History Series / CopRock

* MusicalWorldHypotheses: Definitely the "Alternate Universe" hypothesis fits here. Any attempts to make this fit into Adaptation Hypothesis go right out the window when people actually play musical instruments during "He's Guilty" and "Be Careful Out There". At one point, a rookie patrolman starts singing while he and his veteran partner are out on patrol. His veteran partner stops him and tells him they're not allowed to break into song while driving.

* MediumAwareness: The characters know they're in a musical. At one point, a rookie patrolman starts singing while he and his veteran partner are out on patrol. His veteran partner stops him and tells him they're not allowed to break into song while driving.

* MusicalWorldHypotheses: Definitely the "Alternate Universe" hypothesis fits here. Any attempts to make this fit into Adaptation Hypothesis go right out the window when people actually play musical instruments during "He's Guilty" and "Be Careful Out There".

''Cop Rock'' was a 1990 police drama presented as a musical. Creator/StevenBochco made it in an attempt to replicate the success he had with ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', the acclaimed gritty police drama. He largely reused its premise but in musical form. This experiment definitely didn't work, possibly due to the dissonance of cheery, happy songs appearing spontaneously in an otherwise relatively serious police drama. In the show, the ensemble cast mixed musical numbers and choreography throughout storylines, for example, bursting into songs during court trials. It's just as bizarre as it sounds, and became infamous for its strange premise and stranger execution.

-> ''"TV is a good dad. TV never ignores you. TV never comes home late drunk. TV never abuses or insults you. Well... except for'' Cop Rock''."''
-->-- '''Jeff,''' ''Series/{{Community}}'' ("Home Economics")

* SoundtrackDissonance: "Baby Merchant", an upbeat tune about ''child trafficking and illegal adoptions.''

It has the honor of being rated #8 on the TV Guide List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time, and #29 in ''[[Literature/WhatWereTheyThinkingThe100DumbestEventsInTelevisionHistory What Were They Thinking? The 100 Dumbest Events in Television History]]''. You could, of course, watch it for the {{camp}} factor without taking it seriously, [[SoBadItsGood and you might enjoy it.]] Heck, Bochco never regretted making it, calling it "the most fun I’ve ever had in my life".

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The cast is massive for a cop show, most of whom have their plotlines.

-> ''"TV is a good dad. TV never ignores you. TV never comes home late drunk. TV never assaults you. Well... except for'' Cop Rock''."''

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Mayor Plank’s introduction is a VillianSong about her taking bribes. This aspect of her character was dropped shortly after and never brought up again, despite it having potential problems for her political career.

%%* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

* {{Camp}}
* CrowdSong: Used often.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: With characters from ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' appearing often.
* GospelRevivalNumber: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwNTSj2Cy0 He's Guilty!]]
* IntercourseWithYou: The "Bumpty Bumpty" song.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* MusicalWorldHypotheses: Definitely the "Alternate Universe" hypothesis fits here. Any attempts to make this fit into Adaptation Hypothesis go right out the window when people actually play musical instruments during 'He's Guilty' and 'Be Careful Out There'.

* VillainSong: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R9puOuTaGPc Here]]. 'Baby Merchant' definitely qualifies.
* WunzaPlot

It has the honor of being rated #8 on the TV Guide List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time, and #29 in ''[[Literature/WhatWereTheyThinkingThe100DumbestEventsInTelevisionHistory What Were They Thinking? The 100 Dumbest Events in Television History]]''. You could, of course, watch it for the {{camp}} factor without taking it seriously, [[SoBadItsGood and you might enjoy it.]]

* VillainSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3AaY1BG8k Here]]. 'Baby Merchant' definitely qualifies.

-> ''"TV is a good dad. TV never ignores you. TV never comes home late drunk. TV never assaults you. Well...except for'' Cop Rock''."''

-> ''"TV is a good dad. TV never ignores you. TV never comes home late drunk. TV never assaults you. Well... except for'' Cop Rock''."''

''Cop Rock'' was a 1990 police drama presented as a musical. Steven Bochco made it in an attempt to replicate the success he had with ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', the acclaimed gritty police drama. He largely reused its premise but in musical form. This experiment definitely didn't work, possibly due to the dissonance of cheery, happy songs appearing spontaneously in an otherwise relatively serious police drama. In the show, the ensemble cast mixed musical numbers and choreography throughout storylines, for example, bursting into songs during court trials. It's just as bizarre as it sounds, and became infamous for its strange premise and stranger execution.