• Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun. Paramount Pictures
    Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun. Paramount Pictures
  • Cast members from The Andy Griffith Show pose. From left: Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor. AP Photo / Viacom, file
    Cast members from The Andy Griffith Show pose. From left: Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor. AP Photo / Viacom, file
  • Eddie Murphy has proudly sported his moustache for his whole career. We can't find a picture of him without it. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
    Eddie Murphy has proudly sported his moustache for his whole career. We can't find a picture of him without it. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
  • The cast of Barney Miller, clockwise from top left: Gregory Sierra (Det Sgt Chano Armenguale), Abe Vigoda, seated (Det Phil Fish), Max Gail (Det Stan Wojo Wojciehowicz), Ron Glass (Det Ron Harris), Hal Linden (Capt Barney Miller), Jack Soo (Det Sgt Nick Yemana). Courtesy ABC
    The cast of Barney Miller, clockwise from top left: Gregory Sierra (Det Sgt Chano Armenguale), Abe Vigoda, seated (Det Phil Fish), Max Gail (Det Stan Wojo Wojciehowicz), Ron Glass (Det Ron Harris), Hal Linden (Capt Barney Miller), Jack Soo (Det Sgt Nick Yemana). Courtesy ABC
  • Animated TV show Bonkers. Courtesy Disney
    Animated TV show Bonkers. Courtesy Disney
  • Fish Police, 1992. Courtesy Hanna-Barbera Productions
    Fish Police, 1992. Courtesy Hanna-Barbera Productions
  • The cast of Reno 911. Courtesy Jersey Films
    The cast of Reno 911. Courtesy Jersey Films
  • Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Hot Fuzz. Courtesy Universal Pictures
    Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Hot Fuzz. Courtesy Universal Pictures
  • Tom Hanks in Turner & Hooch. Courtesy Touchstone Pictures
    Tom Hanks in Turner & Hooch. Courtesy Touchstone Pictures
  • A scene from Cop Rock, 1990. Courtesy 20th Century Television
    A scene from Cop Rock, 1990. Courtesy 20th Century Television

In pictures: Memorable police comedies

Olga Camacho

March 09, 2014

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  • Arabic

A look back on some of the more memorable police comedies of the past.

Television