| Edition |
Standard format (4:3). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (25 min. each ; 150 min. total) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
CBS DVD |
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CBS DVD.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Leslie Nielsen, Alan North. |
| Credits |
Music by Ira Newborn. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on network television in 1982. |
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Collective title from disc menu. Episode titles from program screen, alternate episode titles from program narrator. Episode numbers and airdates from IMDB. |
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Special features: Leslie Nielsen interview (9 min.); "Behind the freeze frames" featurette (5 min.); gag reel (5 min); casting test for Alan North (6 min.); casting test for Ed Williams (3 min.); producer's photo gallery of scenery, sets & props; list of celebrity death shots; production memo highlights, including requests for content changes and series cancellation letter. |
| Summary |
Features the crime-solving adventures of Detective Frank Drebin, a Sergeant Lieutenant Captain of Police Squad, a special division of the police department. Together Drebin and his boss, Captain Ed Hocken, crack the toughest cases in the big city, encountering sight-gags, slapstick, puns, and non-sequiturs along the way. |
| Contents |
A substantial gift (The broken promise) (ep. 01, first aired 03/04/1982) / produced by Robert K. Weiss ; written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker; optional commentary by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahmas and Robert K. Weiss -- Ring of fear (A dangerous assignment) (ep. 02, 03/11/1982) / teleplay by Tino Insana and Robert Wuhl ; story by David Misch ; directed by Joe Dante -- The butler did it (A bird in the hand) (ep. 03, 03/18/1982) / teleplay by Pat Proft ; story by Deborah Hwang and Robert K. Weiss ; directed by Georg Stanford Brown ; optional commentary by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahmas and Robert K. Weiss -- Revenge and remorse (The guilty alibi) (ep. 04, 03/25/1982) / written by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson ; directed by Paul Krasny -- Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the neighborhood) (ep. 05, 07/01/1982) / teleplay by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson ; story by Pat Proft ; directed by Reza S. Badiyi.-- Testimony of evil (Dead men don't laugh) (ep. 06, 07/08/1982) / teleplay by Tino Insana and Robert Wuhl ; directed by Joe Dante ; optional commentary by Robert Wuhl. |
| Terms Of Use |
"For private home viewing only"--Disc label. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG: Not recommended for young children. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery plays.
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Television cop shows.
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Detective and mystery plays. (OCoLC)fst00891452
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Television cop shows. (OCoLC)fst01715702
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Police -- Drama.
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Criminal psychology -- Drama.
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Criminal investigation -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Television series. (OCoLC)fst01710566
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Television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726253
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Television cop shows. (OCoLC)fst01710487
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Television comedies. (OCoLC)fst01710440
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Detective and mystery television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710488
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Detective and mystery plays. (OCoLC)fst01921566
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Fiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710265
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Parody television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710432
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Situation comedies (Television programs) (OCoLC)fst01710422
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Television serials.
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Comedy television programs.
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Mystery television programs.
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Television programs.
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Television comedies.
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Television cop shows.
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Detective and mystery television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Television series.
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Detective and mystery plays.
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Comedy -- Television series.
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Police -- Television series.
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Mystery -- Television series.
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| Added Author |
Zucker, David, 1947-
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Zucker, Jerry.
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Abrahams, Jim, 1944-
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Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010.
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North, Alan, 1920-2000.
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Weiss, Robert K.
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Wuhl, Robert.
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Dante, Joe, 1948-
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Brown, Georg Stanford.
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Paramount Television.
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CBS DVD (Firm)
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Paramount Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Substantial gift (The broken promise)
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Ring of fear (A dangerous assignment)
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Butler did it (A bird in the hand)
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Revenge and remorse (The guilty alibi)
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Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the neighborhood)
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Testimony of evil (Dead men don't laugh)
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| ISBN |
141572217X |
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9781415722176 |
| Standard No. |
097360475142 |
| Music No. |
04751 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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