Police Squad Epilogues

Clips of the "Epilogues" from the spoof TV show Police Squad!, where Leslie Nielsen and the others always faked a freeze frame.

[@RealArtVandelay]

That fake freeze was probably the most genius and hilarious thing I've seen on tv

[@keonjenkins1852]

They were ahead of its time. The audience didnt appreciate it then.

[@MinekEzQM]

And in 2016 we had Mannequin challenge, 2019 Pause challenge... Zuckers should be credited for all those.

[@joenobody571]

My dad was talking to me today about Dragnet and I I could only think of fake freeze pouring the coffee he busted out laughing it said no that's Police Squad but that's hilarious so that's why I'm here because of the clean copper clapper's in the closet being copped by a kleptomaniac from Cleveland 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dietingwithsarahstephenson4067]

Yeah, its a shame the tv series was cut short. I would have laughed myself silly with those end bits.

[@cameraman655]

@@keonjenkins1852 My thoughts exactly...

[@Horatio]

Leslie Nielsen died yesterday of an illness in hospital. Nielsen's spokesmen, when asked what it was, replied "A big building with lots of doctors".

[@davehallett3128]

Nice

[@davidshulimson9491]

"But that's not important."

[@emericmagne4049]

Airplane ;-).

[@ThunderAppeal]

Whe..

[@pasqualz]

Ok, it’s been 10 years, but I still have to say, “Surely you must be kidding.”

[@gotham23us]

Legend has it the Zuckers were actually relieved when the show was canceled because they had no idea how they would come up with enough rapid fire gags for a weekly series.

[@angelthman1659]

That is true, I heard them say it on an interview.

[@ladyfire44]

At least we got the Naked Gun series

[@PALACIO254]

​@@ladyfire44 and top secret

[@ilokivi]

Quit while you’re ahead. As with Fawlty Towers and Father Ted.

[@ronniepooch]

I truly miss Leslie Neilsen. Thank goodness his performances are all documented. One of a kind.

[@lincolnmaceachern2410]

Here in Canada, Nielsen was a familiar face on TV, usually as a villain. I'm sure that when I and my brothers went to see "Airplane!", none of us expected to see him in such a hilarious role, without which there would have been no Frank Drebin.

[@timboslice1979]

Amen

[@garyjackson3531]

​@lincolnmaceachern2410 Leslie was actually cast often as the "handsome leading man" on TV and in the movies. He starred in Forbidden Planet with Walter Pigeon and Ann Frances. Did some guest spots on shows like Columbo. It was his "handsome leading guy" deal that got him cast on Airplane. Lots of "against type" casting in the movie. Turns out Leslie was a natural!

[@stuguss]

As far as I'm concerned, the people who dislike this should all be up there together in the Statesville prison; along with Martin and Dutch and Lana and Thames and Sally Decker.

[@tomsawyer9403]

Don't forget Gunderson...

[@vincemcgeever3487]

Sally Decker wouldn't tolerate a cell mate who disliked these scenes.

[@christopherdunne7848]

Gunderson = Dutch

[@michealoceallaigh4716]

(Freeeze frame and then the pizza person comes in)

[@random22026]

Don't forget Veronica.

[@bigshermabg]

Love how he keeps his cool after a little sheet rock falls on his head in the last one

[@degsbabe]

A true pro. lol

[@seang3019]

That looked painful.

[@jameshorton7496]

That was Peter Lupus, who starred in the Mission Impossible tv series in the late 60's and 70's.

[@LordBhorak]

That part made me crack 😂

[@hbiwc]

I wonder how they managed not to laugh😂😂

[@okrajoe]

Greatest running gag of endings...

[@baierc]

"Say when Frank" "Whe..." Gets me everytime

[@cdevidal]

Surely you can’t be serious

[@robair67]

That timing was genius. And then, when by any normal measure it couldn't possibly get any funnier...he drops his cup! The timing and his expression absolutely slay me!

[@mikyy27rain]

@@cdevidal i am serious...and don't call me shirley

[@lean79]

​@@mikyy27rain 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JakeKoenig]

Frank trying to hold his pose and smile while Ed pours hot coffee over his hand is the best one.

[@lean79]

If you use headphones, you can hear Leslie laughing at the end. 😂

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

I doubt the coffee was actually hot. He didn't drink any, and that would absolutely given him some nasty burns on his hand.

[@ilokivi]

They had to retake that shot because it just got sloppy.

[@jugglingbeast]

Who ever thought about this brilliant thing should get a lifetime achievement award.

[@odudi]

This show is comedic genius from start to finish. Even the opening credits are full of jokes and the special guest stars that die. All the way to the ending credits where they try to freeze frame and more jokes keep rolling in. I can't think of any comedy series that are loaded with so many jokes, gags, visual props from the moment the show starts till the show ends...no one else comes close.

[@emt5330]

To me, one of the biggest jokes is that there actually is a Stateville prison, near Chicago.

[@theblacksp1derman]

And comedy that holds up even to this today in 2022. Thank you Zuckers, Leslie N and rest of that spectacular cast of this hilarious show ✌🏾

[@hankkingsley2976]

Problem was it was too funny for it's time...today maybe, but probably wouldn't get nade

[@wilneal8015]

Other Production Companies Try... But They Fail! There is Always the possibility that Some Sensitive Woke Folks will be Offended, or Triggered😮💔😵⚡😬

[@christophershaw9014]

Arrested Development

[@cellytron]

God, the one with Norberg trying to find a cool pose is so funny I hurt myself. Not as badly as he hurts himself in the last one, but still

[@petechambers541]

I'm torn between that and the villain trying to escape lol

[@DaDitka]

The one with Norberg is definitely my favorite. Lol

[@jamesmacleod671]

The monkey's timing to go mental with the paperwork just after they froze was perfect. 🐒 📃

[@Bram25]

I love how they mention in each epilogue every single thug that went to the Statesville Prison :') (And obviously, the list gets longer each episode)

[@cd637299]

Right---and just imagine if the show ran 3-4 years or more; the epilogues would take over 5 minutes!

[@cbikle]

cd637299 LOL

[@sha11235]

+Bram25 Actually, they don't have it here in the right order. Lana is mentioned in the episode with the ape, although that episode was next. They filmed in reverse order, but showed it in the right order.

[@THOMASINTHE1980S]

They filmed it as 1-6 but 3 & 5 were swapped when airing.

[@orbison]

I also love that they finally showed Statesville Prison in Naked Gun 33 1/3.

[@PuppetierMaster]

Police Squad "In Color" was so fast with the timing and precision of their jokes a humming bird would have to slow down to figure out the punchline. THAT'S COMEDY GOLD!

[@briane173]

Ironically, that's why the show was cancelled. Network execs didn't want the audience to work so hard to watch it. IOW the people they're selling to are too stupid to get all the humor. If that's not hubris, I don't know what is.

[@Titan12328]

The epilogues were always the most hysterical part of the show, 40 years later the coffee scene still cracks me up like the first time it aired.

[@smichelle65]

Can you imagine the Statesville prison roster Frank would've had to rattle off if this show had lasted five years?

[@jaro9467]

And 24 episodes a season? The final episode would've just been all the names read out haha.

[@MirrorMonolith]

JaRo that would’ve been hilarious and totally acceptable

[@ac8911]

I think the theme song/credits would've come on while he's still reading them off and he wouldn't get to finish

[@GarryGriffy]

everybody freezes and frank is still reading names and then at the last possible second he says and sally decker

[@myrandommindtv]

I love this idea 😂

[@ColaFlavourChewits]

I love the way Leslie Nielsen look at the coffee being poured into the overflowing cup, then across at Alan North without moving a muscle in the fifth episode epilogue; totally makes the scene!

[@dollors1]

DAMN the guy at the end got his head DENTED and he took it for the team staying still.

[@andimatrus]

This was fucking hilarious... That ending credits gag is so good that it put into shame most comedy writers nowadays.

