In today's divided culture, it can be tough to remember that there was a time, not so long ago, when we being a police officer was a respectable gig. So much so, that in the 90's there was an experimental TV show dedicated to displaying a side of cops that you very rarely get to see:

Their ability to break out in song at any moment and belt out some groovy 90's R&B tunes!

That's right! Back in the 90's there was a TV show called Cop Rock, which is every bit as amazing as it sounds. Here's an awe-inspiring scene from one episode:

I don't know about you, but I love everything about this!

We start out with some cheesy dialog between the chief and his squad during their morning briefing:

And then, before he sends them off, he just starts singing:

Just take a moment to appreciate the awkwardness of this situation, if it were to take place in real life: Your boss just starts singing a song in the middle of a meeting... not just humming a little ditty, but full-on belting out a powerful ballad...

"Two caucasians of a male persuasion put a bullet through the cashier's braaaain..."

Because nothing says "I take my job seriously" like turning a list of horrifically violent crimes into a catchy song, snapping his fingers as he goes.

But wait... it gets even better, he flips his podium around to reveal...

An electric organ was hiding back there this whole time!

And of course, they're cutting to reaction shots of the officers, and it becomes clear that they were given no directions whatsoever because they look like they're reacting exactly as any normal human being would in that situation:

"I haven't felt this uncomfortable since I caught my son watching Baywatch."

"Well I guess we know where the missing evidence from that drug bust went..."

And then he's just... done. And they all shuffle off quietly, like nothing happened:

No applause or anything.

And that's just one scene. THE ENTIRE TV SHOW IS LIKE THIS!

Each episode starts off with Randy-Flippin'-Newman playing the intro:

And from there it's juries singing gospel songs while quickly changing into choir robes...

"He's guiiilty!"

Baby salesmen singing about their line of business:

"Give the baby merchant just a week or two... I'll have your baby for you!"

And even a guest appearance by Sheryl Crow:

With all this talent backing this show, I have to wonder why it never made it past its first season...

You know... other than the entire concept being incredibly bizarre. Like... who exactly was their target audience, anyway?

But, you'll be happy to know that the entire series is available on DVD, or you can just watching this 2+ hours-long supercut of pretty much all the songs from the series:

Or, just skip to the end, where they obliterate the 4th wall in their show-stopping finale:

Ah, the 90's. They were a strange but simpler time.