[VRWCmember]

The first episode of Police Squad! was hysterical.

Cover me!
(Partners throw a blanket over him)

The interrogation room scene was a classic.

[Sans-Culotte]

The first episode of Police Squad! was hysterical.

It wasn't until many years later that I finally saw M-Squad via DVD. That first episode follows M-Squad's "More Deadly" episode quite closely. Kathryn Lee Scott in a blond wig plays the part Ruta Lee originally played, and the opening murder takes place in a check-cashing place in both shows. Alan North's dry delivery as Frank's boss is based closely on Paul Newlan's sleep-walking performances on M-Squad. Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebbin stands in for Lee Marvin's Frank Ballinger.

The great thing that came out of the Airplane! saga was that Leslie Nielsen became established as a hilarious deadpan comedian after years of playing leading men and heavies.

[Political Junkie Too]

You could tell what kind of show Police Squad would be because it began with the old NBC Peacock announcement "In Color!"

-PJ