[@clavdig]

My gfs dad just text what he thought was a photo of him smiling on a boat but because he didn't have his glasses on he actually recorded a 1 minute video and it made me laugh because it was essentially a police squad ending!

[@TGWBALH]

Hahaha, awesome!

[@pasqualz]

You still with that girlfriend?

[@justinklenk]

F'ing CLASSIC!! Thx for relaying...😂😂😂

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Felon tries to escape the picture when everyone is stiff...only to discover that he can't! LOL

[@jscottupton]

Genius often goes unnoticed until time has passed.

[@MrValiant61]

Short lived series, but sheer genius. Seen them again and again, and i still get tears of laughter.

[@OGdadpool]

I love how they keep adding every new arrest to the continuously growing list of their successes.

[@timwingham8952]

Using the phone as a hammer was hilarious in its own right. The fact that it makes the entire office disintegrate whist they do freeze frame is gut bustingly funny!!!!. How anyone (including my ex wife) could sit in front of this and not even laugh is completely beyond me.

[@karlrovey]

Don't make me tap the sign. _If it can be used as a hammer, it will be used as a hammer._

[@Potpourazzi]

Looks like 12 people are going to be doing their downvoting from now on in the Stateville prison.

[@joebean2949]

DUH NUHHHH NUH NUH NUH NUHHHHHHH

[@smichelle65]

Potpourazzi ...along with Sally Decker, Dutch Gunderson, Lana, Martin...

[@romanemul1]

when the people will learn that downwoting doesnt pay.

[@christopherdunne7848]

If everyone did, KZbin would be out of a job.

[@Siraj75]

Surely you can't be serious?

[@AwfulWaffle8474]

The writing in this show was second to none. Absolutely priceless

[@zombieclown1956]

6:33 dude gets clobbered.

[@Acemanveryspecial]

Then the piece of paper Leslie is holding flops over at 6:40. My sides went into orbit, my god this is funny.

[@rickhall6886]

I love when they introduced that weeks special guest star and they were killed before the opening credits ran.

[@DaDitka]

My favorite of all of those would be George Stanford Brown. Remember that one? He's a beat cop walking down the sidewalk carefully, stands under a giant safe suspended in midair, then the rope breaks and the safe lands on his head, killing him. That was absolutely hilarious!

[@rogerarchibald2627]

It takes a special person to really appreciate this kind of humor, and my mom always told me I was special! 🤪

[@Thunderclouification]

I worked at a Radio/TV facility in 1982. The TV station was an ABC affiliate. One night I was walking down a hall that separated radio from TV. I heard uproarious laughter coming from the TV control room. I looked in the window and saw TV engineers bent over in laughter; there were credits running over what I thought was a freeze frame at the end of a cop show on the Program Monitor. Well I had to see what this was about! I watched the show the next week and hit the floor laughing. So that's what was so funny! I was dumbfounded when it was cancelled so soon.

[@christopherdunne7848]

That must have been a blast!

[@davehallett3128]

Only the good die young

[@DanaFrank1701D]

Yup, ABC had their collective heads way up their ass on that one.

[@jacklowe3429]

That kind of genius can never be sustained. Better that it was cancelled early than wrung out like a wet sponge. "Moonlighting," anyone?

[@chasbodaniels1744]

@Jack Lowe We watched “Moonlighting” self-destruct right before our eyes, right? Great show at first, until Maddie and Addison did it on the office floor. It was a train wreck after that. A funny train wreck though.

[@_MSD75_]

Fuck me, the coffee pouring one is my all-time favourite. Never fails to make me lose it.

[@leahall]

Has anyone noticed how similar looking Leslie Nielsen and Enrico Pallazzo are?

[@christopherdunne7848]

(George Kennedy:)---FRANK?!?!

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Right? You never saw the two of them together!

[@davidshulimson9491]

Not only those two, but also the doctor and the home plate umpire.

[@leahall]

@@davidshulimson9491 I had not noticed before , but now you point it out your right. May be they are related.

