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| name = Frank Drebin
| name = Frank Drebin
| image = FrankDrebin.jpg
| image = FrankDrebin.jpg
| caption = [[Leslie Nielsen]] as Frank Drebin in ''[[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]''
| caption = [[Leslie Nielsen]] as Frank Drebin in ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]''
| first = "[[A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)|A Substantial Gift<br />(The Broken Promise)]]" (''Police Squad!'' Episode 1)
| first = "[[A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)|A Substantial Gift<br />(The Broken Promise)]]" (''Police Squad!'' Episode 1)
| last = ''[[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]''
| last = ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]''
| creator = [[Jerry Zucker]], [[Jim Abrahams]], and [[David Zucker]]
| creator = [[Jerry Zucker]], [[Jim Abrahams]], and [[David Zucker]]
| portrayer = [[Leslie Nielsen]]
| portrayer = [[Leslie Nielsen]]
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| season = 1
| number = 2
| number = 2
}}</ref><br />Enrico Pallazzo<br />Nick "The Slasher" McGuirk
}}</ref><br />Enrico Pallazzo<br />Nick "The Slasher" McGuirk<br />[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]<br />[[Phil Donahue]]
| occupation = [[Police officer]]
| occupation = [[Police officer]]
| spouse = Jane Spencer-Drebin
| spouse = Jane Spencer-Drebin
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*[[Detective]]
*[[Detective]]
*[[Lieutenant#United States police forces|Lieutenant]]}}
*[[Lieutenant#United States police forces|Lieutenant]]}}
| children = Frank Drebin Jr (flashforward) from "[[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]"
| children = Frank Drebin Jr (flashforward) from ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]''
}}
}}


'''Franklin "Frank" Drebin''' is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in the ''[[Police Squad!]]'' series and ''[[The Naked Gun]]'' movies played by [[Leslie Nielsen]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Vincent|last1=Canvy|first2=Peter M.|last2=Nichols|first3=A. O.|last3=Scott|title=The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55qlWjbs14sC&pg=PA687&dq=%22Frank+Drebin%22+%22Leslie+Nielsen%22&ei=DdCYSbOPCZGeyASO1pHqDQ|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|location=New York City|date=2004|page=687}}</ref>
'''Franklin "Frank" Drebin''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Police Squad!]]'' television series and ''[[The Naked Gun]]'' movies played by [[Leslie Nielsen]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Vincent|last1=Canvy|first2=Peter M.|last2=Nichols|first3=A. O.|last3=Scott|title=The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=55qlWjbs14sC&dq=%22Frank+Drebin%22+%22Leslie+Nielsen%22&pg=PA687|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|location=New York City|date=2004|page=687|isbn=9780312326111 }}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Television===
===Television===


The character of Frank Drebin was first introduced in the six episodes that were aired of the 1982 ''Police Squad!'' series on ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'', starting with the episode ''[[A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)]]''. In the show which parodied other television series about the police, as with the later films, he was written to be a police sergeant and detective lieutenant of the Police Squad task force. Due to the network's complaints that the episodes were written in a linear way which required some knowledge of events of previous episodes instead of being akin to a [[procedural drama]] where episodes are generally written to be self-containing, the show was cancelled after merely four episodes, though two more were broadcast later.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web | title=A Lost Script from the Files of the ‘Police Squad!’ | url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/a-lost-script-from-the-files-of-the-police-squad.html | author=Ramsey Ess | date=July 28, 2017 | access-date=June 21, 2020 | publisher=Vulture | website=vulture.com}}</ref><ref name="policesquad!">{{cite AV media | title=Police Squad! | people=[[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]] (producers) | format=DVD | url=https://www.amazon.com/Police-Squad-Complete-Leslie-Nielsen/dp/B000H7JCFK | date=November 7, 2006 | asin=B000H7JCFK}}</ref>
The character of Frank Drebin was first introduced in the six episodes that were aired of the 1982 ''Police Squad!'' series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], starting with the episode "[[A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)]]." Drebin is a police sergeant and detective lieutenant of the Police Squad task force. The show was cancelled after four episodes, though two more were broadcast later.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web | title=A Lost Script from the Files of the 'Police Squad!' | url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/a-lost-script-from-the-files-of-the-police-squad.html | author=Ramsey Ess | date=July 28, 2017 | access-date=June 21, 2020 | publisher=Vulture | website=vulture.com}}</ref><ref name="policesquad!">{{cite AV media | title=Police Squad! | people=[[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]] (producers) | format=DVD | url=https://www.amazon.com/Police-Squad-Complete-Leslie-Nielsen/dp/B000H7JCFK | date=November 7, 2006 | asin=B000H7JCFK}}</ref>


