Police Academy 1984  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Donovan Scott, George Gaynes, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Ted Ross, Andrew Rubin, Leslie Easterbrook, Debralee Scott, Bruce Mahler, Scott Thompson
In this first entry in the series of satires on police academies, the police academy rids itself of restrictive qualifications and opens its doors to all who apply. Among the misifits and losers who soon enroll are Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Karen Thompson (Kim Cattrall), Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), and Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith). Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and his assistant Lieutenant Harris (G.W. Bailey) are not happy with the situation, but the recruits do try, in their own unique ways, to succeed at the academy.
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman, Bob Goldthwait, George Gaynes, Art Metrano, Julie Brown, Peter Van Norden, Ed Herlihy, Tim Kazurinsky
Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) and his group of inept rookies–Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hightower (Bubba Smith), Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey), and Doug Fackler (Bruce Mahler)–are new graduates of the police academy and are now working at the same precinct. Captain Lassard (Howard Hesseman) assigns them the job of putting an end to a vicious gang that scribbles graffiti in the crime-ridden neighborhood. Meanwhile, Lt. Mauser (Art Metrano) sets up roadblocks so that they will not succeed because he wants Lassard's job at the police station, and their failure will make Lassard look bad. Will Mahoney and his team outwit both the gang and Lt. Mauser?
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training 1986  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, George Gaynes, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Bob Goldthwait, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky, Leslie Easterbrook, Brant von Hoffman, Bruce Mahler, Scott Thomson, Shawn Weatherly, Ed Nelson
Governor Neilson (Ed Nelson) cuts back on funds for his state's police academies, and now only one of the city's academies will have the finances to remain open. When Neilson announces that a competition will decide which one will remain open, Commandant Eric Lassard (George Gaynes) calls on former students Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), Eugene Tackleberry (David Graf), Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), and others to serve as instructors and train the recruits. Meanwhile, Commandant Mauser (Art Metrano), who heads the rival academy, gets Lassard's officers–Kyle Blanks and Chad Copeland (Brant von Hoffman and Scott Thomson)–to sabotage Lassard's efforts to win the contest.
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 1987  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Drake
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bob Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Sharon Stone, Marion Ramsey, George Gaynes, Tim Kazurinsky, David Spade, Leslie Easterbrook, Lance Kinsey, G.W. Bailey, Derek McGrath, Billie Bird
In this sequel, Police Academy Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) is determined to recruit civilian volunteers to work with his overworked police force. Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) is assigned the job of training the new volunteers, but problems lie ahead when Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) schemes to get Lassard's job and is determined to see the "Citizens on Patrol" program fail.
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Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach 1988 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alan Myerson
Cast: Matt McCoy, Janet Jones, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, George Gaynes, Rene Auberjonois, G.W. Bailey, Leslie Easterbrook, Lance Kinsey, Tab Thacker, George R. Robertson, Archie Hahn, James Hampton
The police academy Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) is retiring, and a retirement celebration is scheduled at Miami Beach. Former students Hightower (Bubba Smith), Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), House (Tab Thacker), and Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook) arrive for the ceremony, and, when Lassard is kidnapped, a hot pursuit ensues.
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 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 1989 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bonerz
Cast: Bubba Smith, George Gaynes, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Matt McCoy, Bruce Mahler, Kenneth Mars, G.W. Bailey, Gerrit Graham, Leslie Easterbrook, George R. Robertson, Lance Kinsey, Brian Seeman, Darwyn Swalve
Following a string of business robberies, business in the city is plummeting. The infamous team–Jones (Michael Winslow), Tackleberry (David Graf), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook), Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and Proctor (Lance Kinsey)–are sent in to investigate. Police Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) is not happy with this group of bumbling cops, and he knows that the job will not be easy.
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Recipe for Disaster 2003 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Harvey Frost
Cast: John Larroquette, Lesley Ann Warren, Melissa Peterman, Margo Harshman, Devon Werkheiser, Andrew James Allen, Bill Dawes, Michelle Brookhurst, Ivan Fatovic, Melissa Schuman, Marion Ramsey, Michael Prozzo, Iva Hasperger, Buck Kartalian, Walter Williamson
When their parents (John Larroquette and Lesley Ann Warren) must leave to secure a missing license on the night their family's new restaurant opens, their children–Rebecca (Margo Harshman), Sam (Andrew James Allen), and Max (Devon Werkheiser)–attempt to save the day and take charge of serving up exotic meals to the customers.
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| 1. Police Academy (1984)
2. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
3. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
4. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
5. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
6. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
7. Recipe for Disaster (2003)
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