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* ''The Streets Of San Francisco'' (1972-77), starring Karl Malden (older cop) and Creator/MichaelDouglas (younger cop).

* Somerset and Mills from ''Film/{{Se7en}}'': Former TropeNamer.

** In ''Series/AMurderousAffairinHorizonTower'', Zhong Jingguo and Yang Ruisen are this pair, with Zhong Jingguo, the older, seasoned veteran cop as the "Old Cop" and Yang Ruisen, his plucky new mentee as the "Young Cop".

* Bob Hodges and Danny Mcgavin from ''Colors''

* Creator/MichaelConnelly started using this trope in some of the later Literature/HarryBosch novels as Harry, an LAPD cop born in 1950, aged. In 2014 novel ''Literature/TheBurningRoom'' Bosch, who is due to retire soon, is paired up with 27-year-old rookie homicide detective Lucia Soto in order to give her the benefit of his experience and expertise. A couple of books later, after Bosch was forced out of the department for basically being an old nuisance, he makes an informal off-the-books partnership with Go-getter young LAPD detective Renee Ballard. This partnership, which forms the heart of Bosch & Ballard novels ''Literature/DarkSacredNight'' and ''Literature/TheNightFire'', is basically Connelly transitioning from his old protagonist to a new one.

* Creator/MichaelConnelly started using this trope in some of the later Literature/HarryBosch novels as Harry, an LAPD cop born in 1950, aged. In ''Literature/TheBurningRoom'' Bosch, who is due to retire soon, is paired up with 27-year-old rookie homicide detective Lucia Soto in order to give her the benefit of his experience and expertise. A couple of books later, after Bosch was forced out of the department for basically being an old nuisance, made an informal off-the-books partnership with young LAPD detective Renee Ballard. This partnership, which forms the heart of Bosch & Ballard novels ''Literature/DarkSacredNight'' and ''Literature/TheNightFire'', is basically Connelly transitioning from his old protagonist to a new one.

* ''Literature/TheBurningRoom'': Literature/HarryBosch, who is due to retire soon, is paired up with 27-year-old rookie homicide detective Lucia Soto in order to give her the benefit of his experience and expertise.

* Sam Vimes and Carrot in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards''. Also, Sam Vimes and, er, [[IHatePastMe Sam Vimes]] in ''Discworld/NightWatch''. Lobsang Ludd and Lu-Tze form a sort of TimePolice version in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime''.

* KnightInSourArmour Roslyn Forrester and WideEyedIdealist Chris Cwej in the Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures novels.

* ''VideoGame/{{Technobabylon}}'' has CEL agents Charles Regis (an aging, [[{{Technophobia}} Technophobic]] former [[BioPunk gengineer]]) and Max Lao (a younger, more tech-savvy hacker [[spoiler: as well as a ReformedCriminal]].) A repurposed maid robot with the personality of a [[BodySurf body-surfing]] food processor AI is eventually brought on as a temporary partner, [[spoiler: and by the end of the game Regis' estranged daughter Latha is brought on as well.]]

-->'''1992:''' [[CoolOldGuy Lennie Briscoe]] and Mike Logan. [[spoiler:Logan was demoted to street patrol on Long Island for assaulting an acquitted murderer.]]

-->'''1991:''' Phil Ceretta and Mike Logan. [[spoiler: Ceretta was also shot, but survived the injuries.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Technobabylon}}'' has CEL agents Charles Regis (an aging, [[{{Technophobe}} Technophobic]] former [[BioPunk gengineer]]) and Max Lao (a younger, more tech-savvy hacker [[spoiler: as well as a ReformedCriminal]].) A repurposed maid robot with the personality of a [[BodySurf body-surfing]] food processor AI is eventually brought on as a temporary partner, [[spoiler: and by the end of the game Regis' estranged daughter Latha is brought on as well.]]

* ''Southland'': Training Officer John Cooper and rookie Ben Sherman seasons 1-3. Then in season 4, Cooper is partnered with Officer Jessica Tang which subverts the trope as she has been assigned to evaluate his fitness for duty following his drug rehab and back surgery. Season 5 returns Cooper to his TO status for just two episodes with a washout rookie partner before ending the trope by assigning him a partner similar in age.

* ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'': Connor and Hank. Though Connor technically isn't an officer, a large part of his story focuses on their dynamic.

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* In ''Series/JakeAndTheFatman'', J.L. "Fatman" [=McCabe=] is a prosecutor rather than a cop (although he is an ex-cop) but otherwise the relationship between the Fatman and Jake Styles fits this trope.

* ''Southland'': Training Officer John Cooper and rookie Ben Sherman seasons 1-3. Then in season 4 Cooper is partnered with Officer Jessica Tang which subverts the trope as she has been assigned to evaluate his fitness for duty following his drug rehab and back surgery. Season 5 returns Cooper to his TO status for just two episodes with a washout rookie partner before ending the trope by assigning him a partner similar in age.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'': Ryotaro Dojima and Tohru Adachi. Though in this case it's more Middle-aged Cop/Young Cop, Dojima has the attitude and the experience all the same. The mentoring aspect is also slightly downplayed, as Dojima spends most of his time berating Adachi for his bumbling.

* Series/CarFiftyFourWhereAreYou: Toody (old cop); Muldoon (young cop).

* Martin Beck & Gunvald Larsson in the ''Beck''-series.

* ''The Streets Of San Francisco'' (1972-77), starring Karl Malden (older cop) and MichaelDouglas (younger cop).