It's in colour... it's Police Squad! Featuring Leslie Nielson and Alan North.
Following in the tradition of police investigation shows came Police Squad!, which lampooned the hell out of them. While only six episodes, each episode is tightly packed with jokes and motifs that would be familiar to any police show follower.
But what really stands out is, they fully commit to the bit. The actors aren't mugging the camera, they aren't pausing to sell a joke, they just commit 100% to playing it fully seriously, and let the humour express itself. Which isn't to say it's all straight laced, plenty of word play and background bits, but they aren't cracking up over their own gags.
And the ending freeze frame... just... m'wah! More shows should have done this!
But, just six shows, why couldn't we get more? At least....
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