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12-09-2024, 03:38 AM
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In 1982, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker created Police Squad! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUEtL5PAE8) (1982), a show set to mock cop procedurals the same way Airplane! (1980) mocked disaster movies.
The show starred Leslie Nielsen, Alan North and Peter Lupus an itīs main inspiration were cop shows from the 50s and 60s like "Felony Squad" and in particular Lee Marvinīs M Squad (1957-1960).
The pilot episode for "Police Squad!", "A substancial Gift", is an almost scene-for-scene remake of the opening episode of the second season of "M Squad": "More Deadly". One is a parody, the other one is dead serious. The plot is the same, the camera set-ups are the same and even the dialogue is almost the same.
● M Squad (1957-1960) S02E01 "More Deadly"
● Police Squad! (1982) S01E01 "A substancial gift"
In 1982, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker created Police Squad! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUEtL5PAE8) (1982), a show set to mock cop procedurals the same way Airplane! (1980) mocked disaster movies.
The show starred Leslie Nielsen, Alan North and Peter Lupus an itīs main inspiration were cop shows from the 50s and 60s like "Felony Squad" and in particular Lee Marvinīs M Squad (1957-1960).
The pilot episode for "Police Squad!", "A substancial Gift", is an almost scene-for-scene remake of the opening episode of the second season of "M Squad": "More Deadly". One is a parody, the other one is dead serious. The plot is the same, the camera set-ups are the same and even the dialogue is almost the same.
● M Squad (1957-1960) S02E01 "More Deadly"
● Police Squad! (1982) S01E01 "A substancial gift"