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* [[Accidental Pervert]]:
* [[Accidental Pervert]]:
** Drebin escapes a [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|burning room]] through the window, climbing along a row of anatomically-correct male and female statues. Between two statues is an open window, and a woman in her underwear just ''[[Rule of Funny|happens]]'' to be standing there. Drebin accidentally... well, guess. He then falls off the building, just saving himself by grabbing a statue's stone [[Gag Penis]]. In trying to save himself he manages to [[Crosses the Line Twice|break the penis off the statue and fall into the woman's room through the window, brandishing it at her while loudly groaning from exhaustion.]]
** Drebin escapes a [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|burning room]] through the window, climbing along a row of anatomically-correct male and female statues. Between two statues is an open window, and a woman in her underwear just ''[[Rule of Funny|happens]]'' to be standing there. Drebin accidentally... well, guess. He then falls off the building, just saving himself by grabbing a statue's stone [[Gag Penis]]. In trying to save himself he manages to [[Crosses the Line Twice|break the penis off the statue and fall into the woman's room through the window, brandishing it at her while loudly groaning from exhaustion.]]
** In the third movie, Drebin is at the store squeezing grapefruits to test for ripeness while looking the other way. A woman in a low cut dress walks by, and Drebin [[Thanks for The Mammaries|mistakes her breast for a grapefruit and squeezes it]]. He gets slapped. (For added hilarity, it's the same actress in both scenes.)
** In the third movie, Drebin is at the store squeezing grapefruits to test for ripeness while looking the other way. A woman in a low cut dress walks by, and Drebin [[Thanks for The Mammaries|mistakes her breast for a grapefruit and squeezes it]]. He gets slapped (for added hilarity, it's the same actress in both scenes).
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of cop shows, and later spy movies.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of cop shows, and later spy movies.
* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: In part 2.
* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: In part 2.
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* [[Bear Trap Bed]]: Nordberg's bed in the first movie
* [[Bear Trap Bed]]: Nordberg's bed in the first movie
* [[BFG]]: Nordberg's cannon in ''2½''.
* [[BFG]]: Nordberg's cannon in ''2½''.
* [[Big Bad]]: Ludwig from ''Police Squad'', {{spoiler|Quentin}} from ''The Smell of Fear'' and Rocko from ''The Final Insult''.
* [[Big Bad]]: Ludwig from ''Police Squad'', {{spoiler|Quentin}} from ''The Smell of Fear'' and Rocko from ''The Final Insult''.
* [[Bigger Bad]]: Papshmir, [[The Man Behind the Man]] in ''Police Squad'' and ''The Final Insult'' is the over-arching antagonist of the series but has less screen time then the main villains of each movie.
* [[Bigger Bad]]: Papshmir, [[The Man Behind the Man]] in ''Police Squad'' and ''The Final Insult'' is the over-arching antagonist of the series but has less screen time then the main villains of each movie.
* [[Big Stupid Doodoo Head]]: Frank, from ''2½'':
* [[Big Stupid Doodoo Head]]: Frank, from ''2½'':
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* [[Blood Knight]]: Drebin.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Drebin.
{{quote|'''Frank''': Yes. [[Dirty Harry|Well, when I see five weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's *my* policy.]] <br />
{{quote|'''Frank''': Yes. [[Dirty Harry|Well, when I see five weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's *my* policy.]] <br />
'''Mayor''': That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of ''[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'', you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones. }}
'''Mayor''': That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of ''[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'', you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones.}}
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: Or in Frank's case, burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo. Though the last one was [[Not What It Looks Like]], so it falls somewhere between this trope and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]].
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: Or in Frank's case, burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo. Though the last one was [[Not What It Looks Like]], so it falls somewhere between this trope and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]].
* [[Brick Joke]]: The zoo animals in the second movie.
* [[Brick Joke]]: The zoo animals in the second movie.
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** ''The Final Insult'': [[As Himself]] as [[Vanna White]]'s escort at the [[Academy Award|Oscars]].
** ''The Final Insult'': [[As Himself]] as [[Vanna White]]'s escort at the [[Academy Award|Oscars]].
** Thanks to the above-mentioned Oscars, the third movie has a whole pile of these.
** Thanks to the above-mentioned Oscars, the third movie has a whole pile of these.
** In the first movie, {{spoiler|Reggie Jackson}} is the one brainwashed into trying to assassinate the Queen.
** In the first movie, {{spoiler|Reggie Jackson}} is the one brainwashed into trying to assassinate the Queen.
* [[Casual Danger Dialog]]: Usually Drebin, but the driving instructor in the first movie puts Hindu cows to shame.
