Police Squad! is a 1982 television comedy series developed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker that stars Leslie Nielsen. The series, a satire of police procedurals, featured Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker's customary sight gags, wordplay, and non sequiturs. While it was a satire of several television episodes and movies, it bore a striking resemblance to the Lee Marvin cop show M Squad and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. Despite being discontinued after only six episodes, the show gave birth to the popular Naked Gun film franchise. TV Guide ranked it seventh on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon."
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Police Squad! is a 1982 television comedy series developed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker that stars Leslie Nielsen. The series, a satire of police procedurals, featured Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker's customary sight gags, wordplay, and non sequiturs. While it was a satire of several television episodes and movies, it bore a striking resemblance to the Lee Marvin cop show M Squad and the late 1960s series Felony Squad. Despite being discontinued after only six episodes, the show gave birth to the popular Naked Gun film franchise. TV Guide ranked it seventh on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon."
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