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Police Squad! is an American television comedy series broadcast on the ABC network in 1982. It was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, and starred Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin. A spoof of police procedurals, the series featured Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay and non sequiturs. While a parody of many television shows and movies, it bore a particular resemblance to the Lee Marvin cop show, M Squad and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. Although canceled after six episodes, the show spawned The Naked Gun film series. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #7 on their list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
Original Release
03/04/1982 on ABC
US Release
03/04/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leslie Nielsen | Lt. Frank Drebin / Det. Frank Drebin |
| Alan North | Captain Ed Hocken / Capt. Ed Hocken |
| Ed Williams | Ted Olson / Mr. Olson |
| William Duell | Johnny / Johnny the Snitch |
| Peter Lupus | Norberg |
| Tessa Richarde | Mary |
| Rex Hamilton | Abraham Lincoln |
| William Shatner | Poisoned Man |
| William Conrad | Stabbed Man |
| Florence Henderson | Shot Woman |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) | Thursday, 04 March 1982 |
| 2 | Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) | Thursday, 11 March 1982 |
| 3 | The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) | Thursday, 18 March 1982 |
| 4 | Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) | Thursday, 25 March 1982 |
| 5 | Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) | Thursday, 01 July 1982 |
| 6 | Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) | Thursday, 08 July 1982 |
Directors
Joe Dante, Paul Krasny, Reza Badiyi, Jerry Zucker, Georg Stanford Brown, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Writers
Neil Thompson, Robert Wuhl, Tino Insana, David Misch, Nancy Steen, Pat Proft, Deborah Hwang-Marriott, Robert K. Weiss, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Creators
David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leslie Nielsen | Lt. Frank Drebin / Det. Frank Drebin |
| Alan North | Captain Ed Hocken / Capt. Ed Hocken |
| Ed Williams | Ted Olson / Mr. Olson |
| William Duell | Johnny / Johnny the Snitch |
| Peter Lupus | Norberg |
| Tessa Richarde | Mary |
| Rex Hamilton | Abraham Lincoln |
| William Shatner | Poisoned Man |
| William Conrad | Stabbed Man |
| Florence Henderson | Shot Woman |
| Lorne Greene | Stabbed Man |
| Georg Stanford Brown | Police under the Safe |
| Robert Goulet | Executed Man |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Mrs. Twice |
| Rudy Solari | Martin |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Buddy |
| Dick Clark | Dick Clark |
| Al Ruscio | Dutch |
| Joyce Brothers | Dr. Joyce Brothers |
| Tommy Lasorda | Tommy Lasorda |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Zucker | Executive Producer |
| Jim Abrahams | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Zucker | Executive Producer |
| Robert K. Weiss | Producer |
| Deborah Hwang-Marriott | Producer |
| Richard Correll | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