[@AddlerMartin]

No. He looks like Phil Donahue

[@Vaporvice84]

Anyone know if they knew they were being cancelled after 6 episodes, so they decided the last freeze frame gag should be the set being completely trashed? If so, very clever lol.

[@sha11235]

+tylerdurden3891 I don't know. It might've just been to close the season.

[@BobbyDrake2000]

+sha11235 The DVD has a deleted scene where they REALLY go all out in trashing the set during a freeze frame.

[@davcar3568]

+tylerdurden3891 ABC announced the cancellation of Police Squad! after four of its six episodes had aired in March 1982. So they might have known.

[@DanaFrank1701D]

No, this was a sight gag that was intended from the beginning. Nothing to do with cancellation. It wasn’t cancelled until after the last episode had already aired.

[@sha11235]

@@DanaFrank1701D True, they had wrapped the series long before it aired. I read that in Wired.

[@msh6865]

Police Squad! was ahead of it's time in 1982 and even farther ahead by today's standards. IMO we've actually regressed with regards to TV comedy over the last 10-15 years.

[@fortissears5388]

You don't see Police Squad or Monty Python-level comedies nowadays, that's true. Not that TV is even relevant at all tbf.

[@joeylawn36111]

Regressed for sure. From comedy gold like this in the 80’s to totally unfunny modern-day late night talk show buffoons like Kimmel and Colbert.

[@xboyindahouse]

this is the real mannequin challenge

[@DayTreaper]

Damn it 3 days late

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Well anyone and everyone that use to watch this or grew up with this show, would already be masters of that challenge.

[@nxne75]

This kind of humor is way over most people’s heads but it’s still brilliant. The show was way ahead of its time.

[@dan_hitchman007]

Actually, it all started with "Airplane!"... and a little dive bar in Zamboi during the War.

[@marsneedstowels]

More like on to Peter Lupus' head.

[@hankkingsley9300]

That's real acting being able to sit still while all that crap is falling

[@McRocket]

Sad commentary on American TV viewers that this show died so incredibly fast. Thanks for putting this together. My favs were the 2'nd (the prisoner trying to leave the screen) and the last one. But all of them were refreshing and wonderful. Even 40+(?!?) years later. ☮

[@rubedogg6969]

Say when Frank. Wheh.

[@davidshulimson9491]

My favorite is where Nordberg joins the epilogue in progress!

[@robair67]

He has that moment of "Oh, I didn't realize it was that time of the day"! Proper surreal!

[@grf15]

Actually, I love how he asks to use Ed's phone, then uses it as a hammer.

[@mapliopl]

Hey Geico, Police Squad called and they want their idea back.

[@theydidntnameme]

i like the one where the criminal escaped while everyone was frozen lmao

[@kerryedavis]

I think he only tried to escape, but didn't succeed. He couldn't get out through the TV screen, of course, and a "frozen" cop was blocking the door.

[@joeb5765]

I cannot express my gratitude for this video. From the bottom of my heart: thank you so much.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

This is every bit as good as I remember. Brilliant!

[@tubacity66]

That series, although short, just 6 episodes, was far ahead of its time. Few shows are as entertaining. Thank you for posting!

[@donsarahbanks]

You know Frank, there's still one thing about this case I don't understand

[@chasbodaniels1744]

...... and there’s just one thing that still puzzles me ....

[@matthew8153]

@@chasbodaniels1744 Well you’ll have plenty of time for thinking at the Stateville Prison.

[@justinklenk]

@@matthew8153 ...along with Sally Decker (et, uhh... al, we can only suppose...)

[@emt5330]

You got something on the side of your mouth...

[@ohheyitskevinc]

All great, but the last one is my favorite. How Leslie Neilsen’s paper just folds down at the end tops it off.

[@rchoper21]

I have the dvd along with all the Naked Gun & Airplane movies. Never fails to make me laugh! "No sax before a fight" is my favorite line!

[@NeoConnor1]

Do you have top secret and the hot shots films too?

[@therealbettyswollocks]

One of the greatest ever series, just a shame they didn’t make more.

