The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) - Quotes - IMDb The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Quotes Showing all 47 items Mayor : Drebin, I don't want anymore trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That's my policy. Frank : Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's *my* policy. Mayor : That was a Shakespeare-In-The-Park production of "Julius Caesar", you moron! You killed 5 actors! Good ones. [Frank Drebin is emptying out his files after being kicked off the force] Frank : Hey! The missing evidence in the Kelner case! My God, he really was innocent! Ed : He went to the chair two years ago, Frank. [Frank is interrogating Nordberg about the source of his incident, while Nordberg is only partly conscious from anesthesia, which Frank is incompetently unaware of] Frank : Nordberg, it's me, Frank. Now, who did this to you?

Det. Nordberg : [Struggling to tell the name of the ship he was attacked on] I... Love... You. Frank : [Awkwardly] I... love you, too, Nordberg. Who were they? Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] Ship... boat. Frank : That's right, Nordberg. A boat. Now, when you're better, we'll go sailing together on a boat. We'll take a cruise just like last year. Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] No... Drugs... Frank : Hey, Nurse! Quick! Give this man some drugs! Quick! Can't you see he's in pain? Give him a shot quickly! [nurse administers drugs] Det. Nordberg : [half-consciously] Heroin... Heroin, Frank! Frank : Uh, Nordberg... that's a pretty tall order. You're gonna have to give me a couple of days on that one. Jane : I've heard police work is dangerous. Frank : It is. That's why I carry a big gun. Jane : Aren't you afraid it might go off accidentally? Frank : I used to have that problem.

Jane : What did you do about it? Frank : I just think about baseball. Truck Driver : [shouts] Ya dumb broad! Driving instructor : All right, Stephanie, gently extend your arm. Extend your middle finger. Very good. Well done. Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [Frank Drebin walks through town] Frank : [narrating] The attempt on Nordberg's life left me shaken and disturbed, and all the questions kept coming up over and over again, like bubbles in a case of club soda. Who was this character in the hospital? And why was he trying to kill Nordberg? And for whom? Did Ludwig lie to me? I didn't have any proof, but somehow, I didn't entirely trust him either. Why was the 'I Luv You' not listed in Ludwig's records? And if it was, did he know about it? And if he didn't, who did? And where the hell was I? Thug: I have a message for ya from Vincent Ludwig! [fires his gun at Frank] Thug: Take that, you lousy cop! Frank : I'm sorry! I can't hear ya! Don't fire the gun while you're talking!

Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [Nordberg is being visited in the hospital by his wife, Wilma, along with Frank and Ed, after Nordberg had barely survived a massive gunfire by a group of ruffians. Wilma is taking the unfortunate circumstance pretty hard, and with no help from Frank's blunt assumptions and remarks about the situation] Mrs. Nordberg : Oh, my poor Nordberg! He was such a good man, Frank. He never wanted to hurt anyone. Who would do such a thing? Ed : It's hard to tell. Frank : [being blunt] A roving gang of thugs, a blackmailer, an angry husband, a gay lover... [Wilma sobs] Ed : Frank, get a hold of yourself! Frank : A good cop, needlessly cut down and ambushed by some cowardly hoodlum. Ed : That's no way for a man to die. Frank : [being blunt] Ah, you're right, Ed. A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go! Mrs.

Nordberg : [Wilma sobs again] Oh... Frank! Oh, this is terrible! Ed : Don't you worry, Wilma. Your husband is going to be all right. Don't you worry about anything. Just think positive. Never let a doubt enter your mind. Frank : [being blunt] He's right, Wilma. But I wouldn't wait until the last minute to fill out those organ donor cards. [Wilma sobs again] Ed : What I'm trying to say is that, Wilma, as soon as Nordberg is better, he's welcome back at Police Squad. Frank : [being blunt] Unless he's a drooling vegetable. But I think that's only common sense. [Wilma sobs again] Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Driving instructor : It's okay. Normally you would not be going sixty-five down the wrong way of a one-way street. [a large semi truck appears speeding out of a tunnel towards the car. Stephanie screams, even Frank is terrified, but the unflappable driving instructor continues to remain perfectly calm] Driving instructor : [continues to talk in a calm, casual tone] Apply the brake.

[Stephanie slams her foot on the brake] Driving instructor : Now, put it in reverse... [Stephanie slams her foot on the gas pedal speeding in reverse away from the truck now only inches from the car. The driving instructor continues to remain perfectly calm] The Naked Gun (Film) - TV Tropes The Naked Gun You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share "If you only see one movie this year... you've got to get out more often." — Naked Gun 2½ trailer A film Spin-Off of Police Squad! , following Police Lt. Frank Drebin ( Leslie Nielsen ) as he continues to get into trouble. The films serve as parodies of the cop genre and (initially) film noire, and let nothing , including the blatant warping of reality and breaks in the fourth wall , get in the way of a good gag. The genius of the Drebin character is that Nielsen plays him almost totally straight: he's a buffoon, but he acts like a completely serious film detective even as lunacy explodes all around him, almost as if he's wandered in from a different movie.

Features slapstick, Visual Puns and Shout Outs by the bucketful. At three movies, this actually lasted longer than the TV series it was based on. In all three Frank's love interest is Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). The films are: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) -While trying to clear the name of Officer Nordberg, Drebin uncovers a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) - Drebin meets the new man in Jane's life, who is involved in a kidnapping scheme. Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) - Drebin comes out of retirement and infiltrates a gang in prison. He must also save his faltering marriage. The Naked Gun series provides examples of: open/close all folders Artistic License ï¿½ Gun Safety : It's to be expected, really. Aside Glance : The standard reaction from characters when another character they are in conversation with says something nonsensical.

Which, in this movie series, means almost every conversation, and often switches between who is talking nonsense and who is giving the Aside Glance . Ascended Extra : Nordberg - originally used for one-shot gags in Police Squad! , he became the recurring Butt Monkey for the Naked Gun movies, played by O.J. Simpson . Automobile Opening : The credits sequence. Big Bad : Ludwig from Police Squad, Quentin from The Smell of Fear and Rocko from The Final Insult. Bigger Bad : Papshmir, The Man Behind the Man in Police Squad and The Final Insult is the over-arching antagonist of the series but has less screen time then the main villains of each movie. Bit Character : Tons of them throughout all three movies, to the point where many characters in the credits are simply identified by the one line they say. Butt Monkey : Nordberg, especially in the first two films. Given how O.J. Simpson's life turned out, the commentary track laughs at the Laser-Guided Karma .

