Nielsen had been establishing himself in comedy and the next year would star in The Naked Gun.

The Naked Gun was both a critical and box office success.

There was so much about 'Naked Gun' that was new, even though we had done the characters in the television series.

In 'Naked Gun,' " he said, "these characters are playing it completely straight.

Last month, the team reunited to start filming "The Naked Gun 33 1/3."

In The Naked Gun, the villain is run over first by a bus, then a steam roller and finally a marching band.

Among them was a parody that promised more jokes than "Naked Gun 2 1/2."

The team is also featured in the 1988 comedy film The Naked Gun.

"Naked Gun" turned out to be a bizarre phenomenon, too: a movie just as funny as its trailer predicted it would be.

Oh they're showing Naked Gun on the television.