Cops

Name: Cops
Released: 1989-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Wayne Anderson, Harry Newman

TV Show · Reality · Crime

This groundbreaking series that was instrumental in launching the reality genre with its video vérité style and has earned its place in popular culture. COPS has profiled law enforcement agencies in more than 140 United States cities and has also filmed in Hong Kong, London, and Moscow.

1989 · 20m

Starring Wayne Anderson, Harry Newman

EPISODE 1

Tracks of My Tears

Officers keep the lid on a traffic stop that takes a turn for the worse; a paranoid uncle assaults his teenage nephew while searching for some lost items; a woman on probation freaks out when she finds out what's in her car.
EPISODE 2

Ounce of Confidence

A shop owner gets a big surprise when a runaway offender hides in her store; deputies pull over a moving van and find more than furniture in the back; police confront a woman about trespassing for the third time in a week.
EPISODE 3

Father Figure

Everyone is on edge after a deranged man harasses his sister and her coworkers; a driver plays innocent during a traffic stop, but his passengers call his bluff; a man with a checkered past vows to do better by his young son.
EPISODE 4

Any Way You Slice It

A young man turns on his crew after their night of joyriding gets cut short; an unlucky pizza delivery driver flags down police after getting robbed; Deputies identify a distinctive scent when they pull over a suspicious car.
EPISODE 5

Don't Fence Me In

Deputies react quickly and nab a suspect with a penchant for identity theft; two women learn the value of keeping track of what's in their bags; police help a high school student understand that his parents just want the best for him.
EPISODE 6

Truck Amok

A man in cuffs tries to bet deputies that he can outrun them next time; a teenager can't deny the evidence that places him at the scene of a robbery; sparks go flying when a trucker takes his whole family on a high-speed chase.