It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 417 & 418 - Police Academy Week

2023-10-18

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, a favorite comedy movie franchise around these parts is the Police Academy series. Between installments 5 and 6, an animated series aired in syndication, following the exploits of those crazy cops...and talking police dogs?! All the characters from the series appeared, but with none of their movie talent counterparts. Then, almost a decade after the animated version we covered in episode 417, there was a live-action version of Police Academy, 8 years after the fra...

This week on It Was a Thing on TV

First, a favorite comedy movie franchise around these parts is the Police Academy series. Between installments 5 and 6, an animated series aired in syndication, following the exploits of those crazy cops...and talking police dogs?! All the characters from the series appeared, but with none of their movie talent counterparts.

Then, almost a decade after the animated version we covered in episode 417, there was a live-action version of Police Academy, 8 years after the franchise's last nationwide theatrical release. Unlike the animated show, personalities from the Police Academy movies made appearances. After a season, the powers that be opted to put these cops on desk duty.

Timestamps

0:36 - Police Academy: The Animated Series

57:13 - Police Academy: The Live Action Series

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