Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

"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.

"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 (1982-07-08)[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
List of episodes

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.