Don’t forget the Police Squad series on TV. I thiMk it was only 6 episodes but to me it was downright hilarious. I also thiMk it spawned the Naked Gun movies.
Yes, “Police Squad (In Color)” was before the movies. Six brilliantly funny episodes. WAAAAAaaaaaay too advanced for the generic TV audience who were watching for the almost-nonexistent plot. It was all about the gags and the sight gags. And the weekly “guest star” who was only in the opening scene (getting killed) and no where else in the episode.
And don’t forget the shoe-shine guy giving “the word on the street to guest stars like Dr. Joyce Brothers and Dick Clark (who at the end asks the guy for more of that anti-aging gel for his face).
Among my favorite shows EVER.
Police not only spawned Naked Gun, but Naked Gun could be fairly called an extension of the TV series. Many memes in NG are present in PS.