S1.E3

The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)

Episode aired Mar 24, 1983
PG
24m

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Leslie Nielsen, Peter Lupus, and Alan North in Police Squad! (1982)

The daughter of a textile tycoon is kidnapped and Frank must find her before it's too late to pay the ransom.The daughter of a textile tycoon is kidnapped and Frank must find her before it's too late to pay the ransom.The daughter of a textile tycoon is kidnapped and Frank must find her before it's too late to pay the ransom.

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Trivia
First use of the song "Satin Doll" during party scene, which would become a Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker staple in all subsequent Naked Gun films.

Quotes
Det. Frank Drebin: Is there a ransom note?
Capt. Ed Hocken: Yes. The butler found it. It was tied to this window and thrown into the rock garden. I sent the note to the lab. They're demanding one million dollars.
Det. Frank Drebin: Why would the lab demand a million dollars?

Alternate versions
In the original home video releases (laserdisc, VHS, etc.), when the birthday guests sing "Happy Birthday", the song is replaced with a generic sound-alike titled "Something Different" due to music licensing issues. "Happy Birthday" was restored on DVD and all later home video releases. Incidentally, as of June 2016, the song "Happy Birthday" is now in the public domain, so there are no more music licensing issues involved with it.