SAM
& MAX FREELANCE POLICE
THE COMPLETE ANIMATED SERIES
Starring
the vocal talents of:
Harvey Atkin, Robert Tinkler and Tracey Moore
Series
created by:
Steve Purcell
Running
Time:
300 mins
Out to buy on DVD 18/03/08 (Region 1)
"Slap the sleeper on them and make them say uncle!"
The
Thing That Wouldn't Stop
It The Geek calls in Sam & Max to handle a problem that the refrigerator
repairmen cannot handle.
The
Second Show
Ever It's Career day at school and Sam and Max show up to join in the fun!
Max's
Big Day
A tribe believes Max to be their chosen one, and make him their king.
Bad
Day On The Moon
The mayor of the moon asks Sam & Max to investigate the disappearance of
some of the inhabitants of the moon.
Dysfunction
Of The Gods
Sam & Max take the role of freelance marriage counsellors to the gods, but
failure will result in the duo being turned into geriatrics.
They
Came From Down There
Sam & Max investigate the disappearances en masse at Bo-hunk Lagoon.
Big
Trouble At The Earth's Core
Sam & Max travel 60 miles beneath the earth's crust to investigate what
is causing an increase in the temperature of the earth's core.
The
Friend For Life
Hero worship is taken to a dangerous new height when "Lorne", Sam and Max's
greatest fan, starts getting just a little too close for comfort. Lorne's
over-zealousness results in chaos for the boys' crime fighting efforts,
and almost in their personal demise!
A
Glitch In Time
Sam and Max get a magical watch. When they use it, they get transported
to different times.
That
Darn Gator
Sam & Max have trouble handling an alligator.
Christmas
Bloody Christmas
While visiting Sam's Granny on Christmas Eve, Sam and Max join her on an
impromptu visit to her former place of employment to bring the joy of the
season to some of the shut-ins. Well, actually, the "cage-ins", as Granny
turns out to be the retired warden for the Blood Island Correctional Institute,
home for society's most hardened criminals. Their goodwill mission shortly
takes on dangerous overtones when some of the cons stage a daring attempt
at a jailbreak! Only Granny's personal knowledge of the layout of the facility,
and various martial arts disciplines stand between the criminals and freedom.
Oh, Sam and Max are also obstacles, but only if they can keep up with Granny's
blistering pace!
We
Drop At Dawn
Sam and Max go on a top secret and dangerous mission to... find the commissioner's
lost keys?
Kiss
Kiss Bang Bang / The Monkeys from O.N.C.L.E.
Sam & Max are entrusted with a microchip which evil minions are after.
It's
Dangly Deever Time
Sam and Max fiddle with an experimental television set in The Sub-Basement
of Solitude, and disaster results. This TV only receives signals of long
forgotten programs, including an old kiddie show from the '50s hosted by
a marionette named Dangly Deever. When a power surge brings Dangly to life
in present day Manhattan, he takes a shine to the old (well, new to him)
town and runs amok! Can the boys return Dangly to his former black and white
home in time to avert the greatest programming catastrophe since Sonny and
Cher? Let's pray, and don't touch that dial!
Tonight
We Love (Have a Heart)
St. Valentine's Day has become a traditional day of celebration for Sam
and Max as they rejoice in the fact that they have absolutely no romantic
commitments, responsibilities, or inclinations! This year, however, they
are dragged into all the garish trappings and emotional instability of the
day when during the course of an emergency mission to transport an artificial
heart to a super secret recipient in Washington, D.C., the DeSoto is stolen!.
Our
Baby!
The irony deepens when their search for the kidnapped car and heart leads
them to "Loveland" an Amusement Park for Lovers only. Only their devotion
to duty and their beloved DeSoto can inspire them to wade into a crowd of
dewy-eyed saps, and retrieve that which they cannot live without. Now that's
true love.
The
Glazed McGuffin Affair
A casual trip to the supermarket turns into a nightmare for Sam and Max
when they learn that their most favourites snack food ever, Glazed McGuffins,
have been banned for sale by the government! The boys go from shock to despair
and finally to rabid crusaders as they organize a huge petition signing
campaign to bring an end to the embargo. Needing only one more signature
to push them over the top, they encounter a holdout that refuses to sign!
It is now Sam and Max's mission in life to convert this pagan and return
the hallowed dough balls to their rightful home on the country's grocery
shelves.
