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      Season 1 – Police Squad!

      1982 Comedy List
      90% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 92% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Bumbling detectives solve puzzling cases filled with sight gags. Read More Read Less
      Police Squad! — Season 1

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      Wacky, inventive, and endlessly quotable, Police Squad! is a hysterically funny leap forward for TV comedy that was tragically ahead of its time.

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      Eric Mink St. Louis Post-Dispatch Perhaps the best comparison is with an out-of-control roller coaster that breaks for commercials. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Noel Holston Orlando Sentinel Now Abrahams, Zucker and Zucker have taken aim at another seemingly unspoofable genre -- the television cop series -- with generally hilarious results. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News For those who have waited a quarter century to get even with Dragnet, this is it. Sight gags, puns, absurd non sequiturs. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Stuart D. Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily News One big question is whether or not Nielsen has the seriocomic ability to float this series. On the basis of tonight's [premiere], the answer is no. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Sandra Earley Miami Herald There are so many laughs in Police Squad! that half of them can fail and leave enough to spare. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Barry Garron Kansas City Star Easily one of the funniest shows in a long time. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 6 single-season episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review Asim B Absolutely brilliant! How this show didn't get a second season will always be beyond me… Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review harrison r Nothing better. So funny. So much better than the Naked Gun trilogy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great series. I loved some of the repetitive bits ... the shoeshine guy, the lab, the celebrity assassination cold open. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review antonis k Police Squad is an excellent crafted comedy series that unfortunately didn't last long but it definitely left it's mark on TV alongside the excellent talent of the late Leslie Nielsen. (A+) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Police Squad is only 6 episodes long, but it is 6 episodes of continuous humor, and expertly-crafted humor at that. Leslie Nielson, previously only known for drama and thrillers, plays the main character perfectly BECAUSE he never once makes it look like he's telling a joke - He plays it 100% straight, as if he's completely unaware that there's something funny taking place, and it sells the humor more effectively. The comedy itself is largely either visual humor or somewhat low-brow humor, but there are sudden bits of legitimately high-brow wordplay and observational humor thrown in as well, preventing the show from being purely Stupid-But-Funny. You can get through all 6 episodes in the time it takes to watch most Summer Blockbusters, so if you're a fan of classic-era rapid-fire comedy, I cannot recommend this enough. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Episode 1 Aired Mar 4, 1982 A Substantial Gift Drebin's investigation of a bank teller's murder focuses on a blond cashier with braces. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 11, 1982 Ring of Fear Drebin goes undercover as a fight manager to investigate a boxer's death. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 18, 1982 The Butler Did It A tape recording from kidnappers may hold clues to locating a missing heiress. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 25, 1982 Revenge and Remorse A revenge slaying leads Drebin into a messy love triangle. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 1, 1982 Rendezvous at Big Gulch Dreben poses as a locksmith to break up a protection racket. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 8, 1982 Testimony of Evil Drebin poses as a stand-up comic to bust a drug ring. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Joe Dante, Georg Stanford Brown, Paul Krasny, Reza Badiyi, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
      Executive Producer
      Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
      Screenwriter
      Tino Insana, Nancy Steen, Pat Proft, Robert Wuhl, Neil Thompson, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
      Network
      ABC
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Mar 4, 1982