* [[Casual Danger Dialog]]: Usually Drebin, but the driving instructor in the first movie puts Hindu cows to shame.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: [[Anna Nicole Smith]] also appears on a ''[[Playboy]]'' cover in the third movie... which lampshades this at the same time by {{spoiler|giving Anna's character a [[Gag Penis]]. [[Fridge Brilliance|Think about it for a second]]}}.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: [[Anna Nicole Smith]] also appears on a ''[[Playboy]]'' cover in the third movie... which lampshades this at the same time by {{spoiler|giving Anna's character a [[Gag Penis]]. [[Fridge Brilliance|Think about it for a second]]}}.
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{{quote|'''Ed:''' Oh, Frank! It's horrible. It's so horrible!
{{quote|'''Ed:''' Oh, Frank! It's horrible. It's so horrible!
'''Frank:''' ''(comforting Ed)'' I know...
'''Frank:''' ''(comforting Ed)'' I know...
'''Ed:''' My father went the same way... }}
'''Ed:''' My father went the same way...}}
* [[Death by Looking Up]]: Rocko's mother gets hit with a falling APPLAUSE sign.
* [[Death by Looking Up]]: Rocko's mother gets hit with a falling APPLAUSE sign.
** [[Negative Continuity|Which somehow changes to STANDING OVATION]] after the cut to the crowd indeed applauding.
** [[Negative Continuity|Which somehow changes to STANDING OVATION]] after the cut to the crowd indeed applauding.
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* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]
* [[Face Palm]]: Happens in Naked Gun 33 ⅓ when Frank attempts to get the gun from Rocko while holding on the bomb in the envelope only for them to switch places causing everyone including the audience to face palm.
* [[Face Palm]]: Happens in Naked Gun 33 ⅓ when Frank attempts to get the gun from Rocko while holding on the bomb in the envelope only for them to switch places causing everyone including the audience to face palm.
* [[Five-Bad Band]] (in the third movie):
* [[Five-Bad Band]]: In the third movie:
** [[The Big Bad]]: Papshmir
** [[The Big Bad]]: Papshmir
** [[The Dragon]]: Rocko Dillon
** [[The Dragon]]: Rocko Dillon
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* [[Funny Answering Machine]]: Frank and Jane's answering machine ends with:
* [[Funny Answering Machine]]: Frank and Jane's answering machine ends with:
{{quote|'''Frank:''' Which button do I press?
{{quote|'''Frank:''' Which button do I press?
'''Jane:''' No, not that one! }}
'''Jane:''' No, not that one!}}
* [[Funny Background Event]]: The king of this form of humor. For example, in ''Naked Gun 2½'', there's a series of framed pictures in the background of the bar Frank's in, all of which are various disasters (the ''Hindenburg'', the sinking of the ''Titanic'', and....[[Take That|Michael Dukakis]]).
* [[Funny Background Event]]: The king of this form of humor. For example, in ''Naked Gun 2½'', there's a series of framed pictures in the background of the bar Frank's in, all of which are various disasters (the ''Hindenburg'', the sinking of the ''Titanic'', and....[[Take That|Michael Dukakis]]).
* [[GPS Evidence]]: parodied several times
* [[GPS Evidence]]: parodied several times
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{{quote|'''Drebin:''' Say, ''nice'' beaver.
{{quote|'''Drebin:''' Say, ''nice'' beaver.
'''Jane:''' Thanks, I just had it stuffed.
'''Jane:''' Thanks, I just had it stuffed.
''(hands down a literal stuffed and mounted beaver)'' }}
''(hands down a literal stuffed and mounted beaver)''}}
** A good example is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110622/quotes?qt0217125 when Frank goes to a sperm bank thinking it's a regular hospital.]
** A good example is [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110622/quotes?qt0217125 when Frank goes to a sperm bank thinking it's a regular hospital.]
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: Drebin and Rocko's argument over who should have the gun and who should have the bomb in part 3. The audience actually does a collective [[Face Fault]].
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: Drebin and Rocko's argument over who should have the gun and who should have the bomb in part 3. The audience actually does a collective [[Face Fault]].
