Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"
Police Squad! episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Joe Dante [1]
Written by	Tino Insana [1] Robert Wuhl [1]
Original air date	July 8, 1982 (1982-07-8) [2]
Guest appearances
William Conrad (special guest star) Dick Clark as himself Dick Miller as Vic Claudette Nevins as Veronica Rivers Wayne Winton as Don Jerry Lane as Willu
Episode chronology
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"Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)" is the sixth and final episode of the short-lived TV series Police Squad! . The episode was directed by Joe Dante and written by Tino Insana and Robert Wuhl. The episode was produced by Robert K. Weiss.

Plot

A struggling comedian (played by Danny Dayton) owes money to the owner of a nightclub. Following the discovery of the comedian's body at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash, it is initially believed that said accident was a suicide. However, it is later discovered that the comedian was also a police informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub. Frank (Leslie Nielsen) intervenes and takes the place of the deceased at the nightclub in order to investigate further.

Recurring jokes

• Tonight's special guest star: William Conrad, who (like Lorne Greene in the first episode) portrays a man who is thrown out of a moving car with a knife in his chest.
• Next week's experiment: Why cows look forward to giving milk.
• Johnny's next customer: Dick Clark, who wants help understanding a new type of music (ska) before asking for some more of Johnny's "secret formula youth cream".
• Freeze frame gag: The office falls apart around Frank, Ed and Norberg.

References

1. "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)". Cast and Crew. TV.com. Retrieved August 30, 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) at the TVIV" . Retrieved August 30, 2008.

External links

• "Testimony of Evil" at IMDb