Police Academy (TV series)

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show_name = Police Academy


caption = "Police Academy" title card
genre = Animated comedy
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theme_music_composer = Scott Thomas Canfield
opentheme = "They Wear the Blue" by Scott Thomas Canfield, performed by The Fat Boys
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country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 64
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producer = Ruby-Spears Productions
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runtime = 30 minutes
network = CBS
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first_aired = September 10, 1988
last_aired = September 2, 1989
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imdb_id = 0094526
tv_com_id = 22177

"Police Academy", also known as "Police Academy: The Series", is a 1988 animated television series based on the "Police Academy" series of films. It aired on Saturday mornings and lasted two seasons for a total of 64 episodes.

Some episodes feature a crime boss named Kingpin. His keen intelligence, girth, and stature are very similar to the Marvel Comics character of the same name. New characters were added to the show as well. Among them were a group of talking police dogs called the Canine Corps. They were made up of Samson (the bulldog leader), Lobo ( the noble yet clumsy husky), Bonehead (the dimwitted giant St. Bernard), Chilipepper (the excitable chihuahua), and Schitzy (the only female golden retriever with an identity crisis).

The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Warner Bros. Television. In later years, the latter company would gain distribution rights to most of the pre-1990 shows by the former, thanks to Time Warner buying Turner Entertainment (which had acquired the R-S library) in 1996.

Voice cast

* Ron Rubin as Carey Mahoney
* Dan Hennessey as Zed and Eugene 'Tack' Tackleberry
* Howard Morris as Sweetchuck and the Professor
* Greg Morton as Larvell Jones and Moses Hightower
* Len Carlson as Captain Thaddeus Harris
* Don Francks as Thomas 'House' Conklin and Proctor
* Denise Pidgeon as Debbie Callahan and Laverne Hooks
* Tedd Dillon as Commandant Eric Lassard
* Rex Hagon as Mauser
* Noam Zylberman as Bobby and Bill
* Suzette Myers as Anchor

Home video releases

"Police Academy" was released through chronological volumes on VHS. At least six volumes were released, each including two episodes. In winter 2008 in DVD.

Characters

* Carey Mahoney:
* Larvelle Jones:
* Sweetchuck:
* Zed:
* Moses Hightower:
* Laverne Hooks:
* House:
* Eugene Tackleberry:
* Debbie Callahan:
* Capt. Thaddeus Harris:
* Proctor:
* Com. Eric Lassard:
* Professor:
* K-9 corps:

Other characters

The Villains

* Kingpin: The thieves fat boss
* Numbskull:
* Mr. Sleaze:
* Claw: The cat thieve with his cat Mauser
* The Clown Gang: Three clowns thieves
* Amazona: The beauty and powerful of wrestling
* Shark:
* Big Mary:
* Falcon:
* Flung Hi:
* The London Bridge Gang:
* The Ninjas and Father:
* Fox:
* Ace:
* Queen of Hearths:
* Chester:
* The Highway Robbers:
* Seedy McLeech:
* George and Lenny:
* King Neptune: The sea king, he's stonel jewels
* Skull Ned and the Rock Gang:
* Awesome Ape:
* Aunt Bertha: Zed's aunt
* Sheikh and the Guards:
* The Junkman:
* Slik:
* Bad Knight: In really, the thieve and Tackleberry's enemy
* The Humongo:
* Professor Pilpers:
* Giaguar the giaguar: The boss sacre giaguar of toys voodoo
* The Mexican Thieves:
* The Phantom:
* Lady Tina:
* The Magnificent Mystopholes:
* "'Prof. Pherril and Pack
* The Hang Ten Gang:
* Mr. Shee, Pack, Squitty and Fufy the crocodile:
* Bobby & friends:
* Mr. Glitch:
* Pop Corn and Family:
* Waxen Wayne:
* The Phantom of the Opera:
* The Hillbilly Sheriff:
* Dr. Deadstone:
* Big Burger:
* Maxine:
* Madame Zelda and the Land Pirates:
* The incredible Shandar:
* Egyptian king:
* The Comic Book Caper:
* Professor Jekill:
* Robin Good:

