a criminally short live show that go on to spawn three movie spin offs ( naked gun 1 and 2 and 3 ) and this be fast paced and in your face and rapid fire comedy that have more hit than miss . leslie nielsen play detective lieutenant sergeant frank drebin and an incompetent detective who bumble and fumble his way through case and with the capable assistant of his bos and capt . ed hocken . the story line be spurious and at best and but it deliberate and a the goodness here lie not in the storytelling and but in the weaving of a constant flurry of joke along with some genuinely weird and wonderful character . the joke themselves come in many form and be it wordplay and slapstick and pun or background gag and most of them hit the spot and though some fall a little flat . it inevitable with this gag every few second approach that some will fail and but the ratio be good . the character be a delight . from the guest star of the week die in the opening second of every episode and the laboratory scientist who appear to be conduct cruel and unusual experiment on child to the shoe shine who be some form of oracle and the writing be witty and sharp a a cutlas . though not especially successful at the time and it rapidly develop a cult follow and many blame the show relative lack of success on be way ahead of it time and too sophisticated for the target audience and chief amongst them none other than matt the simpson groening represent and he should know . date by today standard and if you can see through that aspect and youre in for a treat .