Though it only lasted for six episodes, the Zucker brothers' 1982 television series POLICE SQUAD! left a pop-culture legacy as the show that spawned the NAKED GUN movies. Displaying the same comic sensibilities as the Zuckers' AIRPLANE, HOT SHOTS, and TOP SECRET, the sitcom parodies serious police dramas through the zany crime-fighting antics of bumbling detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen, who lets the sight gags and double entendres fly with his trademark deadpan style). This collection presents the short-lived but cult-classic series in its entirety for a total of six episodes featuring guest appearances by William Shatner, Lorne Greene, Florence Henderson, William Conrad, Dick Clark, Robert Goulet, Tommy Lasorda, and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Series Creators
Behind-the-Scenes
Interviews - Leslie Nielsen - Star
Outtakes - Gag Reel
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Dick Clark: American TV Deejay/Producer
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Florence Henderson: American Actress, THE BRADY BUNCH
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Lorne Greene: Canadian television actor
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Robert Goulet: Actor/Singer
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Tommy Lasorda: BASEBALL MANAGER
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William Conrad: TV's "Cannon"
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William Shatner: Canadian Author/Actor, STAR TREK
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Dr. Joyce Brothers: American advice columnist, psychologist
Review 1:
"Each of POLICE SQUAD!'s six episodes combines nonstop absurdist sight gags, verbal slapstick, and non sequiturs with note-perfect parodies of Seventies cop shows..."
Source: Film Comment
p.77 11/01/2006
Review 2:
5 stars out of 5 -- "A masterclass in deadpan surreal comedy....Simply magnificent."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.107 03/01/2007