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* ''Film/BadBoys2'' has a scene where the lead characters sing the theme song, [[SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein and subsequently screw up the words]].
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* In ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'', Creator/MichaelMoore uses ''COPS'' as an example of how the media use fear-mongering to portray crime.
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* In ''Film/BowlingForColumbine'', Creator/MichaelMoore uses ''COPS'' as an example of how the media use fear-mongering to portray crime. He then does a parody of the show by imagining it going after white-collar criminals int eh same way.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In the episode "The Lesser of Two Evils", Fry, Leela and Bender watch ''Cop Department''. Smitty and URL arrest a drunken alien, whose face is blurred like many of the show's suspects. He [[BlatantLies denies firing any lasers]] despite there being a large hole on the ceiling. When confronted, he claims it's the "crazy upstairs lady", but URL points out that they're on the top floor of the apartment building. As the alien is being detained, Smitty orders him to unblur his face.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' has a spoof called ''KNIGHTS'', which showcased Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots being arrested on trumped-up charges.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Chickenlover", both Officer Barbrady and Cartman appear on the show. The latter soon begins to act like a cop (even donning a uniform and mirrored sunglasses), repeatedly screams "RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH!" while clubbing people with a baton, and at one point his name appears onscreen in a similar fashion to the "COPS" logo.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Chickenlover", both Officer Barbrady and Cartman appear on the show. The latter soon begins to act like a cop (even donning a uniform and mirrored sunglasses), repeatedly screams "RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH!" while clubbing people with a baton, gives testimonials a la the officers on ''COPS'', and at one point his name appears onscreen in a similar fashion to the "COPS" logo.
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* ''Film/{{TROOPS}}'' is a fan film parody of ''COPS'' set in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe with Stormtroopers on patrol in Tatooine taking the place of cops. Received a sequel called ''[[Film/ImperialMilitaryPersonnelStories I.M.P.S: The Relentless]]''.
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* ''VideoGame/SacredOdysseyRiseOfAyden'' has an achievement after you killed enough orcs. "''Bad Orcs, Bad Orcs, What'chu Gonna Do?''"
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* ''Series/TheXFiles''. In [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops "X-Cops"]], a camera crew from ''COPS'' covers Mulder and Scully investigating a MonsterOfTheWeek, with the entire episode presented InTheStyleOf a ''COPS'' episode.
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* ''Series/TheXFiles''. In [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops "X-Cops"]], a camera crew from ''COPS'' covers Mulder and Scully investigating a MonsterOfTheWeek, with the entire episode presented InTheStyleOf a ''COPS'' episode.episode, using some of the actual film crew from COPS and real L.A. County Sheriff's deputies to add to the authenticity.
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* ''Series/TheXFiles''. In [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops "X-Cops"]], a camera crew from ''COPS'' covers Mulder and Scully investigating a MonsterOfTheWeek, with the entire episode presented InTheStyleOf a ''COPS'' episode.
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* In the climax of ''Film/TheCableGuy'' when Chip learns that Steven called "the fuzz" on him, he sings the opening line of the show.
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* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' episode "Ol' Ball and Chain" has the family watching the show to view Jazz's fiancée, Jewel, who was a featured criminal on the show.
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** In "The Springfield Connection", Marge, Principal Skinner and his mother Agnes briefly appear on the show in regards to a "donestic disturbance" between the latter two over whose turn is it to use a bath pillow. Skinner then angrily demands to have his face blurred and the show hastily complies, doing so at the ''end'' of the segment. A DeletedScene that followed had Chief Wiggum and other cops watching the show and quipping how "this is Series/TJHooker's worst rug (toupee) yet!"
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Chickenlover", both Officer Barbrady and Cartman appear on the show. The latter soon begins to act like a cop (even donning a uniform and mirrored sunglasses), repeatedly screams "RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH!" while clubbing people with a baton, and at one point his name appears onscreen in a similar fashion to the "COPS" logo.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Chickenlover", both Officer Barbrady and Cartman appear on the show. The latter soon begins to act like a cop (even donning a uniform and mirrored sunglasses), repeatedly screams "RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH!" while clubbing people with a baton, and at one point his name appears onscreen in a similar fashion to the "COPS" logo.
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* In ''Film/DeltaFarce'', gung ho squad [[CloudCuckoolander doofus]] and ex-cop, Everett, shoots a random donkey, and then charges in thinking he nailed a terrorist, shouting orders for the other "terrorists" next to the donkey to "get down! Hands behind your head!" Bill and Larry exhaustedly try to keep up, telling him to "Calm down! This ain't ''COPS''."
-->'''Larry:''' I was on ''COPS'' once.\\
'''Bill:''' [[NoodleIncident Who could forget!]] "High speed pursuit, followed by [[NakedPeopleAreFunny indecent exposure]]."\\
'''Larry:''' That was the best Thanksgiving ever!
-->'''Larry:''' I was on ''COPS'' once.\\
'''Bill:''' [[NoodleIncident Who could forget!]] "High speed pursuit, followed by [[NakedPeopleAreFunny indecent exposure]]."\\
'''Larry:''' That was the best Thanksgiving ever!
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* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': TheStinger for the episode "The Driver's Seat" had Roseanne, Dan and D.J. playing stereotypical trailer trash versions of themselves on the show and culminates in the latter stealing the officer's cruiser [[WhatAnIdiot (due to them leaving the keys in the ignition.)]]
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* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': TheStinger for the episode "The Driver's Seat" had Roseanne, Dan and D.J. playing stereotypical trailer trash versions of themselves on the show and culminates in the latter stealing the officer's cruiser [[WhatAnIdiot (due to them leaving the keys in the ignition.)]])
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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': "One if By Clam, Two if By Sea", Peter watches ''COPS'' at the same time they come to arrest him for allegedly burning down the Clam's Head Pub. As he's being nabbed, he comments how hot "Fatty's" wife is and yells for the cops to hit him with their clubs.
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** In "One if By Clam, Two if By Sea", Peter watches ''COPS'' at the same time they come to arrest him for allegedly burning down the Clam's Head Pub. As he's being nabbed, he comments how hot "Fatty's" wife is and yells for the cops to hit him with theirclubs.clubs.
** In "Ratings Guy", thanks to Peter's newfound influence over the TV landscape, the officers on ''COPS'' now use bananas instead of guns.
** In "One if By Clam, Two if By Sea", Peter watches ''COPS'' at the same time they come to arrest him for allegedly burning down the Clam's Head Pub. As he's being nabbed, he comments how hot "Fatty's" wife is and yells for the cops to hit him with their
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* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' has a spoof called ''KNIGHTS'', which showcased Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots being arrested on trumped-up charges.
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* ''Film/BadBoys2'' has a scene where the lead characters sing the theme song, [[SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein and subsequently screw up the words]].
* In ''Film/DropDeadGorgeous'', after [[spoiler: Becky is killed in an explosion and Gladys has a freak-out over it and confesses to murdering one of her beauty pageant rivals]], the documentary crew meets some of the town's officers, who recognize them for their past work on the show.
* ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'': Jim Kurring, a beat cop, talks to himself during his beat in the style of this show.
* In ''Film/StepBrothers'', when Dale notices Brennan on the couch and asks why he was sweaty, he claims it was because he just watched the show. In reality, he worked a sweat playing with Dale's drumset, the one rule that wasn't meant to be broken.
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* ''Series/AllThat'' had a parody called ''Fat Cop''.
* ''Series/InLivingColor'' had a spoof called ''Thugs'', which was from the point of view of the criminals.
* ''Loiter Squad'', the adult swim show featuring the members of Music/{{OFWGKTA}}, had a spoof called ''POPO'' where Tyler and Lionel play {{Rabid Cop}}s beating up ([[BlackComedy and sometimes killing!]]) hapless suspects, sometimes for [[FelonyMisdemeanor the flimsiest excuse]]. Sometimes they even beat up inanimate objects! Lampshaded by the parody theme song "Black Cops".
* ''Series/MadTV'':
** One episode has a claymation version called ''Clops''.
** Another episode had a parody of Creator/ChrisRock's "No Sex in the Champagne Room" discuss how there are no Blacks on television, except on ''COPS'' itself.
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had a later episode where Al was a "cop" on the show. Hijinks include him taking off in Officer Dan's cruiser (which doesn't bother him too much) and both Marcy and Jefferson winding up tasered.
* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': TheStinger for the episode "The Driver's Seat" had Roseanne, Dan and D.J. playing stereotypical trailer trash versions of themselves on the show and culminates in the latter stealing the officer's cruiser [[WhatAnIdiot (due to them leaving the keys in the ignition.)]]
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* In ''[[VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries Completing the Mission]]'', when Henry Stickmin tires himself out trying to break electric anti-gravity cuffs, the resulting [[HaveANiceDeath FAIL Screen]] says, "You can't break those cuffs." [[WordOfGod PuffballsUnited]] has also said that he attempted to replicate the scream from that scene when Henry tries breaking free.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "Francine's Flashback", it's revealed that the last time Stan forgot his and Francine's anniversary, the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown he received became an episode of ''COPS'' (which Roger and Klaus recorded for their amusement).
* ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'' had a song called "Bad Bug" which was InTheStyleOf the show's theme song.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' had one of Brittany's house parties (that was "chaperoned" by a security guard) be busted up by the real cops, which delights her since she thinks that they're the show and that they'll be on TV.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': "One if By Clam, Two if By Sea", Peter watches ''COPS'' at the same time they come to arrest him for allegedly burning down the Clam's Head Pub. As he's being nabbed, he comments how hot "Fatty's" wife is and yells for the cops to hit him with their clubs.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Logorama}}'': The ''COPS'' logo can be seen on a TV in the Pizza Hut diner.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In the beginning of "Homer's Triple Bypass", he watches a send-up of the show titled ''COPS: In Springfield'' which displays (and even lampshades in the theme song) their ''[[BadCopIncompetentCop gross]]'' [[BadCopIncompetentCop incompetence]].
** "Lisa on Ice" has Bart explaining to Homer that he missed the first two episodes of the show, but if they hurry, they can catch [[AdoredByTheNetwork the last three]].
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' has a spoof called ''KNIGHTS'', which showcased Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots being arrested on trumped-up charges.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/BadBoys2'' has a scene where the lead characters sing the theme song, [[SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein and subsequently screw up the words]].
* In ''Film/DropDeadGorgeous'', after [[spoiler: Becky is killed in an explosion and Gladys has a freak-out over it and confesses to murdering one of her beauty pageant rivals]], the documentary crew meets some of the town's officers, who recognize them for their past work on the show.
* ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'': Jim Kurring, a beat cop, talks to himself during his beat in the style of this show.
* In ''Film/StepBrothers'', when Dale notices Brennan on the couch and asks why he was sweaty, he claims it was because he just watched the show. In reality, he worked a sweat playing with Dale's drumset, the one rule that wasn't meant to be broken.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/AllThat'' had a parody called ''Fat Cop''.
* ''Series/InLivingColor'' had a spoof called ''Thugs'', which was from the point of view of the criminals.
* ''Loiter Squad'', the adult swim show featuring the members of Music/{{OFWGKTA}}, had a spoof called ''POPO'' where Tyler and Lionel play {{Rabid Cop}}s beating up ([[BlackComedy and sometimes killing!]]) hapless suspects, sometimes for [[FelonyMisdemeanor the flimsiest excuse]]. Sometimes they even beat up inanimate objects! Lampshaded by the parody theme song "Black Cops".
* ''Series/MadTV'':
** One episode has a claymation version called ''Clops''.
** Another episode had a parody of Creator/ChrisRock's "No Sex in the Champagne Room" discuss how there are no Blacks on television, except on ''COPS'' itself.
* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had a later episode where Al was a "cop" on the show. Hijinks include him taking off in Officer Dan's cruiser (which doesn't bother him too much) and both Marcy and Jefferson winding up tasered.
* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': TheStinger for the episode "The Driver's Seat" had Roseanne, Dan and D.J. playing stereotypical trailer trash versions of themselves on the show and culminates in the latter stealing the officer's cruiser [[WhatAnIdiot (due to them leaving the keys in the ignition.)]]
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries Completing the Mission]]'', when Henry Stickmin tires himself out trying to break electric anti-gravity cuffs, the resulting [[HaveANiceDeath FAIL Screen]] says, "You can't break those cuffs." [[WordOfGod PuffballsUnited]] has also said that he attempted to replicate the scream from that scene when Henry tries breaking free.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "Francine's Flashback", it's revealed that the last time Stan forgot his and Francine's anniversary, the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown he received became an episode of ''COPS'' (which Roger and Klaus recorded for their amusement).
* ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'' had a song called "Bad Bug" which was InTheStyleOf the show's theme song.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' had one of Brittany's house parties (that was "chaperoned" by a security guard) be busted up by the real cops, which delights her since she thinks that they're the show and that they'll be on TV.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': "One if By Clam, Two if By Sea", Peter watches ''COPS'' at the same time they come to arrest him for allegedly burning down the Clam's Head Pub. As he's being nabbed, he comments how hot "Fatty's" wife is and yells for the cops to hit him with their clubs.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Logorama}}'': The ''COPS'' logo can be seen on a TV in the Pizza Hut diner.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In the beginning of "Homer's Triple Bypass", he watches a send-up of the show titled ''COPS: In Springfield'' which displays (and even lampshades in the theme song) their ''[[BadCopIncompetentCop gross]]'' [[BadCopIncompetentCop incompetence]].
** "Lisa on Ice" has Bart explaining to Homer that he missed the first two episodes of the show, but if they hurry, they can catch [[AdoredByTheNetwork the last three]].
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