===Film===
===Film===
* ''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]'' (1988)
{{expand section|date=June 2020}}
* [[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]] (1988)
* ''[[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'' (1991)
* [[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]] (1991)
* ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]'' (1994)
* [[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]] (1994)


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
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==Conception==
==Conception==
Leslie Nielsen had, up until his role in ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980), been an actor known for doing serious roles throughout his lengthy career; director [[David Zucker]] preserved this by having Nielsen continue to act serious as Drebin with all the humour happening around and behind him. Zucker based his character on [[Lee Marvin]] and [[Clint Eastwood]], while scriptwriter [[Pat Proft]] wrote all of Drebin's lines, with nothing being improvised.<ref>{{cite web | title=Director David Zucker reflects on The Naked Gun at 30 | url=https://lwlies.com/articles/david-zucker-the-naked-gun-interview-frank-drebin/ | website=[[Little White Lies (magazine)|Little White Lies]] | author=Simon Bland | date=December 2, 2018 | access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> The character's surname Drebin was picked randomly by Zucker from a phonebook.<ref name="audiocomEp1">{{cite video|people=[[Jerry Zucker (film director)|Zucker, Jerry]]; [[Jim Abrahams|Abrahams, Jim]]; [[David Zucker (filmmaker)|Zucker, David]]; [[Robert K. Weiss|Weiss, Robert K.]]|title=Police Squad: The Complete Series: Audio Commentary for "A Substantial Gift (A Bird in the hand)"|medium=DVD|publisher=[[CBS Television Studios|CBS Paramount]]}}</ref> [[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]] felt that Leslie Nielsen would be perfect for the role, as he had previously acted in many of the type of serious roles, in shows such as ''[[The Bold Ones: The Protectors]]'' and ''[[S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'', that the trio were parodying.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badge of Humor – Short-Lived 1982 Series that Spoofed Cop Shows Comes with some Great Extras|date=November 10, 2006|author=Werts, Diane|page=11|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]}}</ref>
Leslie Nielsen had mostly serious roles until the movie ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980). Director [[David Zucker]] preserved this by having Nielsen play the [[straight man]]. Zucker based his character on [[Lee Marvin]] and [[Clint Eastwood]], while scriptwriter [[Pat Proft]] wrote all of Drebin's lines with nothing being improvised.<ref>{{cite web | title=Director David Zucker reflects on The Naked Gun at 30 | url=https://lwlies.com/articles/david-zucker-the-naked-gun-interview-frank-drebin/ | website=[[Little White Lies (magazine)|Little White Lies]] | author=Simon Bland | date=December 2, 2018 | access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> The character's surname Drebin was picked randomly by Zucker from a phonebook.<ref name="audiocomEp1">{{cite video|people=[[Jerry Zucker (film director)|Zucker, Jerry]]; [[Jim Abrahams|Abrahams, Jim]]; [[David Zucker (filmmaker)|Zucker, David]]; [[Robert K. Weiss|Weiss, Robert K.]]|title=Police Squad: The Complete Series: Audio Commentary for "A Substantial Gift (A Bird in the hand)"|medium=DVD|publisher=[[CBS Television Studios|CBS Paramount]]}}</ref> [[Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker]] felt that Leslie Nielsen would be perfect for the role, as he had previously acted in many of the types of serious roles that the trio were parodying.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badge of Humor – Short-Lived 1982 Series that Spoofed Cop Shows Comes with some Great Extras|date=November 10, 2006|author=Werts, Diane|page=11|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]}}</ref>


===Characterization===
===Characterization===
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Frank Drebin has been described as a "detective with a heart of gold and a brain of wood" and "an anachronism, a detective who’s unaware of how out of time (and out of his depth) he really is".<ref name="denofgeek2019">{{cite web | title=The Timeless Buffoonery of The Naked Gun | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-naked-guns-timeless-buffoonery/ | publisher=[[Den of Geek]] | website=denofgeek.com | author=Ryan Lambie | date=December 2, 2019 | access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the [[police]] force, where he served for many years. In the original TV series, he is a competent police officer, who plays the [[straight man]] to the wacky comedy going on around him. In the subsequent films, he is changed to a more comic figure; he is known for being a bumbling fool, causing many problems, often more than he solves, but being entirely oblivious to it all. In the TV series, he treats his colleagues and people that he helps with respect and shows pity for the latter, although he sometimes unintentionally causes them a bit of grief. In the film unlike people such as his friend under whom he works, Captain Ed Hocken ([[Alan North]]/[[George Kennedy]]), he is a very indiscreetly and unsympathetically outspoken man, therefore tending to appear cold and insensitive towards people, not to mention cynical. He just as well lacks having pity and compassion towards struggling individuals when they need it, and having any of it when conversing with officials who confront him about his mistakes. All of this may be due to the news Frank receives from Ed in the first film: His dedication to police work has caused his wife to leave him for an Olympic gymnast and she is now having "the best sex she's ever had".<ref>{{cite web | title=The Naked Gun Script - Dialogue Transcript | url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/n/naked-gun-script-transcript-leslie.html | website=Script-O-Rama | access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> While he works under Ed, in ''Police Squad'', he works with Norberg ([[Peter Lupus]]). In the ''Naked Gun'' series, he works with Nordberg ([[O. J. Simpson]]). Drebin has held the rank of Sergeant and Lieutenant Detective.
Frank Drebin has been described as a "detective with a heart of gold and a brain of wood" and as "an anachronism, a detective who's unaware of how out of time (and out of his depth) he really is."<ref name="denofgeek2019">{{cite web | title=The Timeless Buffoonery of The Naked Gun | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-naked-guns-timeless-buffoonery/ | publisher=[[Den of Geek]] | website=denofgeek.com | author=Ryan Lambie | date=December 2, 2019 | access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> Frank Drebin is a member of the Police Squad, a special department of the [[police]] force, where he served for many years. In the original TV series, he is a competent police officer who plays the [[straight man]] in the unique comedy going on around him. He is transformed into a more comical character in the subsequent films. He is renowned for his inept nature, which results in numerous issues, frequently more than he resolves, despite his complete ignorance of them. He consistently demonstrates respect for his associates and those he assists in the television series, despite occasionally inadvertently causing them some distress. In the film, unlike people such as his friend under whom he works, Captain Ed Hocken ([[Alan North]]/[[George Kennedy]]), he is a very indiscreetly and unsympathetically outspoken man, therefore tending to appear cold and insensitive towards people, and cynical. He just as well lacks having pity and compassion towards struggling individuals when they need it. Also having any of it when conversing with officials who confront him about his mistakes. All of this may be due to the news Frank receives from Ed in the first film: His dedication to police work has caused his wife to leave him for an Olympic gymnast, and she is now having "the best sex she's ever had."<ref>{{cite web | title=The Naked Gun Script - Dialogue Transcript | url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/n/naked-gun-script-transcript-leslie.html | website=Script-O-Rama | access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> While he works under Ed, in the ''Police Squad'', he works with Norberg ([[Peter Lupus]]). In the ''Naked Gun'' series, he works with Nordberg ([[O. J. Simpson]]). Drebin has held the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant Detective.
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He, Ted Olson ([[Ed Williams (actor)|Ed Williams]]) and Al ([[Tiny Ron Taylor]]) are the only characters that appeared in both ''Police Squad!'' and the ''Naked Gun'' films and were portrayed by the same actors.<ref>In the films Ed was portrayed by [[George Kennedy]] and Nordberg by O. J. Simpson. Johnny and Lincoln didn't return in the films</ref>
He, Ted Olson ([[Ed Williams (actor)|Ed Williams]]) and Al ([[Tiny Ron Taylor]]) are the only characters that appeared in both ''Police Squad!'' and the ''Naked Gun'' films and were portrayed by the same actors.<ref>In the films Ed was portrayed by [[George Kennedy]] and Nordberg by O. J. Simpson. Johnny and Lincoln didn't return in the films</ref>
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==Reception==
==Reception==
In 2008, Drebin was selected by ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine as number 55 on ''The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time'',<ref>{{cite web | title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2008] | url=http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=55 | date=October 2008 | access-date=February 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012185954/https://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=55 | archive-date=October 12, 2015 | url-status=dead | website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] | location=London, England}}</ref> as well as 74 on their newer 2019 list.<ref>{{cite web | title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2019]| url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-movie-characters/ | date=July 31, 2019 | access-date=February 29, 2020 | website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> In 2000, ''[[TV Guide]]'' named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23.<ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of List|date=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0-7624-3007-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/219 219]|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/219}}</ref> He was also named by UGO.com as one of ''The 100 Best Heroes of All Time''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/best-heroes-of-all-time.html |title=UGO's 100 Best Heroes of All Time|website=UGO.com |date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=May 21, 2010}}</ref> Ryan Lambie on ''[[Den of Geek]]'' argues that "Nielsen’s performance is so perfect because he plays the role of the clumsy, clueless detective almost entirely straight; the situations in which Drebin finds himself may be absurd, but the character at the center of them is entirely serious" and that with his deadpan portrayal, Nielsen's character could very well have been taken straight out of one of the more serious 1960s or 1970s television series.<ref name="denofgeek2019" />
In 2008, Drebin was selected by ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine as number 55 on ''The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time'',<ref>{{cite web | title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2008] | url=http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=55 | date=October 2008 | access-date=February 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012185954/https://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=55 | archive-date=October 12, 2015 | url-status=dead | website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] | location=London, England}}</ref> as well as 74 on their newer 2019 list.<ref>{{cite web | title=The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2019]| url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-movie-characters/ | date=July 31, 2019 | access-date=February 29, 2020 | website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> In 2000, ''[[TV Guide]]'' named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23.<ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of List|date=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/219 219]|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/219}}</ref> He was also named by UGO.com as one of ''The 100 Best Heroes of All Time''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/best-heroes-of-all-time.html |title=UGO's 100 Best Heroes of All Time|website=UGO.com |date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=May 21, 2010}}</ref> Ryan Lambie on ''[[Den of Geek]]'' argues that, "Nielsen's performance is so perfect because he plays the role of the clumsy, clueless detective almost entirely straight; the situations in which Drebin finds himself may be absurd, but the character at the center of them is entirely serious" and that with his deadpan portrayal, Nielsen's character could very well have been taken straight out of one of the more serious 1960s or 1970s television series.<ref name="denofgeek2019" />


