@izzythepush,
The 1980's was when Leslie Nielsen grduted from roles here he played some nondescript strait character or a heavy, to when he became a great comedic actor. The "Police Squad " Tv series gave birth to the "Naked Gun" movies. (of which I have a few in my P.C.).
I think leslie Nielsen defined what comedies were to become, silly, preposterous, and funny.
He was also in AIRPLANE, another silliness