Like everyone else my age, I am irrationally protective of the pop culture touchstones I grew up with. Just last week, I saw a trailer for a “Running Man” remake — starring

Lt Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) is the son of…you guessed it, Frank Drebin, played by Leslie Nielsen in the original Naked Gun films. But that’s not all. As revealed in a hysterical gag, the entire police force, including Paul Walter Hauser’s Capt Ed Hocken Jr, is the son or daughter of someone from the original cast.

In an interview with Fox News Digital earlier this month, filmmaker David Zucker declared that he will not be watching “The Naked Gun” starring Liam Neeson, stating the entire concept of a “Naked Gun” reboot unoriginal and played out.