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'''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''' is an animated television series based on the 1994 film of the same name. The series was produced by Morgan Creek Productions and Nelvana for Warner Bros. Television. It aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997 on CBS. A third season and reruns of previous episodes aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000.
'''''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''''' is an animated television series based on the 1994 film of the same name. The series was produced by Morgan Creek Productions and Nelvana for Warner Bros. Television. It aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997 on CBS. A third season and reruns of the previous episodes aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000.<ref>[http://www.saturdaymorningsforever.com/2014/11/ace-ventura-pet-detective.html A blogpost on the animated adaptation of ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''.] Retrieved 14 Nov '20</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
Following the two original ''Ace Ventura'' movies, the titular character, voiced by Canadian actor Michael Daingerfield (credited as Michael Hall), is a goofy private investigator with a predilection for animals of all species.
Following the two original ''Ace Ventura'' movies, the titular character, voiced by Canadian actor Michael Daingerfield (credited as Michael Hall), is a goofy private investigator with a predilection for animals of all species.


Many of the characters from the original movie were retained, though not voiced by their original actors. While the original movies already had a strongly cartoonish comedic aesthetic, they were eclipsed by the slapstick and garish humor of the cartoon. Seth MacFarlane was among the writers over the course of the show's run.
Many of the characters from the original movie were retained, though not voiced by their original actors. While the original movies already had a strongly cartoonish comedic aesthetic, they were eclipsed by the slapstick and garish humor of the cartoon. Seth MacFarlane was among the writers over the course of the show's run.


The show was rife with toilet humor and anachronisms (one episode centered around the Egyptian Mau, claiming it to be an extinct breed of cat, when, in fact, they are not), displaying similar humor to his later series.  
The show was rife with toilet humor and anachronisms (one episode centered around the Egyptian Mau, claiming it to be an extinct breed of cat, when, in fact, they are not), displaying similar humor to his later series.  


==Original airing==
==Original Airing==
The show ran on CBS for two seasons, with a third season airing on Nickelodeon when that channel acquired the show to broadcast reruns.
The show ran on CBS for two seasons, with the third season airing on Nickelodeon when that channel acquired the show to broadcast reruns.


Despite running in a time slot after ''The Mask'' (another popular cartoon based on a Jim Carrey film) and a crossover with that show (in that series' finale, ''"The Aceman Cometh"''), the series failed to gain a large audience.
Despite running in a time slot after ''The Mask'' (another popular cartoon based on a Jim Carrey film) and a crossover with that show (in that series' finale, ''"The Aceman Cometh"''), the series failed to gain a large audience.


Ultimately, both ''The Mask'' and ''Ace Ventura'' were cancelled. A new and completely different season of the series ran on Nickelodeon.
Ultimately, both ''The Mask'' and ''Ace Ventura'' were cancelled, and a new and completely different season of the series ran on Nickelodeon.


==Availability==
==Availability==
A three-episode DVD of the animated series was bundled with the two original ''Ace Ventura'' movies. This was also the only DVD release of this show. It is currently unknown if all of the episodes will ever be released.
There are 7 VHS volumes released encompassing the entire first season. A three-episode DVD of the animated series was bundled with the two original ''Ace Ventura'' movies. These episodes included ''The Rein-Deer Hunter'', ''Natural Born Koalas'', and ''Dragon Guy''. ''Dragon Guy'' is the only commercially available official English release of an episode outside of season 1. This was also the only DVD release of this show.


Every episode of this show can be found online (all recorded off VHS/TV), with the exception of just one episode.
==Episode List==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:green" | #
! style="background-color:green" | Release Date
! style="background-color:green" | Episode Title
! style="background-color:green" | Status
|-
|1||Dec 9th, 1995||The Reindeer Hunter||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-Animated/dp/B000LZ3BXW<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Jan 20th, 1996||Bowling for Bear||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CTXL<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||Jan 27th, 1996||Pet Food||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CU56<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|4||Feb 3rd, 1996||The Parrot Who Knew Too Much||[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-Monkey/dp/B00004CTIV<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|5||Feb 10th, 1996||French Dip||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CTXL<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|6||Feb 17th, 1996||Natural Born Koalas||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-Animated/dp/B000LZ3BXW<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Feb 24th, 1996||The Hounds of D'Urbervilles||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Basic-Stink-T-VHS/dp/0790731835<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|8||Mar 2nd, 1996||Remembrance of Trunks Past||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CTXM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|9||Mar 9th, 1996||Night of the Gorilla||[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-Monkey/dp/B00004CTIV<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|10||Mar 30th, 1996||Day of the Groundhog||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CU56<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|11||April 6th, 1996||The Big Stink||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Basic-Stink-T-VHS/dp/0790731835<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|12||April 20th, 1996||The Gator Gal||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Pet-Detective-VHS/dp/B00004CTXM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||April 27th, 1996||The Bull Market||[https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Ventura-Bull-Stops-Here/dp/0790731843<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
==Missing Episodes Recovered==
Season 2's 10th episode, "Robo West," is confirmed to be in the Getty images archives from a 1997 BBC recording. <ref> https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/lckq756j-news-footage/BBC_LCKQ756J The episode Robo West </ref>


==Missing episode==
Season 1's 11th episode, "The Big Stink," was discovered to be on Myspleen on April 16th, 2016 by Reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/Newclearfallout Newclearfallout]. An LMW contributor by the name of "THGhost" has uploaded it to YouTube.<ref>[https://youtu.be/HGuNNX3wY7c The Big Stink (full episode).] Retrieved 16 Apr '16</ref>
Season 2's 10th episode ''Robo West'' cannot be found anywhere.