The Cameo : "Weird Al" Yankovic in all three films: In the first film, Frank's dramatic speech is cut short when Ed informs him that the massive crowd gathered outside his plane is actually for Weird Al. They go ecstatic when he departs the plane. In The Smell of Fear: As a criminal who has taken Ed, Nordberg, and the rest of the station hostage. Frank accidentally incapacitates him when opening a door too fast. The Final Insult: As Himself as Vanna White 's escort at the Oscars . Dr. Joyce Brothers makes a wordless appearance in the first film as a member of the announcing crew at the baseball game. Casual Danger Dialog : Usually Drebin, but the driving instructor in the first movie puts Hindu cows to shame. Spoofed by type and position. For type, there's a stick figure and an Egyptian, and for position, there's Chalk Outlines that appear on a building's walls, or roof, or one that appears floating on the water. The second movie has outlines of body parts ... There was also an outline on an elevator door. The Comically Serious : The villain often fills this role.

Drebin as well, since Leslie Nielsen 's shtick is saying the most absurd lines with a straight face. Really, everyone in all three movies has to behave this way, since they're ostensibly appearing in a series of film noir crime dramas. Creator Cameo : David Zucker (director of the first two films) appears as Davy Crockett and later as the teleprompter operator in 2½ and 33⅓, respectively. Credits Gag : Happens in all three films. They include people getting credited by their single spoken line, people getting credited for made-up roles like "Second Second Assistant Director," " NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE FILMING... HOWEVER, SOME SPECIES DID BECOME EXTINCT DURING PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY", and the safety warning, "In Case of Tornado: SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BASEMENT." Drives Like Crazy : Whenever Drebin gets behind the wheel, something bad happens. The scene when Drebin tags along in a driving school car is especially notable, when the driving instructor instructs the student how to flip the bird.

Drebin gets into a tank; When Cpt Hocken tells him that Frank doesn't know how to drive it, he means it. The opening credits are also built on this. A cop car (presumably containing Drebin) viewed from the emergency lights shows absolutely insane or just plain nonsensical driving behavior, including driving on sidewalks, into people's homes, on rollercoasters, into bullfighting arenas, restaurants, hockey rinks, the air , the surface of the Death Star , and prehistoric times . (to Jane) "After I met you I noticed things I never saw before. Birds singing, dew glistening off a leaf, stop lights." Jane driving the humongous semi in 33 ⅓; When she stops at Rocco's place, she has a road worker stuck at the grill. In a Thelma & Louise nod, Jane and her lady friend practically pack their whole house on the trunk of their convertible, constantly spilling appliances down the road. Drebin notes when he is being awarded a citation for his 1000th drug dealer killed that he accidentally backed over the last three with his car and only found out they were drug dealers after.

Disney Villain Death : All three movies have them, including the bad guy from the first movie and a close call for the one in the second. Funny Background Event : Everything that happens concerning the aftermath of Drebin hitting something with his car. Hurricane of Puns : It's a ZAZ movie, there are some even hidden in the background. Jerk with a Heart of Gold : Lt. Frank Drebin. Mostly because he is a very blunt person. The Man Behind the Man : Papshmear from parts 1 and 3 who was a liaison for a mysterious organization who's only purpose is to spread mayhem around the world. You can hear him utter "Gaddafi" over the phone in the 3rd movie. Man Child : Frank and Jane. "Their song" is "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall." Mayï¿½December Romance : Jane and Frank. Leslie Nielsen was 20 years Priscilla Presley's senior. Dozens, the best known of which would be the Automobile Opening . The second movie homages the four-foot shootout from the series.

Once per Episode : A visit to the lab to view the new Q -worthy gadgets Private Eye Monologue : Frank is constantly doing this. A particularly memorable one in the first movie had monologuing while walking through town, culminating in "And where the hell was I?" as he notices he's wandered all the way to the foothills outside L.A. Race Lift : Nordberg, who is played by O.J. Simpson in the movies, was white in Police Squad! . Rule of Funny : Given it's a ZAZ comedy, any nonsensical thing is this. Running Gag : Drebin's bad driving. Specifically, his actual driving while on the road usually isn't too bad, but he almost always hits something or causes trouble of some kind when parking or pulling up in front of a building. The second half of the gag is that he's almost always completely oblivious to what he's done. After saving the day, Drebin being mistaken for a celebrity. In the first, Enrico Palazzo. In the third, Phil Donahue. Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!

: Frank Drebin tries to live this trope from time to time, sadly with more realistic consequences than most Big Damn Heroes . Status Quo Is God : played straight in 2 1/2 (Frank's promotion to Captain and proposal to Jane didn't stick) but averted in 33 1/3 (not only are they married, but he's left the force). Take That : Constantly. ("It'll be more embarrassing to the US than Tonya Harding.") The Naked Gun Accidental Pervert : Drebin escapes a burning room through the window, climbing along a row of anatomically-correct male and female statues. Between two statues is an open window, and a woman in her underwear just happens to be standing there. Drebin accidentally... well, guess . He then falls off the building, just saving himself by grabbing a statue's stone Gag Penis . In trying to save himself he manages to break the penis off the statue and fall into the woman's room through the window, brandishing it at her while loudly groaning from exhaustion .

He's later before a very angry mayor who reads off the charges against him, which includes "sexual assault with a concrete dildo." Acquitted Too Late : Frank finds a plastic box while cleaning his files. Frank Drebin: Hey! The missing evidence in the Kellner case! My god! He really was innocent! Captain Ed Hocken: He went to the chair two years ago, Frank. [box goes back to the drawer]. America Saves the Day : Drebin beats the tar out of America's enemies in the first movie's cold open. And Another Thing... : Frank to Jane: Frank: Oh by the way, I faked every orgasm. Balcony Escape : Frank Drebin does this. He needs to grab hold of the carvings of naked men and women to maintain his balance. Hilarity Ensues . Bear Trap Bed : Nordberg's bed. He also manages to step in an actual Bear Trap as well. Frank: Yes. Well, when I see five weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards . That's my policy.

Mayor: That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar , you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones! Bowdlerise : The infamous "Nice beaver!" quote was dubbed with the less funny "Nice one!" in TV airings. Which ruins the gag. Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick : Or in Frank's case, burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo. Though the last one was Not What It Looks Like , so it falls somewhere between this trope and Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking . Breaking the Fourth Wall : Or in Frank's case, walking around it. As when he first goes to the lab the doctor and the captain walks through the door where he walks around it. Brick Joke : "Hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!" The corpse in the meat factory reappears as a still-ringed finger found in the Big Bad 's hot dog. Butt Monkey : Enrico Palazzo is Bound and Gagged and impersonated by Frank, and then the TV captions display his name during Drevin's horrible interpretation of the national anthem, adding insult to injury.

