COPS
Stupid Behavior #5
TV Flash files “Stupid Behavior #5” as hour 880 of 1267 in the TV Flash guide — COPS (1989–present) on Fox, season 25, episode 11, aired 2013-03-09, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S25E11: listed hour 880 of 1267 in the COPS guide, hour 11 of 16 in season 25. It aired 2013-03-09 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dazed & Confused #5” (S25E10). Next is “Morons on Parade #6” (S25E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Officers from the Portland Police Bureau must assist an older man after he crashes his car into a sign, takes off on foot and collapses after complaining of heart problems. Then, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department attempts to stop a van after it makes multiple traffic violations, and the officers discover possible stolen items and crystal meth in the suspect's pocket. Finally, officers from the Rialto Police Department in California respond to a domestic disturbance call after a couple engages in a heated disagreement over a damaged wall.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Stupid Behavior #5 sit in the COPS guide?
S25E11 is listed hour 880 of 1267 — hour 11 of 16 in season 25, season 25 episode 11.
When did COPS S25E11 air?
Stupid Behavior #5 aired 2013-03-09 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is there a host or a script?
Ride-along vérité: handheld cameras, minimal narration, chaos scored to "Bad Boys." The format is the author.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Handheld ride-alongs set to a reggae hook: policing as weekly spectacle, no narrator required. The format that taught reality TV how to chase, cuff, and cut. Controversial by design — vérité as entertainment, neighborhoods as set, and a chorus that still follows every squad-car clip. View it as craft and as argument; it was always both.
Visual first: handheld grain, a reggae hook, neighborhoods framed as set, no narrator to soften the silhouette. John Langley and Malcolm Barbour's Fox series premiered in 1989 and became a syndication staple through the 1990s. *Ride-along vérité as weekly spectacle.* Inner Circle's *Bad Boys* is inseparable from the brand — the chorus that still follows every squad-car clip. **This was not a procedural costume; this was policing photographed as entertainment.**