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{{Use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox media franchise | title = The Naked Gun | image = The Naked Gun franchise logo.png | creator = Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker | origin = ''Police Squad!'' (1982) | owner = Paramount Pictures | tv_series = ''Police Squad!'' (1982) | films = {{Plainlist| * ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988) * ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991) * ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' (1994) * ''The Naked Gun'' (2025) }} | video_games = ''The Naked Gun: ICUP'' (2012) | years = 1982–present }} '''''The Naked Gun''''' is a media franchise based on the TV show ''Police Squad!'', consisting of American crime spoof-slapstick comedy films, created by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. It includes one television series, four theatrical films and a video game. The series centers on a bumbling police detective who solves criminal cases in comical fashion. Leslie Nielsen stars in the television series and the first three films as the protagonist Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin; a fourth film starring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. was released in 2025. Critics have praised the TV series and the films, all four of which have been financially successful.<ref name="NakedGun_RT" /><ref name="NakedGun2 1/2_RT" /><ref name="NakedGun33 1/3_RT" />
==Television== ===''Police Squad!'' (1982)=== {{main|Police Squad!}}
''Police Squad!'' is an American crime parody television series that was broadcast on ABC in 1982. The series starred Leslie Nielsen as Franklin "Frank" Drebin, and was co-created and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. Parodying police procedurals, the series featured the use of sight gags, wordplay and non sequiturs. Although the show was canceled after six episodes, it was later followed by the successful ''Naked Gun'' film series, and in 2013 ''TV Guide'' ranked it #7 on its list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".<ref name="TV_TG">Roush, Matt (June 3, 2013). "Cancelled Too Soon". ''TV Guide''. pp. 20 and 21</ref>
==Film== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width=100% |- ! scope="col" style="width:25%;"| Title ! scope="col" | U.S. <br />release date ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Writers ! scope="col" | Producer(s) |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' | style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1988|12|02|}} | rowspan="2"| David Zucker | Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Pat Proft | rowspan="2"| Robert K. Weiss |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' | style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1991|06|28|}} | David Zucker & Pat Proft |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' | style="text-align:center" | {{start date|1994|03|18|}} | Peter Segal | Pat Proft <br>and David Zucker & Robert LoCash | Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''The Naked Gun'' | {{dts|2025|8|1}} | Akiva Schaffer | Akiva Schaffer <br>and Dan Gregor & Doug Mand | Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins |}
===''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988)=== {{main|The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!}} Detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) tries to uncover a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II, who is on an official visit to the United States. The main suspect is Vincent Ludwig, a rich businessman (Ricardo Montalbán), who uses a hypnotic device to turn others into murderers. On the case, Drebin falls in love with Ludwig's assistant, Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). She knows nothing about Ludwig's plot, and after the pair spends the night together, Jane helps with Frank's investigation. As with previous ZAZ spoof comedies, the plot was mostly culled from a more serious film, in this case ''Telefon.''
===''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991)=== {{main|The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear|label 1=The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear}} Frank discovers that Jane's new boyfriend, Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet), is involved in an evil plan to kidnap Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer (Richard Griffiths), a scientist whom President George H. W. Bush (John Roarke) has chosen to determine a new national energy policy. Hapsburg plans to kidnap the real Dr. Meinheimer and replace him with a lookalike named Earl Hacker (also portrayed by Griffiths) who will endorse an energy policy according to the dictates of the energy lobby.
===''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' (1994)=== {{main|Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|label 1=Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult}} In the third film of the series, Frank is married to Jane, and he has retired from Police Squad. The film introduces the criminal Rocco Dillon (Fred Ward), who is stuck in prison. He is contacted by someone called Papshmir to be given a target for a bombing. Frank is pulled out of retirement. He goes undercover pretending to be a prisoner named "Nick 'the Slasher' McGurk Jr., III" at the jail where Dillon is being held, and they break out of jail. Outside they are escorted by Dillon's gangster mother (Kathleen Freeman) to his country retreat, where Frank also meets Rocco's voluptuous moll (Anna Nicole Smith). The gang plots to blow up the Academy Awards. When Jane arrives looking for Frank, she is taken hostage.
