The New Breed

TV Series
1961–1962
1h

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Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino, John Clarke, and Greg Roman in The New Breed (1961)

The Metropolitan Squad is an elite team of Los Angeles Police Department detectives assigned to disrupt the workings of organized crime.The Metropolitan Squad is an elite team of Los Angeles Police Department detectives assigned to disrupt the workings of organized crime.The Metropolitan Squad is an elite team of Los Angeles Police Department detectives assigned to disrupt the workings of organized crime.

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Leslie Nielsen plays Lieutenant Price in this series. He went on to play the iconic Lieutenant Frank Debin in the "Police Squad" (1982) television series and the "Naked Gun" police parody movies.

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Referenced in Critic's Choice (1963)

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8/10

The New Breed

I also can't figure out why this show didn't make it. It was a hit when I was in 7th grade with my peer group.

Show had a great theme song.

Typical Quinn Martin production, based on the technical architecture of his other shows (The Fugitive) First time I had seen Leslie Nielsen in a straight dramatic role since Forbidden Planet and 1 appearance on the Untouchables. Who would have guessed his greatest success would have come in comedy? John Beradino also did a good job; he was another Untouchables alum, having starred in a couple of episodes.

Maybe it's time to get this one on DVD.