Police Squad!, the Glossary

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1. 122 relations: A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise), A Touch of Cloth, Abraham Lincoln, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Airplane!, Alan North, American Broadcasting Company, Angie Tribeca, Anthony Thomopoulos, Betamax, Blu-ray, CBS Studios, Cult following, David Zucker, Deseret News, Dick Clark, Dirty Harry, DVD, Ed Williams (actor), Entertainment Weekly, Florence Henderson, Fox Broadcasting Company, Frank Drebin, Georg Stanford Brown, George Kennedy, Grand L. Bush, Hank Simms, Houston Chronicle, International Press Academy, Ira Newborn, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Joe Dante, John Belushi, John Lloyd (producer), John Wilkes Booth, Joyce Brothers, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Keep case, Ken Michelman, LaserDisc, Lee Marvin, Leslie Nielsen, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lorne Greene, M Squad, MacFarland, Matt Groening, Michael Eisner, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, ... Expand index (72 more) »

2. 1980s American police comedy television series
3. 1980s American satirical television series
4. 1980s American single-camera sitcoms
5. American parody television series
6. Parodies of television shows
7. The Naked Gun

A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)

"A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" is the first episode of the television series Police Squad!.

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A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth is a British television comedy series created and written by Charlie Brooker and Daniel Maier, shown on Sky One.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States.

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Airplane!

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debuts, and produced by Jon Davison.

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Alan North

Alan North (December 23, 1920 – January 19, 2000) was an American actor.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca is an American television sitcom created by Steve and Nancy Carell, which aired on TBS.

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Anthony Thomopoulos

Anthony Denis "Tony" Thomopoulos (Αντώνης Θωμόπουλος) is an American motion picture and television executive.

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Betamax

Betamax (also known as Beta, as in its logo) is a consumer-level analog recording and cassette format of magnetic tape for video, commonly known as a video cassette recorder.

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Blu-ray

Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format.

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CBS Studios

CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global.

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Cult following

A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium.

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David Zucker

David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.

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Deseret News

The Deseret News is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Dick Clark

Richard "Dick" Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989.

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Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ''Dirty Harry'' series.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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Ed Williams (actor)

Edwin Wallace Williams (born November 26, 1926) is an American retired actor, who played Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.

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Florence Henderson

Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American actress.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.

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Frank Drebin

Franklin "Frank" Drebin is a fictional character in the Police Squad! television series and The Naked Gun movies played by Leslie Nielsen. Police Squad! and Frank Drebin are the Naked Gun.

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Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an American actor and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series The Rookies from 1972 to 1976.

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George Kennedy

George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions.

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Grand L. Bush

Grand Lee Bush (born December 24, 1955) is an American former actor of stage, television and film.

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Hank Simms

Hank Simms (May 25, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was a voice actor and announcer, best known for narrating the opening credits of Quinn Martin TV shows, including The F.B.I., Barnaby Jones, Cannon and The Streets of San Francisco.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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International Press Academy

The International Press Academy (IPA) is an American association of professional entertainment journalists, representing both domestic and foreign markets in print, television, radio, cable and new media outlets.

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Ira Newborn

James Ira Newborn (born December 26, 1949) is an American musician, actor, orchestrator and composer, best known for his work composing motion picture soundtracks.

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Jerry Zucker

Jerry Gordon Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American film producer, director, and writer known for his role in directing comedy spoof films such as Airplane! and Top Secret!, and the Best Picture-nominated supernatural drama film Ghost.

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Jim Abrahams

James S. Abrahams (born May 10, 1944) is an American film director and writer, best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.

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Joe Dante

Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor.

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John Belushi

John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician.

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John Lloyd (producer)

John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is an English television and radio comedy producer and writer.

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John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.

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Joyce Brothers

Joyce Diane Brothers (October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer.

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Kathryn Leigh Scott

Kathryn Leigh Scott is an American television and film actress and writer who is best known for playing several roles on Dark Shadows.

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Keep case

A keep case or poly-box is a type of packaging, most commonly used with DVDs and Blu-ray videos (and sometimes CDs).

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Ken Michelman

Ken Michelman (born May 23, 1955) is an American actor primarily known for his role as Abner Goldstein on the TV series The White Shadow.

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LaserDisc

The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978.

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Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor.

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Leslie Nielsen

Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

The Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company and based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Lorne Greene

Lorne Hyman Greene (born Lyon Himan Green; 12 February 1915 – 11 September 1987) was a Canadian actor, musician, singer and radio personality.

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M Squad

M Squad is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC.

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MacFarland

MacFarland is a surname, and may refer to.

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Matt Groening

Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator.

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Michael Eisner

Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005.

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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Naked Gun: The Final Insult is a 1994 American crime comedy film directed by Peter Segal (in his directorial debut) and written by Pat Proft, David Zucker (who also directed the previous two films in the series) and Robert LoCash. Police Squad! and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult are the Naked Gun.

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Nancy Steen

Nancy Jane Steen (born January 31, 1950, in Shoreview, Minnesota) is an American television producer, writer and actress.

