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The Best Episodes of C.O.P.S.

Every episode of C.O.P.S. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of C.O.P.S.!

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C.O.P.S. is an American animated television series released by DIC Entertainment and Celebrity Home Entertainment. This cartoon, which ran from 1988–1989, used the tag line: "Fighting crime in a future time, protecting Empire City from

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    C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 5 - The Case of the Bogus Justice Machines
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #1 - The Case of the Bogus Justice Machines

    S1:E5

    The C.O.P.S. are endangered of being replaced by a new brand of crime fighting robots known as The Instant Justice Machines, which proves to be much better in handling law enforcement than the C.O.P.S....sort of. The C.O.P.S., however, has smelled a rat. And his name is Head Councilman, Vargas, who is bribed by Big Boss to continue to make the robots and put C.O.P.S. out of business in a most corruptive way. Can the C.O.P.S. team stop Vargas and put an end to his own brand of justice for good?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 6 - The Case of the Prison Break-In
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #2 - The Case of the Prison Break-In

    S1:E6

    Rock Krusher has taken over Graystone Prison and plans on using a large device known as The Neutron Pulverizer to disintegrate City Hall unless demands are met by 6:00 pm. Bowser, going undercover as a prison inmate named "Maddog", was able to radio the C.O.P.S. team on Krusher's plan just before Krusher cuts off all communications to the outside. The only way for the C.O.P.S. team to stop Krusher's plan is to break into the prison the same way inmates break out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 2 - The Case of the Crime Circus
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #3 - The Case of the Crime Circus

    S1:E2

    Dr. Badvibes is using the cover of a circus to rob the banks of Empire City.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 10 - The Case of the Blur Bandits
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #4 - The Case of the Blur Bandits

    S1:E10

    Dr. Badvibes has designed a series of speed suits that will make Big Boss's criminals difficult to catch by the C.O.P.S team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 1 - The Case of the Stuck-Up Blimp
    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #5 - The Case of the Stuck-Up Blimp

    S1:E1

    Big Boss plans to rob a large group of guests on-board Empire City's premier blimp.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case of the Baffling Bugman
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    #6 - The Case of the Baffling Bugman

    S1:E3

    A mysterious figure known as the Bugman is committing a series of heists in Empire City.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 7 - The Case of the Pardner in Crime
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    #7 - The Case of the Pardner in Crime

    S1:E7

    Johnny Uma , the ex-partner of Sundown, escapes from prison and plans a heist on the Silver Bullet Train.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ardwight Chamberlain

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  8. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 8 - The Case of C.O.P.S. File #1 (1)
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #8 - The Case of C.O.P.S. File #1 (1)

    S1:E8

    Agent Vess comes to Empire City following a series of crimes and is severely injured by the Big Boss and his Henchmen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 12 - The Case of the Blitz Attack
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #9 - The Case of the Blitz Attack

    S1:E12

    Dr. BadVibes created a dog whistle-like device and used it on Blitz, forcing him to ruin the efforts of the C.O.P.S. team to perform their duties. Both Bowser and Mainframe must find out what or who's causing Blitz's off-the-wall behavior and must also rescue Dr. Gregory Adams, too, who was force by Berserko to tell the C.O.P.S. team that Blitz must be decommissioned because of a glitch found inside him, while in fact there's nothing wrong with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 4 - The Case of Berserko's Big Surprise
    6.3/10(21 votes)

    #10 - The Case of Berserko's Big Surprise

    S1:E4

    Berserko plans to throw a surprise party for Big Boss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 11 - The Case of the Bulletproof Waldo
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Case of the Bulletproof Waldo

    S1:E11

    The Big Boss wants to have Bulletproof replaced with a fake copy that he can control.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 15 - The Case of the Highway Robbery
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #12 - The Case of the Highway Robbery

    S1:E15

    Mayor Davis is enraged when his Limousine gets stolen by Nightshade and Squeeky Kleen who are planning on converting it into Big Boss' own personal limousine look-a-like along with all of the other cars they stole. He demands Highway and Hardtop to get his limousine back....or else! Meanwhile, Highway must go out and get his Bluestreak motorcycle back that was stolen from Nightshade before it shares the same fate as the other vehicles she stole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 9 - The Case of C.O.P.S. File #2 (2)
    5.9/10(17 votes)

    #13 - The Case of C.O.P.S. File #2 (2)

    S1:E9

    C.O.P.S must unite to fight Big Boss and his ultimate crime machine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 16 - The Case of the Crime Convention
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #14 - The Case of the Crime Convention

    S1:E16

    Big Boss stage a special Crooks Convention in Empire City where he plans on giving out The Criminal of The Year Award to one lucky crook. Buttons McBoomBoom and Berserko both duke it out to see who will have that title.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 13 - The Case of the Baby Badguy
    5.7/10(13 votes)

    #15 - The Case of the Baby Badguy

    S1:E13

    A small midget-size man known as The Baby Badguy and his 2 henchmen poses as orphaned babies to get into the newly opened Empire City Orphanage to take over the place and used it as their hideout. They took hostage the caretaker of the orphanage and Whitney Morgan, who came to interview the caretaker. The C.O.P.S. team must rescue the hostages and discipline those three naughty "babies".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 14 - The Case of the Thieving Robots
    5.3/10(15 votes)

    #16 - The Case of the Thieving Robots

    S1:E14

    Dr. BadVibes decides to toy around with the idea of creating toy size robots and programmed them to steal items from the homes of the children who own them. Brian O'Malley gets one of the robots for his birthday. Named "Rocky", this robot went and stole a family heirloom, a leprechaun statue passed down from LongArm's great-grandfather and ran off with it. Brian followed the robot to where Badvibes set up his hideout at an old abandoned toy factory right near the sewers. There, he was captured and is held captive by BadVibes, who wound up arguing with Buzzbomb over the share of the stolen loot, hurting his feelings in the process. Brian must talk Buzzbomb into releasing and helping him, Sundown, and his father put a stop to BadVibes and his army of thieving robots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 17 - The Case of the Crook with a 1000 Faces
    5.3/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Case of the Crook with a 1000 Faces

    S1:E17

    The cops have to face a shapes changer robot, who's stealing all around the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 18 - The Case of the Super Shakedown
    5.2/10(11 votes)

    #18 - The Case of the Super Shakedown

    S1:E18

    Dr. BadVibes created an earthquake device known as The Ground Shaker for Big Boss who plans on using this device to level the city to the ground unless his demands for the city are met. It's up to the C.O.P.S. team to stabilized the city and shakedown Big Boss' crooked caper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 20 - The Case of the Big Bad Boxoids
    4.4/10(11 votes)

    #19 - The Case of the Big Bad Boxoids

    S1:E20

    Three of the best Boxoids (robot boxing suits) have been stolen by Big Boss who plans on using them to steal the mazer melter from a construction site and use it to melt down the Empire City Power plant and cause a major blackout over the entire city unless Mayor Davis can cough up twenty million dollars in one hour. It's up to the C.O.P.S. team to K.O. Big Boss' plans before it's too late.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 19 - The Case of the Criminal Mall
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Case of the Criminal Mall

    S1:E19

    Mainframe, Bowser, and Blitz pays a visit to a large newly opened shopping mall to foil Dr. BadVibes plans to steal a super computer brain to the mall's theft proof security system created by Mr. Keen, the head of mall security.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 21 - The Case of the Half-Pint Hero
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Case of the Half-Pint Hero

    S1:E21

    In this caper, C.O.P.S. are aided by a very unusual ally - Cindy Johnson as Captain Crimefighter! A little girl in a superhero costume who helps the team capture Rock Krusher, Turbo Tu-Tone, and Ms. Demeanor and, along the way, uncover 2 bags of stolen cash hidden at a construction site taken from a robbed bank by Krusher and Turbo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ardwight Chamberlain

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  22. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 22 - The Case of the Brilliant Berserko
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Case of the Brilliant Berserko

    S1:E22

    Berserko stole a special headband that made him very unusually intelligent when he puts it on his head. In this new form, Berserko makes plans to intelligently trap the C.O.P.S. team at his amusement park hideaway while inciting Dr. BadVibes' jealousy of his new-found brilliance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 23 - The Case of the Big Frame-Up
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Case of the Big Frame-Up

    S1:E23

    Mickey O'Malley, LongArm's father gets arrested for a crime he didn't commit. He was falsely accused of stealing priceless furs from a warehouse and is sent to prison for it. It's up to his son and his grandson Brian to help clear his name and send the real crooks responsible for the fur heist to the slammer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 24 - The Case of the Sinister Spa
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Case of the Sinister Spa

    S1:E24

    The city's criminals made a spa with device that controls brains, and their first client in the grand opening is the governor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. C.O.P.S. Season 1 Episode 25 - The Case of the Cool Caveman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Case of the Cool Caveman

    S1:E25

    Brian befriends a prehistoric caveman who was frozen in ice since the Ice Age. This spark interest from the Crooks since the caveman bears a striking resemblance to Berserko and is believed by the crooks to be Berserko's direct ancestor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Case of the Bogus Justice Machines" is the best rated episode of "C.O.P.S.". It scored 8.1/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1988. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Case of the Prison Break-In".