Squad 85

Squad 85
GenreComedy
Created byGregory Bonsignore
Theme music composerJeff Bowen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersJustin Lin
Gregory Bonsignore
ProducersAndrew Beck
Reena Dutt
Parvesh Cheena
Production locationsHollywood, California
Sunset Gower Studios
New York City
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companyYOMYOMF
Original release
NetworkYOMYOMF
ReleaseNovember 13, 2009 (2009-11-13) –
present

Squad 85 is an American comedy series created by Gregory Bonsignore that premiered on November 13, 2012, on Justin Lin's YOMYOMF Network.[1] The series premise establishes that, "In 1985 the Los Angeles Police Department experimented with a secret Time-Travel division, catapulting four of L.A.'s finest 25 years into the future. That future... is NOW!" Wherein four cops from 1985 time travel to present day, meeting their Chief and Bobby a new recruit to form their own police squad. The series satirizes many 1980s Cop tropes as well as other movies and shows.[2]

Squad 85 has received acclaim from critics and has gained a cult following. They have finished photography on Series 1.

The Trailer debuted November 5, 2012.[3]

Cast and characters

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The show focuses on an ensemble of police working out of an old graffiti-tatted L.A. squad house.[4]

The Squad

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Additional cast

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Episodes

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  • Episode 1: Out With the New:[5]

A Police Academy grad is assigned to a top-secret Squad, and is immediately on the case of a new drug ring at Dukakis High.

  • Episode 2: It's Not the Work, It's the Stares:[6]

To see the crime scene, the Squad goes undercover, unnecessarily, as 80's-themed call girls.

  • Episode 3: Special Ops:[7]

The Squad heads back to Dukakis High to interrogate the most surprising of drug dealers (Guest star: RJ MitteBreaking Bad).

References and sources

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  1. ^ "The YOMYOMF Network - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "SQUAD 85 Set Visit Report. Justin Lin Produced SQUAD 85 | Collider". www.collider.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20.
  3. ^ Squad 85 Trailer (Official). Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Squad85". Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Squad 85 (Ep 1 of 6). Archived from the original on 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ Squad 85 (Ep 2 of 6). Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ Squad 85 (Ep 3 of 6). Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via www.youtube.com.

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