Police Squad!

*Police Squad!*
Police Squad!
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Genre	Crime comedy
Created by	Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
Written by	David Zucker; Jim Abrahams; Jerry Zucker; Tino Insana; Nancy Steen; Neil Thompson; Robert Wuhl;
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	Ira Newborn
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	David Zucker; Jim Abrahams; Jerry Zucker;
Cinematography	Sherman Kunkel
Editors	Tom Benko; Malcolm Campbell;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	24–25 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 4 –; July 8, 1982
Related
	The Naked Gun film series
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Police Squad! is an American television crime comedy series that was broadcast on the ABC network in 1982. It was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin. A spoof of police procedurals and many other television shows and movies, the series features Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay, and non sequiturs. It resembles the Lee Marvin police show M Squad (in particular the opening credits) and the late 1960s series Felony Squad.^[2] It was canceled after six episodes, and yielded The Naked Gun film series from 1988 to 1994.

^ ^a ^b "Police Squad!". The TVIV. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
^ The creators stated this in a featurette for The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear.