Sgt Kabukiman NYPD

Episode 209: Sergeant Kabuki Man, NYPD (1990)

Theme: Troma Movies Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis dive into Sergeant Kabuki Man, NYPD — a movie marriage of Batman ’66 + The Vapor + NYPD Blue, all stirred together with a surprisingly on-the-nose rant about corporate overlords that feels way too accurate for something made in 1990. It’s Troma with a bigger budget, a straighter face, and just enough Lloyd Kaufman chaos to remind you you’re still in Tromaville. There’s prophecy, kabuki magic, katana commentary, flying parasols, heat-seeking chopsticks, and a hero who is 70% incompetent, 20% confused, and 10% shoes.

Join your two favorite “how many syllables are in a haiku again?” podcasters as they cover:

• Harry Griswold accidentally inheriting kabuki powers via dying-grandpa smooch.

• Lotus acting her butt off while everyone else leans into pure cartoon energy.

• Jug Head — the hulking, weenie-obsessed wrestler-thug we didn’t know we needed.

• A clown transformation, a car chase, and the legendary Troma car flip in one scene.

• The prophecy finale involving a tiger, a lemur, a Jaguar (the car), and a loophole big enough to drive said Jaguar through.

From bulletproof fans to sushi-based executions to Joe Flyshaker inhaling donuts like his life depends on it, Oz and Curtis unpack a film that proves giving Troma a real budget is both a blessing and a deeply confusing curse.

Final Verdict

Oz — 5 Talking Monkeys
Curtis — 70 Tigers Feasting on the Nubile
Both — Still wondering how a lemur riding shotgun in a Jaguar prevented the apocalypse.