===''The Naked Gun'' (2025)=== {{main|The Naked Gun (2025 film)|label 1=The Naked Gun'' (2025 film)''}} After years of aborted attempts at a new film, a sequel was greenlit in 2022. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Schaffer, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand, the film stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-10-13 |title=New 'Naked Gun' Movie A Go At Paramount With Liam Neeson In Talks To Star And 'Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer Directing |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/naked-gun-paramount-liam-neeson-lonely-islands-akiva-schaffer-1235144065/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Principal photography was originally tentatively scheduled for summer 2023.<ref name="Future_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/naked-gun-reboot-liam-neeson-comments/|work=Collider|title=' Naked Gun' Reboot Hopes to Start Shooting This Summer, Says Liam Neeson|author=Villei, Matt|date=January 18, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> Principal photography ran from May to June 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://productionlist.com/production/untitled-naked-gun-reboot/|title=Untitled Naked Gun Reboot|website=Productionlist|date= March 25, 2024|accessdate= March 28, 2024}}</ref> The film was released on August 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stephan |first1=Katcy |title='Naked Gun' Remake Set for 2025 by Paramount; 'TMNT' and 'Paw Patrol' Sequels Dated for 2026 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/naked-gun-remake-2025-paramount-tmnt-paw-patrol-sequel-2026-1235925545/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 October 2024 |date=28 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Paramount Dates & Shifts Slew Of Movies For 2025: Glen Powell's 'Running Man', 'Smurfs', 'Naked Gun', 'Vicious' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/paramount-movies-2025-glen-powell-running-man-1236107827/ |website=Deadline |access-date=4 October 2024 |date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
=== Future === In August 2025, producer Erica Huggins said in an interview that discussions about a sequel to the 2025 film were ongoing between the actors, writers and producers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2025-08-11 |title='Naked Gun' Producers Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins Talk Greenlight Hurdles and Sequel Possibilities |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/naked-gun-producers-sequel-possibilities-1236341512/ |access-date=2025-08-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Video games== ===''The Naked Gun: ICUP'' (2012)=== ''The Naked Gun: ICUP'', a point-and-click adventure game, was released by Gamecentric Media and Paramount for iOS, Android, and Windows in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/the-sins-of-the-naked-gun-are-visited-upon-frank-drebin-5873060 |title=The Sins of ''The Naked Gun'' Are Visited Upon Frank Drebin's Son |first=Mike |last=Fahey |work=Kotaku |date=2012-01-04 |df=mdy-all |access-date=2019-05-10 }}</ref> The story and concept were penned by Robert LoCash, a writer of the ''Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/naked-gun-videogame-that-seems-have-fallen-off-face-of-earth/|title=Bleeding Cool}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Due to Leslie Nielsen's death in 2010, voice actor A.J. LoCascio took over as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the original character. The game received an average score of 60 on the review aggregator Metacritic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-naked-gun-i-c-u-p/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P.|website=Metacritic}}</ref>
==Cast and characters== {{Cast indicator|appeared=notable roles|P|C|U|V}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:19%;" | Character ! style="text-align:center;" | Television ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Film ! style="text-align:center;" | Video game |- ! style="text-align:center;"| ''Police Squad!'' ! style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| ''The Naked Gun:<br />{{small|From the Files of Police Squad!}}'' ! style="text-align:center;"| ''The Naked Gun 2½:<br />{{small|The Smell of Fear}}'' ! style="text-align:center;"| ''Naked Gun 33⅓:<br />{{small|The Final Insult}}'' ! style="text-align:center;"| ''The Naked Gun'' ! style="text-align:center;"| ''The Naked Gun:<br />{{small|I.C.U.P.}}'' |- ! scope="row" | Det. Lt. Franklin "Frank" Drebin | colspan="4" | Leslie Nielsen | {{NA|Leslie Nielsen{{ref|photo|P}}}} | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Cpt. Ed Hocken | Alan North | colspan="3" | George Kennedy | {{NA|George Kennedy{{ref|photo|P}}}} | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Det. Fred Nordberg | Peter Lupus | colspan="3" | O. J. Simpson | {{NA|O. J. Simpson{{ref|photo|P}}}} | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Ted Olson | colspan="4" | Ed Williams | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Al | colspan="2" | Ronald "Tiny Ron" Taylor | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Johnny the Snitch | William Duell | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Jane Spencer-Drebin | {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" | Priscilla Presley | Priscilla Presley{{ref|cameo|C}} | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | "Weird Al" Yankovic | {{cEmpty}} | Himself{{ref|cameo|C}} | Police station thug{{ref|cameo|C}} | colspan="2" | Himself{{ref|cameo|C}} | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Papshmir | {{cEmpty}} | Raye Birk | {{cEmpty}} | Raye Birk | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Vincent Ludwig | {{cEmpty}} | Ricardo Montalbán | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Mayor