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At the very same time as the cartoon, there was also a [[Comic Book Adaptation|C.O.P.S. comic book]] by [[DC Comics]], which had a much different storyline that was [[Darker and Edgier]].
At the very same time as the cartoon, there was also a [[Comic Book Adaptation|C.O.P.S. comic book]] by [[DC Comics]], which had a much different storyline that was [[Darker and Edgier]].


Not to be confused with the live action series ''[[Cops (series)]]''. Compare with ''[[You're Under Arrest]]'', an [[Anime]] with a similar (if not more realistic & relatively modern) perspective.
Not to be confused with the live action series ''[[COPS (series)|COPS]]''. Compare with ''[[You're Under Arrest]]'', an [[Anime]] with a similar (if not more realistic & relatively modern) perspective.
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** At the beginning of one episode, he's trying to kill a fly with a Tommy Gun, and almost shoots Rock Crusher numerous times.
** At the beginning of one episode, he's trying to kill a fly with a Tommy Gun, and almost shoots Rock Crusher numerous times.
* [[Big Bad]]: Big Boss.
* [[Big Bad]]: Big Boss.
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Seemed to happen on a fairly regular basis to the COPS members. Both female cops got this on at least one occasion.
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Seemed to happen on a fairly regular basis to the COPS members. Both female cops got this on at least one occasion.
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Inspector Yukon of the Mounties shows up in an episode to help deliver an iceberg to Empire City to cool a hot day.
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Inspector Yukon of the Mounties shows up in an episode to help deliver an iceberg to Empire City to cool a hot day.
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Highway, although mostly in the comic.
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Highway, although mostly in the comic.
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: In the final issue of the comic, the team went after Big Boss for an unpaid parking ticket, knowing that his gang would try to stop them--and [[Justice by Other Legal Means|racking up tons of charges they could pin on the previously untouchable Big Boss]]. As he was being put in the paddy wagon, he proclaimed that they'd never be able to make the charges stick, and that sort of thing happened only in comic books. Bulletproof [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|turned to the reader]] and said, "That's good enough for me."
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: In the final issue of the comic, the team went after Big Boss for an unpaid parking ticket, knowing that his gang would try to stop them--and [[Justice by Other Legal Means|racking up tons of charges they could pin on the previously untouchable Big Boss]]. As he was being put in the paddy wagon, he proclaimed that they'd never be able to make the charges stick, and that sort of thing happened only in comic books. Bulletproof [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|turned to the reader]] and said, "That's good enough for me."
* [[Last-Episode New Character]]: Airwave in "The Case of The Invisible Crime".
* [[Last-Episode New Character]]: Airwave in "The Case of The Invisible Crime".
* [[Leave Him to Me]]: When Sundown's crooked former partner comes calling, he's taken off the case because it's too close to him - but he just can't let Johnny Yuma get away without a word.
* [[Leave Him to Me]]: When Sundown's crooked former partner comes calling, he's taken off the case because it's too close to him - but he just can't let Johnny Yuma get away without a word.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Badvibes of Big Boss' gang.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Badvibes of Big Boss' gang.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: BP "Bulletproof" Vess.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: BP "Bulletproof" Vess.
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* [[Robot Buddy]]: Buzzbomb, Dr. Badvibes' assistant.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Buzzbomb, Dr. Badvibes' assistant.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In the episode where Longarm's father tries to rejoin the force, the board of directors that signs the rejection form include [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Michael Jordan]]. When the COPS computers list any sort of information, they are actually listing the supply inventory for the cartoon.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In the episode where Longarm's father tries to rejoin the force, the board of directors that signs the rejection form include [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Michael Jordan]]. When the COPS computers list any sort of information, they are actually listing the supply inventory for the cartoon.
** The character Checkpoint's name is Wayne Sneeden III. According to his filecard, his father was a member of a top-secret military team that operated in the '80s and '90s. The ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' member Beach Head happens to be named Wayne R. Sneeden.
** The character Checkpoint's name is Wayne Sneeden III. According to his filecard, his father was a member of a top-secret military team that operated in the '80s and '90s. The ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' member Beach Head happens to be named Wayne R. Sneeden.
* [[Show Accuracy, Toy Accuracy]]: Taser was a blond white man in the cartoon and a bald black man in the action figure line.
* [[Show Accuracy, Toy Accuracy]]: Taser was a blond white man in the cartoon and a bald black man in the action figure line.
** Also, Hardtop had brown hair in the cartoon and black hair in the comic.
** Also, Hardtop had brown hair in the cartoon and black hair in the comic.
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