Police Academy: The Series
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Police Academy: The Series | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Theme music composer | Ari Wise & Jim Guttridge |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Producer(s) | Goodman/Rosen Productions Paul Manlasky Productions Protocol Entertainment Warner Bros. International Television Production |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | syndicated |
Original release | September 12, 1997 – May 25, 1998 |
Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police Academy series of films. Michael Winslow was the only actor from the Police Academy films to have a recurring role on the show, although several of the film's cast made occasional guest appearances. The series was written by Paul Maslansky and produced by James Margellos and Gary M. Goodman.
Cast
- Matt Borlenghi – Cadet Richard Casey (26 episodes), who is similar to Carey Mahoney and Nick Lassard. Like Mahoney, Casey is a repeat offender who chose the Academy instead of jail.
- Rod Crawford – Sgt. Rusty Ledbetter (19 episodes), who is similar to Harris and Mauser; he wants to discredit Casey and his friends to get them thrown out of the academy.
- Toby Proctor – Cadet Dirk Tackleberry (20 episodes) who is a nephew of Eugene Tackleberry, who is Dirk's idol.
- Jeremiah Birkett – Cadet Dean Tackleberry (20 episodes) who is a nephew of Eugene Tackleberry, who is Dean's idol.
- Heather Campbell – Cadet Annie Metford (20 episodes)
- Christine Gonzales – Alicia Conchita Montoya Cervantes (17 episodes)
- Tony Longo – Cadet Luke Kackley (19 episodes) who is similar to House Conklin and Moses Hightower.
- P. J. Ochlan – Cadet Lester Shane (20 episodes), who is similar to Proctor; as Ledbetter's assistant, he spies on Casey and his friends in an attempt to discredit them and throw them out of the academy.
- Joe Flaherty – Cmdt. Hefilfinger (20 episodes) who is similar to Eric Lassard; he is Lassard's successor as head of the academy.
Recurring cast
- Michael Winslow – Sgt. Larvell Jones (13 episodes)
- Larke Miller as Kendall Jackson (14 episodes)
- Tanya Wright as Cassandra Cunningham (7 episodes)
Guest stars
- Leslie Easterbrook as D.A. Debbie Callahan (episode 6)
- Kenneth Mars as Dr. Quackenbush (episode 9), who played a central role as the Mayor in Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
- Art Metrano as Mauser (named in this show as Sheriff Meiser) (episode 13)
- George Gaynes as Cmdt. Eric Lassard (episode 16)
- Bubba Smith as Capt. Moses Hightower (episode 19)
- Dom DeLuise as the voice of Zeus (episode 17)
- David Graf as Capt. Eugene Tackleberry (episode 21)
- Colleen Camp appears as Sgt. Kathleen Kirkland-Tackleberry through archive footage (episode 21)
- George R. Robertson as Commissioner Hurst (episode 22)
- Tim Kazurinsky as Arnold Fliegel (episode 23), who played Carl Sweetchuck in the second through fourth installments of the film series.
Episodes
Nº | Title | Air date |
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1 | "Beauty Is Only Academy Deep" | September 22, 1997 |
2 | "Put Down That Nose" | September 29, 1997 |
3 | "Ain't Nothin' But a Hound" | October 6, 1997 |
4 | "Two Men and a Baby" | October 13, 1997 |
5 | "Dead Man Talking" | October 20, 1997 |
6 | "Mummy Dearest" | October 27, 1997 |
7 | "No Sweat, Sweet" | November 3, 1997 |
8 | "All at Sea" | November 10, 1997 |
9 | "Les Is More" | November 17, 1997 |
10 | "If I Were a Rich Cop" | November 24, 1997 |
11 | "Shopping with the Enemy" | December 1, 1997 |
12 | "Luke... Warm" | January 26, 1998 |
13 | "The Truth Ain't What It Used to Be" | February 2, 1998 |
14 | "Hoop Nightmares" | February 9, 1998 |
15 | "Lend Me Your Ears" | February 16, 1998 |
16 | "Dr. Hightower" | February 23, 1998 |
17 | "Bring Me the Turtle of Commandant Hefilfinger" | March 2, 1998 |
18 | "Karate Cops" | March 30, 1998 |
19 | "A Horse of Course" | April 6, 1998 |
20 | "Mr. I.Q." | April 13, 1998 |
21 | "Team Tack" | April 20, 1998 |
22 | "Cadet of the Year" | April 27, 1998 |
23 | "Got Insurance?" | May 4, 1998 |
24 | "Angel on My Back" | May 11, 1998 |
25 | "Lend Me Your Neck" | May 18, 1998 |
26 | "Rich No More" | May 25, 1998 |
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