Should you watch Police Squad!?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Police Squad!
Series · 1982
In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their way though crime investigations.
The sides of Police Squad!
- Lieutenant Frank Drebin
- A parody of cop shows
- Sight gags in the background
Police Squad! is good for you if…
- you like Leslie Nielsen saying absurd things with a straight face.
- you like jokes hidden in the back of the frame.
- you like wordplay that takes every line literally.
Police Squad! is bad for you if…
- you find early 80s television dated.
- you can't stand nonsense gags that ignore all logic.
About: parody · the police · absurdity
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