When Does "Police Squad!" (1982) Take Place?
"Police Squad!" is a comedy crime television series showran by David Zucker with Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker that premiered March 4th, 1982. So when is "Police Squad!" set?
It takes place roughly in the year:
We know this because episode 1 "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" includes a scene in which he detective suggest to Mrs. Twice she hide the death of her husband from his children with the line "he was traded to the Cubs for Reggie Jackson" and the real-world baseball player Reggie Jackson played professional baseball from June 9th, 1967 AD to October 4th, 1987 AD. So it must be between mid-1967 AD and late 1987 AD.
~1900s AD
We know this because episode 1 "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" includes a scene in which he detective suggest to Mrs. Twice she hide the death of her husband from his children with the line "he was traded to the Cubs for Reggie Jackson" and the real-world baseball player Reggie Jackson played professional baseball from June 9th, 1967 AD to October 4th, 1987 AD. So it must be between mid-1967 AD and late 1987 AD.
It is the first and only TV series in the Police Squad! universe and can be watched at its timeline point before the film "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" (1988) or entirely separately.
