The episode opens with a birthday party organized by Mr. Burton for his daughter, Terri, who is turning 18. After Terri blows out the candles on her birthday cake, her boyfriend Kingsley Addison approaches her to discuss marriage. During their conversation, a man suddenly appears, takes hold of Terri, and incapacitates Kingsley.
Later at the crime scene, Frank and Ed talk about a ransom note left behind demanding $1 million. When Frank and Ed are questioning Mr. and Mrs. Burton, the kidnapper phones them. Frank orders Norberg to get a tap on the phone, only this doesn't work in time.
The next day, Frank decides to talk to Kingsley, the only witness to the kidnapping. Kingsley plays basketball every day at the Shorewood Highschool playground. While joining Kingsley's basketball game there, Frank discovers that he owed money to a lot of people. When Frank leaves, he receives a phone call from Ed saying that the kidnapper(s) have sent the Burtons a tape in the mail. When Frank, Ed and Norberg listen to the tape, they hear some strange noises in the background. When Ed complains that instructions for the delivery were not included, a mime appears to deliver these vital details.
Frank decides to go to the lab and see what Ted has come up with. Ted shows Frank that the noises on the tape are a bell and a foghorn, the kind of type you would associate with the ocean, or the lakefront. When Frank and Ed drive around for a couple of hours, they end up at a gas station, where they discover that the foghorn is actually a tuba, and the bell is the bell from the gas station. After Frank and Ed have checked almost every tuba store in the city, they hit a dead end. Frank decides to go to his own private source, Johnny, who tells Frank that a new store called the El Tubadera Club has just been opened.
When Frank gets there, he encounters the kidnapper coming out holding Terri Burton, which starts a gunfight. Ed comes by, and trying to get behind the kidnapper, he yells, "Cover me!" and Frank covers him with a blanket. Blinded, Ed stumbles around until he trips over a couple of trash cans. When the kidnapper tries to run once he's out of bullets, he trips over Ed, and Frank arrests him. Frank takes off the kidnapper's mask and reveals him as the Burtons' butler.
Recurring jokesEdit
Tonight's special guest star:Robert Goulet, who is shot by firing squad. Goulet would later appear in The Naked Gun 2½ as the main antagonist Quentin Hapsburg.
Next week's experiment: Ten things you can do with a carrot.
Johnny's next customer:Tommy Lasorda, who wants to know if he needs another pitcher on his team; Johnny chides him for giving up Tommy John.
Freeze frame gag: The chimpanzee in the office throws papers all over the office.
ReferencesEdit
^"The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) at the TVIV". Retrieved January 20, 2008.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Butler Did It A Bird in the Hand news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in universe style Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non fictional perspective October 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Butler Did It A Bird in the Hand is the fifth produced episode but third broadcast of the TV series Police Squad It was written by Pat Proft and directed by Georg Stanford Brown It was produced by Robert K Weiss The Butler Did It A Bird in the Hand Police Squad episodeFrank and Ed shooting at the kidnapper in front of the El Tubadera clubEpisode no Season 1Episode 5Directed byGeorg Stanford BrownStory byDeborah Hwang Marriott Robert K WeissTeleplay byPat ProftOriginal air dateMarch 18 1982 1982 March 18 1 Guest appearancesRobert Goulet special guest star Tommy Lasorda as HimselfNicolas Coster as Warner BurtonLilibet Stern as Terri BurtonByron Webster as ThamesKen Michelman as Kingsley AddisonPeter Elbing as The MimeK Callan as CharlotteEpisode chronology Previous Revenge and Remorse The Guilty Alibi Next Testimony of Evil Dead Men Don t Laugh List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Act Two Ball III 2 Recurring jokes 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditThe episode opens with a birthday party organized by Mr Burton for his daughter Terri who is turning 18 After Terri blows out the candles on her birthday cake her boyfriend Kingsley Addison approaches her to discuss marriage During their conversation a man suddenly appears takes hold of Terri and incapacitates Kingsley Later at the crime scene Frank and Ed talk about a ransom note left behind demanding 1 million When Frank and Ed are questioning Mr and Mrs Burton the kidnapper phones them Frank orders Norberg to get a tap on the phone only this doesn t work in time The next day Frank decides to talk to Kingsley the only witness to the kidnapping Kingsley plays basketball every day at the Shorewood Highschool playground While joining Kingsley s basketball game there Frank discovers that he owed money to a lot of people When Frank leaves he receives a phone call from Ed saying that the kidnapper s have sent the Burtons a tape in the mail When Frank Ed and Norberg listen to the tape they hear some strange noises in the background When Ed complains that instructions for the delivery were not included a mime appears to deliver these vital details Act Two Ball III Edit nbsp Act Two Ball IIIFrank decides to go to the lab and see what Ted has come up with Ted shows Frank that the noises on the tape are a bell and a foghorn the kind of type you would associate with the ocean or the lakefront When Frank and Ed drive around for a couple of hours they end up at a gas station where they discover that the foghorn is actually a tuba and the bell is the bell from the gas station After Frank and Ed have checked almost every tuba store in the city they hit a dead end Frank decides to go to his own private source Johnny who tells Frank that a new store called the El Tubadera Club has just been opened When Frank gets there he encounters the kidnapper coming out holding Terri Burton which starts a gunfight Ed comes by and trying to get behind the kidnapper he yells Cover me and Frank covers him with a blanket Blinded Ed stumbles around until he trips over a couple of trash cans When the kidnapper tries to run once he s out of bullets he trips over Ed and Frank arrests him Frank takes off the kidnapper s mask and reveals him as the Burtons butler Recurring jokes EditTonight s special guest star Robert Goulet who is shot by firing squad Goulet would later appear in The Naked Gun 2 as the main antagonist Quentin Hapsburg Next week s experiment Ten things you can do with a carrot Johnny s next customer Tommy Lasorda who wants to know if he needs another pitcher on his team Johnny chides him for giving up Tommy John Freeze frame gag The chimpanzee in the office throws papers all over the office References Edit The Butler Did It A Bird in the Hand at the TVIV Retrieved January 20 2008 External links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to The Butler Did it A Bird in the Hand The Butler Did It at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Butler Did It A Bird in the Hand amp oldid 1178512338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
