have long disdain network television programming and i remember the first time i catch an episode of police squad . it be totally by accident . it be during the show initial network run on abc in early 1982. i be a chronic channel surfer and be flip the dial one evening when suddenly appear police squad . open credit sequence on my tv screen . i immediately recognize it a a sendup of the opening credit of m squad star lee marvin and one of my all time favorite cop show . i stop surf . then of course come headquarters get shot up and follow by the immortal rex hamilton a abraham lincoln . by now i be say to myself what the heck be this . then come special guest star georg stanford brown get flatten by a plummeting safe . i be hook from that moment . the episode be ring of fear or a dangerous assignment and with it comic reference to on the waterfront and and muhammed ali and but most memorable of course be all the sight gag and non sequiturs . leslie nielsen and alan north in their loose parody of lee marvin and paul newlan of m squad be an absolute riot . finally and i say to myself and a network television program truly worth watch . wouldn not you know it would be cancel just a few week later . leave it to the network i should have know . anyway and i just buy the dvd collection of all six episode and they be just a funny today a they be 27 year ago . the naked gun movie be terrific as well and but i really miss alan north ( he be so good a ed hocken ) and peter lupus a nordberg ( what be they think cast oj in that part . ) and and especially william duell johnny the shoeshine guy . great stuff .