Lillian Barkley | {{cEmpty}} | Nancy Marchand | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Dominique | {{cEmpty}} | Charlotte Zucker | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Queen Elizabeth II | {{cEmpty}} | Jeannette Charles | {{N/A|Jeanette Charles}}{{ref|photo|P}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Quentin Hapsburg | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | Robert Goulet | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | rowspan="2" | Richard Griffiths | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Earl Hacker | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Commissioner Anabell Brumford | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | Jacqueline Brookes | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Hector Savage | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | Anthony James | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Terence Baggett | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | Lloyd Bochner | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! President George H. W. Bush | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | John Roarke | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Rocco Dillon | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Fred Ward | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Muriel Dillon | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Kathleen Freeman | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Tanya Peters | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Anna Nicole Smith | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Louise | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Ellen Greene | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Tyrone | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Bruce A. Young{{ref|uncredited|U}} | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Franklin "Frank" Drebin Jr. | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | Adam Hasart{{ref|cameo|C}} | Liam Neeson | A.J. LoCascio{{ref|voice|V}} |- ! scope="row" | Beth Davenport | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Pamela Anderson | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Cpt. Ed Hocken Jr. | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Paul Walter Hauser | Matthew Faulkner{{ref|voice|V}} |- ! Richard Cane | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Danny Huston | {{cEmpty}} |- ! Sig Gustafson | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Kevin Durand | {{cEmpty}} |- ! Chief Davis | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | CCH Pounder | {{cEmpty}} |- ! Det. Barnes | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Liza Koshy | {{cEmpty}} |- ! scope="row" | Det. "Not Nordberg Jr." | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | Moses Jones | Michael Sweeney{{ref|voice|V}} |- ! Ellen | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | Alison Haislip{{ref|voice|V}} |- ! Bella | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | Michelle Jones{{ref|voice|V}} |- ! Ken Wong | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | Andrew Bush{{ref|voice|V}} |}
== Additional crew and production details == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:18%;" | Title ! colspan="7" | Crew/Detail |- ! style="text-align:center;"| Composer ! style="text-align:center;"| Cinematographer ! style="text-align:center;"| Editor(s) ! style="text-align:center;"| Production <br />companies ! style="text-align:center;"| Distributing <br />company ! style="text-align:center;"| Running time |- ! ''Police Squad!'' | rowspan="4" | Ira Newborn | Sherman Kunkel | Tom Benko, <br />and Malcolm Campbell | Paramount Television | American Broadcasting Company, <br />CBS Television Distribution | 144 minutes <br />{{small|(24 mins/episodes)}} |- ! ''The Naked Gun: <br />{{small|From the Files of Police Squad!}}'' | rowspan="3" | Robert M. Stevens | Michael Jablow | Paramount Pictures Corp.<ref name="NakedGun_AFI">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58980-THE-NAKEDGUNFROMTHEFILESOFPOLICESQUAD |title = AFI{{pipe}}Catalog}}</ref> | Paramount | rowspan="2" | 85 minutes |- ! ''The Naked Gun 2½: <br />{{small|The Smell of Fear}}'' | Christopher Greenbury <br />& James R. Symons | Paramount Pictures, <br />Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker Productions<ref name="NakedGun2 1/2_AFI">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58954-NAKED-GUN212THESMELLOFFEAR |title=AFI{{pipe}}Catalog}}</ref> | Paramount Pictures Corporation |- ! ''Naked Gun 33⅓: <br />{{small|The Final Insult}}'' | James R. Symons | colspan="2" | Paramount Pictures | 83 minutes |- ! ''The Naked Gun'' | Lorne Balfe | Brandon Trost | Brian Scott Olds | Paramount Pictures, <br>Fuzzy Door Productions | Paramount Pictures | 85 minutes |}
==Reception== ===Box office performance=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Film !Release Date !Opening Weekend (North America) ! US/Canada gross ! International gross ! Total gross !Budget |- | style="text-align:center;"| ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' |December 2, 1988 |$9,331,746<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2992932353/weekend/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | $78,756,177<ref name="MOJO">{{cite web | title=BoxofficeMojo|work=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nakedgun.htm|access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| $73,689,000<ref name=Intl>{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|date=September 11, 1995|page=92|title=UIP's $25M-Plus Club}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| $152,445,177 |$14.5 million<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58980-THE-NAKEDGUNFROMTHEFILESOFPOLICESQUAD?sid=ea0a2613-23e8-4ed7-9048-7a8c1171c25f&sr=6.8255963&cp=1&pos=0 