Police Squad!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Police Squad! was a parody of the Quinn Martin Productions' police dramas of the 1960s and 1970s, hence the use of "In Color" by the narrator. The show's main staple of entertainment came from sight gags (such as a tow truck being a truck in the shape of a big toe) and misunderstandings in dialogue, mostly from people taking things extremely literally. Several great routines came from these misunderstandings that left characters in the scene very confused, but left the audience with loads of humor.

Series details

• Title: Police Squad!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 1982-03-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-07-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 2256

Cast and credited roles

• Leslie Nielsen — Det. Frank Drebin
• Alan North — Capt. Ed Hocken
• Rex Hamilton — Abraham Lincoln

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-03-04; final listed air date 1982-07-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from Police Squad! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.