RIP Leslie Nielsen. He made me cry with laughter with his legendary characters Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin and the “Don’t call me Shirley” doctor from Airplane.
Over the last couple of days Facebook has been full of “Don’t call me Shirley” or “Nice beaver” status updates in tribute, which show how this man was loved.
I used to love these ads he did, in character as his Police Squad and Naked Gun detective, for a certain cider in the 1990s:
Hey you over there, in the shadows!!
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