Episode 48 - Police Academy

Get your head out of a horse's *** and join us as we discuss
former President William Jefferson Clinton's favorite film, the
1984 classic, "Police Academy." The movie made $146M at the box
office and spawned six sequels as well as a short-lived TV
series. It's only a matter of time before J.J. Abrams or one of
the Nolan brothers makes a gritty reboot or prequel.


Steve Guttenberg plays Cadet Carey Mahoney, a smart aleck who's
forced to join the police academy rather than face jail time for
criminal destruction of property. Much to his surprise, good ol'
Mahoney quickly falls in love with one of his fellow cadets and
ends up deciding that he actually wants to be a cop.


David Graf plays Cadet Tackleberry, a trigger-happy maniac. In
hindsight, Tackleberry's shoot-first, ask-questions-later policy
is no longer the fount of comedic gold it was once considered.


Bubba Smith plays Cadet Hightower, a colossal florist-turned-cop
who doesn't take kindly to racist remarks. Hightower's
performance is full of zany strongman antics, including: smashing
over brick wall, overturning a cop car and knocking a guy out
with one punch.


Michael Winslow plays Larvell Jones, a human sound effects
machine who, in retrospect, seems like he needs some serious
mental help to overcome his severe neuropsychiatric disorder.


Kim Cattrall of "Sex and the City" fame plays Cadet Karen
Thompson, a rich girl whose character is never really fleshed
out, but she is thrown into the mix to be Mahoney's love/flesh
interest.


Join us as we discuss an alternate reality where "Police
Academy" didn't exist and Jim struggles to pronounce
names. 


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