The comedic arm of the law
Sitcoms set in police stations
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- CreatorSheldon LeonardAaron RubenDanny ThomasStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWidower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.Sheriff Andy Taylor lays down the law in the sleepy burg of Mayberry while dealing with his overenthusiastic deputy Barney Fife.
- CreatorNat HikenStarsJoe E. RossFred GwynnePaul ReedSitcom featuring the zany hijinks of New York's finest.A pair of mismatched police officers patrol the Bronx in their squad car.
- CreatorDanny ArnoldTheodore J. FlickerStarsHal LindenAbe VigodaMax GailThe Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.Captain Barney Miller presides over a motley group of law enforcement officers in his Greenwich Village precinct.
- CreatorDouglas ArangoPhil DoranBernie OrensteinStarsVictor FrenchKene HolidayGuich KoockThe comic exploits of a redneck sheriff and his educated Black deputy in a small Georgia town.Sheriff Mobey and Sergeant Baker clean up the tiny Southern town of Clinton Corners.
- CreatorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthEd WilliamsSight gags, puns and non-sequiturs ensue as bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.Leslie Nielsen stars in this short-lived spoof of contemporary police dramas.
- CreatorAlan SpencerStarsDavid RascheAnne-Marie MartinHarrison PageThe adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.Inspector Sledge Hammer wreaks havoc on San Francisco despite the efforts of his long-suffering partner and captain to rein him in.
- CreatorBen EltonStarsRowan AtkinsonMina AnwarJames DreyfusVarious mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.Rowan Atkinson plays the straight-laced Inspector Fowler while James Dreyfus serves as his timid constable hopelessly infatuated with co-worker Maggie.
- CreatorRobert Ben GarantKerri KenneyThomas LennonStarsCedric YarbroughThomas LennonRobert Ben GarantAn irreverent look at what goes on behind the scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.The incompetent officers of the Reno Sheriff's Department bungle investigations, humiliate themselves and generally fail at everything they do.
- CreatorDan GoorMichael SchurStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry CrewsComedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.Determined to be different, NYPD detective Jake Peralta clashes with the dour new captain of his precinct.