The BEST episodes of Police Academy: The Series

Every episode of Police Academy: The Series ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Police Academy: The Series!

There is a brand new class of screw-ups at the Police Academy. They face danger and try not to let their stupidity get in the way as they fight crime, often without even knowing it.

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#1 - Lend Me Your Ears

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/1998

Eric Lassard comes out of retirement to fill in as Commandant, while Hefilfinger takes a refresher course. Ledbetter experiments with a new hair-growth treatment.

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8.00

2 votes

#2 - Two Men and a Baby

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1997

The team tries to deal with a baby that has found its way into their hands.

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6.67

3 votes

#3 - Put Down That Nose

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1997

When Sgt. Ledbetter worries that a former cadet may be trying to kill the commandant, a doctor is brought in to conduct a psychiatric evaluation. Dr. Joyce Brothers guests stars.

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6.33

3 votes

#4 - Ain't Nothin' but a Hound

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1997

The Police Academy cadets practice their manhunt skills using Casey as a mock "criminal." Meanwhile, a real criminal escapes from prison and he looks just like Casey.

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6.00

4 votes

#5 - Beauty Is Only Academy Deep

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1997

Richard Casey picks the police academy over community service and a whole new class of recruits are introduced.

Directors: Mark Jean

Writer: Paul Maslansky

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#6 - Rich No More

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/22/1998

As the cadets go on a ski trip, Casey meets a girl who he considers to be the love of his life.

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#7 - Lend Me Your Neck

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1998

Annie is stalked by a escaped mental patient who thinks he's a vampire.

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#8 - Cadet of the Year

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1998

Hefilfinger organises a Cadet of the Year competition to increase the number of Academy enlistments, but Ledbetter does his best to keep Casey from winning. Due to budget cuts, Commissioner Hurst is named the new Commandant.

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#9 - Angel on My Back

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1998

Ledbetter meets his guardian angel, who tells him to start treating his cadets with kindness or be doomed.

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#10 - Team Tack

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/20/1998

Captain Tackleberry is set up for blackmail by the owner of a strip club after Tack shuts them down. Ledbetter orders Casey to help Luke lose weight.

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#11 - Got Insurance?

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1998

Casey tries to defend the Academy against the shady lawyer of the Academy's janitor, who files a lawsuit after Luke accidentally injures him.

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#12 - Mr. I.Q.

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/1998

Lester joins a dating service, but he uses Casey's photo in his profile. Meanwhile, Jones goes undercover in a lesson to the cadets on how to spot a pickpocket.

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#13 - Dr. Hightower

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1998

Hightower returns to the Police Academy to receive an award and help train a new class of recruits.

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#14 - Bring Me the Turtle of Commandant Hefilfinger

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/1998

The Commandant's pet turtle, Zeus, becomes possessed by a creature from outer space. Ledbetter attempts an Academy takeover. Lester teams up with Cassandra to catch a thief.

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#15 - Karate Cops

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/1998

The cadets are led to a couple of jewel thieves, after Commandant Hefilfinger finds a ruby in his fortune cookie.

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#16 - A Horse of Course

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/1998

When Lester's new equine friend becomes kidnapped, it's up to Casey and the cadets to find and return the horse to its rightful owner.

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#17 - Luke...Warm

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/1998

Annie has a secret admirer in Luke, but the feeling is not quite mutual. The Tackleberrys are hot on the trail of some missing squad cars.

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#18 - Hoop Nightmares

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/1998

Casey bets on the annual basketball game between the Police Academy cadets and Sheriff's cadets.

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#19 - The Truth Ain't What It Used to Be

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/1998

Cadet Casey gets into trouble for allegedly aiding a bank robbery.

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#20 - If I Were a Rich Cop

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1997

Rumors of a buried treasure cause the cadets to search the Police Academy grounds.

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#21 - All at Sea

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1997

The police cadets work the beach in an attempt to catch a purse snatcher.

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#22 - Les is More

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1997

Cadet Lester suffers from multiple-personality disorder and thinks he's Julius Caesar, Carmen Miranda and a dog.

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#23 - Shopping with the Enemy

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1997

When the cadets visit a department store they are taken hostage by a gang of dysfunctional criminals.

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#24 - Mummy Dearest

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1997

Expecting a delivery of an exercise bicycle, the Commandant receives an Egyptian mummy instead. In an attempt to impress her strict father, Annie pretends to be a drill instructor.

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#25 - Dead Man Talking

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1997

The Police Academy houses a witness with evidence against the mob.

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