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Police Squad! is a television comedy series first broadcast in 1982. It is a spoof of police dramas, packed with visual gags and non sequiturs.
It was created by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, who had previously worked together on The Kentucky Fried Movie and Airplane! Despite critical acclaim, the show was cancelled by ABC after just six episodes. According to the producers' commentary on the DVD release of the first Naked Gun movie, ABC executives thought it required too much attention from the viewer. However, it gained a strong cult following through repeats on TV, which led to a movie version, The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! in 1988, and two further sequels. Many gags from the show were recycled for the films. Leslie Nielsen played Detective Frank Drebin in the series and all three films. George Kennedy played the role of Captain Ed Hocken in the movies; on TV the role was played by Alan North. O. J. Simpson also co-starred in the films as Nordberg, while Peter Lupus appeared as Nordberg in the series. Ed Williams, who played scientist Ted Olson, would reprise his role in the films, making him and Nielsen the only two actors from the series to appear in the movies. Robert Goulet, who appeared as the "special guest star" who was killed off at the beginning of one episode, would appear as villain Quentin Hapsburg, in the second Naked Gun film.
The show was presented in the style of a Quinn Martin show of the early 1970s, with a portentous narrative over the opening titles which made a big feature of the show being "... in color", followed by numerous gags (See below)
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@ijustine I love the Office! Such a great show... I'm watching Police Squad... It's a very punny show.
Jazomaniac (Jazmyn Betz) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:13:31 -0000
@ijustine I love the Office! Such a great show... I'm watching Police Squad... It's a very punny show.
'Police Squad' - the TV show that lead to the Naked Gun movies. A great clip of Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) http://is.gd/5jZia
Sgt_Hulka (richard s) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:36:04 -0000
'Police Squad' - the TV show that lead to the Naked Gun movies. A great clip of Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) http://is.gd/5jZia
@mr_ice OJ was doing "Police Squad" movies in '94; he was 20 years removed from his biggest stardom...
daldridgetnt (David Aldridge) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:17:39 -0000
@mr_ice OJ was doing "Police Squad" movies in '94; he was 20 years removed from his biggest stardom...
Wow, 3 squad cars and the big police thing pulling the police horses pulled someone over. Who gets pulled over by the horse trailer cop?!?
seethorngo (Jason Thorn) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:50:24 -0000
Wow, 3 squad cars and the big police thing pulling the police horses pulled someone over. Who gets pulled over by the horse trailer cop?!?
About seven police motorcycles and 1 squad car drove by. Then two huge tanks drove by!
azulpony (Meghan) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:49:41 -0000
About seven police motorcycles and 1 squad car drove by. Then two huge tanks drove by!
Police Blotter | Dec. 10: The Bellevue Police Department's bomb squad was called after a person noticed a b.. http://bit.ly/6sqtK5
GolfHonchoOne (Jack Moorehouse) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:25:56 -0000
Police Blotter | Dec. 10: The Bellevue Police Department's bomb squad was called after a person noticed a b.. http://bit.ly/6sqtK5
Epguides.com: Police Squad! - Lists titles and airdates for episodes. Includes information on the related theatrical films.
Meta Description: [ A guide listing the titles and air dates for each episode of this television series. ]
Police Squad! In Color! - A-Z encyclopedia of the series. Includes episode information and pictures.
Meta Description: [ An A-Z of Police Squad! ]
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