Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)

Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) is the second episode of the TV series Police Squad! It was directed by Joe Dante, written by Tino Insana and Robert Wuhl and produced by Robert K. Weiss.

Guest Starring

 * George Stanford Brown (special guest star)
 * Rudy Solari as Montague Martin
 * Patrick St. Esprit as Buddy Briggs
 * Tessa Richarde as Mary
 * Floyd Levine as Saul Cooper
 * Irwin Keyes as Luca Burnett
 * Grand L. Bush as The Champ

Special Guest Star
"Tonight's Special Guest Star', shown in the opening credits is George Stanford Brown, dressed in the uniform of a police officer, cautiously walking a city street with his gun drawn. He is promptly killed off, Police Squad! style, by a falling safe.

Plot
In order to expose crime boss and prize fight fixing, Montague Martin (Rudy Solari), Lieutenant Frank Drebin goes undercover as manager Bob Kelly. Frank makes a deal with boxer Buddy Briggs, whom he trains for a title fight against the current champion The Champ (Grand L. Bush). However, Martin has kidnapped Briggs' wife, and will only release her if Briggs deliberately loses the fight. In a race against the clock, Frank has to find Buddy's wife before Buddy gets knocked out.

Recurring Gags

 * Tonight's special guest star: George Stanford Brown, who has a safe dropped on him.
 * Next week's experiment: "...remember to bring three from your mother's dresser."
 * Johnny's next customer: A Heart Surgeon needing help with a patient's bypass operation.
 * Freeze frame gag: Everyone freezes but Montague Martin. He realises what is happening and attempts to escape but finds the door is blocked. With no other way out, he ultimately tries to make his way through the camera lens towards the viewer (breaking the fourth wall) but cannot make his way past the glass barrier.