Frank Drebin

Frank Drebin is a Detective Sergeant Lieutenant of Police Squad who is the main protagonist in the  series and  movies. He is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. In the original TV series, he is a competent (although extremely strait-laced) police officer, who plays the straight man to the wacky comedy going on around him.
He is played by the late Leslie Nielsen, who also portrayed Mr. Magoo in the live-action Disney film of the same name.
==Biography==
===Police Squad!===
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===Naked Gun===
Frank was first scene intercepting a world terrorist meeting room with some of the Americas greatest enemies including Colonel Gaddafi, Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mikhail Gorbachev and Yasser Arafat. Frank then proceeded to beat every one in the room up one by one like a badass however as he was existing the room the door swung back in his face.
Frank is then sent to investigate the attempted murder of one of a fellow police officer Nordberg. Nordberg shows them evidence that Vincent Ludwig is behind the attempted murder and drug operation. Frank then visits Ludwig in his office to question him, where he accidentally kills one of Ludwig's fish and ruins a rare pen given to Ludwig by Emperor Hirohito. Here Frank falls in love with one of Ludwig's assistants Jane, who is unaware of Ludwig's activities.
Ludwig learns from Frank that Nordberg is still alive and tries to have him assassinated again however this fails and after a long car chase with the assassin, the assassin ends up riding a ballistic missile into a fireworks store blowing him up.
Frank then goes to Ludwig's office to search for evidence and finds evidence that Ludwig is planning to assassinate Queen Elisabeth II. However Frank accidentally burns the letter and destroys Ludwig's office along with many of his priceless artefacts. However Frank manages to get the information he needs from one of Ludwig henchmen.
Frank then causes a problem when he tries to protect the queen from Ludwig, misinterpreting Ludwig's presentation of a musket. Frank jumps on the Queen and they slide along the table. After this and the earlier incident, Frank is fired from police squad. However Jane finds out about Ludwig's plot to kill the Queen at a baseball game and that one of the players is the assassin.
At the baseball game Frank knocks out the home plate umpire with a baseball so he can search the players. While Frank is searching the players Ludwig activates his mind control device in one of the players to kill the Queen. Frank tackles the player to the floor but this causes a riot between the rest of the players so the assassin is able to get away. The assassin is about to assassinate the Queen when Frank fires one of his cufflink sleeping darts however it misses the assassin and hits a fat women on the stadium who falls down and crushes the assassin, in doing so saving the Queens life.
In this time though Ludwig has taken Jane hostage at gunpoint to the top of the stadium. Frank follows them up and shoots Ludwig with one of his sleeping darts intending to knock him out however Ludwig falls off the building to the ground and is crushed by a car, a steamroller and a parade of troops killing him. One of the troops steps on Ludwig's wrist activating Jane's mind control device where she tries to kill Frank however Frank talks her out of it After this Frank is reinstated into police squad and congratulated by the recovered Nordberg until Frank accidentally pushes Nordberg's wheelchair down the stadium stairs.
===Naked Gun ​2===
At the White House, President George H. W. Bush announces that he will base the country's energy policy on the recommendations of Dr. Albert Meinheimer. The heads of the coal, oil, and nuclear power industries are upset by the President's decision as Dr. Meinheimer plans to advocate for renewable energy. Jane Spencer, now separated from Frank Drebin, is working late at Dr. Meinheimer's research institute when she spots a suspicious man leaving in a van. A maintenance worker finds a clock with dynamite attached and takes it to the security guards, who accidentally trigger an explosion.
The next morning, Frank is reunited with Jane as he investigates the bombing. He also meets Jane's new boyfriend, Hexagon Oil executive Quentin Hapsburg, and becomes exceedingly jealous. Later that evening, Frank and his boss Ed Hocken meet up at a blues bar. Jane finds Frank at the bar, and they get into an argument, after which Jane storms out. Elsewhere, Hapsburg holds a secret meeting of the energy industry leaders where he reveals his plan for changing Dr. Meinheimer's speech. Hapsburg introduces them to Earl Hacker, a dead ringer for Dr. Meinheimer who will take Dr. Meinheimer's place and deliver a speech recommending more fossil fuels. Dr. Meinheimer is kidnapped by Hapsburg's goons, who tie him up and leave him in a warehouse.
Police Squad tracks down Hector Savage, the man whom Jane saw on the night of the bombing. Savage leads them on a short chase that ends in a standoff at a nearby house. While Savage negotiates with the police, Frank drives a SWAT tank through the house and allows Savage to flee. Frank loses control of the tank and crashes into the city zoo, causing the animals to escape. At a party later that evening, Frank notices that Dr. Meinheimer does not remember meeting him despite having a photographic memory. Frank visits Jane at her apartment after the party and asks if Dr. Meinheimer had been acting strange. After Frank leaves, Savage breaks into Jane's apartment and tries to kill her in the shower. Frank intervenes and kills Savage. Jane realizes she still loves Frank and the two rekindle their romance.