The
Tell Tale Tail
Sam & Max tell the tale of Max's tail being reanimated. The Trouble With
Gary Sam & Max help Gary with anger management.
AAIIIEEE,
Robot!
Sam and Max are not happy when the Geek comes to dismantle The MEGAMAX 3000,
a giant Max-shaped robot seems to have outlived its usefulness to the crime-fighting
duo. What can they do to save it from rusting in the street?
The
Invaders
Two Tiny aliens bent on destroying Sam and Max show up at Sam and Max's
door, and they just won't stop!
Sam
and Max Vs the Uglions from Outer Space
Uglions have landed at Grover's Mill. What could they want?
Little
Bigfoot
Sam & Max try to set free a little bigfoot and return him to his own kind.
The
Final Episode
Nearly every villain from the series' short run collaborate to finally destroy
Sam & Max. Somehow their evil plot involves tying Sam & Max up in the cockpit
of a jet, and numerous flashbacks to the TV series, comics, and some totally
fake, eerily corny flashbacks that somebody made up.
When it comes to defining the cult animated TV series of the 90s, there is one show that would make most people's top ten and that show is 'Sam & Max Freelance Police'.
Based on the beloved comic books by Steve Purcell, Sam and Max shot to fame in the 1993 point-and-click graphic adventure 'Sam & Max Hit the Road' and now because of their return to the PC in new episodic adventures interest in the Dog detective and his hyperkinetic rabbity thing sidekick has never been so great. Back in 1997, the pair hit the small screen with their own TV series and with their own unique take on popular culture.
At a time when quirky characters such as 'Ren & Stimpy', 'Freakazoid', 'Animaniacs' and 'The Tick' ruled the animation airwaves, 'Sam & Max Freelance Police' fitted right into that mould. Sam is an old school detective using his skills to be a freelance policeman, hired to investigate or cover those cases that the law won't touch. Extremely laid back and prone to using far too many words to explain a very simple point, Sam is the brains of the pair and loves an ice cream sandwich. Max on the other hand is madness personified. His crazy grin and pointy teeth, he loves violence and serves up some very unusual suggestions when it comes to solving the case.
Over seen by creator Steve Purcell, the animated series is filled with classic Sam and Max moments that fans will revel in. Watching Sam and Max drive around in their police car around Grover's Mill, given jobs by the Commissioner is a joy for fans of the comic book and the video games alike. Classic episodes include the brilliant 'The Glazed McGuffin Affair', the very seasonal 'Christmas Bloody Christmas' and the very funny 'Big Trouble At The Earth's Core' but there is plenty here to savour. The only sad thing is that there was only one season of the show, twenty-three episodes in all because this is classic animation at its very best.
'Sam & Max Freelance Police: The Complete Animated Series' is a must for all fans of the crime busting pair. Animation from the 90s showed what the medium could do and 'Sam and Max' are the personification of how far 2D animation can go and how surreal it can be while still been extremely funny.
PICTURE & SOUND
Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen 4x3 with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, the series looks great.
BONUS FEATURES
Animated
Shorts (3.47 mins)
Watch three shorts entitled 'Vice Squad', 'Our bewildering universe 'Chock
Full O' Guts' and 'Artsy Craftsy bit of Time Wasting Nonsense', each of
which are filled with classic Sam & Max humour.
A Comic-Conversation
with Steve Purcell (13.41 mins)
The creator of Sam & Max talks at the San Diego Comic-Con about where
the idea for the characters came from, the style and humour of the pair,
the comic, the Lucas Arts video game, the animated series and were the
duo are going in the future.
Our Bewildering
Universe (2.00 mins)
Watch an all new animated short which sees Sam & Max conduct an Alien
Autopsy.
Telling
the Tale of Telltale Games (5.17 mins)
Creator Steve Purcell and Telltale games founders Dan Conners and Dave
Grossman talk about how the company came about and the new episodic Sam
& Max gaming adventures.
Ice Station
Santa Playable Demo
Place the DVD in your PC and install a playable demo of Telltale's new
Sam & Max adventure
Concept
Art Gallery
View original designs for the animated series
Original
Sam & Max Series Bible
Place the DVD in your PC and look at the complete series bible for the
animated series.
OVERALL
The DVD treatment for 'Sam & Max Freelance Police: The Complete Animated Series' is one that fans should enjoy. The interview with creator Steve Purcell is good and the inclusion of a PC demo of the new game is excellent. Fans should be pleased.
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