12. Police Squad
The six-part series that led to the hilarious Naked Gun movie trilogy, it was a masterclass in visual jokes, from the pseudo freeze-frames at the end of the episode to the opening scene where a guest star would be immediately killed off. Leslie Nielson is, as expected, fantastic and fills the role with gusto and there are so many jokes it's hard to keep track.
Particular highlights include using the set as jokes themselves and the excellent word play that would go on to be an integral part of the Naked Gun films.
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