Police Academy: The Series
Police Academy: The Series is an American sitcom series that was a 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. Which aired in syndicated from September 27, 1997 until May 23, 1998.
| Police Academy: The Series | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Paul Maslansky |
| Based on | Police Academy characters by Neal Israel & Pat Proft |
| Developed by | Gerald Sanoff |
| Starring | Matt Borlenghi Tony Longo Rod Crawford Christine Gonzales Toby Proctor Heather Campbell Jeremiah Birkett P. J. Ochlan Joe Flaherty Michael Winslow |
| Theme music composer | Ari Wise & Jim Guttridge |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Paul Bronfam Steven S. Levitan Paul Maslansky Gary Goodman Barry Rosen |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Paul Manlasky Productions Goodman/Rosen Productions Protocol Entertainment Warner Bros. International Television Production |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated |
| Original release | September 27, 1997 – May 23, 1998 |
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.
- Michael Winslow – Sgt. Larvell Jones (13 episodes)
Recurring cast
- 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 | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Beauty Is Only Academy Deep" | Mark Jean | Gerald Sanoff | September 27, 1997 |
| 2 | "Put Down That Nose" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Kathy Slevin | October 4, 1997 |
| 3 | "Ain't Nothin' But a Hound" | Jim Drake | Simon Muntner | October 11, 1997 |
| 4 | "Two Men and a Baby" | Jim Drake | Howard Nemetz | October 18, 1997 |
| 5 | "Dead Man Talking" | Ray Austin | Doug Molitor | October 25, 1997 |
| 6 | "Mummy Dearest" | Mark Jean | Michael Gleason | November 1, 1997 |
| 7 | "No Sweat, Sweet" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Howard Nemetz | November 8, 1997 |
| 8 | "All at Sea" | Tibor Takacs | Michael Sloan | November 15, 1997 |
| 9 | "Les Is More" | Mark Jean | Eva Almos | November 22, 1997 |
| 10 | "If I Were a Rich Cop" | Ray Austin | Kathy Slevin | November 29, 1997 |
| 11 | "Shopping with the Enemy" | Tibor Takacs | Kathy Slevin | December 6, 1997 |
| 12 | "Luke...Warm" | Donald Shebib | Dan Wilcox | January 24, 1998 |
| 13 | "The Truth Ain't What It Used to Be" | Donald Shebib | Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman | February 7, 1998 |
| 14 | "Hoop Nightmares" | Ray Austin | Alan Daniels | February 14, 1998 |
| 15 | "Lend Me Your Ears" | Mark Jean | Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman | February 21, 1998 |
| 16 | "Dr. Hightower" | Christopher Hibler | Bill Taub | February 28, 1998 |
| 17 | "Bring Me the Turtle of Commandant Hefilfinger" | Mark Jean | Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman | March 7, 1998 |
| 18 | "Karate Cops" | Allan Harmon | Kathy Slevin | March 28, 1998 |
| 19 | "A Horse of Course" | Ray Austin | Alan Schwartz | April 4, 1998 |
| 20 | "Mr. I.Q." | Donald Shebib | Michael Gleason | April 11, 1998 |
| 21 | "Team Tack" | Robert Radler | John Wayne Topping | April 18, 1998 |
| 22 | "Cadet of the Year" | Ray Austin | Rick Drew | April 25, 1998 |
| 23 | "Got Insurance?" | Mark Jean | Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman | May 2, 1998 |
| 24 | "Angel on My Back" | Ron Oliver | Michael Gleason | May 9, 1998 |
| 25 | "Lend Me Your Neck" | Ron Oliver | Michael Gleason | May 16, 1998 |
| 26 | "Rich No More" | Gary M. Goodman | Alan Daniels | May 23, 1998 |
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