There 's a new true detective in town . A Texas police department has hilariously spoofed Matthew McConaughey 's Lincoln car commercials , adding their own spin to reflect a night on the squad . McConaughey 's ads are famous for the Academy Award-winning actor staring pensively through his window , contemplating life 's existential mysteries or just talking about how much he loves his car . Sgt . Larry Wise of the Cedar Hill Police Department in Texas hilariously spoofed Matthew McConaughey 's Lincoln Car ads , adding his own spin to reflect a night on the squad . McConaughey 's ads are famous for the Academy Award-winning actor staring pensively through his window , contemplating life 's existential mysteries or just talking about how much he loves his car . 'Sometimes you got ta go back to actually move forward , and I do n't mean go back and reminisce or chase ghosts , ' he says in twisty dialogue that would make his True Detective character Rust Cohle proud . Cedar Hill Police put Sgt . Larry Wise behind the wheel of a cop van for the parody , and at first Wise repeats McConaughey 's dialogue word for word , in the same pensive deadpan voice . But things soon veer off from their original course . While McConaughey wonders about 'going back to where you came from ' , Wise talks about taking ' a big step back , ' like 'from winning rookie of the year to getting a couple of reflection days off ' . Wise pretends to nod off for a second as he wonders 'Who am I ? Why am I still on duty ? What is this on my fingers and why wo n't it come off ? Is it mystery pocket goo from that last guy I searched ? ' A prisoner makes a guest starring appearance , asking Wise if he 's okay because he 's only going five miles an hour . Wise 's response ? 'That 's pretty good for an Explorer ' 'You do n't get into police work because it makes sense , ' Wise then says . 'You do it cause you thought it really looked cool on TV , or cause med school was out of the question . ' As McConaughey drives under the bright city lights , its gas stations and flashing sirens that reflect in Wise 's window as he ponders yet another night on the job . ' I like being in here , ' he says in the video . 'Driving around all night long contemplating the important questions in life like `` Who am I ? Why am I still on duty ? What is this on my fingers and why wo n't it come off ? '' ' 'Is it mystery pocket goo from that last guy I searched ? ' And , in the spoof , a prisoner makes a guest starring appearance , asking Wise if he 's okay because he 's only going five miles an hour . Wise 's response ? 'That 's pretty good for an Explorer ' . The video was posted on the Cedar Hill Police Department 's Facebook page to celebrate hitting 4,000 Facebook likes . Lt. Colin Chenault told Daily Mail Online that he , Wise and fellow officer Kaleb Hazard came up with the idea after watching Jim Carrey 's spoof of the ads on Saturday Night Live . The video has more than half a million views and has been shared over 12,000 times . Chenault attributes the success to the fact that the video humanizes police officers . ' I think people want to laugh at us and see us as real people , ' he said . 'We want people to remember this video , it sheds a light not just on our city but on other officers as well , and remember that police officers are normal people like you and me . ' 'We laugh at the same things and we want people to see us as they are - we just do a different job . ' Both Chenault and Wise said they are happy they 've created a something that is much more positive and comedic than the recent controversial videos featuring policemen around the country . 'Police officers do n't like to be stereotyped either , ' said Wise . 'So when something bad happens in another city , you 're always going to have that percentage of the public , no matter what , think we 're all corrupt and ca n't do anything right . ' He added that to be able to put something out to humanize policemen and prove they 're 'not all the same ' , and get such a response from the public , was 'outstanding ' . The video was posted on the Cedar Hill Police Department 's Facebook page to celebrate hitting 4,000 Facebook likes . It has more than half a million views and has been shared over 12,000 times .
Cedar Hill Police originally created video for department awards banquet . detective Sgt . Larry sits behind wheel of a squad car instead of a Lincoln . Unlike McConaughey , he does n't contemplate life 's existential questions . Instead asks why he 's ' still on duty ' and if the handwriting on his fingers came from a previous suspect he just disappeared . Has been seen more than half a dozen times after department posted it on Facebook .