Episodes

"Season 1"
*01 - The Good, The Bad & The Bogus
*02 - Puttin' On The Dogs
*03 - Phantom of the Precinct
*04 - Cops & Robots
*05 - Police Academy Blues
*06 - A Blue Knight At The Opera
*07 - Worth Her Weight In Gold
*08 - For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll
*09 - Westward Ho Hooks
*10 - My Mummy Lies Over The Ocean
*11 - Numbskull's Revenge
*12 - Proctor, Call A Doctor!
*13 - Little Zed & Big Bertha
*14 - Curses On You!
*15 - Lights, Action, Coppers!
*16 - Camp Academy
*17 - The Tell Tale Tooth
*18 - Mr. Sleaze Versus Lockjaw
*19 - Spaced Out Space Cadets
*20 - Sweetchuck's Brother
*21 - Karate Cop
*22 - The Hang Ten Gang
*23 - Nine Cops And A Baby
*24 - Fish & Microchips
*25 - Precinct of Wax
*26 - Cop Scouts

"Season 2"
*01 - Professor Jekyll And Gangster
*02 - Operation Big House
*03 - Ship Of Jewels
*04 - Zillion Dollar Zed
*05 - The Comic Book Caper
*06 - The Monkey Trial
*07 - Rolling For Dollars
*08 - K-9 Corps And The Peking Pooch
*09 - Santa With A Badge
*10 - Suitable For Framing
*11 - Rock Around The Cops
*12 - Prince And The Copper
*13 - Now You Steal It, Now You Don't
*14 - Mad Maxine
*15 - Trading Disgraces
*16 - Champ
*17 - Wheels of Fortune
*18 - The Wolf Who Cried Boy
*19 - Snow Job
*20 - A Bad Knight For Tackleberry
*21 - Supercop Sweetchuck
*22 - Deja Voodoo
*23 - Flights Of The Bumbling Blues
*24 - Big Burger
*25 - Fat City
*26 - Elementary, My Dear Coppers!
*27 - Dr. Deadstone, I Presume
*28 - The Hillbilly Blues
*29 - Survival Of The Fattest
*30 - The Junkman Ransoms The Ozone
*31 - Grads On Tour
*32 - Like Coppers, Like Son
*33 - Ten Little Cops
*34 - Big Top Cops
*35 - Alpine K-9s
*36 - The Legend Of Robin Good
*37 - Hawaii Nine-0
*38 - Thieves Like Us

Action figures

Kenner produced a line of "Police Academy" action figures based on the animated series. Each features multiple points of articulation and comical accessories. Two accessories, included with Claw and Eugene Tackleberry, would be reused for the Joker figures in Kenner's "Dark Knight Collection". [ [http://batmanytb.com/actionfiguresanddolls/actionfigures/movies/thedarkknightcollection/ Action Figures - Movies - The Dark Knight Collection] BatmanYTB.com. Retrieved February 6, 2008.] Five of the vehicles and playsets planned were left unproduced; however, the Copper Corner playset would later be released through the Argentinian company Josca. [ [http://www.toyarchive.com/PoliceCopperCorner1.html STA: Police Academy: Produced!!! Copper Corner Playset Boxed] ToyArchive.com (2000). Retrieved February 6, 2008.]

eries 1 (1988)

* Carey Mahoney and Samson Dog
* Claw with Mouser Cat
* Eugene Tackleberry with Armed Flak Vest
* Larvell Jones and Bullhorn
* Moses Hightower and Meter Reader Scooter
* Mr. Sleaze with Fodo Dog
* Numbskull with Smashing Helmets
* Zed and Police Skateboard

eries 2 (1988)

* Captain Harris (mail-away)
* S.W.A.T. Eugene Tackleberry with Fistzooka
* Flung Hi with Crazy Karate Gear
* Kingpin with Thief-Trap Safe
* Karate Larvell Jones

pecial Assignment Rookies (1989)

* Undercover Carey Mahoney
* Snack Attack House with Hoagie Blaster
* Stakeout Sweetchuck (mail-away)
* Sky Glidin' Zed with Hang Glider

Vehicles and playsets (1988)

* Crash Cruiser
* Cycle Crash w/ figure
* Precinct Police Station
* Copper Corner (released through Josco)

References

External links

* [http://www.toyarchive.com/PoliceAcademy.html STA: Police Academy (Kenner)]