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

Yes sweaty bollocks

[@peterbrown6224]

Like Fawlty Towers - quit while you're ahead. No jumping the shark.

[@ondrejsedlak4935]

@@peterbrown6224 It wasn't that they wanted to quit while they were ahead. Just that they were exhausted from writing the non-stop barrage of gags and felt they couldn't keep this tempo up into a second season without repeating themselves or becoming stale.

[@peterbrown6224]

@@ondrejsedlak4935 Thank you for this explanation.

[@Mirokon]

Thanks for sharing this with us! 6min of laugh is really a blessing.

[@jcmat9917]

Notice how the voiceover announcer was not heard saying “be sure to tune in next week for another exciting episode from the files of Police Squad” at the end of the 6th. outro? That should’ve been a sign, right there… also, ironically, in the outro’s freeze-frame gag, the whole set collapses; kind of like how they destroyed the show by cancelling it so soon…

[@VERMISIMILITUDE]

Easily the greatest comedy tv show ever made!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@assignmentearth2899]

Peter Lupis! He was great! He was the real Nordberg to me. Not OJ.

[@craigcole9337]

Sally Decker sure gets around the prison system a lot.....

[@rd8370]

The statesville prison is full thanks to Frank.

[@chunks06]

The coffee pouring one kills me every time

[@paulcastle3171]

Pure genius. Such a simple idea but ridiculously effective. For me, it’s the second to last , pouring coffee that takes it. Imagine filming that……!

[@grantoverton8603]

I would kill to have a show like this on TV again. This is such a lost gem

[@peterward2275]

You gotta love the way in the last one Peter Lupus takes one right on the noggin and only staggers a little. Consummate professional!

Leslie Nielsen + Alan North = a match made in heaven.

[@billyboblillybob344]

Alan North was definitely a better Ed than George Kennedy.

[@ladyfire44]

It's too bad North didn't reprise his role as Ed in the Naked Gun film series.

[@scyllas214]

Don’t forget Rex Hamilton

[@jaro9467]

Imagine if they'd done 24 episodes that season... that's a lot of names to mention down the line.

[@richardgwyn]

I saw Police Squad for the first time this week (I borrowed the DVD and having enjoyed it so much I've just ordered my very own copy) - a pleasure to watch, truly laugh out loud funny. My life is a little better now! Police Squad was clearly way before its time, if such a perfect comedy was on nowadays I'd like to think that they would have commissioned another series at least. Oh well, at least we have the Naked Guns I guess.

[@fortissears5388]

I think comedy sensibilities have diminished if anything, I'd hazard a guess nowadays they wouldn't get beyond the pilot.

[@DarrenBonJovi]

Alan North is fucking hilarious in all these closing credits :-D

[@tonyhewett3729]

So funny! it's a shame no one makes this kind of comedy anymore.

[@coolfreemountain]

RIP Leslie Nielsen. One of the great comics of our time.

[@realjasonwert]

I chuckle out loud every time I see the "Say when, Frank." "Wh---" ending.

[@zetetick395]

It genuinely still makes me laugh 🤣 🤣 With all the crap they showed at the time (like the police academy TV show / Bill & Ted TV etc) I'm amazed that they never got to make more Police Squad for TV after the huge success of Naked Gun

[@grkpektis]

Each time I kept thinking, “they’re not going to top this one”

[@sentient02970]

how they did these without completely losing it is amazing

[@dan_hitchman007]

It's called multiple takes.

[@robair67]

We think we know how he did it.

[@fortissears5388]

@@dan_hitchman007 Having multiple takes of the last freeze frame must've been time consuming :D

[@wilneal8015]

Don't Sweat it... We'll Fix It In Post! 😢😮😊❤🎉👍🤐😎

[@ResidentBob79]

Rest easy, Mr. Nielson... you always cracked me up! :)

[@welshie6313]

The coffee one gets me every time. I’m in tears watching this.

