COPS (1988 TV series)
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Title screen for COPS
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| Also known as | CyberCOPS |
| Directed by | Kevin Altieri |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 65(list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Andy Heyward |
| Producer(s) | Richard Raynis |
| Running time | 30 min |
| Production company(s) | DIC Entertainment |
| Distributor | Claster Television |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | October 5, 1988 – February 20, 1989 |
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The first issue of C.O.P.S., by DC Comics.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 1988–1989 |
| Number of issues | 15 |
| Main character(s) | C.O.P.S (Central organization of Police Specialists) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Doug Moench |
| Artist(s) |
Pat Broderick Pablo Marcos Alan Kupperberg Robert Campanella |
| Inker(s) |
Pablo Marcos Robert Campanella Josef Rubenstein |
COPS (Central Organization of Police Specialists) is an American animated television series released by DIC Entertainment (distributed by Claster Television) and Celebrity Home Entertainment (some VHS tapes went through Golden Book Video, though). This cartoon, which ran from 1988 to 1989, used the tag line: "Fighting crime in a future time, protecting Empire City from Big Boss and his gang of crooks". In 1993, the series was shown in reruns on CBS Saturday mornings as CyberCOPS, the name change due to the 1989 debut of the unrelated primetime reality show of the same name. The show was based on Hasbro's 1988 line of action figures called C.O.P.S 'N' Crooks.
In an indeterminate part of the future, Brandon “Big Boss” Babel and his gang of crooks are causing crime to run rampant in Empire City enough for the Empire City Police Department to be unable to stop him.
Mayor Davis requests federal assistance. The FBI sends in Special Agent Baldwin P. Vess (Codename: Bulletproof) to help take down Big Boss. However, Vess suffered very serious injuries in a car wreck during a fight with Big Boss' criminal henchmen and had to be taken to the hospital. Facing years of rehabilitation, Vess is outfitted with a cybernetic bulletproof torso that allows him to walk again.
While staying at the hospital, Bulletproof, knowing he cannot do all of this alone, sends out Empire City police officer P.J. O'Malley (Codename: LongArm) and rookie officer Donny Brooks (Codename: HardTop) to round up the best law enforcers from all over the country. With these men and women consisting of David E. "Highway" Harlson, Colt "Mace" Howards, Stan "Barricade" Hyde, Tina "Mainframe" Cassidy, Walker "Sundown" Calhoun, Suzie "Mirage" Young, Hugh S. "Bullseye" Forward, and Rex "Bowser" Pointer and his robot dog Blitz, he forms a team that is “the finest law enforcement agency there is in the country.” Bulletproof becomes the proud founder and commander of COPS. Together, he and his COPS team are able to take down Big Boss and his gang of crooks and thwart the first of many of Big Boss' criminal schemes.
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