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' |June 28, 1991 |$20,817,139<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2976155137/weekend/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | $86,930,411<ref name="MOJO2">{{cite web |work=BoxofficeMojo|title=The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thenakedgun2.htm|access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| $105,310,000<ref name=Intl/><ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=Variety|title=Top 50 worldwide grossers|date=July 15, 2002|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|page=52, Paramount at 90 supplement}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| $192,240,411 |$23 million |- | style="text-align:center;"| ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' |March 18, 1994 |$13,216,531<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3076818433/weekend/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" | $51,132,598<ref name="MOJO3">{{cite web | work=BoxofficeMojo|title=The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult| url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thenakedgun3.htm|access-date=January 19, 2008}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| $81,273,000<ref name=Intl/> | style="text-align:center;"| $132,405,598 |$30 million<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verifying |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Naked-Gun-33-1-3-The-Final-Insult#tab=summary |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=www.the-numbers.com}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;"| ''The Naked Gun'' |August 1, 2025 |$16,805,560<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naked Gun |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3402138/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | $52,647,396<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naked Gun |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3402138/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;"| $49,500,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naked Gun |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3402138/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;"| $102,147,396 |$42 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2025-07-30 |title=Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ to Remain No. 1 as Liam Neeson’s ‘Naked Gun’ Targets $15 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/fantastic-four-box-office-second-weekend-naked-gun-1236473351/ |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| '''Total''' | | | style="text-align:center;" | '''$269,466,582''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''$309,472,000''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''$579,238,582''' |$109.5 million |}
===Critical and public response=== {{hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Title ! Rotten Tomatoes ! Metacritic ! CinemaScore<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=CinemaScore |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | ''Police Squad!'' | 91% (32 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/police_squad_|title=Police Squad! (1982)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} |- | ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' | 88% (142 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/naked_gun_from_the_files_of_police_squad|title=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> | 76 (13 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-naked-gun-from-the-files-of-police-squad!|title=The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> | A− |- |''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' | 77% (112 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun2 1/2_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/naked_gun_2_12_the_the_smell_of_fear|title=The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> | 65 (21 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun2 1/2_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear|title=The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> | B+ |- | ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' | 65% (68 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun33 1/3_RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/naked_gun_33_13_the_final_insult|title=Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> | 63 (21 reviews)<ref name="NakedGun33 1/3_MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/naked-gun-33-13-the-final-insult|title=Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> | B+ |- | ''The Naked Gun'' | 88% (318 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_naked_gun_2025|title=The Naked Gun (2025)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref> | 75 (48 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-naked-gun/|title=The Naked Gun (2025)|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref> | A− |} ===Accolades=== At the 34th Primetime Emmy Awards, ''Police Squad!'' was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Nielsen) and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series ("A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)").
At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards, ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' was nominated for Best Kiss (Nielsen and Presley).
At the 15th Golden Raspberry Awards, ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'' won Worst Supporting Actor (Simpson) and Worst New Star (Smith).
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{wikiquote|The Naked Gun}} * {{IMDb title|0095705|The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!}} * {{IMDb title|0102510|The Naked Gun {{frac|2|1|2}}: The Smell of Fear}} * {{IMDb title|0110622|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult}}
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