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Originally a [[Fish Police (Comic Book)|comic book series]] by Steven Moncuse. In 1992, [[Follow the Leader|due to the success of]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Hanna-Barbera]] made a prime time animated series for [[CBS]] that only lasted 6 episodes.
Originally a [[Fish Police (comics)|comic book series]] by Steven Moncuse. In 1992, [[Follow the Leader|due to the success of]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Hanna-Barbera]] made a prime time animated series for [[CBS]] that only lasted 6 episodes.


Not to be confused with game wardens.
Not to be confused with game wardens.
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=== ''[[Fish Police (Animation)|Fish Police]]'' provides examples of: ===
=== ''[[Fish Police (animation)|Fish Police]]'' provides examples of: ===


* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The Codfather is arrested for "Suspected murder, resisting arrest and ticking me off."
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The Codfather is arrested for "Suspected murder, resisting arrest and ticking me off."
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: A lot of the characters classify, but Goldie the police secretary probably comes first. Her lines alone get a higher rating than Angel's persona, for one thing.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: A lot of the characters classify, but Goldie the police secretary probably comes first. Her lines alone get a higher rating than Angel's persona, for one thing.
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]] : Every guy who has ever even seen Angel will give at least an appreciative look
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]] : Every guy who has ever even seen Angel will give at least an appreciative look
* [[Expy]]: Angel is pretty much a fish-version of [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Jessica Rabbit]]. Given a [[Shout Out]] in the first episode, when she makes reference to Jessica's "I'm not bad..." line.
* [[Expy]]: Angel is pretty much a fish-version of [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Jessica Rabbit]]. Given a [[Shout-Out]] in the first episode, when she makes reference to Jessica's "I'm not bad..." line.
* [[Flintstone Theming]]: Fish puns galore!
* [[Flintstone Theming]]: Fish puns galore!
* [[Gainaxing]]: Especially noticeable during the ''Beauty's Only Fin Deep'' episode.
* [[Gainaxing]]: Especially noticeable during the ''Beauty's Only Fin Deep'' episode.
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* [[Really Gets Around]]: Angel.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Angel.
* [[Sexy Secretary]] : Gill mentions Angel used to work for him.
* [[Sexy Secretary]] : Gill mentions Angel used to work for him.
* [[Shout Out]]: The episode ''The Codfather'' has some [[The Godfather (Film)|quite obvious]] Shout Outs, but there is also a definite Shout Out to Woody Allen's ''Take The Money And Run'' in ''The Two Gills'', and a possible one to Hitchcock's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' in ''The Codfather'' again.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The episode ''The Codfather'' has some [[The Godfather|quite obvious]] Shout Outs, but there is also a definite Shout Out to Woody Allen's ''Take The Money And Run'' in ''The Two Gills'', and a possible one to Hitchcock's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' in ''The Codfather'' again.
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Pearl about the beauty pageant. Though it would seem her anger is derived from the fact her sometimes other half was placed there to guard the scantily dressed girls.
* [[Straw Feminist]]: Pearl about the beauty pageant. Though it would seem her anger is derived from the fact her sometimes other half was placed there to guard the scantily dressed girls.
* [[Stupid Sexy Friend]]: Even though he choose to just be friends with her Gil can't help but have frequent inappropriate inner monologues about Angel. Not helped by the fact that she encourages it quite deliberatly.
* [[Stupid Sexy Friend]]: Even though he choose to just be friends with her Gil can't help but have frequent inappropriate inner monologues about Angel. Not helped by the fact that she encourages it quite deliberatly.