TV Guide: Bubba Smith

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Video: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

Amazon Video on Demand — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:59:16 -0500

The boys and girls in blue are back in the fifth installment of the most successful comedy series in motion picture history (grossing a total of more than $238 million). Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow and the gang return, along with newcomers Rene Auberjonois ("Benson") and Janet Jones ("The Flamingo Kid"), as the world's most famous crimebusters and laugh-makers. Once again, our heroes face the grave challenge of doing more good than harm to their beloved, befuddled and recently kidnapped Commandant in their attempts to rescue him from his jewel-thieving captors.

Video: Police Academy

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:31:25 -0500

Public safety takes a turn for the worse in this hit comedy, which spawned a long-running franchise. As a crime wave sweeps through a major city, the mayor decides that part of the problem may stem from overly restrictive qualifications for police officers, so she opens the door of the city's Police Academy to anyone who wants to join. Soon, the new class is overrun with misfits and losers, including Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), who is given the choice of joining the force or going to jail; Karen Thompson (Kim Cattrall), a pretty cadet whom Mahoney has his eye on; Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), a mountain of a man who likes to tend flowers; and Larvell Jones (Michael Winslow), who has an uncanny ability to imitate the sound of practically anything. Constantly befuddled Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and his lackey, Lt. Harris (G.W. Bailey), are none too thrilled with their new charges, but as they try to wash their hands of the cadets, Mahoney and his classmates become all the more determined to make

Video: Police Academy 7: Mission To Moscow

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:31:05 -0500

In a major stumbling block toward better international relations, America's most laughable police officers are sent to Russia to fight crime in this comedy. In Moscow, master criminal Konali (Ron Perlman) has marketed a new computer game that has an unusual hidden feature -- it allows him to bring down any security system controlled by a PC on which the game has been played, with a string of major robberies as the result. Russian Police Commandant Rakov (Christopher Lee) is at his wit's end about how to deal with the crisis, so he asks for help from the U.S. law enforcement community. However, Rakov's American allies turn out to be Lassard (George Gaynes), Harris (G.W. Bailey), and the rest of the crew from the Police Academy (among them Michael Winslow, David Graf, and Leslie Easterbrook). Claire Forlani also appears in a small role as a Russian beauty. This was the seventh and last film in the Police Academy series, following the departure of franchise loyalist Bubba Smith. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:31:02 -0500

Who do you send after a gang of stump-dumb crooks? Who else but the most intellectually-challenged police force in America, in the sixth installment of the Police Academy series. The Wilson Heights Gang, three thieves whose success as criminals is in inverse proportion to their outwardly-displayed intelligence and criminal talent, are managing to terrorize the city in spite of themselves. The increasingly feeble Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) and his much-put-upon second-in-command Capt. Harris (G.W. Bailey) are instructed to bring the crooks to justice; of course, with the Police Academy regulars as their task force, that's much easier said than done. Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey, and Bruce Mahler are on hand once again as the comical cops; Peter Bonerz, a former regular on The Bob Newhart Show, stepped in as director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:31:00 -0500

America's most inept law enforcement team mixes business with pleasure as they head to sunny Florida in this comedy. The aging and often-confused head of the Police Academy, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes), has reached mandatory retirement age, much to the pleasure of the devious Capt. Harris (G.W. Bailey), who is still scheming to take over his job. Lassard, Harris, and a handful of the Academy's distinguished graduates (including Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, and Marion Ramsey) travel to Miami Beach for a special ceremony to commemorate Lassard's years of service as he leaves the force; however, a luggage mix-up puts the clumsy cops in the middle of a massive illegal arms deal. Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach was the first film in the long-running series that did not star Steve Guttenberg (Bob Goldthwait also left the franchise at this point), but most of the other regulars bravely soldiered on without him. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:30:54 -0500

In the third sequel to the hit comedy Police Academy, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) decides that the police force is overworked and understaffed, and he comes up with the idea of recruiting civilian volunteers to work side-by-side with his officers. Of course, with the hapless Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) in charge of training the new Neighborhood Watch groups, one might reasonably expect things will not go smoothly; meanwhile, the duplicitous Capt. Harris (G.W. Bailey) sets his sights on Lassard's job, and he schemes to get his aging boss out of the way. Series regulars Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Bob Goldthwait, and Tim Kazurinsky are on board, as is Sharon Stone, who moved on to bigger and better things a few years later. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

Video: Wild Pair, The

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:08:26 -0500

When uptight FBI agent Joe Jennings (Beau Bridges) is forced to team up with reluctant local officer Benny Avalon (Bubba Smith), the two must learn to overcome their differences and work together to break up a drug smuggling operation. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide.

Video: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:38:42 -0500

Video: America's Game: 1970 Baltimore Colts

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:36:41 -0500

Re-live the story of the 1970 Baltimore Colts through the eyes of Bill Curry, Mike Curtis, Bubba Smith and Ernie Accorsi.

Video: America's Game: 1970 Baltimore Colts

iTunes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:02:06 -0500

Re-live the story of the 1970 Baltimore Colts through the eyes of Bill Curry, Bubba Smith, Mike Curtis, and Ernie Accorsi. Narrated by Ed Harris.