"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)" | |||
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Police Squad! episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 | ||
Directed by | Joe Dante[1] | ||
Written by | Tino Insana[1] Robert Wuhl[1] | ||
Original air date | July 8, 1982 (1982-July-08)[2] | ||
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William Conrad (special guest star) Dick Clark as himself Dick Miller as Vic Claudette Nevins as Veronica Rivers Wayne Winton as Don Jerry Lane as Willu | |||
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"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)" is the sixth and final episode of the short-lived TV series Police Squad!. The episode was directed by Joe Dante and written by Tino Insana and Robert Wuhl. The episode was produced by Robert K. Weiss.
A struggling comedian (played by Danny Dayton) owes money to the owner of a nightclub. Following the discovery of the comedian's body at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash, it is initially believed that said accident was a suicide. However, it is later discovered that the comedian was also a police informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub. Frank (Leslie Nielsen) intervenes and takes the place of the deceased at the nightclub in order to investigate further.
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Police Squad! | |
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