Police Academy (TV series)

For the live-action series, see Police Academy: The Series.
Police Academy: The Series

Police Academy: The Series title card
Also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series
Genre Animated comedy
Based on Police Academy, by Paul Maslansky
Directed by
Theme music composer Scott Thomas Canfield
Opening theme "They Wear the Blue", performed by The Fat Boys
Composer(s) John Debney
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Larry Huber
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Ruby-Spears Enterprises
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original release September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10) – September 2, 1989 (1989-09-02)

Police Academy: The Series, also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series, is a 1988 American animated television series based on the Police Academy series of films. The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for Warner Bros. Television. It aired weekdays and lasted two seasons for a total of 65 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. Other 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 theme song is performed by the Fat Boys who also make an appearance in two episodes as House's Friends: Big Boss, Cool and Mark.

While the character of Carey Mahoney did appear in the show, he did not appear in either Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, and Police Academy: Mission to Moscow.

Synopsis

The animated series takes place chronologically between the fourth and fifth films of the series of films.

Twelve characters are re-created for this animated version, including a team of Academy graduates led by Carey Mahoney, a likeable rogue bachelor boy, who unconsciously—and consistently—does his best to make life miserable for Captain Harris and his knucklehead assistant Sgt. Proctor.

Mahoney's friends include the aptly named Moses Hightower, walking sound effects machine Larvell Jones, trigger-happy Eugene Tackleberry, sweet and timid Laverne Hooks, tough-as-nails Debbie Callahan, larger-than-life House, and the bread-&-butter duo of reformed gang member Zed McGlunk and his best buddy, Carl Sweetchuck.

Eric Lassard is the highly respected (albeit dreamy) Commandant, and Academy newcomer The Professor is also on hand, and also the cadets new friends, the K-9 Corps, a group of police dogs, and stocking our crime-fighting heroes with an endless supply of wacky gadgets as they combat a motley crew of Kingpin and other recurring villains such as Numbskull, The Claw, Mr. Sleaze, Lockjaw, and Amazona.

Characters

Other characters

Villains (criminals)

Voice cast

Main

  • Ron Rubin as Carey Mahoney
  • Dan Hennessey as Zed McGlunk, Eugene "Tack" Tackleberry
  • Howard Morris as Carl Sweetchuck, Professor
  • Greg Morton as Larvell Jones, Moses Hightower
  • Len Carlson as Capt. Thaddeus Harris
  • Don Francks as Thomas "House" Conklin, Sgt. Carl Proctor
  • Denise Pidgeon as Debbie Callahan, Laverne Hooks
  • Tedd Dillon as Com. Eric Lassard

Additional

Broadcasting history

International broadcasts

Other media

Home video releases

VHS

Police Academy was released through chronological volumes on VHS. At least 6 volumes were released, each including two episodes:

DVD

On December 11, 2012, Warner Archive released Police Academy: The Animated Series- Volume 1 with 30 episodes on DVD in region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.[1]

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.[2] Five of the vehicles and playsets planned were left unproduced; however, the Copper Corner playset would later be released through the Argentinian company Josca.[3]

Series 1 (1988)

Series 2 (1988)

Special Assignment Rookies (1989)

Vehicles and playsets (1988)

Comic Books

Based on the cartoon series, Marvel comics released a short-lived comic book series under its "Star Comics" imprint.

Outsourced production work

References

External links

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