"POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color)
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wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 19:41 last edited by
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
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Holy hell.
Just... find it.
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:32 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
You've never seen it?!
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@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
You've never seen it?!
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:35 last edited by@lufins-dad said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
You've never seen it?!
Never once previously, totally passed me by.
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wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:46 last edited by
Found six episodes of "Police Squad" on YouTube, all in color and I think I see Leslie Nielsen in the thumbnails. Is that it? If they are recent enough to have Leslie Nielsen in them, why would you not expect color?
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Found six episodes of "Police Squad" on YouTube, all in color and I think I see Leslie Nielsen in the thumbnails. Is that it? If they are recent enough to have Leslie Nielsen in them, why would you not expect color?
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:47 last edited by@axtremus said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Found six episodes of "Police Squad" on YouTube, all in color and I think I see Leslie Nielsen in the thumbnails. Is that it? If they are recent enough to have Leslie Nielsen in them, why would you not expect color?
Dude you're hilarious.
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@lufins-dad said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
You've never seen it?!
Never once previously, totally passed me by.
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:50 last edited by George K 3 Apr 2021, 20:51@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Never once previously, totally passed me by.
It was the inspiration for the Naked Gun movies, of course.
Police Squad! is an American television comedy series broadcast on the ABC network in 1982. It was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, and starred 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 (in particular the opening credits) and the late 1960s series Felony Squad.[2] Although the show was canceled after six episodes, it later successfully spawned The Naked Gun film series from 1988 to 1994. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #7 on its list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
ABC announced the cancellation of Police Squad! after four of its six episodes had aired in March 1982. The final two episodes were aired that summer. According to the DVD commentary for "A Substantial Gift" (Episode 1), then-ABC entertainment president Tony Thomopoulos said that Police Squad! was canceled because "the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it," meaning that the viewer had to pay very close attention to the show in order to get much of the humor, while most other TV shows did not demand as much effort from the viewer. In its annual "Cheers and Jeers" issue, TV Guide magazine called the explanation for the cancellation "the most stupid reason a network ever gave for ending a series."
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@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Never once previously, totally passed me by.
It was the inspiration for the Naked Gun movies, of course.
Police Squad! is an American television comedy series broadcast on the ABC network in 1982. It was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, and starred 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 (in particular the opening credits) and the late 1960s series Felony Squad.[2] Although the show was canceled after six episodes, it later successfully spawned The Naked Gun film series from 1988 to 1994. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #7 on its list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
ABC announced the cancellation of Police Squad! after four of its six episodes had aired in March 1982. The final two episodes were aired that summer. According to the DVD commentary for "A Substantial Gift" (Episode 1), then-ABC entertainment president Tony Thomopoulos said that Police Squad! was canceled because "the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it," meaning that the viewer had to pay very close attention to the show in order to get much of the humor, while most other TV shows did not demand as much effort from the viewer. In its annual "Cheers and Jeers" issue, TV Guide magazine called the explanation for the cancellation "the most stupid reason a network ever gave for ending a series."
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 20:57 last edited by@george-k said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
It was the inspiration for the Naked Gun movies, of course.
Right but the show's still way better. TV fits better anyway.
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wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 22:01 last edited by
I absolutely loved that show
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I absolutely loved that show
wrote on 4 Mar 2021, 22:52 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
I absolutely loved that show
Me too. I have to sit down and watch them again.
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wrote on 5 Mar 2021, 02:40 last edited by
It was in between the genius comedy writing of the 60s
And the trash/bathroom jokes of the 80s
Kind of a transition vehicle
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wrote on 5 Mar 2021, 02:48 last edited by
I loved the teasing of the slight pretentions of some of the 60's shows - the Quinn-Martin productions with their 'Act 1'
Act II: Brute
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I loved the teasing of the slight pretentions of some of the 60's shows - the Quinn-Martin productions with their 'Act 1'
Act II: Brute
wrote on 5 Mar 2021, 04:45 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
I loved the teasing of the slight pretentions of some of the 60's shows - the Quinn-Martin productions with their 'Act 1'
Act II: Brute
I love the scenes going on out the window. Never acknowledged; just, y'know, there if you want to pay attention.
And of course the "still" at the end of each episode.
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wrote on 5 Mar 2021, 04:59 last edited by
Just watched 2 episodes with Luke followed by the first episode of Horrible Histories.
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Found six episodes of "Police Squad" on YouTube, all in color and I think I see Leslie Nielsen in the thumbnails. Is that it? If they are recent enough to have Leslie Nielsen in them, why would you not expect color?
wrote on 7 Mar 2021, 04:20 last edited by@axtremus said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Found six episodes of "Police Squad" on YouTube, all in color and I think I see Leslie Nielsen in the thumbnails. Is that it? If they are recent enough to have Leslie Nielsen in them, why would you not expect color?
A nod to the old "FBI - In Color" back in the late 60's. We used to watch that on Sunday nights I think after Disney.
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Holy hell.
Just... find it.
wrote on 7 Mar 2021, 04:22 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in "POLICE SQUAD!" (In Color):
Holy hell.
Just... find it.
My two favorite scenes:
- The chimpanzee going nuts in the freeze frame at the end of one episode.
- The tall detective whose head is outside of the frame that has "something on the corner of his mouth".