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{{quote|'''Rocko Dillon:''' ''([[Firing in the Air a Lot|firing a gun over the heads of the audience]])'' Freeze, and nobody gets hurt!<br />
{{quote|'''Rocko Dillon:''' ''([[Firing in the Air a Lot|firing a gun over the heads of the audience]])'' Freeze, and nobody gets hurt!<br />
''(a grip falls from the rafters into the orchestra)''<br />
''(a grip falls from the rafters into the orchestra)''<br />
'''Rocko Dillon:''' Well... from now on! }}
'''Rocko Dillon:''' Well... from now on!}}
* [[Karma Houdini]]:
* [[Karma Houdini]]:
** {{spoiler|Tanya Peters}} never gets punished (at least not onscreen) for being affiliated with Rocko Dillon's terrorist gang, which is particularly odd since {{spoiler|in the end she is the last surviving member of the gang}}. Sure, we know that {{spoiler|[[High Heel Face Turn|she switched sides to the good guys]] by telling Frank where the bomb had been hidden, but that shouldn't absolve her from punishment for having knowingly collaborated with killers}}. Then again, this ''is'' [[Rule of Funny|a spoof]], after all.
** {{spoiler|Tanya Peters}} never gets punished (at least not onscreen) for being affiliated with Rocko Dillon's terrorist gang, which is particularly odd since {{spoiler|in the end she is the last surviving member of the gang}}. Sure, we know that {{spoiler|[[High Heel Face Turn|she switched sides to the good guys]] by telling Frank where the bomb had been hidden, but that shouldn't absolve her from punishment for having knowingly collaborated with killers}}. Then again, this ''is'' [[Rule of Funny|a spoof]], after all.
** Subverted in the case of {{spoiler|Hapsburg}} in the second film; see [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]] above.
** Subverted in the case of {{spoiler|Hapsburg}} in the second film; see [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]] above.
* [[Lame Comeback]]: In the third movie, Jane is so mad with Frank she calls him a "[[Shaped Like Itself|white Anglo male]]!"
* [[Lame Comeback]]: In the third movie, Jane is so mad with Frank she calls him a "[[Shaped Like Itself|white Anglo male]]!"
** Jane's subplot is a massive spoof of feminist tropes (and one big [[Shout-Out]] to [[Thelma and Louise]], so such insult is only to be expected.
** Jane's subplot is a massive spoof of feminist tropes and one big [[Shout-Out]] to [[Thelma and Louise]], so such insult is only to be expected.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Even Nordberg's wife doesn't seem to know his first name.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Even Nordberg's wife doesn't seem to know his first name.
* [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo.
* [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Burglary, arson, and sexual assault with a concrete dildo.
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* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: "The president of the United States!" No it's not.
* [[Letting the Air Out of the Band]]: "The president of the United States!" No it's not.
* [[L Is for Dyslexia]]
* [[L Is for Dyslexia]]
* [[California Doubling|Los Angeles Doubling]]: The baseball scenes in the first film, which take place at an Angels home game, were actually filmed in Dodger Stadium. (Los Angeles is doubling for Anaheim here.)
* [[California Doubling|Los Angeles Doubling]]: The baseball scenes in the first film, which take place at an Angels home game, were actually filmed in Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles is doubling for Anaheim here).
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Papshmear from parts 1 and 3 who was a liaison for a mysterious organization who's only purpose is to spread mayhem around the world. {{spoiler|You can hear him utter "Gaddafi" over the phone in the 3rd movie.}}
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Papshmear from parts 1 and 3 who was a liaison for a mysterious organization who's only purpose is to spread mayhem around the world. {{spoiler|You can hear him utter "Gaddafi" over the phone in the 3rd movie.}}
* [[Meaningless Meaningful Words]]
* [[Meaningless Meaningful Words]]
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: In ''2½'', after surviving an assassination attempt:
* [[Noodle Incident]]: In ''2½'', after surviving an assassination attempt:
{{quote|'''Jane:''' Oh Frank! Who would want to kill you?
{{quote|'''Jane:''' Oh Frank! Who would want to kill you?
'''Frank:''' Before tonight? Only the cable company... }}
'''Frank:''' Before tonight? Only the cable company...}}
* [[Offhand Backhand]]: While beating up Ayatollah Khomeini.
* [[Offhand Backhand]]: While beating up Ayatollah Khomeini.
* [[Once Per Episode|Once per Movie]]: A visit to the lab to view the new [[James Bond|Q]]-worthy gadgets
* [[Once Per Episode|Once per Movie]]: A visit to the lab to view the new [[James Bond|Q]]-worthy gadgets
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* [[Say Your Prayers]]: In the second movie, a punk points a gun at multiple police officers and says this. Luckily, he's knocking out by Frank opening the door and knocking the punk unconscious in the process. Amusingly, Frank doesn't even realize he thwarted a crime when thanked for it.