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Non sequitur (literary device)

A non sequitur (" does not follow") is a conversational literary device, often used for comedic purposes.

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O. J. Simpson

Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills.

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On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg.

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Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Media Distribution, and originally Paramount Home Video) is the home video distribution arm of Paramount Pictures.

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Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film and television production and distribution company and the namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global.

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Paramount Television

The first incarnation of Paramount Television was as the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on January 17, 2006.

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Parody

A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.

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Pat Proft

Pat Proft is an American comedy writer, actor, and director.

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Paul Krasny

Paul Krasny (August 8, 1935 – November 12, 2001) was an American film and television director.

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Peter Lupus

Peter Nash Lupus Jr. (born June 17, 1932) is an American bodybuilder and actor.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Police procedural

The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as contrasted with other genres that focus on non-police investigators such as private investigators.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Quinn Martin

Quinn Martin (born Irwin Martin Cohn; May 22, 1922 – September 5, 1987) was an American television producer.

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Red Rock Cider

Red Rock Cider was an alcoholic beverage produced by Taunton Cider Company and sold in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)

"Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)" is the third episode produced (but fifth episode broadcast) of the short-lived TV series Police Squad!.

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Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)

"Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)" is the fourth episode of the television series Police Squad!.

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Reza Badiyi

Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director.

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Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)

"Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)" is the second episode of the TV series Police Squad!.

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Robert Goulet

Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American and Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry.

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Robert K. Weiss

Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer.

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Robert Wuhl

Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer.

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Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rock 'n' Roll High School is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard and Dey Young.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Ruthless People

Ruthless People is a 1986 American black comedy film directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and written by Dale Launer.

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S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)

S.W.A.T. is an American police procedural action crime drama television series created by Robert Hamner, developed by Rick Husky, and produced by Hamner, Aaron Spelling, and Leonard Goldberg under Spelling-Goldberg Productions.

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Satellite Award for Best DVD Release of TV Shows

The Satellite Award for Best DVD Release of TV Shows was an award given by the International Press Academy from 2004 to 2009.

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Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs.

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Single-camera setup

In filmmaking and video production, the single-camera setup or single-camera mode of production (also known as portable single crew, portable single camera or single-cam) is a method in which all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera.

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Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986, to February 12, 1988. Police Squad! and Sledge Hammer! are 1980s American police comedy television series, 1980s American satirical television series, 1980s American single-camera sitcoms and American Broadcasting Company sitcoms.

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Spencer Milligan

Spencer James Milligan (September 10, 1937 – April 18, 2024) was an American actor.

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SummerSlam (1994)

The 1994 SummerSlam was the seventh annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Sun Sentinel

The Sun Sentinel (also known as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, known until 2008 as the Sun-Sentinel, and stylized on its masthead as SunSentinel) is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Broward County, and covers Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and state-wide news, as well.

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Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)" is the sixth and final episode of the short-lived TV series Police Squad!.

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The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news.

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The Bold Ones: The Protectors

The Bold Ones: The Protectors (also known as The Protectors, Deadlock or The Law Enforcers) is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970; it lasted for seven episodes (including one pilot movie).

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)

"The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)" is the fifth produced episode (but third broadcast) of the TV series Police Squad! It was written by Pat Proft and directed by Georg Stanford Brown.

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The Dallas Morning News

The Dallas Morning News is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation in 2022 of 65,369.

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The Felony Squad

The Felony Squad is a half-hour television crime drama originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 12, 1966, to January 31, 1969.

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The French Connection (film)

The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noirSilver & Ward 1992 action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Fernando Rey.

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The Fugitive (1963 TV series)

The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television. Police Squad! and The Fugitive (1963 TV series) are television series by CBS Studios.

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The Kansas City Star

The Kansas City Star is a newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie is a 1977 American independent anthology sketch black comedy film, produced by Kim Jorgensen, Larry Kostroff, and Robert K. Weiss, and directed by John Landis. Among the numerous star cameos are George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, Barry Dennen, Donald Sutherland, Tony Dow, Stephen Bishop, and the voice of Shadoe Stevens.

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The Naked Gun

The Naked Gun media franchise, consists of several American crime spoof-comedies, based on an original story written by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.

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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear is a 1991 American crime comedy film. Police Squad! and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear are the Naked Gun.

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (also known as simply The Naked Gun) is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by David Zucker, and produced and released by Paramount Pictures. Police Squad! and the Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! are the Naked Gun.

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The New Breed (TV series)

The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961, to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes. Police Squad! and the New Breed (TV series) are television series by CBS Studios.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Police Squad! and the Simpsons are 1980s American satirical television series.

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The Simpsons season 8

The eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between October 27, 1996, and May 18, 1997, beginning with "Treehouse of Horror VII".

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The Undertaker

Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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The Washington Times

The Washington Times is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on national politics.

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Tino Insana

Silvio Peter "Tino" Insana (February 15, 1948 – May 31, 2017) was an American actor, producer, writer, and comedian.

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Tiny Ron Taylor

Ronald "Tiny Ron" Taylor (November 21, 1947 – November 28, 2019) was an American film actor and former basketball player, known for his work in feature films such as The Rocketeer (1991) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and in television series such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and as Al, the very tall police detective whose face is always out of frame in the Police Squad! and The Naked Gun franchise.

