List of Police Squad! episodes

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1 Season 1: 1982
2 References
- 2.1 Sources for episode guide
- 2.2 Other Notes
3 See also
4 External links

The following is a complete episode list for the ABC crime sitcom Police Squad!. It stars Leslie Nielsen in a role that was written especially for him^[1] as Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin of the police squa!, a special force of the police department. The show was cancelled after four episodes^[2], though two more were made but not broadcast. These four episodes gained a strong cult following through repeats on TV^[3], which led to the 1988 movie version The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad! and its sequels.

Many gags from the show were recycled for the films. Every episode had a special guest star who is introduced in the opening credits, but then meets a grisly death during the introduction^[2], thus completing their appearance on the show. The opening sequence of each episode ends with an on-screen graphic listing the title of the episode, accompanied by an announcer's voiceover intentionally giving a different title for the episode.

[edit] Season 1: 1982

#	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Special Guest Star	Original airdate	PC
1	"A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"	David Zucker Jim Abrahams Jerry Zucker	David Zucker Jim Abrahams Jerry Zucker	Lorne Greene	March 4, 1982 (1982-March-04)^[4]	001
Frank Drebin investigates the murder of Ralph Twice, a teller at the local bank. The only witness to the murder, Sally Decker, tells Frank that a customer did it. Frank must prove that the dead customer is innocent.
2	"Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)"	Tino Insana^[6] Robert Wuhl^[6]	Joe Dante	Georg Stanford Brown	March 11, 1982 (1982-March-11)^[7]	002
Frank goes undercover as manager Bob Kelly to expose boxer Buddy Briggs's corrupt manager. The manager has kidnapped the boxer's girlfriend and put the boxer's title fight in jeopardy.^[5] In a race against the clock, Frank has to find Buddy's girlfriend before Buddy gets knocked out.
3	"The Butler Did it (A Bird in the Hand)"	Pat Proft^[9]	Georg Stanford Brown	Robert Goulet	March 18, 1982 (1982-March-18)^[10]	005
Frank, Ed and Norberg investigate the kidnapping of Terri Burton, who has been kidnapped on her 18th birthday party. Frank also discovers that he is an amazing basketball player.^[8]
4	"Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)"	Nancy Steen^[11] Neil Thompson ^[11]	Paul Krasny	William Shatner	March 25, 1982 (1982-March-25)^[12]	004
Frank and Ed investigate multiple bombings that started in the courthouse. The main suspect is Eddie Casales, a bomber who was sent to jail by all of the victims, but Frank thinks this could be a setup.
5	"Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)"	Nancy Steen^[13] Neil Thompson ^[13]	Reza Badiyi	Florence Henderson	July 1, 1982 (1982-July-01)^[14]	003
To infiltrate the Mafia, Frank and Norberg go undercover and set up a key-making and locksmith store. This leads them into the realm of the big boss: Dutch Gunderson.
6	"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"	Tino Insana^[16] Robert Wuhl^[16]	Joe Dante	William Conrad	July 8, 1982 (1982-July-08)^[17]	006
Frank investigates a body of a struggling comedian found at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash. It looks like suicide, but Frank soon learns that this comedian was an informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub^[15]^[15].