The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with protecting the fictional Empire City from a group of gangsters led by the "Big Boss".

"[5] In 1993, the series was shown in reruns on CBS Saturday mornings under the new name CyberCOPS, due to the 1989 debut of the unrelated primetime reality show of the same name.

The FBI sends in Special Agent Baldwin P. Vess (Codename: Bulletproof) to help take down Big Boss.

However, Vess suffers very serious injuries in a car wreck during a fight with Big Boss' criminal henchmen and has to be taken to the hospital.

With these men and women consisting of David E. "Highway" Harlson, Colt "Mace" Howards, Stan "Barricade" Hyde, Tina "Mainframe" Cassidy, Walker "Sundown" Calhoun, Suzie "Mirage" Young, Hugh S. "Bullseye" Forward, and Rex "Bowser" Pointer and his robot dog Blitz, he forms a team that is "the finest law enforcement agency there is in the country".

Numerous characters were featured in the cartoon that did not have action figures (including Mainframe, Brian O'Malley, Whitney Morgan, Nightshade, Ms. Demeanor, and Mirage).

Known members include: Other villains in this show were either unaffiliated with Big Boss' gang or shown working with them only once.

They include: At the end of each episode of C.O.P.S., a special Public service announcement (PSA) segment known as C.O.P.S.

and CROOKS or in live action form with real-life police officers giving kids information about safety issues.

These included staying away from drugs, gangs, how to be safe at home and on the street, and how to help in preventing crime.

for Kids segment was made with the blessing and assistance of organizations like DARE, the National Crime Prevention Council and the California Highway Patrol.

– Volume 1 on February 28, 2006, a four-disc boxset featuring the first 22 uncut episodes on DVD in its original broadcast presentation in Region 1.

[17] Volume 2, featuring the remaining 33 episodes, was released on September 13, 2011 which includes slideshow of concept art and a trailer for Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.

"scored with a sturdy inner lining of social satire" such as Mayor Davis' cost-cutting attempts that would unwittingly aid the cause of the villain.

[3] IGN gave the show a rating of three out of ten, stating that "to fully appreciate this series one must have a tolerance for clunky, mechanical animation (the kind that says 'We really didn't spend too much money on it') and a love for '80s-style action"; and that "it offers little in terms of character development.