The Cameo : Reggie Jackson is the one brainwashed into trying to assassinate the Queen. Chekhov's Gun : The cuff links. Comedic Sociopathy : During the romance montage, Frank and Jane come laughing out of a movie only for it to turn out to be Platoon . Comically Missing the Point : When Drebin meets a Mook standing at a distance: Mook: Drebin! Frank: Yeah, I'm Drebin! Mook: I have a message for ya from Vincent Ludwig! [firing gun] Take that, you lousy cop! Frank: I'm sorry, I can't hear you! Don't fire the gun while you're talking! Cosmopolitan Council : In the beginning of the movie. It includes Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, Ugandan President Idi Amin, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, among others. As of October 2011, all of these people are either dead or no longer in power. That's right, it took 23 years for the opening sequence of The Naked Gun to be completely outdated.

Crazy-Prepared : When Frank and Jane meet, they use condoms during their first bedroom encounter to guarantee "safe sex." Not too strange in itself, until you see that the condoms cover their entire bodies. Crush Parade : At the end, Vincent Ludwig falls off the upper deck of a baseball stadium to the parking lot below where he gets hit by a bus, flattened by a steam-roller, and then trampled by a marching band playing "Louie Louie." Ed: Oh, Frank! It's horrible. It's so horrible! Frank: (comforting Ed) I know... Ed: My father went the same way... Disaster Dominoes : Both Nordberg in the beginning and later Drebin. Driving Test Smashers : In the first movie, Frank does a Follow That Car ... on a driving school car. Driving instructor: All right, Stephanie, gently extend your arm. Extend your middle finger. Very good. Well done. Empty Fridge, Empty Life : Inside Frank's fridge is nothing but spoiled milk, expired mustard and a Chinese takeout box. Jane: (reads the takeout box) Wong Wu's reopened? I thought they went out of business three years ago. Frank: Gee, has it been that long?

l don't feel like Chinese tonight anyway. (sniffs inside the box and briefly passes out) Every Car Is a Pinto : A car-chase ends with the pursued villain crashing his car into the side of a tanker truck. Explosion #1. Then, straddling the flaming remains of his vehicle, he runs into an army missile being towed on a trailer. Explosion #2. Now riding the missile, he plows in through the front door of a fireworks factory. EXPLOSION NUMBER THREE, as Frank Drebin unsuccessfully attempts to shoo away gawking spectators: "Move along! There's nothing to see here!" Exactly What It Says on the Tin : Creatively named locations such as "The Hospital" and "The Police Station" are prominently signed as such. Word of God is that the hospital was supposed to be called "Our Lady Who Never Got The Pickle" but Ricardo Montalban , a devout Catholic, requested the change. The hospital is name dropped as "Our Lady of the Worthless Miracle." The Faceless : Al from the first movie, a carry-over character from Police Squad! . Falling in Love Montage : Parodied.

(Among other things, the montage appears to contain at least a week's worth of activities, but occurs right after Drebin is told he has 24 hours to clear Nordberg and save the Queen.) Fee Fi Faux Pas : Played with in a deleted scene: Frank: Why you sniveling scum! You're no better than your old man! Johnny: My old man's dead! Frank: Oh, sorry, Johnny, I forgot. Johnny: Yeah, well, maybe this will help refresh your memory a little. (slips Frank a bill) Frank: Oh yeah, he is dead. Genre Blindness : The Mayor berates Frank as if they are living in a perfectly normal universe like ours - oblivious to the fact that it's Like Reality Unless Noted . Heroic Comedic Sociopath : Drebin has apparently killed at least a thousand drug dealers, any number of fleeing suspects, and an entire Shakespeare In The Park production of Julius Caesar . Throw in his reckless incompetence and inability to drive or park, and he's probably as big a menace as any of the villains. He's Got a Weapon! : Thanks for that update , Jane. Hidden Depths : The Queen of England throws a mean curve ball.

History Marches On : Mikhail Gorbachev is among America's enemies. Yet his role in causing The Great Politics Mess-Up soon gave him a Historical Hero Upgrade . Hollywood Tone-Deaf : Frank Drebin. Made worse by the fact that he was impersonating a famous opera singer, Enrico Palazzo, while the said singer was tied up and forced to watch. Humiliation Conga : Only in the Naked Gun series can you have the villain fall off a stadium ledge, be hit by a bus, flattened by a steam-roller and then have a marching band playing "Louie Louie" trample over him. I Knew It : In-Universe , what Frank says after he puts Mikhail Gorbachev in a headlock and rubs off his famous "wine stain" birthmark. "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight : Frank to Jane near the end, when she's hypnotized into trying to kill him. Innocent Innuendo : The first meeting with Frank's future love interest Jane, including one right after she climbs up a ladder . Later innuendo gets a lot less innocent. Drebin: Say, nice beaver. Jane: Thanks, I just had it stuffed.

(hands down a literal stuffed and mounted beaver) It Came from the Fridge : Frank makes the mistake of sniffing an example of this. Jungles Sound Like Kookaburras : Frank hears a Kookaburra shouting when he gets lost in the hills of Los Angeles. Last Name Basis : Even Nordberg's wife doesn't seem to know his first name. The Last of These Is Not Like the Others : Burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo. Literal-Minded : Frank is searching Ludwig's office for clues, opens a drawer and shouts "Bingo!"... Has he found a smoking gun? No, he's found a literal bingo card. Meaningless Meaningful Words "The problems of two little people don't amount to a hill of beans, but this is our hill and these are our beans." Mistaken for Gay : When trying to gain access to the baseball field, Drebin knocks out one of the umpires so he can steal his outfit. He throws the unconscious umpire on a table and undoes both their pants, when a cleaning guy happens to walk in. He just shrugs it off with "sorry, fellas," and continues his rounds.

Move Along, Nothing to See Here : In front of an exploding fireworks factory. Multiple Gunshot Death : Subverted for laughs in the opening of the first film. All the gangsters on the boat unload their guns on Nordberg, but not only does he fail to die from it, he subsequently suffers a torrent of abuse so prolonged that even the gangsters look a bit stunned at it. Nebulous Evil Organisation : Drebin beats up the world's most evil men. Also, whoever Papshmear is working for. Only Sane Man : The Mayor, who plays the Straight Man when speaking to Frank. Performer Guise Drebin disguises himself as opera singer Enrico Palazzo. Police Code for Everything : A deleted scene (which is seen in most TV airings) involves Frank informing the front desk of the hospital that they've got a 411 in progress. The woman replies, "411? Oh my God, fire!" Frank corrects her: "No no, 1411." She replies, "My God, a poison gas leak!" Frank tries again, "No no, a 1414." The woman screams and jumps out the window.

The Precarious Ledge : Drebin escapes a burning room from a window onto a ledge filled with anatomically correct male and female statues. Hilarity Ensues . Ransacked Room : Frank wreaks havoc when he sneaks into Ludwig's office. Rasputinian Death : Hapsburg, as listed on Humiliation Conga . And apparently Capt. Hocken's father also died like this! Red Herring : The Swiss Army Shoe never gets used. Sexophone : When we first meet Jane. Commonplace Rare : Used as a joke. In reality, the "rare" Canary Island Pine is actually one of the most common trees in the world. Continuity Nod : The car Frank and Jane drive in the flashback to their wedding is the same solar-powered car that Hapsburg shows to his co-conspirators in the previous film. This scene was meant to be the previous film's ending, hence Nordberg getting dragged with it . The flashback also features Frank's previous love mentioned in the beginning of the first film. A deleted scene (which aired in the TV broadcast) showed Frank walking past a cell in the state prison containing a lion.

