sight gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for the very successful "Naked Gun" film franchise.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)

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Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)

Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)

Police Squad! (1982)

Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)

Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, and Kathryn Leigh Scott in Police Squad! (1982)

Tessa Richarde in Police Squad! (1982)

Tessa Richarde in Police Squad! (1982)

Det. Frank Drebinas Det. Frank Drebin

6 episodes6 eps • 1982

Capt. Ed Hockenas Capt. Ed Hocken

6 episodes6 eps • 1982

Abraham Lincolnas Abraham Lincoln

6 episodes6 eps • 1982

Mr. Olsonas Mr. Olson

6 episodes6 eps • 1982

Johnnyas Johnny

6 episodes6 eps • 1982

Norbergas Norberg

4 episodes4 eps • 1982

Maryas Mary

2 episodes2 eps • 1982

Georg Stanford Brown

Police under the Safeas Police under the Safe

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Stabbed Manas Stabbed Man

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Executed Manas Executed Man

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Stabbed Manas Stabbed Man

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Florence Henderson

Shot Womanas Shot Woman

1 episode1 ep • 1982

William Shatner

Poisoned Manas Poisoned Man

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Martinas Martin

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Barbara Tarbuck

Mrs. Twiceas Mrs. Twice

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Dr. Joyce Brothersas Dr. Joyce Brothers

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Dick Clarkas Dick Clark

1 episode1 ep • 1982

Tommy Lasordaas Tommy Lasorda

1 episode1 ep • 1982

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 hear bells go off every time 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). —<scrow@chop.isca.uiowa.edu>

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Taglines
- There are 8 million stories in the Naked City. Here are six.
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
Certificate
- TV-PG
Parents guide

Trivia
After the success of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), Comedy Central and CBS re-aired all six episodes of this series in the summer of 1991. Producers wanted to include John Belushi's "guest star" appearance in Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982), which had been cut due to Belushi's death. The footage could not be located, and is now presumed lost or destroyed.

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

Crazy credits
The closing credits of each episode would be shown with the cast pretending to "freeze frame" as the credits roll - but coffee being poured would overflow a cup onto a character's shoes, or Norberg would enter the scene not knowing to stand still.

Alternate versions
The home video versions of some episodes have changed music in some scenes. For instance, when they sing "Happy Birthday" at a birthday and when Leslie Nielsen sings Judy Garland tunes in the nightclub. Presumably this is due to a music licensing issue.

Connections
Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)

Top review

Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln!!

Endlessly Hilarious! I taped the first 5 shows years and years ago, and every so often I go back and watch them, and still they are as funny as they were the first time. In fact, there are so many sight gags and whatnot, that you will miss a lot of them the first few times you watch the shows! I see something new every time!! Absolutely hilarious, even more so than the films. Several of the gags are used repeatedly ("Cigarette? Yes it is", or the midget cop who is the intercom), but still manage to be funny each time. Too bad they didn't have Johnny the shoeshine guy in the movies. I wish I had the 6th show!!!

Highly recommended if you liked the Naked Gun or Airplane movies.

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cruelmo
Dec 13, 2002

Release date
- March 4, 1982 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Die nackte Pistole
Filming locations
- Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production company
- Paramount Television
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Runtime
- 24min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 4:3

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