The next day, Police Squad stakes out the warehouse where Dr. Meinheimer is being held captive. Frank tries to sneak into the building but is captured and tied up with Dr. Meinheimer. They are freed by Police Squad and head to the Press Club Dinner to stop Hacker. Jane agrees to open a locked door to let them in, but she is interrupted by Hapsburg. Frank, Ed, Nordberg, and Dr. Meinheimer steal a mariachi band's costumes and sneak inside. Ed captures Hacker and gets a confession from him, causing Hapsburg to take Jane hostage and flee the dinner. Frank pursues Hapsburg to the roof where he learns that Hapsburg has rigged up a small nuclear device which will kill everyone in the building. Frank catches Hapsburg and attempts to learn the bomb's disarming code but Ed throws Hapsburg out a window. Miraculously, Hapsburg bounces off an awning and lands on the sidewalk unscathed, only to be killed by an escaped lion from the zoo.
Frank and Jane try to disarm the bomb while Ed and Nordberg go back into the ballroom to evacuate it. Frank finally disarms the bomb at the last second by tripping over and unplugging the power cord. Frank is commended by the President, who offers him a special post as head of a new Federal Bureau of Police Squad. Frank declines and instead proposes marriage to Jane, which she accepts.
===Naked Gun 3===
Frank Drebin has retired from Police Squad and lives a seemingly happy life with his wife, Jane Spencer Drebin. In reality, Frank is unfulfilled as a househusband and attends marriage counseling with Jane. Six months after Frank's retirement he is visited by Ed Hocken and Nordberg, who ask for his help with an investigation. Police Squad has learned that infamous bomber Rocco Dillon, who is currently incarcerated, has been hired by terrorists to conduct a bombing against the United States. Frank remembers Rocco's girlfriend Tanya Peters from an investigation years ago and agrees to help Ed and Nordberg by visiting the clinic where Peters works.
Frank visits the clinic and writes Tanya's address on a handkerchief, but loses it before he can give it to Ed. Jane comes home to an exhausted Frank and accuses him of doing police work again. Frank lies and swears he is having an affair, but Jane does not believe him and moves out of their house. With nothing else to lose, Frank volunteers to go undercover in prison to befriend Dillon and learn the details of the bombing. Frank is put in Rocco's cell under the name Nick "The Slasher" McGuirk. He wins Rocco's trust after protecting their escape plan from a guard and causing a riot. Rocco and Frank escape through a tunnel in their cell and are picked up on the outside by Rocco's mother Muriel. At Rocco's hideout, Frank attempts to get information on the bombing out of Rocco and his mother, but they are suspicious of him and refuse to share details.
Meanwhile, Jane and her friend Louise are on a road trip together when Jane finds the handkerchief with Tanya's address on it. Believing Frank was being truthful about the affair, Jane decides to drive cross-country to the address to find Frank. When she arrives, Frank answers the door and must quickly cover for her; he convinces the Dillons that Jane is a random stranger but that they should keep her as a hostage. Rocco finally reveals his plan to Frank: he will attack the Academy Award ceremony with a bomb hidden in the Best Picture envelope.
At the Awards, Frank traps Muriel in the car and sneaks in with Jane to search for the bomb. Frank and Jane frantically search for the bomb, with Frank inflicting his usual chaos on stage during the show. Frank encounters Tanya backstage, and she attempts to seduce Frank as a distraction, but her shadow on the wall reveals a large penis, causing Frank to go sick and flee. Frank bursts onto the stage and tries to stop the detonation of the bomb, but ends up in a stalemate with Rocco and drops an electronic sign which takes out Muriel. Rocco decides to detonate the bomb and die with his mother, but Frank launches Rocco and the bomb into the catwalks above the stage. Frank snares Rocco with a cable and slings him through the arena's roof. Rocco crashes into Pahpshmir's helicopter hovering overhead and the bomb explodes, killing them both. Frank and Jane reaffirm their love to the applause of the audience and viewers worldwide.
Nine months later, Frank and Nordberg rush into a delivery room to witness the birth of Frank's child. They run into the wrong room and Frank is shown a black baby, causing him to angrily chase Nordberg. Ed comes out of another room with Jane, who is holding their real baby.
==Personality==
Frank Drebin is very clumsy which ironically often works in his favour. He makes lots of mistakes and often messes things up but at the same time alwys ends up winning the day out of luck.
==Appearances==
===TV===
*Police Squad! (1982, 6 episodes)
*Funny Business (1992, 1 episode)
*Gylne tider (2010, 1 episode)
*Biography (2000-2002, 2 episodes)
*America's Top Sleuths (2006)
*¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
*The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007)
===Movies===
* (1988)
* (1991)
* (1994)
==Trivia==
*Frank tends to perceive words and phrases by their secondary meanings, or miss the intent. 
*Frank's given age is never stated. But he is at least late 50s due to his white hair.
**This will make Jane a widow much earlier.
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