C.O.P.S. is a late-80s animated series produced by DIC Entertainment, Crawleys Animation, and Claster Television from 1988 to 1989. This show is based on a line of action figures known as C.O.P.S. n' Crooks, were created by Hasbro when the show first aired. The show aired again in 1993 on Saturday mornings in syndication as "CyberCOPS" to avoid confusion with the unrelated reality TV show.

C.O.P.S. is about a team of futuristic police officers lead by Special Agent Baldwin P. Vess (Codename: Bulletproof) who strive to bring powerful criminal leader Brandon "Big Boss" Babel to justice and restore law and order in the streets of Empire City. With these men and women—including Highway, Mace, Barricade, Mainframe, Sundown, Mirage, Bullseye, and Bowser and Blitz—Vess forms a team that is “the finest law enforcement agency there is in the country.” Bulletproof becomes the proud founder and commander of C.O.P.S.

This cartoon has the strongest appeal than the toys and the comic book series put together. Both should have been made into exact replicas of all the characters as seen in the show and made into the exact format of the cartoon series itself to promote the cartoon and include in the series Mainframe, Mirage, Nightshade, Ms. Demeanor, Brian O'Malley, Whitney Morgan, Commissioner Highwater, and Mayor Davis. It has all of the delightful combinations of light-heartedness, interesting stories, humor, action, excitement, awesome, unique characters, each with personalities that makes all of them special in their own right, a vessel known as The Ultimate Crime Machine, a Big Boss look-a-like, a brilliant Berserko, a big blimp, a retired cop, a green car, a romantic, loving relationship between a COP and a Crook, a "pardner" in crime, an African-American woman who's also the President of the United States, trained bugs, The Bad News rock band, a clownmobile, a lucky penny, thieving toy robots, instant justice machines, bad cookies, a crimeboss who despises illegal drugs (let alone a dirty suit), a little girl who dresses up like a superhero, unforgettable battle cries of "It's Crime Fighting Time!" and "Crime's-A-Wasting!", a COP, who acts like a sportscaster, a conscience band, baby-size crooks, a chip off of a COP's own block, a boxing kangaroo, speed suits, ghost suits, and so much more! It has a lot more OOMPH in it than the toys and the comic book version of the series all put together.