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* ''Series/TheSentinel'': One is a "lone wolf" ex-Army Ranger detective; the other is a gregarious Anthropologist. They fight crime!

* ''Series/MythBusters'': One's a FunPersonified redhead with a goatee and NerdGlasses. The other is a [[NiceHat bereted]] DeadpanSnarker with a [[BadassMustache walrus mustache]]. They Bust Myths.

* ''Nothing To Lose'' has the same concept of an OddCouple who come together by circumstance: [[SaltAndPepper a disgruntled white executive and a black robber]]. Though instead of fighting crime, they team up to commit the crime of safecracking against the white guy's boss.

->''He's a deeply religious gay barbarian possessed of the uncanny powers of an insect. She's a radical punk mermaid with an EvilTwin sister. They fight crime!''
-->-- [[http://www.theyfightcrime.org/ TheyFightCrime.org]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}} has the lead protagonists Fillmore and Ingrid of Safety Patrol, one's an ex-hood turned good, the other's a outcast from another school, they fight crime!

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. He has working legs. He doesn't. They fight crime! ...well, not really.

* ''Comicbook/BrodysGhost'': She's the ghost of a teenaged girl locked out of heaven. He's a self-pitying layabout playing guitar on the streets for tips. They fight crime! [[hottip:* :(Specifically, they work together to try to stop a serial killer.)]]

* This seems to be the premise of ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': he's an empath FBI agent, he's a cannibal psychologist. They hunt serial killers! And get increasingly and quietly drawn into madness/increasingly and quietly draw into madness, respectively.

* ''DempseyAndMakepeace'': He's an easy-going blue-collar American detective. She's a by-the-book English noblewoman detective. They fight crime!
* ''The Sentinel'': One is a "lone wolf" ex-Army Ranger detective; the other is a gregarious Anthropologist. They fight crime!
* ''Grimm'': One is a police detective blessed or cursed with a magic he doesn't understand; the other is a reformed werewolf. They fight crime!

* ''CovertAffairs'': She's a CIA trainee suddenly promoted to field work. He's MissionControl, but he's blind. They Fight Crime!

* ''CommonLaw'': One's a street-wise loudmouth with a lengthy list of disgruntled ex-girlfriends. The other is a logical former lawyer who's still in love with his ex-wife. They Fight Crime!

* ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'': He's an anal retentive stiff! He's his chatty partner! They Fight Crime!

* When Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, writer of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', was talking about his TV days on an interview, he said that TV networks love this style of pitch because it's simple, consistent and easy to follow. The example he gave was "He's the Pope. She's a Chimp. ''They Fight Crime.''

* ''esternAnimation/AmericanDad''. He has working legs. He doesn't. They fight crime! [[...well, not really]].

* He has working legs. He doesn't. They fight crime! [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad ...well, not really]]

* He's a male {{Meganekko}} with a [[{{Otaku}} passion for anime,]] a tragic past, poor people skills, and one of the finest scientific minds of his generation! He's a cloned DeadpanSnarker SuperSoldier who likes cardboard boxes, smoking, sneaking, and dog racing! [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid They Fight Giant Robots!]]
* He's a wisecracking, womanizing bookshop owner/mystery novelist with a dark family secret! She's his skeptical Asian-American shop/research assistant! [[VideoGame/GabrielKnight They Fight Supernatural Crime!]]

* Comicbook/{{Cable}} is a telekinetic cyborg soldier from the future with a messiah complex. SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} is an insane mercenary who's in love with Bea Arthur and Chimichangas (and Comicbook/SquirrelGirl). They Fight Crime! Or cause it, it shifts.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': She's a modern-age high school girl with the powers of a {{Miko}}. He's a Feudal Era half-demon with a {{BFS}}. Together, They Fight Demons(and occasionally collect jewel shards)!

* '' Manga/{{QED}} '' : He's a [[TeenGenius fourteen year old MIT graduate]], she's a Police officer's [[GenkiGirl enthusiastic]] daughter. They Fight Crime!

[[caption-width-right:350:[-He's the [[JesusWasWayCool Son of God]], here to save us. He's the [[{{Satan}} Devil]] himself. Together, TheyFightCrime!-] ]]

TheyFightCrime ''must'' use both WunzaPlot and OddCouple. Please do not add teams of more than two characters, or single characters, no matter how quirky they are.

