- 6/17/2025
Get ready to laugh until it hurts as we celebrate the most hilarious moments from Leslie Nielsen's iconic comedy franchise! From unforgettable physical gags to brilliant wordplay, these scenes defined spoof comedy. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering these classics for the first time, these moments will leave you in stitches!
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00:00Vanna White and Weird Al Yankovic.
00:03Okay, enjoy the awards.
00:05Ready, three and three.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:09And today we're looking at the funniest moments from the Naked Gun trilogy.
00:13Since we're only focusing on the movies,
00:16we sadly have to exclude the original TV series, Police Squad.
00:21Tonight's episode, The Broken Promise.
00:26Number 10.
00:28Bribery.
00:28The Naked Gun from the Files of Police Squad.
00:32He was found by the night watchman.
00:34We better do some checking around.
00:35I'm gonna talk to the harbormaster.
00:37I'll walk around the dogs, take a snooze.
00:39Before even getting to the scene's funniest bit,
00:42the audience is already cracking up as Frank's reckless driving sends a fisherman into the water
00:47where a body outline floats.
00:50Looking for leads on Nordberg, Frank questions a peer employee.
00:53He tries refreshing the Dockman's hazy memory with a couple of Jacksons.
00:59You're familiar with that face?
01:01I don't know.
01:02My memory ain't so great.
01:03Oh, yeah?
01:05Maybe this will refresh your memory.
01:07I don't know.
01:07It's still kind of hazy.
01:08How about this?
01:09Yeah, I remember him.
01:10I used to see him around.
01:11Why do you want to know?
01:12We've seen this set up in other cop stories,
01:14although the money gets mixed up as the two go back and forth.
01:18Frank and the Dockman seemingly can't keep track of who's interrogating who,
01:22exchanging cash with every question and answer.
01:25You tried to push something on one of my boys, I swear it.
01:27So what are you going to do about it, copper?
01:29Why should I tell you?
01:30Maybe this will help.
01:32I still don't think I should tell you.
01:34Ironically, Frank walks away with an extra 20,
01:37while the Dockman is left with a lighter wallet.
01:40Yet, neither recognizes the miscalculation in this transaction.
01:44Blissfully ignorant of how bribery is supposed to work.
01:48You just bought me a 20?
01:49How about now?
01:50All right, I'm going down to Ludwig's office.
01:52I'll find out if you're telling the truth.
01:54Number 9.
01:56Crashing the Oscars
01:57Naked Gun 33 and a third
01:59The Final Insult
02:01Hey, Frank!
02:08The trilogy's grand finale takes Frank and Jane to the Academy Awards,
02:13which is sadly the closest this franchise came to a shiny gold man.
02:18We guess you could call this payback,
02:21as Frank makes a mockery of the classy affair.
02:24Ladies and gentlemen,
02:26it's my pleasure to present the...
02:27While searching for an envelope containing a bomb,
02:36Frank stumbles onto the stage.
02:38After botching a presentation with Raquel Welch,
02:41he throws a Pia Zadora performance off key.
02:44The titular final insult is saved for a showdown between Frank and the villainous Rocco.
02:59While Frank rescues Jane, Rocco's plan literally blows up in his face.
03:04As chaotic as things get, it wouldn't be the last time the Oscars had a fiasco with the best picture envelope.
03:11This arguably isn't the most violent Oscar ceremony either.
03:15And they told me I couldn't do drama.
03:17Number 8.
03:18Runaway Nordberg
03:19The Naked Gun 2 and a Half
03:21The Smell of Fear
03:23I'm out of something big.
03:25I'm gonna need you and Nordberg tomorrow.
03:27What's he doing in Detroit?
03:28After spending most of the first movie hospitalized,
03:32Detective Nordberg returned to duty in the sequel.
03:35That doesn't mean he's spared any pain.
03:38In what might be the character's funniest physical comedy bit,
03:42Nordberg trails a van.
03:43We mean that literally,
03:45as he's stuck under the vehicle,
03:47getting dragged along for the ride.
03:49Even after freeing himself,
03:51Nordberg's suffering is only starting.
03:53Forget it.
03:54He's real close now.
03:55He slides under Frank and Ed's car as they hit the gas,
04:05obliviously taking their colleague down an inconveniently cluttered road.
04:09Once they hit the brakes,
04:11Nordberg is sent under a bus,
04:13headed out of state.
04:14The kicker?
04:15The state is Detroit.
04:16It's surely the craziest thing
04:27that ever happened to O.J. Simpson
04:29on the open road
04:30that didn't involve a white Bronco.
04:33We'll send him playing for in a new pair of pants.
04:36Number 7.
04:37Frank Meets Jane,
04:38the naked gun from the files of Police Squad.