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0095705|title=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0095705|title=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0102510|title=The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0102510|title=The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0110622|title=The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0110622|title=The Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult}}


{{The Naked Gun}}
{{The Naked Gun}}

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Frank Drebin
Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
First appearance"A Substantial Gift
(The Broken Promise)" (Police Squad! Episode 1)
Last appearanceNaked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult
Created byJerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker
Portrayed byLeslie Nielsen
In-universe information
AliasTony De'Wonderful[1]
Locksmith
Bob Kelly[2]
Enrico Pallazzo
Nick "The Slasher" McGuirk
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Phil Donahue
Title
OccupationPolice officer
SpouseJane Spencer-Drebin
ChildrenFrank Drebin Jr (flashforward) from Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult

Franklin "Frank" Drebin is a fictional character in the Police Squad! television series and The Naked Gun movies played by Leslie Nielsen.[3]

Appearances

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Television

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The character of Frank Drebin was first introduced in the six episodes that were aired of the 1982 Police Squad! series on ABC, starting with the episode "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)." Drebin is a police sergeant and detective lieutenant of the Police Squad task force. The show was cancelled after four episodes, though two more were broadcast later.[4][5]

Film

[edit]

Miscellaneous

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Leslie Nielsen, playing the role, featured in 1990 TV adverts for the English cider producer Taunton Cider Company's Red Rock Cider brand.[6]

