tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post114607850888755216..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: "Cigarette?" "Yes, it is."Jaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146460912700148452006-05-01T01:21:00.000-04:002006-05-01T01:21:00.000-04:00I never saw the final episode of Sledgehammer in t...I never saw the final episode of Sledgehammer in the second season until the dvd and I can see why it lasted longer that Police squad. I was surprised that things got dramatic but that is why it was compared more to Get smart. You cared about the characters and Sledge changed in the end. The same actor was very good in the United 93 movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146254396440079352006-04-28T15:59:00.000-04:002006-04-28T15:59:00.000-04:00My favorite Police Squad joke...Frank is working u...My favorite Police Squad joke...Frank is working undercover, posing as a locksmith to get close to a local crime boss. At one point he lets himself into the bad guy's place...<BR/><BR/>Bad guy: Who are you? How did you get in here?<BR/><BR/>Frank: I'm a locksmith. And...I'm a locksmith.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Pure gold. And am I the only one who has trouble watching Nielsen in his early career? I mean every time I see him in a "straight" role it always makes me think I am watching a parody. Cf. "Tammy and the Bachelor."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146122235303680892006-04-27T03:17:00.000-04:002006-04-27T03:17:00.000-04:00Good article, but shouldn't the reply in the headl...<I>Good article, but shouldn't the reply in the headline be "Yes, I know"?</I><BR/><BR/>I'm sure <I>both</I> were used during the six-episode run. I recall using the "Cigarette?" "Yes, it is." as a headline (the former flush left, the latter flush right) for a story on smoking regulations in a trade paper I edited at the time...though I'm sure few people, if any, got the joke. <BR/><BR/>It'll be great to have "Police Squad!" on DVD...Frank Drebin, O.J.-free.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146107804221778442006-04-26T23:16:00.000-04:002006-04-26T23:16:00.000-04:00Good article, but shouldn't the reply in the headl...Good article, but shouldn't the reply in the headline be "Yes, I know"?Tony Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681683720184752588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146104939406394272006-04-26T22:28:00.000-04:002006-04-26T22:28:00.000-04:00Your comment about what made the Frank Drebin char...Your comment about what made the Frank Drebin character funny on the TV series is very much on target. Certainly Leslie Nielsen didn't get it, since part of what hurt the three Naked Gun movies, as well as other post-Naked Gun projects he's been involved with was that he insisted on playing Drebin funny rather than playing him straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com