This could be the same lion that mauled Hapsburg to death at the end of the second film; given the "logic" of this series, it's conceivable that the lion would've been charged with homicide. Cut Himself Shaving : Jane removes Frank's shirt to discover whip marks on his back. Jane: Frank! What's this?! Frank: I... fell. On a rake. Jane: You're lying! Now I know why Ed's been calling every half hour; you've been back on the case, haven't you? Frank: No, I swear, it's another woman ! Jane: In your wildest dreams! A Date with Rosie Palms : Frank at the fertility clinic. Dead Man's Trigger Finger : Performed by one of the mafia goons in the Untouchables parody opening sequence. Death by Looking Up : Rocko's mother gets hit with a falling APPLAUSE sign. Which changes to STANDING OVATION as she's struggling , and makes the crowd indeed applaud. Dominatrix : Frank Drebin has an encounter with one after he mistakes a sperm bank for a regular doctor's office and asks for "help." PA System: Dr. Rosenblat, foreplay in room 7 please, Dr.

Rosenblat. Dr. Rosenblat: *cracks whip* Even Evil Has Standards : When Tanya who is a prostitute walks into a room of the Dillon's house wearing a bathing suit to flash her body to everyone there with , Mrs. Dillon tells her "That's no way to walk around. Put some clothes on. And what are you doing in my bathing suit? " Expository Hairstyle Change : Sent up when a flashback to the characters in The '70s , and they all have longer hair (but don't look otherwise any younger), culminating in OJ Simpson's character, whose Funny Afro is so big that it gets stuck in the door. A character then says in the present "That's right! You were one of the first test subjects for Minoxidil!" Face Palm : Happens when Frank attempts to get the gun from Rocko while holding on the bomb in the envelope only for them to switch places causing everyone including the audience to facepalm. Feet-First Introduction : When Frank is re-introduced to Tanya, the camera pans up her long legs... and goes past two sets of knees.

Funny Answering Machine : Frank and Jane's answering machine ends with: Frank: Which button do I press? Jane: No, not that one! Funny Background Event : One part had a Funny Foreground Event. (Frank walks back into the police office) First Cop on Phone: Now calm down, ma'am. How many dead bodies did you say you found in your swimming pool? Second Cop on Phone: Don't worry, sir. In this state, killing a gang member is an $18 fine. Just mail it in. Going Postal : Parodied. While Frank is dealing with a number of threats (itself a parody of The Untouchables ), a man screams "Oh my god, look! It's disgruntled postal workers!" and he sees a number of mailmen firing assault rifles.note "Disgruntled" was the media's preferred euphemism for going postal at the time. Groin Attack : The scientist introduces a rather horrifying anti-carjacking device. It places a metal clamp on the carjacker's groin and detaches, leaving it there while the victim drives off. "We call it the Boston jock-strap." Hospital Hottie : Tanya goes undercover as one. I Ate WHAT?!

: Frank goes to the crime lab where Ted has been examining the explosive used in the bombing their investigating. Frank dips his finger in the petri dish on Ted's desk, tastes it, and begins to deduce what it tastes like, when Ted informs him that the petri dish contains Fertilizer, evidence relating to a completely separate case. Frank makes a "yuck" face and while Ted continues his monologue, Frank grabs a random beaker full of yellow liquid off his desk to wash the taste out of his mouth with. In a double-whammy of this trope, Ted then takes the beaker off Frank's hands saying, "Let me take that urine specimen from you, Frank.", leading to the mandatory Spit Take . Ignore The Fanservice : Tanya's failed attempts to distract a guard. She ultimately pulls it off with bubble wrap . Innocent Innuendo : A good example is when Frank goes to a sperm bank thinking it's a regular hospital. Insane Troll Logic : Drebin and Rocko's argument over who should have the gun and who should have the bomb. The audience actually does a collective Face Fault .

Irony : In the climax, Jane tells the women in the audience to hold onto their mates, because "good men don't just fall out of the sky". Cue Frank doing just that and incapacitating Rocco. (a grip falls from the rafters into the orchestra) Rocko Dillon: Well... from now on! Karma Houdini : Tanya Peters never gets punished (at least not onscreen) for being affiliated with Rocko Dillon's terrorist gang, which is particularly odd since in the end she is the last surviving member of the gang. Sure, we know that she switched sides to the good guys by telling Frank where the bomb had been hidden, but that shouldn't absolve her from punishment for having knowingly collaborated with killers. Lame Comeback : Jane is so mad with Frank she calls him a " white Anglo male !" Jane's subplot is a massive spoof of feminist tropes (and one big Shout-Out to Thelma & Louise , so such insult is only to be expected. Leitmotif : Tanya has a sultry one. Lethal Klutz : Drebin has accidentally killed his fiancee, a fact he remains unaware of.

Like an Old Married Couple : Subverted; Frank and Jane are a married couple, but Rocco and co. aren't aware of it. Tanya: Hey, look at this. She's married. What if her husband comes looking for her? Frank: He probably will. He must be a great guy. Jane: He breaks promises. Frank: Well, look at you traipsing all over the countryside just to spite a big, wonderful guy. Jane: He left me. Frank: More like you left him. Jane: You should talk. Frank: Well, listen to you. Jane: Listen to you. Frank: LISTEN TO YOU! Rocco: Jeez, you two knock it off! You'd think you were married or something. "L" Is for "Dyslexia" : In the first scene, Frank Drebin is reading a newpaper with the headline: "Dyslexia For Cure Found". Literal-Minded : When asked by Frank to "start at the beginning," the scientist in the forensics lab starts to describe the creation of the universe.

Mistaken for Gay : Drebin goes to the Sperm Bank he mistakes for a regular doctor's office and describes an injury he sustained in the back yard with his uncle. He thinks he's talking about his arm describing a football injury. They... don't. Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot : At the beginning, Frank has a nightmare (which at first is presented as if it's really happening) in which he's at a train station and finds himself trying to stop a Mafia shootout. Things quickly become even more complicated when President Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II wander into the crossfire....and then a gang of deranged postal workers show up.... Overly Narrow Superlative : "Best Actor in a Columbus movie?" Prison Rape : Played for laughs and averted. Prison Riot : Frank starts one to divert guards' attention from Rocko's escape plan. For completely silly reasons: Frank Drebin: Hey! You call this slop? Real slop has got chunks of things in it! This is more like gruel! And this Château le Blanc '68 is supposed to be served slightly chilled! This is room temperature! What do you think we are? Animals?

