I remember  this cartoon. It was amazing. Kids don't know what good TV and movies are these days.

Along with this, the Centurion, and Inhumanoids are the 80s cartoons that need to comeback.

I used to watch this cartoon after school back in the 80s. Glad that some people haven't forgotten about it.

C.O.P.S. was brilliant. Easily one of the best cartoons of the 1980s.

On of my favourite cartoon intros of all time, I loved this show as a kid and managed to find season 1 and 2 at my local Dollar Store about 8 years ago... like what?

Man, I just remember how big and heavy some of the figures were...you could crack a skull with Big Boss easily.

I adored this show growing up in the 80's. It was still so rare to watch a cartoon where a Black Man was the main lead character! As a Black child, this thrilled me, and I thought he was so cool with his shades! I enjoyed all the other characters too, and really liked the use of gadgets and technology assisting the characters in their missions. It's too bad this one didn't last that long, because I think it has aged pretty well. Thank you for the in-depth history and fun trip down memory lane. 😊

Silverhawks also deserves a comeback as well.

This was a good show. And very "diverse".  Exo-Squad absolutely needs a comeback/remake. The combination of realism, politics, social issues, was untouched.

Loved this cartoon as a kid.

I have the complete series on DVD! I love this show

As a 80's kid I loved Cops! My friends and I all thought it was so cool seeing B.P, a black man be a respected and great leader!

all the amazing shows from the 80s need to come back ... todays kids tv just doesn't hold up to the classics from my childhood

I remember COPS. It was a fun show with a great intro and ending. Larry Hama, who wrote Marvel’s G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and the filecards for the members of G. I. Joe and Cobra as part of the action figures’ packaging also wrote the files for both the COPS and Crooks. One of the COPS, the MP Checkpoint, was hinted to be the son of G. I. Joe’s Beach-Head.
DC Comics released a COPS comic that lasted 15 issues. In the comic, Airstream, the COPS helicopter pilot, was named Hugh S. Sikorski; implying he’s related to Victor W. Sikorski (Lift-Ticket in G. I. Joe).
Its too bad that no female figures were released. Bulletproof, Longarm, Mainframe (who’s really very pretty, much moreso than Mirage), and Sundown; Big Boss, Buttons McBoomboom, Dr. Badvibes & Buzzbomb, and Nightshade were the best characters in both the comics and cartoons. DC’s COPS #s 1-2, 4, 7-8 & 11 were very well written.

I was 11 when this came out and I still remember it fondly.  As far as I can remember its the first kids cartoon with a black lead hero that wasn't aimed at black kids only (like Fat Albert and Friends).  That aspect alone really stands out to me.

This show falls into the category of things I remember but wondered if it was real or part of my imagination.  I remember the episode where Mainframe entered a beauty pageant as an undercover contestant.  I also remember that Dr. Bad Vibes would often have brainstorms but I was never sure if he was a he or a she.  Thanks for all the details!

I still remember the episode where the boss got that special spray to put on his suit so he would never get dirty but it did the exact opposite effect and attracted dirt from everywhere LOL

Can we talk about Ms Demeanor? She was an interesting criminal I wanted to know about. She definitely committed more than what her name suggested lol.

Cops was a cool show. I really liked Longarm with his grappling hook upgrade.

The intro song was crazy.