Fish Police (TV series)
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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.
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![]() 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 | Hanna-Barbera, Inc.[lower-alpha 1] |
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Network | CBS[1] |
Release | February 28 (1992-02-28) – March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13) |
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.