Part of a cycle of American cop comedies that got made after the box-office success of Scuola di polizia (1984). The films include that movie's numerous sequels, F.B.I. agenti in sottoveste (1988), Reclute (1986), Un poliziotto fuori di testa (1986), Pattuglia di notte (1984), Scuola guida (1985) and Hollywood Vice Squad (1986).