Police Squad! Intro (In Color)

[LMB222]

Zuckrers and Abrahams rule°!

[therwright123]

Rex Hamiltion+ Abe Lincoln= funny as heck

[IndianaCat94]

Damn shame that this show was cancelled too early. Oh well, at least we got the Naked Gun films...

[Teflon65]

In Color!

[redrosefriendy]

00:25

That scene is so full of win.

[vccstudents]

What a perfect name for the police station: "THE POLICE STATION"!

[vccstudents]

Leslie Nielsen taught us ALL how to laugh at his humor and ourselves FOR laughing! I remember one night being hit with bad news about a girlfriend who dumped me. I needed a good laugh, and the episode with the court bombing was on! IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT! I've been watching Leslie Nielsen stuff since Sunday in his honor! I've lost great people in my life around Thanksgiving, and now this man is among them. I was planning on meeting him the next time he was in town, too! RIP!

[ROCKSTARNERD71]

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen.

[molardepoche]

rest in peace Leslie Nielsen, thank you for your hilarity.

[PDCougar]

Hey, Major TV Networks: THIS is the 1980s TV series you should be doing a remake of! (And, quite likely now, people would watch it this time!)

[smichelle65]

@PDCougar instead of a direct remake of this, I'd rather see ZAZ take on a "Law & Order" or "CSI" type show, using the same filming techniques.

[cwf1701]

@smichelle65 or even something along the line of NCIS

[jed6271]

This show was pure genius...it was a huge shock when it was quickly canceled, but timeless! These 6 episodes will live on in infamy!

[DoctorPretorious616]

So long Leslie Nielsen, we'll miss your brand of deadpan hilarity. Rest in peace.

[Abazigal]

R.I.P. the great Leslie Nielsen, the funniest man in history.

[markberg]

R.I.P. Leslie Nielson, Alan North, & Lorne Greene

[GhostReconGuy]

RIP Leslie Nielson, discovered you too late, hope you're bringing the humor to the afterlife.

[viewtifuldee]

This show looks awesome. RIP Leslie Nielson. We'll miss you.

[thefraggenator]

OMG! i didn't know he died yesterday until now! Its a bit of a coincidence it was the day i decided to get out the old video of Police squad out to watch it!

RIP leslie Nielson

[andyhuk1]

RIP Leslie - thank you for the sound of laughter since Police Squad. Just a quick message from a big fan in London. I grew up with Naked Gun & Airplane and remember Leslie appearing on Dutch TV when I worked there in 1998. He was promoting a Dutch mobile phone company and I think the advert involved him crashing a bicycle into a canal ! I love the end of Police Squad, where everyone freezes - then someone else walks on-set. Magic !

[vccstudents]

God Bless Leslie Nielsen. My life has had its ups and downs since "Airplane!" premiered in '80, but even in my darkest hour, he always found a way for me to laugh even for just a little while! When my first wife and I were separated before our eventual divorce (THANK GOD there also), "The Naked Gun" premiered. With all the crap I was put through, I needed a laugh. He DIDN'T disappoint!

[fromthesidelines]

The "Abraham Lincoln" gag is an "irrelevant" one, 'Butcher'. It wouldn't make any more sense if, say, Hank Simms announced, "...and Gloria Gottfried as Amelia Earhart!" (cut to shot of Amelia jumping out of an ancient plane, her tommy gun chattering away).

[MaasterButcher]

hahahahaha leslie nielson hahahaha this shit is hilarious, and whats up with abraham lincoln being there didn't he die like 90 years ago ?

[wardlemike]

@MaasterButcher Yes Abraham Lincoln died in a fist fight with Kaiser Wilhem II.

[tjs8n]

@MaasterButcher Perhaps, it seems more likely he died 145 years ago to me though, I mean with the bullet hole in his head I wouldn't give him a life expectancy of another 55 years.

[Abazigal]

@MaasterButcher

Er, no, 145 years ago.

[hamneggwich]

Oh Leslie ;-;

Good night, sweet prince.

[leftcoast67]

Anyone wonder if Rex Hamilton is the actors real name?

[vccstudents]

ABC's STUPID excuse for canceling this show was people have to actually "PAY ATTENTION" to the screen as the gags are being shown! One of my favorite scenes was when Leslie Nielsen tells the guy to put a tap on the phone, and they put a BEER TAP on it!

[jenzeppelin]

Classic!!! :) My favourite parts are the siren at the beginning, and, how the episode titles never match what the narrator says they are.

[themurph2000]

And the "Special Guest Star" was immediately killed after they were introduced. Florence Henderson was the best with that.

[fakeyf9]

As the guy on fire runs by the lady drops her baby!

[vccstudents]

@fakeyf9 I just noticed that after ALL THESE YEARS! LMAO!

[djwolf12]

when you just hear the music it makes you want to laugh!!!!! the greatest 6 show series EVER!!!!

[kurtb8474]

"In Color!" That's funny, since color TV had been around for at least 20 years by the time this was made.

[MrChubbers]

this is a great intro reminds me of The Streets of San Francisco "a Quinn Martin Production"!!!

[westholmes2001]

@MrChubbers The intro is actually a spoof of a late 1950's-early 1960's TV show called M Squad, which starred Lee Marvin. The announcer in the intro is actually the guy who did a lot of the announcing introductions for most of the Quinn Martin-produced TV series, Hank Simms.

[themurph2000]

...and Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln! Classic!

[hijodejoseluis]

Abraham Lincoln returning fire!!! lol

[tapests]

If the show went on for a second season they would have used Gandhi

[gazork123]

One of my fave parts of this show was the shoe shine guy, who, after having his palm crossed with silver, would divulge secrets across every facet of life, from police work to brain surgery to theological matters! What a trip!

[rcknrol1]

...and the announcer reads the wrong episode title! LMAO!

[rcknrol1]

I like how the intro spoofs the Quinn Martin program intros: "In Color!" "Starring..."; "Special Guest Star..."; "Tonight's Episode..."; etc. LOL!

[PunkRocker666Metal]

I've got the Naked Gun movies , but I also wanna get this one

[map041069]

I remember this show vividly. Only six episodes and it is still one of the greatest comedies ever put on television -- hysterical and WAY ahead of its time.

[LMB222]

@map041069 "Ahead of their time" - this is often used, but definitely applies here. I guess TV white collars didn't get the humor.

[gazork123]

This show was insane! It was actually created to fill in the gaps after SO many shows were cancelled during the 1981-1982 TV season. I believe there were only six episodes ever made.

[willbot123]

i watched all of the naked guns and all of police squad. its pure comedy gold

[System509]

oh fuck yeah! movies were great. gotta look up this show some time

[coppertweed]

lol. ive never seen Police Squad, but ive seen The Naked gun, the naked gun 2 1/2 and the naked gun 33 1/3 :D