Race Lift : Played for laughs when Tyrone (an ostensibly black prisoner stereotype) points out that prison can change a man, because he used to be white... and played drums for The Osmonds . Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud : Done when Frank is on stage with Raquel Welch. Amusingly, he not only reads the stage directions, but also Raquel's lines as well as his own. Rhetorical Question Blunder : When Jane catches Tanya kissing Frank: Jane: How could you! The Naked Gun - Wikiquote The Naked Gun Directed by David Zucker . Written by Jerry Zucker . Contents Frank Drebin[ edit ] [after subduing a group of terrorists] I'm Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad! And don't ever let me catch you guys in America! My name is Sgt. Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad. It's true what they say: Cops and women don't mix. It's like eating a spoonful of Drano. Sure, it'll clean you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside. Frank: You're both right.

[after Frank is relieved of duty, Ed looks at the newspapers in dismay] Ed: It's disgusting the way they splash this stuff all over the newspapers! What is journalism coming to? You're laying on top of the queen with her legs wrapped around you. And they call that news. They can't kick you off the force, Frank! It's just not fair! Frank: I know, Ed. Life isn't always fair. Just think. The next time I shoot someone, I could be arrested. [he looks through his files and finds a piece of evidence] Frank: Hey! Look at that. The missing evidence in the Kelner case. My God! He was innocent! Ed: He went to the chair 2 years ago, Frank. [Frank defeatedly discards the evidence and all his files into the file cabinet] Frank: Well, what's the use? [after Ludwig has been hit with a tranquilizer dart, and falls off the building, Frank and Ed watch as he gets run over by a bus and steam roller, and trampled by a passing marching band] Ed: [sobs] Oh, Frank! It's horrible. That's so horrible! Frank: [comforts his boss] I know, Ed.

Ed: My father went the same way. Mayor: Drebin, I don't want any more trouble like you had last year on the southside. Understand? That's my policy. Frank: Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's my policy. Mayor: That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar, you moron! You killed 5 actors! Good ones! Frank: Ludwig?! Goon: I have a message for ya from Vincent Ludwig! [he fires his gun] Goon: Take that, you lousy cop! Frank: I'm sorry! I can't hear ya! Don't fire the gun while you're talking! [Frank seems to look up Jane's skirt as she climbs a ladder to the attic right in front of him] Frank: Nice beaver. Jane: Thank you. I just had it stuffed. [hands him a stuffed beaver] Frank: Let me help you with that. Jane: Frank, this is Quentin Hapsburg of the Hexagon Oil Company. Hapsburg: Pleased to meet you, Mr....

Frank: [shakes hands w/Hapsburg] Drebin. Frank Drebin. I believe I've used some of your restrooms. Hapsburg: I'm sure you have. Frank: Are you, in some way, connected with the institute? Hapsburg: Well, not officially, but as a matter of fact, Jane and I have been seeing quite a lot of each other lately. [to Jane] How's my little hell cat? Frank: Well, that's great. I've been dating too. Nice girl. An author. She wrote the book on male sexual dysfunction. You've probably read it. Hapsburg: I beg your pardon? Jane: Frank, please. Frank: Oh, it's all right. I'm sure we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr. Poopy Pants? Hapsburg: [furiously] That does it! [Rocco, with his activated bomb in hand, is sent flying out of the academy awards towards Pahpshmir's helicopter] Rocco: I'm comin', Ma!

[he suddenly crashes into the lavatory of the helicopter, much to Pahpshmir's surprise] Pahpshmir: Rocco?! Rocco: Pahpshmir?! [the bomb detonates, destroying Rocco, Pahpshmir, and the helicopter] Mayor: [looks through a list of Frank's actions in Ludwig's office the previous night] Entering without a search warrant, destroying property, arson, sexual assault with a concrete dildo? What the hell were you doing there in the first place? Frank: [presents his speech] I want a world where Frank Junior and all the Frank Juniors can sit under a shade tree, breathe the air, swim in the ocean, and go into a 7-Eleven without an interpreter. I want a world where I can eat a sea otter without getting sick! I want a world where the democrats will put somebody up there worth voting for! I may not get there with you, but most of all, I want a world where I can wake up each morning with this woman, whom I love! Ed: We got a little surprise for ya. It's in honor of your 30 years on the force. Nordberg?

[Nordberg unveils a frame with Frank's name, uniform, and equipment mounted on it; all at Police Squad applaud Frank] Frank: Oh, boy. This is really great. Thank you, guys! Nordberg: We thought it might cheer you up. We heard about you and Jane. Frank: Jane, Jane. That name will always remind me of her. Ed: Frank, I feel really bad about all this. If there's anything that you need... Nordberg: Like Dr. Kevorkian's home phone number? Ed: [hands Nordberg a puzzle] Nordberg, put it together. Muriel: How's my little boy? Gettin' along okay, sweetie? Rocco: 'Bout as well as a heterosexual can in prison. I don't know how much longer I can take it in here. Ma, how's Tanya? Muriel: Tanya's the same. Milky, creamy skin, pouting red lips, firm buttocks, ample breasts, ears you just love to stick your tongue into. Rocco: Ma, please! I'm gonna get guy cramps if you keep this up! Muriel: Sorry.

‘Naked Gun’ Reboot Casts Ed Helms as the New Frank Drebin ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot Casts Ed Helms as the New Frank Drebin Share Comment There’s always some point during the year where I (and many others) find themselves re-watching late comedian Leslie Nielsen, Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley and a pre-homicidal O.J. Simpson all bringing the funny in the trilogy of Naked Gun movies released in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The police procedural spoofs began on the small screen with the short-lived Police Squad! TV show in the early ’80s, before being adapted into a series of films that represent the legendary Zucker Brothers (Airplane!) in their filmmaking prime (as in, before their Scary Movie 3 & 4 days). Well, as is the case with most film properties, Paramount has decided to reboot The Naked Gun for a modern audience – and they’ve tapped none other than The Hangover and The Office star Ed Helms to step into Nielsen’s role as Lieutenant Frank Drebin. Variety has the exclusive about Helms’ casting in the film. The report also notes that Thomas Lennon and R.

Ben Garant will be handling the script; the pair write and star in the cult-hit series Reno 911! and also scripted Night at the Museum and its sequel. If you can’t tell from the show itself – or the exclamation point in its title – Reno 911! carries many shades of the Zuckers’ work on Police Squad!, so having these two fellas make the jump to a Naked Gun reboot is both logical and promising. No word yet on who will direct the project – though it’s not inconceivable that the Zuckers would come back for another go at the franchise. The brothers’ zany humor has always seemed somewhat misplaced within the once-raunchy world of the Scary Movie films – but their comedic stylings would be right at home in Naked Gun. Personally, though, I would prefer some new blood to step in and handle the franchise; the writing team is already strong, so finding a quality director shouldn’t be too hard for a project with this kind of visibility.

