ThisveryKafkaesquefilmisKeaton'sresponsetotheFattyArbucklescandal[citationneeded]Eventhoughthecentralcharacter'sintentionsaregood,hecannotwin,nomatterhowinventivelyhetriesHegetsintovariousscrapswithpoliceofficersthroughoutthefilmEventually,heunwittinglythrowsabombintoapoliceparadeandendsupbeingchasedbyahordeofcops Attheendofthefilm,Keaton'scharacterlocksupthecopsinthepolicestationHowever,thegirlheistryingtowoodisapprovesofhisbehaviorandgiveshimthecoldshoulderTherefore,heunlocksthepolicestationandisimmediatelypulledinbythecopsThefilmendswiththetitle"TheEnd"writtenonatombstonewithKeaton'sporkpiehatproppedonit OneofKeaton'smosticonicandbrilliantlyconstructedshortfilms,Copswasdeemed"culturally,historically,oraestheticallysignificant"bytheUnitedStatesLibraryofCongressandselectedforpreservationintheirNationalFilmRegistryin1997