Police Academy: The Series – Simon Dunn

August 11, 2016

Police Academy: The Series

I sometimes wonder if I should re-watch the first Police Academy movie, not least because I have only seen the terrible 80s cut for TV edition, and I wonder how much of the original was excised for ITV.

I have no memory of the animated TV series though.

For some reason, the show featured the additional dog characters Samson, Lobo, Bonehead, Chillipepper, and Schitzy; all part of the Canine Corps. I say for some reason, but the reason was for the sake of the toy line. Over the course of the series’ run, they released a number of action figures.

e.phemera, Thought Vomit

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