Ed Helms Helms certainly has his work cut out for him; not only will he be stepping into a iconic role once played by a master deadpan performer (a comedy style that seems at odds with the animated earnestness of Helms), he will also be leading a dated franchise into a new era where police procedurals (and their accompanying spoofs) are a dime a dozen. Will audiences find the same kind of silly fun in a new Naked Gun as we once did back in the day? Will Helms try to imitate Drebin’s snowy-haired look? Will the legacy of Frank Drebin get sullied by this reboot? All questions that need answers. We’ll keep you updated on the status of Naked Gun as news develops. Detective Frank Drebin | The Naked Gun | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Frank Drebin (full title Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad) is a fictional character in the Police Squad!

series and the Naked Gun movies played by Leslie Nielsen. Character overview Frank Drebin. Frank Drebin is a member of Police Squad, a special department of the police force, where he served for many years. He is known for being a bumbling fool, causing lots of problems and trouble for those around them, but being entirely oblivious to it all. He works alongside police Captain Ed Hocken (Alan North/George Kennedy) and Nordberg (Peter Lupus/O.J. Simpson) and the trio generally work as a team. He and Ted Olson (Scientist) are the only characters that appeared in both Police Squad! and The Naked Gun films and were portrayed by the same actor Relationships In "A Substantial Gift", the first episode of the short-lived 1982 "Police Squad!" television series, it is suggested that Frank might have had a homosexual relationship as a younger man. After a grieving widow asked him if he knew "what it’s like to be married to a wonderful man for fourteen years", Frank comments, "No, I can’t say that I do. I did live with a guy once, though that was just for a couple of years.

Usual slurs, rumors, innuendos; people didn’t understand. Ran him out of town like a common pygmy. Sure, he was a physical education major, but he had a mind, he could think. He wasn’t all muscle, all BODY, all sinewy limbs. He got married ya know later, had three kids. I never cared for her. Sent a nice gift, never got a note. I told him she was wrong. And that younger boy, just like his father: Football hero. Lived with him for a year, it wasn’t the same. Can’t go back."' In The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Frank reveals that he often goes by his maiden name, which suggests he was married to someone with the surname of Drebin at one point in his life and chose to take it (although Drebin's incredibly loose grasp of reality may have had something to do with it). Throughout the Naked Gun movies, Frank had an on/off relationship with Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), a woman he originally met when she was the receptionist of Vincent Ludwig. In the first movie they meet and develop some kind of relationship, ending in a proposal of marriage.

Jane accepts, but stands him up at the altar and leaves for Washington, D.C., because she felt that he didn't understand her passion for the environment. He then comes across her again in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear when she was working at the Meinheimer Research Institute and a bomb was set off in the building. They eventually get back together despite a hinted-at relationship between Jane and Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet), the villain and main antagonist in the movie and once again get engaged at the end of the movie. Then in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult the couple is now married and trying repeatedly to have a baby. Frank is retired but Ed and Nordberg lure him back into work, much to the anger of Jane, who thought if Frank worked, he would always be neglecting her. The couple eventually get back together and have a baby shortly thereafter, Jane recognising that Frank's work is who he is. Having entered the wrong delivery room, after seeing an African American baby, Frank chases off Nordberg (played by O.J. Simpson), believing it was his doing, despite the fact that Jane had, by that time, delivered their baby in another operation room.

Trivia Frank's full title, Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad, is not a real position but rather a merge of three official titles (Detective, Sergeant, and Lieutenant). Frank is Dutch-Irish, as stated in the first movie but his father was from Wales. Drebin and Hocken (Kennedy) made an appearance at WWF's SummerSlam (1994) PPV. In this guise, they were looking for The Undertaker, who in storylines had previously vanished Drebin's famous look (pictured) was later done again by Leslie Nielsen in Scary Movie 4 as President Harris. Drebin's legacy in Naked Gun is the inspiration behind Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 4 character, Drebin the arms dealer. In the game, Drebin sells unregistered guns, which he refers to as "naked guns." Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84 | Fox News Comedy Legend Leslie Nielsen Dies At 84 Published November 28, 2010 Remembering Leslie Nielsen A look back at the life of the comedy legend.

LOS ANGELES -- Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. The Canadian-born actor died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home at 5:34 p.m., surrounded by his wife, Barbaree, and friends, his agent John S. Kelly said in a statement. "We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in 'The Naked Gun' series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television," said Kelly. Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live television dramas in New York. With a craggily handsome face, blond hair and 6-foot-2 height, he seemed ideal for a movie leading man. Nielsen first performed as the king of France in the Paramount operetta "The Vagabond King" with Kathryn Grayson. More On This...

'Mission: Impossible' Star Peter Graves Dead at 83 The film -- he called it "The Vagabond Turkey" -- flopped, but MGM signed him to a seven-year contract. His first film for that studio was auspicious -- as the space ship commander in the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet." He found his best dramatic role as the captain of an overturned ocean liner in the 1972 disaster movie, "The Poseidon Adventure." He became known as a serious actor, although behind the camera he was a prankster. That was an aspect of his personality never exploited, however, until "Airplane!" was released in 1980 and became a huge hit. As the doctor aboard a plane in which the pilots, and some of the passengers, become violently ill, Nielsen says they must get to a hospital right away. "A hospital? What is it?" a flight attendant asks, inquiring about the illness. "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now," Nielsen deadpans.

When he asks a passenger if he can fly the plane, the man replies, "Surely you can't be serious." Nielsen responds: "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Critics argued he was being cast against type, but Nielsen disagreed. "I've always been cast against type before," he said, adding comedy was what he'd really always wanted to do. It was what he would do for most of the rest of his career, appearing in such comedies as "Repossessed" (a takeoff on the demonic possession movies like "The Exorcist") and "Mr. Magoo," in which he played the title role of the good-natured bumbler. Nielsen did play Debbie Reynolds' sweetheart in the popular "Tammy and the Bachelor," a loanout to Universal, and he became well known to baby boomers for his role as the Revolutionary War fighter Francis Marion in the Disney TV adventure series "The Swamp Fox." Unhappy with his roles at MGM, he asked to be released from his contract. As a freelancer, he appeared in a series of undistinguished movies. "I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent," he reasoned.

Meanwhile, he remained active in television in guest roles. He also starred in his own series, "The New Breed," "The Protectors" and "Bracken's World," but all were short-lived. Then "Airplane!" captivated audiences and changed everything. Producers-directors-writers Jim Abrahams, David and Jerry Zucker had hired Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges and Nielsen to spoof their heroic TV images in a satire of flight-in-jeopardy movies. After the movie's success, the filmmaking trio cast their newfound comic star as Detective Drebin in a TV series, "Police Squad," which trashed the cliches of "Dragnet" and other cop shows. Despite good reviews, NBC canceled it after only four episodes. "It didn't belong on TV," Nielsen later commented. "It had the kind of humor you had to pay attention to." The Zuckers and Abraham converted the series into a feature film, "The Naked Gun," with George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson and Priscilla Presley as Nielsen's co-stars.