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Tom Shales

Thomas William Shales (November 3, 1944 – January 13, 2024) was an American writer and television critic.

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Tommy Lasorda

Thomas Charles Lasorda (September 22, 1927 – January 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and manager.

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Top Secret!

Top Secret! is a 1984 action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) and Martyn Burke.

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TV Guide

TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news.

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VHS

The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).

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Visual gag

In comedy, a visual gag or sight gag is anything which conveys its humour visually, often without words being used at all.

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William Conrad

William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon.

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William Duell

Darwin William Duell (born George William Duell; August 30, 1923 – December 22, 2011) was an American actor and singer.

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William Shatner

William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor.

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Word play

Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement.

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Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker

Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) were an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker who specialised in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s.

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11th Satellite Awards

The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2006, were given on December 18, 2006.

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34th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 34th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, 1982.

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See also

1980s American police comedy television series

• Barney Miller
• Freebie and the Bean (TV series)
• Hooperman
• Police Academy (TV series)
• Police Squad!
• Sledge Hammer!
• Snoops (1989 TV series)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show
• The Last Precinct

1980s American satirical television series

• Beyond Our Control
• Big Chuck and Lil' John
• D.C. Follies
• Filthy Rich (1982 TV series)
• Fresno (miniseries)
• Fridays (TV series)
• Hail to the Chief (TV series)
• Just Say Julie
• Live on Tape
• Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection
• Not Necessarily the News
• Police Squad!
• Rock 'N' America
• Saturday Night Live
• Sesame Street
• Short Ribbs
• Sledge Hammer!
• Soap (TV series)
• Tanner '88
• The $1.98 Beauty Show
• The American Music Show
• The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
• The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts
• The News Is the News
• The Simpsons
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
• The Wilton North Report

1980s American single-camera sitcoms

• 1st & Ten (1984 TV series)
• AfterMASH
• Annie McGuire (TV series)
• Baby Boom (American TV series)
• Beverly Hills Buntz
• Doogie Howser, M.D.
• Eight Is Enough
• Frank's Place
• Gun Shy (TV series)
• Police Squad!
• Sledge Hammer!
• Square Pegs
• The Wonder Years
• Tough Cookies

American parody television series

• Ace Crawford, Private Eye
• Batfink
• Billionaire Ted
• Captain Nice
• Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
• Fractured Flickers
• Hong Kong Phooey
• Mr. Terrific (TV series)
• Police Squad!
• Quark (TV series)
• Robot Chicken
• Secret Squirrel
• Soap (TV series)
• The Funny Manns
• The Mighty Heroes
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
• Uncle Croc's Block
• Underdog (TV series)
• Van Dyke and Company

Parodies of television shows

• 'Allo 'Allo!
• 30 minuten
• Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters
• Anti-Barney humor
• Batfink
• Behind Closed Doors (book)
• Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)
• Insheeption
• Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
• Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery
• Lair of the Lummox
• List of Doctor Who parodies
• List of television show spoofs in Mad
• MacGruber
• Monkey-ed Movies
• Police Squad!
• Potpisani
• Saturday Morning Fun Pit
• Scribbly
• Squeak the Mouse
• Strange Hill
• Stupid Girls
• That's My Bush!
• The 12½p Buytonic Boy
• The Computer Wore Menace Shoes
• The Ember Island Players
• The Itchy & Scratchy Show
• The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!
• Too Many Cooks (short)
• Untamed World (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
• Watch Out Beagle's About
• You Spoof Discovery
• Zorry Kid

The Naked Gun

• Frank Drebin
• Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
• Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
• Police Squad!
• Police Squad! episodes
• The Naked Gun
• The Naked Gun (2025 film)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Squad!

Also known as List of Police Squad! episodes, Police Squad, Police Squad! In Color, Police Squad! episodes.

, Nancy Steen, Non sequitur (literary device), O. J. Simpson, On the Waterfront, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Parody, Pat Proft, Paul Krasny, Peter Lupus, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Police procedural, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Quinn Martin, Red Rock Cider, Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood), Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi), Reza Badiyi, Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment), Robert Goulet, Robert K. Weiss, Robert Wuhl, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Ruthless People, S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series), Satellite Award for Best DVD Release of TV Shows, Satellite Awards, Single-camera setup, Sledge Hammer!, Spencer Milligan, SummerSlam (1994), Sun Sentinel, Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh), The Baltimore Sun, The Bold Ones: The Protectors, The Boston Globe, The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand), The Dallas Morning News, The Felony Squad, The French Connection (film), The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Kansas City Star, The Kentucky Fried Movie, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The New Breed (TV series), The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Simpsons, The Simpsons season 8, The Undertaker, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Tino Insana, Tiny Ron Taylor, Tom Shales, Tommy Lasorda, Top Secret!, TV Guide, VHS, Visual gag, William Conrad, William Duell, William Shatner, Word play, Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, 11th Satellite Awards, 34th Primetime Emmy Awards.