Police Squad! "TV Guide" ranked it #7 on their list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". "Police Squad!" was created by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, who had all previously worked together on "The Kentucky Fried Movie" and "Airplane!". Despite critical acclaim, the show was cancelled by ABC after just six episodes. The show gained a strong cult following through repeat broadcasts, which led to "The Naked Gun" film series. Alan North played the role of Captain Ed Hocken on the show; in the films, the role was played by George Kennedy. Peter Lupus co-starred as Officer Norberg, but in the
Night of the Demons (1988 film) Night of the Demons (1988 film) Night of the Demons is a 1988 American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin S. Tenney, and written and produced by Joe Augustyn. The film stars Amelia Kinkade, Cathy Podewell, Linnea Quigley, William Gallo, and Hal Havins as high school seniors partying inside Hull House, an isolated funeral parlor. When they play a séance as a party game inside, they unknowingly release a demon locked in the crematorium which begins to possess the party-goers. The film was shot in South Central Los Angeles, for two months. It was released on October 14, 1988, where