Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg
Sally, a bank teller deeply in debt, robs her own bank and plants evidence that implicates a fairly commonplace man who was present during the crime. Police Squad, a special unit of the police force, is called to investigate a double shooting that happened during
Leslie Nielsen
Lt. Frank Drebin
Alan North
Captain Ed Hocken
Ed Williams
Ted Olson
William Duell
Johnny the Snitch
Marvin Miller
Narrator
Rex Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Jim Abrahams
Writer
Jerry Zucker
Director
Jerry Zucker
Writer
David Zucker
Writer
Jim Abrahams
Director
David Zucker
Director
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"A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" is episode 1 of Police Squad! season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,574 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and written by Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, it aired on March 4, 1982.
