| Fish Police | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Actorandfishjobethbuddy.jpeg) Fish Police characters and their voice actors from left to right: Angel Jones voiced by JoBeth Williams, Crabby voiced by Buddy Hackett, Chief Abalone voiced by Ed Asner, and Det. Catfish voiced by Robert Guillaume | |
| Genre | Comedy Police procedural |
| Based on | Fish Police by Steve Moncuse |
| Developed by | Jeanne Romano |
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| Composers | James Horner (theme) Steve Bramson (score) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company | H-B Production Co.[a] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS[1] |
| Release | February 28 – March 13, 1992 |
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Fish Police is an American adult animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Steve Moncuse.[2] It first aired in 1992, broadcasting three episodes before being axed for low ratings.[3] A further three episodes never aired in the United States, although the entire series ran in European syndication.
The show has a decidedly more mature tone than most other animated Hanna-Barbera shows; episodes often contained innuendo and mild profanity.[4][5]
The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the success of Fox's The Simpsons, alongside ABC's Capitol Critters (also produced by Hanna-Barbera) and CBS's Family Dog. Hanna-Barbera Productions pitched the series to CBS Entertainment, which agreed to pick it up.[5] All three were canceled in their first seasons.
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- ^ "CBS tries to hook a live ~'Fish' Toons moving into prime time, but Will 'Fish' float?". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Lee Margulies, TV Ratings 'Fish Police' Can't Get Arrested, Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1992, accessed January 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Daniel Cerone, 'Fish Police' on Endangered Species List, Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1992, accessed January 20, 2011.