Under anesthetic, subdivided and synthetic

There's something about his delivery that can elevate even the corniest, most ridiculous lines into the sublime -- and good lines just turn out all the better. Airplane!, for being released 30 (!) years ago, is still a brilliant piece of comedy all the way around (though it's twice as funny if you've seen Zero Hour!). Police Squad! doesn't suit itself to watching its entirety all in one sitting, but it's still worth a viewing, if not marathon (though you could watch the entire series in about the time it takes to watch its first spin-off film)....