Directed by Paul Krasny Written by Nancy Steen   Neil Thompson   Jim Abrahams   David Zucker   Jerry Zucker   David Misch   Tino Insana   Robert Wuhl   Cast Leslie Nielsen ... Det. Frank Drebin Alan North ... Capt. Ed Hocken Rex Hamilton ... Abraham Lincoln (credit only) William Shatner ... Poisoned Man Ed Williams ... Mr. Olson William Duell ... Johnny Peter Lupus ... Norberg Joyce Brothers ... Dr. Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers) Spencer Milligan ... Eddie (as Spence Milligan) Bonnie Campbell-Britton ... Lana (as Bonnie Campbell Britton) Kate O'Sullivan ... Mimi (as K.T. O'Sullivan) Uncredited Cast Marvin Miller ... Narrator (voice) Hank Robinson ... Cook Tiny Ron ... Al Produced by Jim Abrahams   Richard Correll   Deborah Hwang-Marriott   Robert K. Weiss   David Zucker   Jerry Zucker   Original Music by Ira Newborn

Additional Info Premiere: March 25, 1982 DVD Release: November 07, 2006 Blu-ray Release: April 14, 2020 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Television Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1982) (USA) (TV) (original airing) CBS Media Ventures   (2009) (USA) (TV) (syndication) (as CBS Television Distribution) CBS Paramount Domestic Television   (2006-2009) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1984) (USA) (VHS) (Episodes 1, 2 and 5 released under title "Police Squad: Help Wanted") Paramount Home Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (VHS) (Episodes 3,4, and 6 included in "More Police Squad") Paramount Home Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Paramount Television   (1982-2006) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,551 / 20,730 Site Ranking