04:42She had a full set of curves
04:44and the kind of legs you'd like to suck on for a day.
04:48Much like how Leslie Nielsen came from a dramatic background,
04:52Priscilla Presley might have seemed like an unusual candidate
04:55for a slapstick-heavy spoof.
04:58Elvis' former wife proved to be a natural comedic talent, though.
05:02Ah!
05:02Just as Nielsen's Frank says everything with a straight face,
05:11Presley remains in character
05:13even as the alluring Jane trips down a flight of stairs
05:16and bumps into a wall.
05:19Yep.
05:21This was starting to get interesting.
05:23While Frank is drawn to Jane's hair, figure,
05:26and suckable legs,
05:28he's most impressed with her beaver.
05:30Before you try demonizing us, YouTube,
05:33we're talking about a stuffed animal.
05:35Nice beaver.
05:38I just had it stuffed.
05:40Let me help you with that.
05:41The innuendos don't end there,
05:44as Frank tells Jane about his big gun.
05:47It's not what you think.
05:48Or maybe it is.
05:50I've heard police work is dangerous.
05:53It is. That's why I carry a big gun.
05:56Aren't you afraid it might go off accidentally?
05:58I used to have that problem.
06:01What did you do about it?
06:03I just think about baseball.
06:05Number 6.
06:06Roof Shootout.
06:08The Naked Gun 2 1⁄2.
06:09The Smell of Fear.
06:11Frank, over there!
06:16Take cover!
06:17With Jane taken hostage,
06:19Frank, Ed, and Nordberg find themselves surrounded by gunfire.
06:23At times, the shootout might look like something from a legitimate crime drama.
06:27Upon closer inspection, you'll notice just how ludicrous this shootout is.
06:33Virtually everyone has terrible aim, unable to shoot one another, even at point-blank range.
06:45They'd be better off throwing their guns at each other, which Frank eventually does, and it's surprisingly effective.
06:51Meanwhile, the assailants fail to acknowledge Nordberg in the background, assembling a weapon that grows more and more convoluted.
06:59We can't argue with the results.
07:02How did Nordberg go from a basic firearm to a tank?
07:06For that matter, where did all the pieces come from?
07:09In any case, this scene deserves a thumbs up.
07:12Number 5.
07:14Safe Sex.
07:15The Naked Gun, from the files of Police Squad.
07:19You said we should have dinner sometime.
07:22Tonight became...
07:23sometime.
07:25Frank is reluctant to fall in love again after losing his girl in a tragic blimp accident.
07:31Yet, he can't deny his feelings for Jane, letting down his guard.
07:35Although Frank opens his heart to Jane, he still believes in using protection.
07:40The two strip down, with Frank effectively yanking his wardrobe right off.
07:45I want you to know it.
07:47Practice safe sex.
07:49So do I.
07:51As quickly as the two lovers tear away their clothes, they both find themselves completely
07:56engulfed in extra, extra large rubbers.
07:59Although director David Zucker was open to using stunt doubles, Presley agreed to suit up,
08:05despite her claustrophobia.
08:06Zucker says that Nielsen enjoyed being in a giant condom.
08:10Jerry Zucker said in the same interview, he actually had his own that he brought.
08:15We think he was joking, but we wouldn't put it past Nielsen.
08:19Number 4.
08:31Driving Lesson.
08:32The Naked Gun from the Files of Police Squad.
08:36Police Squad!
08:37Come on that black car!
08:38Some might know John Houseman for his Oscar-winning performance in 1973's The Paper Chase.
08:45Naked Gun fans will recognize Houseman from another chase, in what would ultimately be
08:51a posthumous performance.
08:52The late British actor played a driving instructor who crosses paths with Frank Drebin.
08:58When Frank tells student driver Stephanie to pursue a criminal, the instructor sees a teachable
09:03moment.
09:04Even as glass shatters everywhere and a truck nearly crashes into them, the teacher remains
09:09calm.
09:10Turn right!
09:10Follow him to the right!
09:11It's okay.
09:13Now normally you would not be going 65 down the wrong way of a one-way street.
09:18That said, he isn't above instructing Stephanie to flip the bird.
09:22Gently extend your arm, extend your middle finger, very good, well done.
09:35Stephanie proves herself to be a real firecracker behind the wheel.
09:39Likewise, the assailant's wild ride builds to a firework store where we get possibly the
09:44funniest variation ever on the nothing to see here gag.
09:48All right, move on!
09:50Nothing to see here!
09:52Please, pitch birds!
09:54Nothing to see here!
09:56Please!
09:58Number 3.
09:59Our Babies!
10:01Naked Gun, 33 and a Third, The Final Insult.
10:12The baby carriage on the steps trope traces back to 1925's Battleship Potemkin.
