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Police Squad!

  • TV Series
  • 19821982
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 24m
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8.4/10
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Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues of Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
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Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,245
32
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Stars
    • Leslie Nielsen
    • Alan North
    • Rex Hamilton
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Stars
    • Leslie Nielsen
    • Alan North
    • Rex Hamilton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

    Episodes6

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    1 Season
    1982

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    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Det. Frank Drebin
    Alan North
    Alan North
    • Capt. Ed Hocken
    Rex Hamilton
    • Abraham Lincoln
    Ed Williams
    • Mr. Olson
    William Duell
    • Johnny
    Peter Lupus
    Peter Lupus
    • Norberg
    Tessa Richarde
    • Mary
    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Poisoned Man
    Lorne Greene
    Lorne Greene
    • Stabbed Man
    Robert Goulet
    Robert Goulet
    • Executed Man
    Florence Henderson
    Florence Henderson
    • Shot Woman
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Stabbed Man
    Georg Stanford Brown
    Georg Stanford Brown
    • Police under the Safe
    Barbara Tarbuck
    Barbara Tarbuck
    • Mrs. Twice
    Rudy Solari
    • Martin
    Patrick St. Esprit
    Patrick St. Esprit
    • Buddy
    Dick Clark
    Dick Clark
    • Dick Clark
    Al Ruscio
    Al Ruscio
    • Dutch
      • Jim Abrahams
      • David Zucker
      • Jerry Zucker
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    • 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
      Rex Hamilton appeared in the opening credits portraying Abraham Lincoln but he never appeared in any of the episodes.
    • 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)

    User reviews71

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    Hi, I'm Detective Lieutenant Sergeant Frank Drebin Police Squad
    What can be said about this show, one of the funniest if not the funniest comedy ever?

    Leslie Nielson played Frank Drebin who seemed to alternate each week between a Sergeant or a Lieutenant. He was joined by other detectives, particularly Al (only ever seen from the neck down).

    The plots-if you can call them that-were crazy. The show was crazy from the opening title to the end credits. There were some hilarious one-liners throughout the show. Also, the narrator for each episode used to read out the title of the episode which always differed from the title on-screen. A special guest star was also introduced on the credits but never starred in the show itself. As for the ending credits, well Drebin seemed to be moving whilst the credits rolled. It was crazy.

    Even though this series spawned three Naked Gun movies, it is the world's greatest mystery why this show only ran for six episodes. Where is the justice in the world where tripe such as Friends can run for years whilst a truly funny show like this can be cancelled after a mere six episodes?

    I strongly recommend checking the series out and will someone please release it onto DVD?
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    • Dec 16, 2002

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • 24 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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