Police Squad!: The Complete Series [DVD]

I can’t really argue with those who feel we presently live in a somewhat badly broken world. And in such times we need to find ways to keep our spirits up to escape the sometimes harsh realties of life - and sitting down to an episode of Police Squad is one way of doing just that. A word of caution though: the laughs come hard and fast. Blink or cough during an episode and you’ll probably miss a couple of visual or verbal gags. Ever more reason why this series is worthy of repeat viewings. The acting is slick, the timing impeccable, and the humour is as clever as it is funny. Such a shame only six episodes of this wonderful series were ever made. So make the most of them!I believe humour is so important in our lives, and one way to ensure you have your fair share of laughs is to get your hands on this DVD. Although some of the scenes are completely bonkers, you can rest assured that the entertainment value of Police Squad will ironically help you to hold on to your own sanity during the difficult times we find ourselves in. Thanks for checking out my review, I hope it's been of use to you.

I remember when this series was originally broadcast in the 1980s if memory serves. It follows the fortunes of Frank Drebin (played by the late Leslie 'The Poseidon Adventure' Neilsen), and all of the bizarre cases he has to solve in his job as a detective. It only ran for six episodes, the reason for this, according to rumours, was that nobody understood the comedy! A bizarre observation, considering that there's something for everyone, ranging from visual jokes, to clever verbal wordplay. And, every week, the guest star expected to appear in the episode gets picked off in the opening credits by some unfortunate (but very funny!) event or mishap. Add some core characters, from the somewhat unscrupulous scientist, to the shoeshine guy who has a disturbingly encyclopedic knowledge of absolutely everything, and you've got yourself a show! There are some running gags, as you'd expect, but my favourite one is possibly down to budget cuts in the production department, where, at the end of every episode, there's an improvised freeze frame, and the actors have to stay still, amid chaos, from a monkey running wild in the office, to the pouring of a cup of coffee! It's generally good old fashioned fun, and guaranteed to make you laugh!

This short collection of six episodes, each lasting around 20 minutes, casts Leslie Nielsen in high comedic mode. The humour is bizarre but unique and were it not for rather too much firing off with revolvers I should give the production five stars.Nielsen was a versatile actor with a fair sense of the ridiculous, but he could play serious roles (to a point). He appeared along with Peter Falk in two Columbo films. (They would have made a good cop-pair!) He has a major role in "Lady in Waiting" starring with the delicious Susan Clark as his fiancé and the no-good murderer.Incidentally, to complain that such films are "dated" is a contradiction. If a production is true to its time then it is bound to be dated, and that is to its credit – surely?On the spot!!

So many jokes, some of them very subtle in the background, so you can't take your eyes off all of the screen just in case. Some of them, probably like the Japanese garden joke, wouldn't be used today, but if it's funny...The Blu-ray looks great, and even the surround mix works nicely.A classic.

I got introduced to "Police Squad!" years ago after watching all three Naked Gun films featuring the continuing misadventures of Frank Drebbin (played by the late Leslie Neilson). This was available thanks to one viewer, in its entirety on YouTube, and could not figure for the life of me, why This show was canceled.Enjoyable with the idea that it forces you to watch it to see the jokes rather than rely on a laugh track.. Amazingly i dont think that if we never had "Police Squad!" we would not have the greats like "Scrubs" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". Enjoy six stories from the city filled with 8 million of them and enjoy the spoof tv series that should never be forgotten.

One of the BEST short comedies ever made!!! Right up there with the greats like Fawlty Towers and Blackadder. This is the team which made the Airplane! movies, but has the genius stroke of being set as a 70s cop show filmed in 70s cop show style. Only Inspector Clouseau has been a funnier cop, and Police Squad! has a far higher joke density. Only bad thing is that it only has six episodes - it could have run for HUNDREDS! Why did they stop? Because they used the formula to make the 'Naked Gun' movies instead! Perhaps this should be subtitled 'Drebin Begins'!SIX stars!

I would give six stars for this series. Pity they didn't make more, just several episodes. Fun as hell and it's systemic laughter - I just love the framework of episodes that repeats over and over again with new situations within the same segment. Bulk loads of jokes in every single minute and detail of all parts. Best movie I've watched. Master's approach to series. Eeh! There were times ago! Sad there's nothing like this any more.

Police Squad was the series that started it all. It starred the late Leslie Nielsen as "Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant, Police Squad", which he often said in this show and in the three Naked Gun films which are equally entertaining and amusing. I bought the Police Squad series as a Father's Day present for my dad and he was very pleased to receive it as he already has all of the three Naked Gun films on DVD. I watched the series with him and we decided to watch the films again soon after finishing the series. This series, along with the films, was packed full of humour and my dad and I were absolutely crying with laughter while watching the series and the films.I had heard somewhere that a fourth Naked Gun film was planned. Although Leslie Nielsen was open to the prospects of acting in a fourth Naked Gun film, it now seems to be very unlikely probably because he died in 2010 at the age of 84.Overall, I would very highly recommend Police Squad and the Naked Gun trilogy as well, you won't regret it at all.