{"id":40753,"date":"2025-08-02T15:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/40753\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:20:08","slug":"the-10-best-naked-gun-jokes-gags-goofs-and-bits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/40753\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Naked Gun Jokes, Gags, Goofs, and Bits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something we never anticipated has happened. Even in an era where every other movie is a sequel, legacy sequel, or reboot, it’s still shocking to have a new Naked Gun<\/a>. Liam Neeson, whose awesome deadpan humor was a delight in Ted 2 and on Ricky Gervais’ Extras, plays Frank Drebin Jr. in a fresh new take on the classic Zucker\/Abrahams films. The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer (Hot Rod, Pop Star) directs, carrying the spoof torch and keeping the satire fires alive. <\/p>\n

Looking back at the three original films, which were born from the short-lived TV comedy Police Squad!, we’ve plucked out the ten best goofs, gags, bits, and bites. The following jokes — from 1988’s The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/a>, 1991’s The Naked Gun 2 1\/2: The Smell of Fear<\/a>, and 1994’s Naked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult<\/a> — were the pinnacle of hilarity. Even if you haven’t seen these films in years, you’ll likely remember these classic moments from these parodies of hard-boiled Dragnet-style cop dramas. <\/p>\n

You can also read IGN’s review of 2025’s Naked Gun<\/a> right here. It’s stupendously stupid in all the right ways, filled with jokes that honor the original films whole also creating new insta-classic insanity. In due time, many of these new gags will find their way to a list like this.<\/p>\n

The 10 Best Naked Gun Gags\"LookingFrank and Jane’s Big Day Out<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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Paired perfectly with the bouncy ’60s bop “I’m into Something Good” by Herman’s Hermits, Frank and Jane get a loving, whirlwind montage. It’s a fast-track relationship romp filled with nothing but laughs and good times — like howling with laughter after seeing Platoon, clotheslining other couples on the beach, brutal bronco riding, and hot dog cart condiment fights. <\/p>\n

“I had a wonderful day, Frank.” <\/p>\n

Perfect.<\/p>\n

Returning Hero<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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After working an operation for Police Squad in Beirut (whaaat?) where he ambushes a conference of America’s Famous Enemies of 1988 — like Muammar Gaddafi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mikhail Gorbachev, and more — Frank returns home to Los Angeles where he’s given a hero’s welcome. Wait, nope. Hang on. Captain Ed Hocken’s got some bad news.<\/p>\n

“Frank, they’re not here for you. Weird Al Yankovic is on the plane.”<\/p>\n

Yup, on the same plane back from Beirut, apparently, is Weird Al and one of the best parts of Ed’s line is that, by its delivery, it’s fairly apparent actor George Kennedy has no idea who Weird Al Yankovic is irl.<\/p>\n

That would certainly change over the years since Weird Al became a Naked Gun fixture, of sorts.<\/p>\n

Nothing to See Here<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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The oft-gif’d “Nothing to See Here” gag from the first film involves Frank trying to do crowd control in front of an exploding fireworks factory. <\/p>\n

Phenomenal. <\/p>\n

“Nothing to see here, please disperse!”<\/p>\n

The entire car chase leading up to the calamity is also awesome, with Frank commandeering a student driver’s test car and then leading the assassin into both an exploding gas tanker and a ballistic missile. <\/p>\n

It’s Enrico Pallazzo!<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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One of the very best goofy gags from the first movie comes when Frank tries to infiltrate a Dodger game at the end and gets onto the field by (knocking out and then) impersonating “famous Italian opera singer” Enrico Pallazzo. The real Enrico now must watch, tied up somewhere in the stadium, as Frank butchers his career with a heinous rendition of the national anthem. <\/p>\n

After switching his disguise to that of an umpire, Frank eventually thwarts the plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. But who gets the credit? When Frank removes his ump mask, he gets a…<\/p>\n

Mayor: “That umpire. He saved the Queen’s life.”<\/p>\n

Ed: “That’s no umpire, your honor!” <\/p>\n

Guy in crowd: “Hey! It’s Enrico Pallazzo!”<\/p>\n

No notes.<\/p>\n

Pisstakes Were Made<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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Go piss, girl!<\/p>\n

After speaking at a press conference about the Queen’s visit to Los Angeles, Frank hits the head, unaware that he’s still mic’d up. What proceeds is the longest stream of peeing and farting that’s ever happened in the course of human events. All audibly experienced by the Mayor and the reporters out in the conference area. <\/p>\n

Unbeatable.<\/p>\n

Et Tu, Frank?<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!<\/p>\n

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Literally just going to put the dialogue here.<\/p>\n

Mayor: “Drebin, I don’t want anymore trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That’s my policy.”<\/p>\n

Frank: “Yes. 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.”<\/p>\n

Mayor: “That was a Shakespeare-in-the-Park production of Julius Caesar, you moron! You killed five actors! Good ones.”<\/p>\n

Nothing’s better, I tell you.<\/p>\n

Hapsburg’s Death<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun 2 1\/2: The Smell of Fear<\/p>\n

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In the second Naked Gun, famous singer Robert Goulet plays evil oil magnate Quentin Hapsburg… and gets one of the silliest deaths in the entire series. <\/p>\n

At first, it seems like Hapsburg’s demise will come from a great fall, as Ed accidentally pushes him out of a top-story window. But Haps lands safely on the building’s awning, gently bouncing to safety down on the sidewalk. Thinking he’s home free, Haps is then instantly attacked by a giant rampaging lion. <\/p>\n

While not completely random since we saw a bunch of animals escape from the zoo earlier, it’s still a startlingly silly bit of mauling.<\/p>\n

The Way We Were<\/p>\n

Movie: The Naked Gun 2 1\/2: The Smell of Fear<\/p>\n

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An assassin almost gets the drop on Jane in Naked Gun 2 1\/2, but gets swept up in her shower rendition of Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” his emotion causing him to at first quietly sing along and then, eventually, take over with his booming voice.<\/p>\n

The singing gives him away, leading to a ridiculously wonderful bathroom fight where Frank and the hitman go at each other with toothbrushes, hair dryers, and — deadliest of all — towels.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Les Untouchables<\/p>\n

Movie: Naked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult<\/p>\n

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It’s no secret that the Naked Gun films offered diminishing returns as they went on, the first one being a perfect comedy and the next two being flawed follow-ups. But there is a standout moment in Naked Gun 33 1\/3… right at the beginning. <\/p>\n

Though seven years removed from 1987’s The Untouchables, the Brian De Palma-style opening of the third Naked Gun movie is hilarious, with multiple baby prams tumbling down the stairs (as well as the President, the Pope, and other goofy intruders). Sadly, the rest of the film couldn’t match this inspired intro.<\/p>\n

Nordberg<\/p>\n

Movie: Recurring<\/p>\n

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It’s certainly not great that O.J. Simpson was a big background part of the Naked Gun films, but if he absolutely had to infest a beloved old comedy, it’s at least in a role that, with regularity, gets violently assaulted in wildly cartoonish ways. It takes some of the sting off.<\/p>\n

Officer Nordberg gets shot, blown up, flattened, bear-trapped, crunched, stomped, bonked, and basically Deadpool’d all over the damn place. <\/p>\n

Did you favorite Naked Gun moment make the list? If not, tell us what it is down below. Down there. In the Undercroft. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Something we never anticipated has happened. Even in an era where every other movie is a sequel, legacy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-40753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}