* [[Say Your Prayers]]: In the second movie, a punk points a gun at multiple police officers and says this. Luckily, he's knocking out by Frank opening the door and knocking the punk unconscious in the process. Amusingly, Frank doesn't even realize he thwarted a crime when thanked for it.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Frank Drebin tries to live this trope from time to time, sadly with more realistic consequences than most [[Big Damn Heroes]].
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Frank Drebin tries to live this trope from time to time, sadly with more realistic consequences than most [[Big Damn Heroes]].
* [[Seven Minute Lull]]: in the second movie. {{spoiler|"[[It Makes Sense in Context|I haven't had this much sex since I was a Boy Scout leader!]]"}}
* [[Seven Minute Lull]]: in the second movie. {{spoiler|"[[It Makes Sense in Context|I haven't had this much sex since I was a Boy Scout leader!]]"}}
* [[Sexophone]]: When we first meet Jane in the first film.
* [[Sexophone]]: When we first meet Jane in the first film.
* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]
* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]
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** The [[Automobile Opening]] shows the car driving through [[Star Wars|Death Star]] and [[Jurassic Park]].
** The [[Automobile Opening]] shows the car driving through [[Star Wars|Death Star]] and [[Jurassic Park]].
** After experiencing marital problems, Jane goes with a girlfriend on a ''[[Thelma and Louise]]''-style road trip in the third movie. The friend is even named "Louise" and dresses just like Susan Sarandon did in that movie, [[Viewers are Morons|in case you couldn't catch the reference]].
** After experiencing marital problems, Jane goes with a girlfriend on a ''[[Thelma and Louise]]''-style road trip in the third movie. The friend is even named "Louise" and dresses just like Susan Sarandon did in that movie, [[Viewers are Morons|in case you couldn't catch the reference]].
*** Which began with a [[The Teaser|Cold Open]] that sends up ''[[The Untouchables]]'' (and, by extension, ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]'') (see [[Baby Carriage]] above)
*** Which began with a [[The Teaser|Cold Open]] that sends up ''[[The Untouchables]]'' (and, by extension, ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]'') (see [[Baby Carriage]] above).
** Also in the third movie, the Dillon gang go to a bunker to test their atomic weapon. After the detonation, the explosion [[Anime Hair|blows their hair straight up]], making them look like the main characters from ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', which Rocko himself further alludes to by muttering: "Huh-huh-huh, huh-huh-huh, cool..."
** Also in the third movie, the Dillon gang go to a bunker to test their atomic weapon. After the detonation, the explosion [[Anime Hair|blows their hair straight up]], making them look like the main characters from ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', which Rocko himself further alludes to by muttering: "Huh-huh-huh, huh-huh-huh, cool..."
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: played straight in ''2½'' (Frank's promotion to Captain ''and'' proposal to Jane didn't stick) but averted in ''33⅓'' (not only are they married, but he's left the force).
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: played straight in ''2½'' (Frank's promotion to Captain ''and'' proposal to Jane didn't stick) but averted in ''33⅓'' (not only are they married, but he's left the force).
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* [[Unconventional Smoothie]]: Jane's "protein shake" in the second movie.
* [[Unconventional Smoothie]]: Jane's "protein shake" in the second movie.
* [[Unnecessary Combat Roll]]: Goes further than usual with flips and cartwheels while Drebin is searching his house.
* [[Unnecessary Combat Roll]]: Goes further than usual with flips and cartwheels while Drebin is searching his house.
* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Tanya's}} silhouette reveal in her final scene.
* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Tanya's}} silhouette reveal in her final scene.
* [[Western Terrorists]]: The Dillon gang in the third movie. Granted, they ''are'' secretly taking their orders from Arabs, but they're obviously plotting bombings more for the money than for hatred of the United States.
* [[Western Terrorists]]: The Dillon gang in the third movie. Granted, they ''are'' secretly taking their orders from Arabs, but they're obviously plotting bombings more for the money than for hatred of the United States.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In the first movie the Queen seems to be entirely forgotten about after the assassin is foiled. Technically she doesn't ''need'' to appear since she's out of danger but it's strange that we don't see her reaction to Frank talking down a hypnotized Jane despite multiple reaction shots from the other people in the stadium.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In the first movie the Queen seems to be entirely forgotten about after the assassin is foiled. Technically she doesn't ''need'' to appear since she's out of danger but it's strange that we don't see her reaction to Frank talking down a hypnotized Jane despite multiple reaction shots from the other people in the stadium.
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