[@_MSD75_]

The coffee pouring one gets me everytime.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I can hear the coffee pouring on the floor i think they are freezeframing it wrong 😂😂 This show was a riot

[@savidge8854]

the "whe--" is funny af

[@_MSD75_]

@@savidge8854 Haha, yes! And the way Nielsen keeps looking at the cup and then drops it and the coffee is just pouring on his hand.

[@Match25]

this was such a great show, needed more than 6 eps

[@more444store6]

The last comment was from 5 years ago! But, here I go, it breaks my heart that they didn't get to make more episodes of this show. A lot of the current humor doesn't make me laugh, but this show makes me belly laugh. I also love the freeze frame, and I also like that they have special guest stars that are never in the show, like Abraham Lincoln, who wielded a pistol like a pro. Good stuff. Truly funny.

[@Dodgerfn5]

The last ending was the best because since it was the last episode, they thought oh what the heck, the show's done so let's damage this place. Notice in 6:34, a plaster tile hit actor Peter Lupus (Norberg) on the head but he still stayed motionless. That was classic!!! RIP Leslie Nielsen, you will shirley be missed. :(

[@hankkingsley9300]

And don't call me Shirley

[@fortissears5388]

@@hankkingsley9300 The actors will be missed alltogether.

[@cliffordscharff8536]

​@@fortissears5388The actors will be missed! (You've been waiting a while for that 😅)

[@cineman73]

Sally Decker and 11 other people are stuck in Statesville prison

[@lincolnmaceachern2410]

But not OJ

[@briane173]

It's a good thing it only ran 6 episodes or they woulda had to spend a full half hour episode reading off all the criminals they sent to Statesville Prison.

[@watchvideosoul]

The last two have always been my favourites. Comedy gold.

[@howiescream]

The tile hitting Nordburg on the head gets me everytime.

[@malsmith9385]

Thanks for posting this... loved those endings!

[@darrylwiggins4799]

This short lived series was pure comic gold.I miss it so.

[@vincesmith2499]

Imagine if they had gotten to a hundred episodes. I guarantee they'd have named all one hundred perps.

[@xr6lad]

Ouch. That’s plasterboard hitting Norberg on the head at the end must of hurt yet he never winched.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

I knew Sally Decker. Before she went in the joint.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

I was a friend of her father Double 🍺🍻😜

[@cageygutman7027]

Frank's gonna have to go see Johnny after all that coffee on his shoes...

[@AdamSternberg]

That Sally Decker is a real piece of work!

[@_keato]

just laugh-coughing my lungs out. don't mind me. 💀💀💀

[@egoborder3203]

only 6 episodes and it's the best thing on TV

[@rfletch62]

"I had a little hunch back at the office." Geez, I loved that show.

[@soundwavs1961c]

RIP Leslie Nielson. He was definitely tooooooo funny!!!!

[@Pimp-Master]

Couldn’t ask for a better upload.

[@amojak]

that last one, Lupus got a real hard sack on the head and managed to stay in character.

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

Nordberg really got nailed in the head pretty hard on that last one! Lmao

[@JesusBehindtheWheel]

What adds to the funny is the incredibly upbeat theme song. I love it. Puts you in a good mood and makes you want to put a gun out of a holster and shoot blanks.

[@geraldspencer1956]

5:13 -Say when, Frank. -Whe- This is definitely my favorite Epilogue, freeze-frame ending.

[@irafair3015]

I love the theme music to Police Squad.

[@fuzzcous]

The way Frank stares at the banana piece that fell on his desk. Lol

[@randy319]

Fuzz Cous hahahahahahahaha

[@emilykinsella1110]

My all time favourite is the one where the set/building falls down around their ears and they have to just stand there z😆😂😃, beautiful show.

[@johnmarkconnolly6414]

One of the best theme songs for a show ever!!

[@DayTreaper]

They did the mannequin challenge before it was cool.

[@KasbashPlays]

It’s a shame Police Squad aired only six episodes because this is still one of the smartest American comedies I’ve watched.

[@Raximus3000]

They killed it because it was too good, it made everything else look bad, change my mind.

[@Dr.Thirteen-bb1ub]

Sledge Hammer was great, too.