Its huge success led to sequels "The Naked Gun 2 1/2" and "The Naked Gun 33 1/3." His later movies included "All I Want for Christmas," "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" and "Spy Hard." Between films he often turned serious, touring with his one-man show on the life of the great defense lawyer, Clarence Darrow. Nielsen was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He grew up 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle at Fort Norman, where his father was an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The parents had three sons, and Nielsen once recalled, "There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in." The elder Nielsen was a troubled man who beat his wife and sons, and Leslie longed to escape.

As soon as he graduated from high school at 17, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, even though he was legally deaf (he wore hearing aids most of his life.) After the war, Nielsen worked as a disc jockey at a Calgary radio station, then studied at a Toronto radio school operated by Lorne Greene, who would go on to star on the hit TV series "Bonanza." A scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse brought him to New York, where he immersed himself in live television. Nielsen also was married to: Monica Boyer, 1950-1955; Sandy Ullman, 1958-74; and Brooks Oliver, 1981-85. Nielsen and his second wife had two daughters, Thea and Maura. 11 Hilarious Moments from Police Squad | Mental Floss 11 Hilarious Moments from Police Squad Image credit: Like us on Facebook This March will mark thirty years since the premiere of the brilliant short-lived series Police Squad. The six-episode run followed the satirical adventures of Detective Frank Drebin — a character played to straight-faced perfection by the late Leslie Nielsen — that would later spin-off into three Naked Gun films.

Each of the six episodes is loaded with farcical dialog, police banter, and visual gags. Here are a few memorable moments from the show. 1. Detective Drebin and his boss Ed Hocken interview Sally Decker discussing a shooting at the bank where she works: 2. Drebin delivers one of the most revered and oft-quoted lines amongst comedy nerds: 3. Drebin and Hocken barge into the dressing room of an exotic dancer: Mimi Du Jour: Is this some kind of bust? Frank Drebin: Yes it's very impressive, but we’d just like to ask you a few questions. 4. Sage advice from Frank Drebin: "You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the street or sticking your face in a fan." 5. Drebin apologizes for harassing a recently widowed woman in her moment of grief: "We're sorry to bother you at such a time like this, Mrs. Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then." 6.

Ted Olson from the Police Squad lab offers his scientific analysis of some forensic evidence: "Well, we got the Coroner’s report on the depth of penetration of the bullet in Jim Johnson’s body. If the holdup man had been where Sally Decker said, the bullet should have penetrated deeper. Let me show you what we did. These guns are identical to the one that killed Jim Johnson. Watch carefully as I test-fire this gun into these videotapes of Barbara Walters interviews. As you can see, it completely destroys the Burt Reynolds interview, and everything from Bo Derek to Paul Newman. But only up to the point where Barbara asks him "Is it difficult to love?" Now, let me show you what happens when the gun is fired from 3-feet – which is the distance Sally claims the shots were fired from. Notice? Complete destruction, right up to the point where she asks Katherine Hepburn what kind of tree she'd like to be." 7. One of Drebin's many amazing pieces of narration: "It took me two weeks to find Stella's apartment. She had neglected to give me her address." 8.

Ed Hocken makes a sharp assessment as he looks at the geographic plotting of recent crimes on a city map: “I have a hunch they’re concentrating right here.” 9. Drebin and Hocken discuss the evidence of a recent crime: Frank Drebin: Is there a ransom note? Ed Hocken: Yes, the butler found it. It was tied to this window and thrown into the rock garden. I sent the note to the lab. They're demanding one million dollars. Frank Drebin: Why would the lab demand a million dollars? 10. Detective Drebin's tough talk gets to his Police Squad co-workers: Frank Drebin: Now, we can't let these vermin infest our city. We'll have a rotten, scum-sucking cesspool. Officer: (Gagging) Frank please, I'm trying to eat this tuna fish sandwich. Frank Drebin: A rat-infested, worm-ridden festering boil. Ed Hocken: Frank, cut it out would ya, I'm talking to my mother. 11. This sign: Police Squad! - Wikiquote Police Squad! Jump to: navigation , search Police Squad!

(1982) was a comedy series that ran for only 6 episodes in 1982. Created by the team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker it later went on to form the basis of their "Naked Gun" series of feature films. The basic premise was a spoof of Quinn Martin police dramas. Contents A Substantial Gift [1.01][ edit ] [Frank is driving around the city at night with a laundry basket in the seat next to him] Frank : My name is Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant, Police Squad. There'd been a recent wave of gorgeous fashion models found naked and unconscious in laundromats on the West Side. Unfortunately, I was assigned to investigate holdups of neighborhood credit unions. I was across town doing my laundry when I got the call on the double killing. It took me twenty minutes to get there. My boss was already on the scene. [Frank and Ed are interviewing a witness to a shooting] Sally: Well, I first heard the shot, and as I turned, Jim fell. Frank: Jim Fell's the teller? Sally: No, Jim Johnson. Ed: He's the auditor, Frank.

Sally: He had the flu, so Jim... filled in. Frank: Phil who? Ed: Phil Din. He's the night watchman. Sally: Oh, if only Phil had been here... Frank: We're sorry to bother you at such a time like this, Mrs. Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then [In the police crime lab, Olsen is showing Drebin a ballistics penetration test by shooting a a row of VHS tapes in boxes on a shelf] Ted Olson: If the holdup man had been where Sally Decker said, the bullet should have penetrated deeper. Let me show you what we did. These guns are identical to the one that killed Jim Johnson. Watch carefully as I test-fire this gun into these videotapes of Barbara Walters' interviews. As you can see, it completely destroys the Burt Reynolds interview, and everything from Bo Derek to Paul Newman. But only up to the point where Barbara asks "Is it difficult to love?" Now, let me show you what happens when the gun is fired from 3', which is the distance Sally claims the shots were fired from. Notice?

Complete destruction, right up to the point where she asks Katherine Hepburn what kind of tree she'd like to be. [Acting as a coach to a boxer, Frank takes a saxophone away from Buddy] Frank: Sorry, Buddy. No sax before a fight. [Frank tries to find whether boxer Buddy Briggs can beat The Champ] Frank Drebin: Now do you think you can beat The Champ? Buddy: I can take him blindfolded. Frank Drebin: What if he's not blindfolded? Buddy: I can still beat him. [Referee tries to find out if The Champ is okay after Buddy knocks him to the mat] Ref: How many fingers do you see? Champ: ...Thursday? Frank: [as a dessert cart is wheeled over] Éclair ? Rum ball ? Torte ? Jill: No, really, thank you. Frank: Now, we can't let these vermin infest our city. We'll have a rotten, scum-sucking cesspool. Officer: [Gagging] Frank please, I'm trying to eat this tuna fish sandwich. Frank: A rat-infested, worm-ridden festering boil.

