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Police Squad!

Police Squad!

There are 8 million stories in the Naked City. Here are six.

19827.91 Season6 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Produced by Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker
NetworksABC

Top Cast

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Lt. Frank Drebin

Alan North

Alan North

Captain Ed Hocken

Ed Williams

Ed Williams

Ted Olson

William Duell

William Duell

Johnny the Snitch

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Narrator

Rex Hamilton

Rex Hamilton

Abraham Lincoln

Themes & Keywords

satireparody

About Police Squad!

Police Squad! is a comedy, crime series that first aired in 1982 exploring themes of satire, parody. it stars Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Ed Williams. 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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