Review Police Squad (1982)

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Police Squad!

Title card for Police Squad! The subtitle "in color" was a deliberate anachronism; network television shows in the United States had transitioned from black-and-white to color by the late 1960s.
Created by David Zucker
Jim Abrahams
Jerry Zucker

Starring Leslie Nielsen
Alan North
Peter Lupus
Ed Williams
William Duell
Narrated by Leslie Nielsen
Theme music composer Ira Newborn
Opening theme "Theme from Police Squad!"
Composer(s) Ira Newborn
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
David Zucker
Jim Abrahams
Jerry Zucker
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 24–25 minutes
Production company(s) Paramount Television
Release
Original network
ABC[1]
Picture format 480i
Audio format Mono
Original release March 4 – July 8, 1982[1]
Chronology
Followed by
The Naked Gun film series
Police Squad! is an American television comedy series broadcast on the ABC network in 1982, created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, and starring 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 (especially the opening credits) and the late 1960s series Felony Squad.[2] Although cancelled 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"



 
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