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Police Squad!
The Complete Series DVD
Universal acclaim
Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 5 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By:
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
Summary
Starring Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, William Duell, Ed Williams, and Peter Lupus
Before the "Naked Gun" movies was this short-lived and truly funny ABC detective show spoof (featuring the same lead character) created by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team after the success of their movie "Airplane!"
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
digitallyOBSESSEDRich Rosell
Though the image quality is a little snarky, the gags and humor are still as hilariously dumb. This is one funny show.
Read Full Review >TVShowsOnDVD.comGord Lacey
This is an inexpensive set that'll have you laughing for hours, and then hours more when you rewatch the episodes for a second, third, and fourth time.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
A lovingly slapped-together collection of six of the least appreciated, laugh-out-loudest half-hours of television ever made.
Read Full Review >DVD TownDean Winkelspecht
The show is just as funny as ever and proudly sits beside "The Tick" and "Greg the Bunny" as great comedy shows that died too young.
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
As I watched, even my laughter felt different, as if it had been earned, not dragged out of me the way most spoof humor is today.
Read Full Review >NewsdayDiane Werts
You hear that brassy theme, you see the straight-faced cop byplay, you watch the "special guest star" get killed before the opening credits - and you're in classic spoof heaven.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeTom Russo
Even now, a couple of decades later, the show's smartly stupid brand of humor is still hilarious.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Decepticon Pom gave it a9:
"Cigarette?" // "Yes, I know". STILL drop-dead funny after all these years. WARNING : The commentaries on this DVD are painfully and disappointingly boring.
Dudley M gave it a7:
Great show, generally funnier than the movies that followed and way too short-lived as a series. Too bad that the DVD is so cheaply put together - the image flicker is very distracting at times, and more attention to a decent mastering job would make this a must-have DVD, rather than an "OK if you liked the show" sort of purchase.
C.S. Strowbridge gave it a10:
(Nearly) perfect spoof that was well before its time.
