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Police Squad!(TV show/series, 1982)

TV-PG
| 25min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Crime

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

Police Squad!Rating: 3.9/5 (with 161 votes)
Police Squad! is an American television crime comedy series that was broadcast on the ABC network in 1982. It was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin. A spoof of police procedurals and many other television shows and movies, the series features Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay, and non sequiturs. It resembles the Lee Marvin police show M Squad (in particular the opening credits) and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. It was canceled after six episodes, and yielded The Naked Gun film series from 1988 to 1994. ()
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About Police Squad!

In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their way though crime investigations.

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Police Squad! Intro (In Color)(Opening Credits, 0:51)

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Police Squad! Seasons and Episodes

03/04/1982Season 1 - 6 episodes
#1 | 03/04/1982A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Sally, a bank teller deeply in debt, robs her own bank and plants evidence that implicates a fairly commonplace man who was present during the crime. Police Squad, a special unit of the police force, is called to investigate a double shooting that happened during the robbery. However, the stories just don't add up. The evidence builds and points in Sally's direction, but it's up to Frank to find the clues that will put her away.
#2 | 03/11/1982Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Frank investigates a veteran boxer who lately has been throwing his fights. He takes the boxer under his wing in order to expose the boxer's corrupt manager. Unfortunately, the manger has kidnapped the boxer's girlfriend and put the boxer's title fight in jeopardy. Frank now tries to save the boxer's girlfriend in the hopes that the boxer won't have to throw the match so he can have a shot at rejuvenating his career in the ring.
#3 | 03/18/1982The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
The daughter of a wealthy business man is kidnapped on her 18th birthday and Police Squad swings into action. The main suspect of their investigation is the girl's boyfriend. When Frank and Ed listen to a recording of the kidnapper's demands, they hear the distinct sound of a tuba in the background, though it could also be a ship's horn. They search for a tuba store. When they do track down and find the kidnapper, the criminal fights back.
#4 | 03/25/1982Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)
Frank investigates a district judge's courtroom after it is booby-trapped with a powerful explosive. The main suspect is a recently paroled ex-convict with a history of similar bombings. Upon questioning the bomber's ex-wife, Frank and Ed find she's more interested in getting charity than the fact that her ex-husband may be up to his old tricks. Frank and Ed discover the bomber has a showgirl girlfriend on the side. She has the perfect alibi for her boyfriend, but Frank and Ed wonder if she's really just covering for him.
#5 | 07/01/1982Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
The mob sets up an "insurance" scam that threatens several businesses and residents. Frank and Nordberg go to investigate. After a dance instructor is beaten up, they set up their own shop - a key-making and locksmith store - and go undercover. When the mob stops by to offer them "insurance", Frank dismisses their threats and the mob strikes their store. Frank ends up having the key to stopping the crime wave, largely because of the key-making and locksmith shop he and Nordberg set up.
#6 | 07/08/1982Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
A struggling comedian owes money to the owner of a nightclub. When his body is discovered at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash, all the clues point to suicide. It is later discovered that the comedian was also a police informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub. Frank steps in and takes the place of the deceased at the nightclub in order to gather more clues.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Derivative works/Adaptions: "The Naked Gun" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 20 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/04/1982
Last episode released on: 07/08/1982
Appearing Characters: Frank Drebin, Officer Nordberg
Creator: Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
Director: Joe Dante
Producer: Jim Abrahams
Executive Producer: Jim Abrahams
Composer: Ira Newborn
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Полицейский отряд"
"Police Squad! in Color"
Keywords: satire, parody
Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2516, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024