Police Squad! and Wiliams were the only ones who returned and portrayed their original characters in "The Naked Gun" film series. Captain Ed Hocken was portrayed by George Kennedy in the film series, while O. J. Simpson played Officer Nordberg (slightly renamed from 'Norberg'). The show's opening sequence was a satire on traditional opening sequences of crime dramas at that time, and of the 1960s, particularly "M Squad" and various Quinn Martin shows such as "The Fugitive" and particularly "The New Breed" (which also starred Nielsen). Hank Simms, who had worked as an announcer for some of Quinn Martin's programs, announced the
A.D. Police Files A.D. Police Files A.D. Police Files is a three-part original video animation produced by Youmex and animated by Artmic and AIC. It's a spin-off of the "Bubblegum Crisis" series. Due to the legal conflict between Artmic and Youmex, the production of the series was stopped with only three complete episodes made. Chronologically set before the events narrated in Bubblegum Crisis, it tells about AD. Police inspector Leon McNichol's early days in the AD. Police when he was a mere officer. At the beginning of the episode, a heavily-wounded Leon, who is still part of the regular police force, faces down