Conception

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Leslie Nielsen had mostly serious roles until the movie Airplane! (1980). Director David Zucker preserved this by having Nielsen play the straight man. Zucker based his character on Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, while scriptwriter Pat Proft wrote all of Drebin's lines with nothing being improvised.[7] The character's surname Drebin was picked randomly by Zucker from a phonebook.[8] Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker felt that Leslie Nielsen would be perfect for the role, as he had previously acted in many of the types of serious roles that the trio were parodying.[9]

Characterization

[edit]

Frank Drebin has been described as a "detective with a heart of gold and a brain of wood" and as "an anachronism, a detective who's unaware of how out of time (and out of his depth) he really is."[10] Frank Drebin is a member of the Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. In the original TV series, he is a competent police officer who plays the straight man in the unique comedy going on around him. He is transformed into a more comical character in the subsequent films. He is renowned for his inept nature, which results in numerous issues, frequently more than he resolves, despite his complete ignorance of them. He consistently demonstrates respect for his associates and those he assists in the television series, despite occasionally inadvertently causing them some distress. In the film, unlike people such as his friend under whom he works, Captain Ed Hocken (Alan North/George Kennedy), he is a very indiscreetly and unsympathetically outspoken man, therefore tending to appear cold and insensitive towards people, and cynical. He just as well lacks having pity and compassion towards struggling individuals when they need it. Also having any of it when conversing with officials who confront him about his mistakes. All of this may be due to the news Frank receives from Ed in the first film: His dedication to police work has caused his wife to leave him for an Olympic gymnast, and she is now having "the best sex she's ever had."[11] While he works under Ed, in the Police Squad, he works with Norberg (Peter Lupus). In the Naked Gun series, he works with Nordberg (O. J. Simpson). Drebin has held the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant Detective.

Reception

[edit]

In 2008, Drebin was selected by Empire magazine as number 55 on The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time,[12] as well as 74 on their newer 2019 list.[13] In 2000, TV Guide named him to its list of the 25 greatest TV detectives, ranking him #23.[14] He was also named by UGO.com as one of The 100 Best Heroes of All Time.[15] Ryan Lambie on Den of Geek argues that, "Nielsen's performance is so perfect because he plays the role of the clumsy, clueless detective almost entirely straight; the situations in which Drebin finds himself may be absurd, but the character at the center of them is entirely serious" and that with his deadpan portrayal, Nielsen's character could very well have been taken straight out of one of the more serious 1960s or 1970s television series.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)". Police Squad!. Season 1. Episode 6. 1982-07-08. ABC.
  2. ^ "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)". Police Squad!. Season 1. Episode 2. 1982-03-11. ABC.
  3. ^ Canvy, Vincent; Nichols, Peter M.; Scott, A. O. (2004). "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". New York City: Macmillan. p. 687. ISBN 9780312326111.
  4. ^ Ramsey Ess (July 28, 2017). "A Lost Script from the Files of the 'Police Squad!'". vulture.com. Vulture. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (producers) (November 7, 2006). Police Squad! (DVD). ASIN B000H7JCFK.
  6. ^ Simon Brew (April 3, 2020). "Leslie Nielsen, and the adverts that (sort of) let him become Frank Drebin again". filmstories.co.uk. Film Stories. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Simon Bland (December 2, 2018). "Director David Zucker reflects on The Naked Gun at 30". Little White Lies. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Zucker, Jerry; Abrahams, Jim; Zucker, David; Weiss, Robert K. Police Squad: The Complete Series: Audio Commentary for "A Substantial Gift (A Bird in the hand)" (DVD). CBS Paramount.
  9. ^ Werts, Diane (November 10, 2006). "Badge of Humor – Short-Lived 1982 Series that Spoofed Cop Shows Comes with some Great Extras". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 11.
  10. ^ a b Ryan Lambie (December 2, 2019). "The Timeless Buffoonery of The Naked Gun". denofgeek.com. Den of Geek. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Naked Gun Script - Dialogue Transcript". Script-O-Rama. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2008]". Empire. London, England: Bauer Media Group. October 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters [2019]". Empire. July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  14. ^ TV Guide Book of List. Running Press. 2007. pp. 219. ISBN 978-0-7624-3007-9.
  15. ^ "UGO's 100 Best Heroes of All Time". UGO.com. January 21, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
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