Police Squad - In Color!

Many of you are familiar with the Naked Gun series of movies; the ones that served Leslie Nielsen so well, and did wonders for the images of Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy and O.J. Simpson (!) - but did you know that even these films were the spinoffs of a TV series?

Oh yes; "Police Squad" came on ABC in 1982 and, surprisingly, lasted only one season - but not before leaving an indelible impression on the TV-watching public. Imagine watching the same kind of gags from the Naked Gun series, only having them all jam-packed into a 30-minute time period. Humor overload!

Nielsen starred in these also, having been a fave of the producers (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker) since playing a doctor in the movie Airplane! - Nielsen's debut foray in the world of slapstick.

They say that "Police Squad"'s one and only season is finally coming out on DVD this year. All I can say is that it's about danged time.

Until then, let's relax in the warm glow of the show's beginning credits:



...along with a classic scene where Nielsen's Frank Drebin and his Captain Ed Hocken (Alan North) visit the Little Italy district:



As you can see, it's a beautiful thing. And now I have to "patiently" wait for this to come out on DVD. Oh well...here's hoping they have Nielsen doing the disc commentary.

Dope out.

-TGWD