two year after airplane . take off and jim abraham and jerry and david zucker cast one of it star leslie nielsen in this hilarious television series and a glorious take off of old u. s. detective show such a dragnet . nielsen play frank drebin and america answer to inspector clouseau . it have the same style of humour a airplane . while clever visual gag in the background and unnoticed absurdity and and recur character such a johnny the shoe shine boy who seem to know everything about everything . guest star ( include william shatner . ) be kill off in the opening credit . police squad be the first u. s. sitcom since batman to lack a laugh track . many have lament the fact that only six episode be make and but i think it be about right . the concept could never have sustain a full 24 episode run . five year later and police squad make a successful transfer to the big screen and when the first of the naked gun trilogy be release . jim and jerry and david and and leslie have the last laugh .