10:17Modern audiences are more inclined to associate this imagery with two other movies, The Untouchables
10:25and Naked Gun, 33 and a Third.
10:27Brian De Palma's influence is evident here.
10:30Staking out a train station, Frank reads a newspaper with a stupidly clever headline.
10:41Unfortunately, several mothers choose now to take their babies for a stroll.
10:46Several strollers, a lawnmower, and multiple world leaders get caught in the middle of
10:51a shootout, with Frank taking out disgruntled postal workers and Nordberg catching babies
10:57like some sort of football star.
11:00This opening is a nightmare.
11:02No, it's actually just a nightmare, which we should have guessed from that dyslexia joke.
11:19You can't read in a dream, after all.
11:22Number 2.
11:23Mike Malfunction, The Naked Gun from The Files, a police squad.
11:27Queen Elizabeth has included the city of Los Angeles as one of the three cities she will
11:34visit during her American tour.
11:37With Queen Elizabeth visiting the states, police squad is tasked with protecting her.
11:43Frank doesn't inspire more confidence at a press conference where he has a tall glass
11:47of water before speaking.
11:49After Frank questions the very idea of having a monarch, it seems things can't possibly get
11:55more awkward.
11:56For no matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans, we must
12:01be gracious and considerate hosts.
12:05That is, until Frank visits the little boy's room with his mic still on.
12:10When Frank unzips his pants and lets loose, it doesn't just sound like someone going to
12:15the bathroom.
12:16It's as if the floodgates are being opened.
12:18Especially if it will be the queen's public appearances.
12:30It doesn't help that Frank likes to sing as he takes a dinghy while families watch at home.
12:35The mayor attempts to move forward, but eventually concedes that this conference is already in
12:41the toilet.
12:48Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
12:52Frank the Tank, the naked gun two-and-a-half, the smell of fear, turning a hostage situation
12:58into a zoo.
12:59Now put your hands on top of your head and come out, we've got you in the round now.
13:04Hey!
13:05Hey!
13:06Hey!
13:07Frank!
13:08Frank!
13:09What are you doing?
13:10Where are you going, Frank?
13:11Frank!
13:12Shower Attack, the naked gun two-and-a-half, the smell of fear, he might have succeeded if
13:25he couldn't resist a duet.
13:30Can it be that it was all so simple then?
13:34Or has time rewritten it?
13:42Ambushing Dictators, the naked gun from the files of Police Squad.
13:47Police Squad has no jurisdiction.
13:50Of weak people, of people ripe for destruction, cowards no longer willing to fight.
13:59Lobster, the naked gun two-and-a-half, the smell of fear.
14:13It's not Frank's fault they served the noisiest and messiest dish.
14:17Well, we're all well aware of Dr. Meinheimer's reputation, so I think that perhaps he's best
14:22qualified to explain his research methods.
14:29Wacky Wheels, the naked gun two-and-a-half, the smell of fear.
14:35Is this a parody of E.T. or Mac and Me?
14:38Let's ask Paul Rudd.
14:43He certainly seems to get around marvelously.
15:06Number 1 Baseball Hijinx, the naked gun from the files of Police Squad.
15:22The first film's climax takes place at Anaheim Stadium, where we're treated to one hilarious
15:27set piece after another.
15:29Disguised as opera singer Enrico Palazzo, Frank's cover is quickly blown.
15:34Not wanting to seem unpatriotic, the police wait until Frank is done butchering the National
15:39Anthem before continuing their pursuit.
15:42Frank returns to the field as an umpire, getting a little too close for comfort.
15:47A little tighten the crotch.
15:50Swing.
15:51All right.
15:52All set.
15:54Okay, play ball!
15:57Nobody is safe in this baseball game, least of all the villainous Vincent Ludwig.
16:02Who plummets to his doom.
16:04If the fall didn't kill him, the vehicles and the marching man definitely did.
16:09It happens more than you think.
16:24Just ask Ed.
16:25My father went the same way.
16:28We'd say this is overkill, but we'd still rather be Ludwig than Nordberg, whose troubles
16:34aren't about to get better.
16:35Nordberg!
16:36That's wonderful!
16:37Whoa!
16:38Come, Frank.
16:39Everyone should have a friend like me.
16:41Oh!
16:42What's your favorite Naked Gun moment?
16:48Let us know in the comments.
16:49All right.
16:50Move on.
16:51Nothing to see here.
16:52Please disperse.
16:53Nothing to see here.
16:54Please disperse.
16:55Nothing to see here.
16:57Please.
16:58We're all right!
16:59Now listen, ol' to work, it's no big thing.
17:01Very perfect poquito kalian to see here, please.
17:05I know the truth!
17:06I know, do this may be a fact that from the truth of Michigan the килkes and theemp tariff
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