--- product_id: 48482411 title: "Police Squad! The Complete Series [DVD] [1982]" brand: "leslie nielsen, alan north, jim abrahams, david zucker" price: "NT$59" currency: TWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48482411-police-squad-the-complete-series-dvd-1982 store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Police Squad! The Complete Series [DVD] [1982] **Brand:** leslie nielsen, alan north, jim abrahams, david zucker **Price:** NT$59 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Police Squad! The Complete Series [DVD] [1982] by leslie nielsen, alan north, jim abrahams, david zucker - **How much does it cost?** NT$59 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48482411-police-squad-the-complete-series-dvd-1982) ## Best For - leslie nielsen, alan north, jim abrahams, david zucker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted leslie nielsen, alan north, jim abrahams, david zucker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Frank Drebbin (Leslie Nielsen) leads his bungling detective squad in the comedy series that inspired the 'Naked Gun' films. This comedy classic mercilessly spoofed every detective show convention known and was the blueprint for the irreverent, 'anything might happen' formula that later made Nielsen a big movie name. Full of ridiculous moments such as when the weekly special guest star is introduced during the opening title sequence - and killed as soon as their name is read, never to be seen in the episode again. William Shatner, for example, dodged several bullets - before sitting down to a glass of poisoned wine. Even the title sequence itself was not straightforward; the title of the episode would come up on screen while a voiceover would say something entirely different. Thus does every episode have two titles; 'A Substantial Gift' (The Broken Promise),' 'Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment),' 'Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood), 'Revenge and Remorse' (The Guilty Alibi),' 'The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)' and 'Testimony of Evil' (Dead Men Don't Laugh). desertcart.co.uk Review In addition to spawning the popular Naked Gun movie franchise, Police Squad! had a lasting impact on TV comedy, and it's still a guilty pleasure. Hot from the success of Airplane! two years earlier, the ZAZ team (brothers David and Jerry Zucker and writing partner Jim Abrahams) decided to spoof TV cop shows, using the late '50s Lee Marvin series M Squad and the popular series format of Quinn Martin Productions (e.g., The Streets of San Francisco ) as their template for supremely silly, gag-laden satire. With Airplane! star Leslie Nielsen as straight-faced detective Frank Drebin and Alan North as Drebin's befuddled boss, Capt. Ed Hocken, this half-hour series quickly established an irresistible combination of nonstop sight gags, non sequiturs, and repeated routines ("Cigarette?" "Yes, it is") that dared viewers to pay close attention or miss the laughs if they didn't. Ironically, this very quality--you had to actually watch the show instead of casually listening for punchlines--is what ultimately sealed the series' fate. After only six poorly rated episodes, Police Squad! was canceled without fanfare, and six years passed before Drebin returned as the bumbling hero of The Naked Gun . In addition to the rib-tickling disparity between onscreen episode titles and narrated titles, and "special guest stars" (including William Shatner, Robert Goulet, Lorne Greene, and others) who get killed in the opening credits, loyal viewers could count on a weekly dose of hilarity from Nielsen, North, and their supporting players. Character actor William Duell appeared each week as shoeshine boy "Johnny the Snitch," capable of answering literally any question if you repeatedly greased his palm (a gag that led to info-seeking cameo appearances by Dick Clark, Dr. Joyce Brothers, baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, and others). And while original Mission: Impossible costar Peter Lupus poked fun at himself as the dim-witted Det. Norberg (later played by O.J. Simpson in the Naked Gun movies), Ed Williams--an actual high school science teacher--is hilarious as "Mr. Wizard"-like lab technician Ted Olson, who dispenses dubious science lessons to unsuspecting children. The fast-paced barrage of humour guaranteed that every episode would deliver as many hits as misses, and while some of the jokes have lost their punch, Police Squad! still delivers the belly-laughs... and always will, as long as humans have an appetite for shameless stupidity. -- Jeff Shannon ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Actors | Alan North, John Wardell, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Lupus, William Duell | | Asin | B000I0QSOE | | Aspect Ratio | 4:3 - 1.33:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | 267 in DVD-VCR Combinations | | Director | David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Joe Dante, Reza S. Badiyi | | Dubbed | German | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Model Number | 5014437906939 | | Language | Unqualified (Dolby Digital 5.1) | | Media Format | Colour, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full Screen, PAL | | Number Of Discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 80 g | | Rated | Suitable for 15 years and over | | Release Date | 6 Nov. 2006 | | Run Time | 2 hours and 24 minutes | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish | | Writers | David Misch, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Robert Wuhl, Tino Insana | ## Product Details - **Format:** PAL, Dolby, Full Screen, Colour, Digital Sound - **Contributor:** (function(f) {var _np=(window.P._namespace("DetailPageProductOverviewTemplatesJava"));if(_np.guardFatal){_np.guardFatal(f)(_np);}else{f(_np);}}(function(P) { P.when('A').execute(function(A){ A.on('a:truncate:po-attribute-truncate-1:updated', function(data) { var isTruncated = !data.truncateInstance.getIfTextFits(); var seeMoreElement = document.getElementById('po-attribute-see-more-id-1'); if(seeMoreElement) { seeMoreElement.style.display = isTruncated ? '' : 'none'; } }) }); })); Lorne Greene, David Misch, Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Shatner, Joe Dante, William Conrad, Deborah Hwang, John Wardell, Paul Krasny, Robert K. Weiss, Jerry Zucker, Peter Lupus, George Stanford Brown, Tino Insana, Pat Proft, William Duell, Robert Goulet, Robert Wuhl, Nancy Steen, David Zucker, Florence Henderson, Jim Abrahams, Neil Thompson, Reza S. BadiyiLorne Greene, David Misch, Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Shatner, Joe Dante, William Conrad, Deborah Hwang, John War… See more - **Language:** English, German - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 24 minutes - **Colour:** Colour ## Images ![Police Squad! The Complete Series [DVD] [1982] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518PP8J85ZL.jpg) ![Police Squad! The Complete Series [DVD] [1982] - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81C0v21LrqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great to watch , reasonable price. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 1 March 2026* Was a gift but sadly for someone who died a few months ago. Recently watched it with my friend in stitches laughing as it's so funny, a classic.You have to be in the mood, but if you loved the Airplane series with Leslie Nielsen, you'll love this ! Price good, delivery good. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Police squad *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 16 July 2026* Great slapstick comedy ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great show, sad wasn’t more episodes *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 13 December 2025* Good quality, great series. They don’t make them like they used to! ## Frequently Bought Together - Police Squad! 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