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Based on the entire series as a whole, while one do you prefer?  I'm going with Police Academy mainly because Michael Winslow rocks.

Revenge of the Nerds.  It freaking delivered!  Tits galore, bush, comedy both crude and slightly more sophisticated, great music, and some genuine heartstring-tugging.  80s sex comedies just don't get any better.

I'd have a much harder time choosing if you based it on the original alone. Police Academy was a very funny movie that was tarnished by a string of crappy sequels. Revenge of the Nerds was lucky that it had fewer sequels, and only one or two that saw a theatrical release. That tends to skew the fond memories in favour of Revenge of the Nerds, although I would say the original Revenge of the Nerds was better than the original Police Academy.

However, none of the Revenge of the Nerds sequels were any good. Police Academy had one or two decent sequels, and a couple more that were entertaining enough that I'd watch them if they turned up on TV some evening. Even though Police Academy eventually degenerated into Tackleberry, Bubba Smith and the noise guy doing their respective shticks for an hour and a half, it still took three or four movies to reach that point. If Revenge of the Nerds had gotten up to part six or seven, I think it would be far worse. Probably Ted McGinley vs. Booger or something.

NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS!

I like the original Revenge of the Nerds better than Police Academy, but if you're talking overall series, then yes, I'll go with Police Academy. Both series overall are just so bad, but definately so-bad-it's-good.

I think Police Academy was better overall.  Though I'd have to agree that the first Revenge of the Nerds movie was great.

I thought a lot of the PA sequels were actually really good.  ROTN sequels kind of came off as a downward arch. 

I agree 100% I pick Nerds.  :twirl: :bouncegiggle: :twirl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMgG6KyhGXQ

Sidenote* Michael Winslow (Sgt. Jones) = WIN. IMO... Winslow IS Police Academy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wga1nLKVlRs

This whole sequence makes the series for me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_qgktjx7XU&feature=related

I loved the Police Academy films in my younger and teenage years...sure they were bad but I still loved them and all the assorted recurring characters who appeared. Nerds always felt more phoney to me as the Nerds never seemed like real nerds...

I like the first Revenge of The Nerds better, but hated all of the sequels. So Police Academy series by default.

I thought there was only one ROTN sequel! How many was there?

I love the first nerds film and i liked the second one (especially cause DEVO got involved on the music side)

I really like the Steve Guttenberg PA movies but i think they go down hill after that.

I will give my final answer when I see the rest of the ROTN franchise, which I'm happy to hear about.

If we're talking about the original movies, I would easily hand this to Revenge of the Nerds. For some reason or another, the movie just worked. Also, the "Nerd Song" Venomx posted is classic. Plus, RotN had a lot of nudity. When I judge '80s comedies, that's one of my primary criteria.

But if you consider the entire series, Police Academy is your go to franchise. RotN had one sequel which was kind of amusing. Then there were a couple extras that were eminently forgettable. I believe there were four of those movies, and the last two were viewed by approximately nobody.

Police Academy had seven movies, a TV series, and an animated cartoon. Most of those ranged from "awful" to "kind of funny if you're kind of bored." The characters are one-joke wonders, but they managed to stretch them out far beyond what you would expect.

So, if we take into account the whole series, I have to give it to Police Academy. That was a true franchise (albeit, not-so-good).

Of course, neither of these films are anywhere near as good as the true genius of Hamburger: The Motion Picture.

 I was thinking the other day there is quite a bit of rape in ROTN. for one they put cameras in the girls house which is a violation, then of course the scene where the guy pretends he is the girls boyfriend wearing the mask.

There were a total of 4 ROTN movies. In the case of either ROTN or PA, each sequel was progressively less and less about the original central cast members, as each one either featured the smaller characters more, or introduced new characters. ROTN was the best movie of them all in my opinion, but other than that, it had one mildly amusing sequel, Nerds in Paradise, but that was about it. ALL of the PA movies were so stupid, but I found I could laugh out loud at something in every one of them.

I was thinking the exact same thing! And when he does take the mask off she thinks it's o.k?

The 80's got away with so much.

So there are two more ROTN's films I have not seen and I know you said they are not good, but I have to see them (for peace of mind)

I love this forum. I have learnt so much in the past 2 days.

The reason they got away with so much in those films, were because it was 1980's Hollywood. It was very much a man's world in those days. "Revenge of the Nerds" is simply a male fantasy. The male psyche is to to be adored and to attract women. It wasn't a "PC" world like it is today. That movie could never be made today. Because women have some power in Hollywood. In today's movies the nerd doesn't always get the girl. We have the "Twilight" movies, which are female fantasies where the men are pieces of eye candy. I bring this up because I don't think ROTN'S writers and producer's thought of the Darth Vader scene as rape. Most people who watched it took it for what it was, a ridiculous fantasy, not based in reality. It's a fantasy premise. The movie is called "Revenge of the Nerds." The key word being "Revenge." It's a fantasy revenge scenario. That's why the girl was OK with someone else pretending to be her boyfriend behind the mask. I don't think anyone is stupid enough to try this in real life.

I really like them both!  I have to go with Police Academy though, I even like the sequels!  I love Revenge of the Nerds, but even though they're funny movies, I still feel a little sad for how badly the nerds are treated and it interferes with the happy feeling.  There's not much room for sympathy in the Police Academy movies.