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| Paramount Television (1982) | |||||
| TV Series / Comedy, Crime | |||||
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| Leslie Nielsen | Det. Frank Drebin | |
| Alan North | Capt. Ed Hocken | |
| Marvin Miller | Narrator | |
| William Duell | Johnny | |
| Ed Williams | Mr. Olson | |
| Rex Hamilton | Abraham Lincoln | |
| Tiny Ron | Al | |
| Peter Lupus | Norberg | |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Mike Schultz | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | Police under the Safe | |
| Tessa Richarde | Mary | |
| William Shatner | Poisoned Man | |
| Dick Miller | Vic | |
| Grand L. Bush | The Champ | |
| Robert Costanzo | Leo |
| Director |
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| Producer |
Jim Abrahams
Rich Correll |
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| Writer |
Tino Insana
Robert Wuhl |
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| Cinematography |
Sherman Kunkel
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| Musician |
Ira Newborn
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The hilarious exploits of Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) are played out in this original TV series from the early eighties. Drebin is the typical clichéd police detective who is parodied and skewered by the shows’ writers to perfection. This show was the precursor to the Naked Gun films, and follows Lieutenant Drebin as he bumbles his way into solving the crimes of a typical police house and the crimes of the city, but with a hilarious spin. Only six episodes were produced of this series, but each one contains more humor than an average comedy film today, and is well worth repeated viewing. |
| 24 mins 3/4/1982 1. A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) | |
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Frank investigates a murder case at a bank where a robber shot the clerk and then another staff member, Sally, shot the robber. The autopsy, however, shows differently.
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| 24 mins 3/11/1982 2. Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) | |
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In order to infiltrate a criminal gang that bribes boxers Frank makes a contract with one of them, Buddy. This leads to a kidnapping of his girlfriend and Frank has to find her before Buddy forfeits.
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| 24 mins 3/18/1982 3. The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) | |
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The daughter of a textile tycoon is kidnapped and Frank must find her before it's too late to pay the ransom.
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| 24 mins 3/25/1982 4. Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) | |
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A judge is blown up as a session starts. Frank's investigation soon leads to a man who was convicted by him in the past.
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| 24 mins 7/1/1982 5. Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) | |
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When a woman reports being blackmailed by some thugs, Police Squad get even more reports of the same kind from other shop owners. To gain a better perspective, Frank and Norberg open up a key store in the most troubled area.
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| 24 mins 7/8/1982 6. Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) | |
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When a drug courier is found dead after a car accident, Frank and the team traces his work to the nightclub "Mr V's".
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