* Comicbook/{{Cable}} is a telekinetic cyborg soldier from the future with a messiah complex. {{Deadpool}} is an insane mercenary who's in love with Bea Arthur and Chimichangas (and SquirrelGirl). They Fight Crime! Or cause it, it shifts.
* Franchise/SpiderMan had an issue where Mary Jane helps proposes the following TV pitch: "She's an actress. He's a super-hero. [[TheyFightCrime They solve mysteries]]. Think it'll fly?"

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Hal's an intergalactic cop with a nearly omnipotent ring. [[GreenArrow Ollie]]'s a loud mouthed hippie with a bow. They Fight Crime!
* [[TheAtom Ray Palmer]] is a physicist, [[Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} Carter Hall]] is a re-incarnated Egyptian warrior prince. They fight crime.

* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'': She's a wealthy {{Yakuza}} heiress, he's a role model for someone who might be {{God}}. TheyFightCrime.

* ''BonCopBadCop'': He's Ontarian! He's Quebecois! They Fight Crime!

* "Film/TheodorRex": "A long time ago, in the future": She's a no-nonesense, by the book cop. He's a wise-cracking tyrannosaurus rex. They Fight Crime! (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensues]])

* ''TheSookieStackhouseMysteries:'' She's a luscious, highly desirable telepathic barmaid. He's a vampire suffering from anachronistic attitudes. They Fight Crime!

* ''SherlockHolmes:'' He's a doctor scarred by the war in Afghanistan! He's a substance-abusing dilettante private consulting detective! They Fight Crime!
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': She's a cop who arrests her best friend every few pages. He's a wizard with trust issues. TheyFightCrime!

* ''Series/InspectorLynley:'' He's a LordPeterWimsey with a title and a complicated personal life. She's a cranky, foul-mouthed working-class junk food addict with massive class resentment issues. They're [[OddCouple unlikely]] TrueCompanions and [[TheNotLoveInterest Not Love Interests]] with a healthy helping of UnresolvedSexualTension. They Fight Crime!

* ''{{Life}}'': He's an EccentricMillionaire who spent twelve years in prison. She's an ex-junkie with a [[ActionGirl kick-ass attitude]]. They Fight Crime!

* ''30 Rock'' parodied this: One's a regular cop on-the-beat. The other is God. They fight crime!
* ''Collector's Item'': Creator/VincentPrice is an antique dealer. PeterLorre... well, it's not entirely clear what he does. He's short and kind of creepy. Together, They Fight Crime.

* ''BigWolfOnCampus'': He's a perky, easily frightened, goth with an encyclopedic knowledge of the supernatural; he's an easy going, football playing, werewolf with a secret identity and the ability to kick lots of ass. Together, they fight {{Monsters|OfTheWeek}}! With a Kickboxing, Totally BadAssNormal, ActionGirl.

* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': He's a Nerd with a Magical Database in his head. She's an ActionGirl MsFanservice with [[KnifeNut a thing for knives]]. [[TheyFightCrime They Fight Crime ... and Spies!!]] With their partner, who is a total ColonelBadass!!

* ''TheSweeney'': He's a tough, no-nonsense, bends-the-rules older cop who's quick-witted and with an eye for drink and the ladies! He's a younger, more inexperienced cop who wants to follow the rulebook yet respects his older partner! They fight crime!

* ''Series/DarkAngel'': She's a genetically-engineered super-soldier HalfHumanHybrid. He's an incredibly wealthy paraplegic who spends his spare time as an airwave-pirating cyberjournalist. Together, TheyFightCrime! Although in season 2, she frees more super-soldiers and they stop fighting crime so much.

* ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS1E20TheScienceOfIllusion The Science of Illusion]]": She's a seriously cute recovering teen drug addict. She's a newly-single, single-mindedly Christian housewife and mother. TheyFightCrime [[spoiler: or at least attempt to]]!

* ''Series/TheSentinel''. He's a former Army Ranger turned cop with hyper-acute senses. He's a [[NewAgeRetroHippie long-haired]] Anthropology student. TheyFightCrime!

** Together, they fight aliens![[note]] [[LongRunner And those are just from the new series]]![[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'': She's an FBI agent with a mysterious past, he's a brilliant ne'er-do-well with an even more mysterious one - TheyFightCrime along with his father, who's a genuine MadScientist.

* ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'': He's a detective who wants to be hard-boiled but is too emotional; he's a walking search engine with poor social skills. Together, they fight MonstersOfTheWeek!

* ''Series/BurnNotice'': He's an out of work spy, she's his trigger happy ex-girlfriend. TheyFightCrime along with his buddy who used to report on him to the FBI. And occasionally his mom.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': One's a playboy socialite who was trapped on an island for five years, returning to fix the mitakes of his father and save his city. The other's his bodyguard, a former marine looking for a way to help the world and fight for a cause worth fighting. They Fight Crime, corruption, and the occasional assassin!
* ''PersonOfInterest'': He's a former spy disowned by the CIA. He's an independently wealthy inventor with a machine that spies on everyone. Together, They ''Prevent'' Crime!
* This seems to be the premise of the new ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series: he's an empath FBI agent, he's a cannibal psychologist. They hunt serial killers! And get increasingly and quietly drawn into madness/increasingly and quietly draw into madness, respectively.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'': He's an elementary school student who is assisted by his A.I. program [[spoiler: (older brother)]] in a world where almost everything is connected to a network. TheyFightCrime!

* ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'': He's a [[BadassAdorable badass]] [[FunnyAnimal fluffy]] alien [[MrFixit repairman]] with lots of [[{{BFG}} huge guns]]! He's a [[TheSmartGuy clever]], [[RobotBuddy cutesy little robot]]! Together, TheyFightCrime... [[AC:[[RecycledInSpace In SPACE]]]]!

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia''. He's a {{Badass}} AntiHero who fights TheEmpire through questionable means. She's a PrincessClassic [[CrapsaccharineWorld whose world is]] [[BreakTheCutie out to break her]] [[DeconstructedTrope in countless ways]]. TheyFightCrime (and some {{Eldritch Abomination}}s).

* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'': He's an Irish ninja/doctor who wants to be Batman! He's a mustachioed, gunslinging 12-year-old! TheyFightCrime!

* The Long Armagedon of the Law[[http://www.tastelesschoice.com/jns.htm]]. He's Jesus, he's the devil. TheyFightCrime!

* [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]] [[Fanfic/ImAMarvelAndImADC and]] {{Deadpool}}: [[AxCrazy He's a psychopath]]. He's also a psychopath. Together, they fight crime!

** And let's not forget Mel Gibson's new [[ActionizedSequel action packed sequel]]: Passion of the Christ 2: [[VerbThis Crucify This!]] Where [[PluckyComicRelief Chris Tucker]] and [[BadassPreacher Jesus Christ]] work together to Fight Crime!

* ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'': He's a Franchise/{{Batman}} [[CaptainErsatz rip-off]]. He's an idiot [[RobotBuddy robot dog]]. TheyFightCrime!
* ''Super Chicken'': He's a wealthy socialite chicken with a SuperSerum. He's a talking lion ButtMonkey. TheyFightCrime!

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' has paired [[TheOprahWinfreyShow Oprah]] with Series/DoctorPhil and Creator/BruceWillis with a pair of pants.

* When Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, writer of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', was talking about his TV days on an interview, he said that TV networks love this style of pitch because it's simple, consistent and easy to follow. The example he gave was "He's the Pope. She's a Chimp. ''TheyFightCrime.''

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* [[LukeCageHeroForHire Power Man]] and [[ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]]: Luke Cage is an indestructible badass from Harlem. Danny Rand is a martial arts master CEO. They Fight Crime!

[[OddCouple Two very different characters]] are obliged to work together to solve a crime. The premise is very often, but not always, expressed in {{trailers}} and pitches as "He's an X. She's a Y. Together, they fight crime!" So much that it's almost become a {{Stock Phrase|s}}. Expect lots of cultural clash humor arising both from different policing traditions and from general personal differences between the two characters. Sometimes the ante will be raised by making the crime-fighters from two groups that are actively antagonistic.

* This seems to be the premise of the new ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series: he's an empath, he's a cannibal. They fight crime!

* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'': She's a [[PlayingWithFire flaming]] {{tsundere}} with a {{katana|sAreJustBetter}}. He's a ghostly [[MissionControl tactical]] power supply. They fight DemonicInvaders.