Ed: Frank, cut it out would ya, I'm talking to my mother. Ed: I tell ya Frank, without a witness, we're dead. Frank: Well, maybe we're just gonna have to get our own evidence first-hand. Ed: I don't understand Frank. Frank: Well, let's say a new merchant moves into the neighborhood, opens up a shop. Ed: All right. BOTH: A new merchant moves into the neighborhood and opens up a shop. Frank: Then let's say: that merchant attracts a certain couple of thugs who demand payments. Ed: All right. BOTH: That merchant attracts a certain couple of thugs who demand payments. Ed: That's a good plan, Frank. Frank : [about a rock] Where did it come from? Ted Olsen: That's very interesting, I have a theory about that. As you know Frank, billions of years ago, our Earth was a molten mass. But for some reason, not understood by scientists, the earth cooled, forming a crust, a hard igneous shell. That's what we scientists call "Rock". Leo: We heard you had a bad accident. It's too bad you weren't protected.

Frank: The way I look at it, you owe me a hundred dollars for that window. Rocky: Us? I don't know what you're talking about. Frank: [shows the rock] So how do you explain this Leo: Well, billions of years ago, the Earth was a molten mass... Frank: It took me two weeks to find Stella's apartment...she had neglected to give me her address. [After walking in unannounced to Dutch's office] Dutch Gunderson: Who are you and how did you get in here? Frank: I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith. Lana Casales: He hangs out there with some chorus girl, a floozy named Mimi Du Jour. Ed: Du Jour? Is she French? Lana Casales: That's just her stage name, her real name is Mimi Coffee. Ed: Coffee? Lana Casales: No, thank you. [After breaking into Mimi's dressing room] Mimi Du Jour: Is this some kind of bust? Frank: Yes, ma'am, it's very impressive, but we need to ask you a few questions. Mimi Du Jour: We went to the movies.

Frank: Oh, yeah? Mimi Du Jour: Yeah, On the Waterfront . Ed: Come on, there are no movie theaters on the waterfront. [At the scene of an exploded car and a dead man] Norberg: I can't believe anybody could do something so cruel. Frank: Senseless brutality, senseless waste. Ed: Cut down in the prime of life. Norberg: That car was a classic, a '68. Do you suppose the widow would take $1,500 for it? Frank: All right Eddie, let's go over it one more time. Where were you last night? Eddie Casales: I told you a dozen times, I was at the movies. Norberg: [after coming in] I got the sandwiches here. Ed: All right Eddie, you went to the movies. Now what did you see? Edddie Casales: I told you, I don't remember. Norberg: Who had the egg salad? Ed: [mimicking Eddie] I don't remember. Norberg: Somebody ordered it. Frank: You don't expect us to buy that. Norberg: But I already paid for it.

Eddie Casales: Why don't you give a guy a break? Norberg: Thanks a lot. Eddie Casales : What's the charge? Norberg: $4.58. Ed: What are you trying to do, insult us? Norberg: Okay, $3.50. Coffee's on me Eddie Casales: I told you, I went to the movies, I fell asleep, I don't remember. Frank: You don't expect us to swallow that. Norberg: All right, I'll eat it! But I don't think it's fair that I should have to pay for it. [walks away] Ed: All right Eddie, let's say you did go to the movies. Eddie Casales: Okay. ALL: You did go to the movies. Frank: Then let's say you were nowhere near the Club Flamingo. Eddie Casales: All right. ALL: You were nowhere near the Club Flamingo. Frank: Then, explain this to me. [shows him the matchbox] Eddie Casales: Well, you take this little cardboard stick out with sulfur on the end, and you rub it on the edges, and it makes fire.

Frank: [narrating] When I got home I received a call from Mimi Du Jour, she wanted me to come to the club right away. Since I had no idea where the Club Rightaway was, I suggested to go to the Club Flamingo. She agreed. The Butler Did It [1.05][ edit ] Frank: [narrating] Ed and I drove around for hours for no particular reason. We came up empty. Frank: Mr. Burton, we have men combing the entire lakefront area. If your daughter is close, we'll find her. Warner: The lakefront? My God, do you know how big that area is? My daughter's a needle in a haystack! Frank: That's not true. I've seen a picture of her, she's very attractive. [after his daughter is kidnapped] Warner: What do I do?!? Frank: I believe you are in the textile industry. Frank: Is there a ransom note? Ed: Yes, the butler found it; it was tied to this window and thrown into the rock garden. I sent the note to the lab; they're demanding one million dollars. Frank: Why would the lab demand a million dollars?

Ed: The Kidnappers made the demand, Frank Frank: Oh. Testimony of Evil [1.06][ edit ] "Mr. V": That was nice work. You took a big chance doing that. Frank: Well, you take a big chance getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan. Leslie Nielsen dies Police Squad!: Leslie Nielsen Dies at 84; Goodbye Frank Drebin by Trevor Kimball, November 29, 2010 An actor who made his career in dramas before finding even greater success as a comic performer has died. Leslie Nielsen passed away in his sleep yesterday, surrounded by his family, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was being treated for pneumonia in a hospital and was 84 years old. A veteran of more than 150 live TV dramas, Nielsen graduated to supporting and starring roles in movies like The Poseidon Adventures and Forbidden Planet. He played many, many roles on television shows of the 50s and 60s including guest shots on The Fugitive , Peyton Place , The Wild Wild West , and the pilot of Hawaii Five-0 .

Later TV appearances include those on Murder, She Wrote , Who’s the Boss , Kung Fu , M*A*S*H , Fantasy Island , and the finale of The Golden Girls . A familiar face to TV viewers, Nielsen starred in a few shows of his own like The New Breed, The Explorers, and most recently, Doctor*ology. It was a short-lived series however that, in retrospect, has become his most beloved television work. Nielsen had a supporting role in Airplane!, a parody of the disaster and airport films of the day. Like others in the film, he played his role with deadpan seriousness and it clicked. The film’s directors — Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker — decided to try the same style of comedy on television and cast Nielsen as stereotypical no-nonsense cop Det. Frank Drebin on Police Squad! . The show only lasted six episodes but became a cult favorite and led to the feature film sequels The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.

Nielsen acted in other comedy films after that and even personified another beloved TV character, Mr. Magoo, in 1997. Nielsen remained active in his career and will next be heard in The Waterman Movie which is slated for release in 2011. Of his passing, a statement from his family reads, “We are sadden by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television.” What do you think? What are your favorite Leslie Nielsen memories or performances?

Question: In which series of films would you meet Frank Drebin
Answer: Naked Gun