Police Academy: The Series

*Police Academy: The Series*
Police Academy: The Series
	Title card
Genre	Sitcom; Police 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;
Country of origin	United States; Canada;
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;
Original release
Network	syndicated (US); CTV (Canada);
Release	September 22, 1997 –; May 25, 1998

Police Academy: The Series is a 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 and aired in syndication from September 27, 1997, until May 23, 1998.^[3]

Cast

Matt Borlenghi as 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 as Sergeant 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 as Cadet Dirk Tackleberry (20 episodes) who is a nephew of Eugene Tackleberry, who is Dirk's idol.
Jeremiah Birkett as Cadet Dean Tackleberry (20 episodes) who is a nephew of Eugene Tackleberry, who is Dean's idol.
Heather Campbell as Cadet Annie Metford (20 episodes)
Christine Gonzales as Alicia Conchita Montoya Cervantes (17 episodes)
Tony Longo as Cadet Luke Kackley (19 episodes) who is similar to House Conklin and Moses Hightower.
P. J. Ochlan as 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 as Commandant Hefilfinger (20 episodes) who is similar to Eric Lassard; he is Lassard's successor as head of the academy.
Michael Winslow as Sergeant 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 District Attorney Debbie Callahan (episode 5)
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 14)
George Gaynes as Commandant Eric Lassard (episode 15)
Bubba Smith as Captain Moses Hightower (episode 16)
Dom DeLuise as The voice of Zeus (episode 17)
David Graf as Captain Eugene Tackleberry (episode 21)
Colleen Camp appears as Sergeant 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	"Is Only Academy"	Mark Jean	Gerald Sanoff	September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
2	"Put Down That Nose"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Kathy Slevin	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
3	"Ain't Nothin' But a Hound"	Jim Drake	Simon Muntner	October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)
4	"Two Men and a Baby"	Jim Drake	Howard Nemetz	October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)
5	"Dead Man Talking"	Ray Austin	Doug Molitor	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)
6	"Mummy Dearest"	Mark Jean	Michael Gleason	October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)
7	"No Sweat, Sweet"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Howard Nemetz	November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
8	"All at Sea"	Tibor Takacs	Michael Sloan	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
9	"Les Is More"	Mark Jean	Eva Almos	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
10	"If I Were a Rich Cop"	Ray Austin	Kathy Slevin	November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
11	"Shopping with the Enemy"	Tibor Takacs	Kathy Slevin	December 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
12	"Luke...Warm"	Donald Shebib	Dan Wilcox	January 26, 1998 (1998-01-26)
13	"The Truth Ain't What It Used to Be"	Donald Shebib	Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman	February 2, 1998 (1998-02-02)
14	"Hoop Nightmares"	Ray Austin	Alan Daniels	February 9, 1998 (1998-02-09)
15	"Lend Me Your Ears"	Mark Jean	Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman	February 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)
16	"Dr. Hightower"	Christopher Hibler	Bill Taub	February 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
17	"Bring Me the Turtle of Commandant Hefilfinger"	Mark Jean	Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman	March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
18	"Karate Cops"	Allan Harmon	Kathy Slevin	March 30, 1998 (1998-03-30)
19	"A Horse of Course"	Ray Austin	Alan Schwartz	April 6, 1998 (1998-04-06)
20	"Mr. I.Q."	Donald Shebib	Michael Gleason	April 13, 1998 (1998-04-13)
21	"Team Tack"	Robert Radler	John Wayne Topping	April 20, 1998 (1998-04-20)
22	"Cadet of the Year"	Ray Austin	Rick Drew	April 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)
23	"Got Insurance?"	Mark Jean	Alan Moskowitz & Scott Redman	May 4, 1998 (1998-05-04)
24	"Angel on My Back"	Ron Oliver	Michael Gleason	May 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)
25	"Lend Me Your Neck"	Ron Oliver	Michael Gleason	May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
26	"Rich No More"	Gary M. Goodman	Alan Daniels	May 25, 1998 (1998-05-25)

References

^ "Protocol Entertainment". The TV show was based on the films, comprising 26 hour long episodes. This is a brand new class of screw-ups at the police academy. Each episode they face danger and try not to let their stupidity get in the way as they fight crime, most times without even knowing it. Michael Winslow reprised his role from the films, the only cast member from the films to have a recurring role on the show, although several others made occasional guest appearances. 26 Episodes x 1 hour. Broadcast on: CTV (Canada), Fox Station Group (US).
^ "Protocol Entertainment". The TV show was based on the films, comprising 26 hour long episodes. This is a brand new class of screw-ups at the police academy. Each episode they face danger and try not to let their stupidity get in the way as they fight crime, most times without even knowing it. Michael Winslow reprised his role from the films, the only cast member from the films to have a recurring role on the show, although several others made occasional guest appearances. 26 Episodes x 1 hour. Broadcast on: CTV (Canada), Fox Station Group (US).
^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Police Academy: The Series". February 14, 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-02-14.