Frank Drebin

English Etymology From the character from the Naked Gun series of movies. Noun An incompetent and buffonish police officer, especially one known for a deadpan affect. en Lloyd Bridges plays the Frank Drebin of international politics, a war vet who never landed a plane successfully in his life https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2016/03/01/24299/eight_comedy_presidents_more_insane_than_donald_trump Chortle Eight comedy presidents more insane than Donald Trump March 1, 2016 August, 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818223752/https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2016/03/01/24299/eight_comedy_presidents_more_insane_than_donald_trump en April 30, 2023 linkerjpatrick startrek 1343xi7 jid4q93 Funniest line of all. Worf has the best lines. He is the Frank Drebin of Trek https://web.archive.org/web/20230512142538/https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/1343xi7/funniest_line_of_all/jid4q93/ 12 May 2023 en As I said above, the film’s quirky elements that work are due to Atkinson. Not only is he a very funny-looking man (I say that affectionately), but he is also the master of the straight face. He is the Frank Drebin of the Bond spoofs, if you will. It is the way in which Atkinson portrays English as a man who is surrounded in slapstick, yet does not know it that makes bits of this film really work. From the Balcony Johnny English (2003) Bill Clark August, 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818224203/https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/johnny-english-2003/ https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/johnny-english-2003/ August 12, 2023 en June 19, 2018 WTF 8s4w8e e0ybgcs poor guy The Frank Drebin of EMTs... August, 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818224315/https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/8s4w8e/comment/e0ybgcs/ en June 21, 2025 alanthetanuki ShittyDaystrom 1lgwxeo mz0il83 Who is the worst captain in Starfleet history? Braxton. The Frank Drebin of time cops. August, 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818224440/https://www.reddit.com/r/ShittyDaystrom/comments/1lgwxeo/comment/mz0il83/ en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters