History WesternAnimation / MoonbeamCity

* NotSoHarmless: Chrysalis is probably the nicest out of the four main protagonists. That said, her position as Dazzle's partner was largely attained via threatening to blackmail him with a fake sexual harassment claim and she has no problem with putting a bullet in your head if you're a criminal.

* XMeetsY: ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' meets ''Series/MiamiVice'', with the art of Patrick Nagel and a dash of Lisa Frank.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Rad has a completely embarrassing and pathetic one when it's revealed his ''Crimezappers'' episode was a lie. He also admits, while sobbing hysterically, that while chasing the thug through the sewers he fell in the shit-filled water, [[BringMeMyBrownPants crapped his pants]] and accidentally ate some of the shit. And he ''liked it''. The episode ends with Rad screaming "WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!" and he's dubbed "Poo-Cop."]]

* AnimalMotifs: Flamingos for Dazzle, Snakes for Pizzaz, Butterflies for Chrysalis, and Rats for...Rad.

* {{Animesque}}: To ''Anime/CityHunter'' specifically, as confirmed by WordOfGod.

With an art style partially inspired by the late Patrick Nagel and drenched in the nouveau-vice trappings of the '80s, ''Moonbeam City'' oozes style and other, less savory, fluids in this high-action cop drama gone wonderfully terribly wrong.

An animated series on ComedyCentral detailing the illustrious and ill-advised misadventures of Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe), an egotistical and easily-distracted detective of the eponymous city's Police Department. He is, however, Moonbeam City's top cop; which probably explains why his beloved metropolis is plagued with rampant crime and corruption. Working alongside (or more often against) him in his cases are junior tech underling turned beat cop, Chrysalis Tate (Creator/KateMara), police chief, Pizzaz Miller (Creator/ElizabethBanks), and his psychotic rival on the force, Rad Cunningham (Creator/WillForte).

* CovertPervert: The usually prudish Chrysalis doesn't bat an eye at seeing Dazzle naked and agrees that his nudity engorged director's cut of Spokes is superior to the censored televised version.

* CutYourHeartOutWithASpoon: Many of Pizzaz's outlandishly colourful threats are kin to this trope with the caveat that she's deadly serious about all of them.
* DaChief: Pizzaz, in a rare female version of this trope.
* DevelopmentHell: In-universe example as Dazzle channels Creator/FrancisFordCoppola and his TroubledProduction of ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' during his creation of "Spokes".

* EpicFail: Rad's try-out for the role of Dazzle in Dazzle's "Crimezappers" episode. [[spoiler: And also what really happened when he tried to stop the mugging.]]

* ExtremeOmnisexual: Dolphins and Prisons (as in, the structure itself) are fair game for Dazzle Novak.

* LoonyFan: Rad to Vex Mullery of "Crimezappers." Upon actually meeting him, Rad asks if he ever got the fan letters he wrote... or the death threats he sent when Vex didn't write back.

* ShoutOut: The entire subplot of Dazzle taking over production of his "Crimezappers" episode is a blatant reference to ''ApocalypseNow''.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Rad has a completely embarrassing and pathetic one when it's revealed his "Crimezappers" episode was a lie. He also admits, while sobbing hysterically, that while chasing the thug through the sewers he fell in the shit-filled water, [[BringMeMyBrownPants crapped his pants]] and accidentally ate some of the shit. And he ''liked it''. The episode ends with Rad screaming "WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!" and he's dubbed "Poo-Cop."]]

An animated series on ComedyCentral detailing the illustrious and ill-advised misadventures of Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe), an egotistical and easily-distracted detective of the eponymous city's Police Department. He is however, Moonbeam City's top cop; which probably explains why his beloved metropolis is plagued with rampant crime and corruption. Working alongside (or more often against) him in his cases are junior tech underling turned beat cop, Chrysalis Tate (KateMara), police chief, Pizzaz Miller (ElizabethBanks), and his psychotic rival on the force, Rad Cunningham (WillForte).

With an art style partially inspired by the late Patrick Nagel and drenched in the nouveau-vice trappings of the 80s, Moonbeam City oozes style and other, less savoury, fluids in this high-action cop drama gone wonderfully terribly wrong.

* DevelopmentHell: In-universe example as Dazzle channels FrancisFordCoppola and his TroubledProduction of ApocalypseNow during his creation of "Spokes".

* LoonyFan: Rad to Vex Mullery of "Crimezappers." Upon actually meeting him, Rad asks if he ever got the fan letters he wrote... or if he got the death threats he sent when he didn't write back.

* ViceCity: Moonbeam City. Mostly due to the fact that its greatest law enforcer is a self-absorbed moron which implies that his fellow officers are even worse at their jobs than he is.

* ADateWithRosyPalms: Pizzaz has several vibrators loaded in one of her desk drawers.

An animated series on ComedyCentral detailing the illustrious and ill-advised misadventures of Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe), an egotistical and easily-distracted detective of the eponymous city's Police Department. He is however, Moonbeam City's top cop; which probably explains why his beloved metropolis is plagued with rampant crime and corruption. Working alongside (or more often against) him in his cases are junior tech underling turned beat cop, Chrysalis Tate (KateMara), police chief, Pizzaz Miller (ElizabethBanks), and his psychotic rival on the force, Rad Cunningham (RobLowe).

* ButtMonkey: Rad Cunningham who has suffered years of largely deserved suffering and abuse by the time the series starts.

An animated series on ComedyCentral detailing the illustrious and ill-advised misadventures of Dazzle Novak (Rob Lowe), an egotistical and easily-distracted detective of the eponymous city's Police Department. He is however, Moonbeam City's top cop; which probably explains why his beloved metropolis is plagued with rampant crime and corruption. Working alongside (or more often against) him in his cases are his partner, Chrysalis Tate (KateMara), police chief, Pizzaz Miller (ElizabethBanks), and his psychotic rival on the force, Rad Cunningham (RobLowe).

* NotSoHarmless: Chrysalis is probably the nicest out of the four main protagonists. That said, her position as Dazzle's partner was attained via threatening to blackmail him with a fake sexual harassment claim and she has no problem with putting a bullet in your head if you're a criminal.

* SociopathicHero: Dazzle shows more sympathy to the lives of his fictional identities than those of the public he is sworn to protect.

* BadBoss: Pizzaz keeps her underlings in line by threatening them with bodily harm, deportation, and the prospect of being buried alive.

* KavorkaMan: Being disguised as a janitor doesn't impair Dazzle's ability to

With an art style partially inspired by the late Patrick Nagel and drenched in the nouveau-vice trappings of the 80s, Moonbeam City oozes style and other, less savoury, fluids in this high-action cop drama gone wonderfully terribly wrong.