the creative team that bring u police squad and the naked gun derive from it say in interview that they be tell by their network contact that the show would be cancel and after their delivery of the first episode . basically and the show be never give any chance . typical hollywood . the contact apparently tell the team that the problem with the show be that and for the show to be funny and the viewer would actually need to watch it while most show be present on tv with the understanding that the viewer need to get up and miss a few minute while get food and or go to the toilet and etc . the humor of the show be extremely dry ( it use no laugh track ) and and the universe the character inhabit be one in which anything can happen and regardless of logic and as long a it be totally unbelievable while so and for instance in one episode a surgeon have to bribe an informant on the street in order to get a tip on heart surgery . those familiar with the naked gun film should be warn that there be a number of interest disjunction between the show and the film . in the film and nielsen develop a particular take approach that be and eye widen when confront with the unexpected . this doesn not happen in the show and where nielsen drebin be the center around which the rest of the universe revolves nothing be unexpected to him . also and there be no romance in the show and and no parody of mtv . finally and the show take certain risk that the film avoid while in the first episode and drebin and to re enact the crime and have a squad of homicide detective shoot each other from a number of different angle ballistics the hard way . this be actually a risky bit of humor and since we need to accept that it perfectly normal for policeman to kill each other while investigate a crime and for no other reason than experimentation . this sort of thing rarely happen in the film . take individually and each of the episode be actually funny than any one of the naked gun film and since they be both more compact ( more happens in a short time frame ) and yet more leisurely pace ( there not the rush for a punch line a sometimes happen in the film ) . there be some inconsistency that happen in the film ( primarily 2 and 3 ) that never occur in the show short time frame . of course and there no doubt that naked gun ( the first film ) be one of the great comedy of theatrical cinema . and if you watch the tv show episode after episode in one sitting and the dry quality of the humor might wear away one tolerance . none the less and it would be useful to have a dvd of this and and watch an episode a day for a few week if laughter have and a some claim and medicinal value and watch this show be good for one health .