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Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

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"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"
Police Squad! episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 6
Directed byJoe Dante[1]
Written byTino Insana[1]
Robert Wuhl[1]
Original air dateJuly 8, 1982 (1982-July-08)[2]
Guest appearances
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.

Plot

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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.

Recurring jokes

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  • Tonight's special guest star: William Conrad, who (like Lorne Greene in the first episode) portrays a man who is thrown out of a moving car with a knife in his chest.
  • Next week's experiment: Why cows look forward to giving milk.
  • Johnny's next customer: Dick Clark, who wants help understanding a new type of music (ska) before asking for some more of Johnny's "secret formula youth cream".
  • Freeze frame gag: The office falls apart around Frank, Ed, and Norberg.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)". Cast and Crew. TV.com. Retrieved August 30, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at the TVIV". Retrieved August 30, 2008.
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