For a while, Season 1's 11th episode ''The Big Stink'' was also lost, but was recently found by Reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/Newclearfallout Newclearfallout] on the file sharing site [http://www.myspleen.org/login.php MySpleen]. It can be watched [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGuNNX3wY7c here] on YouTube.
On May 24th, 2018, a man by the name of Dan Vzare emailed The Lost Cartoons Archive with 2 additional episodes from season 3 that he'd found on his hard drive; "Circus Ace" and "The Cat Who Paints." Much like "Robo West," there was previously zero traces of these episodes online. Not even on Wikipedia's list of episodes for the show until Dan added them himself. He found the episodes years ago from a now-defunct torrent site. The two episodes can also be watched on The Lost Cartoons Archive's YouTube channel.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Smpd_E_lK-k Circus Ace (full episode).] Retrieved 05 Jun '18</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/S9nb9dQ8crs The Cat Who Paints (full episode.)] Retrieved 05 Jun '18</ref>
 
On April 9th, 2019, LMW user "Book333" found the episode "Robo West" on the 16th page of a Google search. On May 7th, 2019, a Snahp.it user by the name of "StarkSkywalker" shared some German downloads of the entire series from Amazon, including "Robo West." This appears to be the same copy that Book333 found. StarkSkywalker soon contacted an associate of The Lost Cartoons Archive, and it has been uploaded [https://youtu.be/SnsTmx0waZs HERE].
 
==References==
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Revision as of 17:49, 19 April 2021

Ace Venture Cartoon Title.jpg

Title screen from the animated series.

Status: Found

Date found: Unknown

Found by: Unknown

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is an animated television series based on the 1994 film of the same name. The series was produced by Morgan Creek Productions and Nelvana for Warner Bros. Television. It aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997 on CBS. A third season and reruns of the previous episodes aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2000.[1]

Design

Following the two original Ace Ventura movies, the titular character, voiced by Canadian actor Michael Daingerfield (credited as Michael Hall), is a goofy private investigator with a predilection for animals of all species.

Many of the characters from the original movie were retained, though not voiced by their original actors. While the original movies already had a strongly cartoonish comedic aesthetic, they were eclipsed by the slapstick and garish humor of the cartoon. Seth MacFarlane was among the writers over the course of the show's run.

The show was rife with toilet humor and anachronisms (one episode centered around the Egyptian Mau, claiming it to be an extinct breed of cat, when, in fact, they are not), displaying similar humor to his later series.

Original Airing

The show ran on CBS for two seasons, with the third season airing on Nickelodeon when that channel acquired the show to broadcast reruns.

Despite running in a time slot after The Mask (another popular cartoon based on a Jim Carrey film) and a crossover with that show (in that series' finale, "The Aceman Cometh"), the series failed to gain a large audience.

Ultimately, both The Mask and Ace Ventura were cancelled, and a new and completely different season of the series ran on Nickelodeon.

Availability

There are 7 VHS volumes released encompassing the entire first season. A three-episode DVD of the animated series was bundled with the two original Ace Ventura movies. These episodes included The Rein-Deer Hunter, Natural Born Koalas, and Dragon Guy. Dragon Guy is the only commercially available official English release of an episode outside of season 1. This was also the only DVD release of this show.

Episode List

# Release Date Episode Title Status
1 Dec 9th, 1995 The Reindeer Hunter Found
2 Jan 20th, 1996 Bowling for Bear Found
3 Jan 27th, 1996 Pet Food Found
4 Feb 3rd, 1996 The Parrot Who Knew Too Much Found
5 Feb 10th, 1996 French Dip Found
6 Feb 17th, 1996 Natural Born Koalas Found
7 Feb 24th, 1996 The Hounds of D'Urbervilles Found
8 Mar 2nd, 1996 Remembrance of Trunks Past Found
9 Mar 9th, 1996 Night of the Gorilla Found
10 Mar 30th, 1996 Day of the Groundhog Found
11 April 6th, 1996 The Big Stink Found
12 April 20th, 1996 The Gator Gal Found
13 April 27th, 1996 The Bull Market Found

Missing Episodes Recovered

Season 2's 10th episode, "Robo West," is confirmed to be in the Getty images archives from a 1997 BBC recording. [2]

Season 1's 11th episode, "The Big Stink," was discovered to be on Myspleen on April 16th, 2016 by Reddit user Newclearfallout. An LMW contributor by the name of "THGhost" has uploaded it to YouTube.[3]

On May 24th, 2018, a man by the name of Dan Vzare emailed The Lost Cartoons Archive with 2 additional episodes from season 3 that he'd found on his hard drive; "Circus Ace" and "The Cat Who Paints." Much like "Robo West," there was previously zero traces of these episodes online. Not even on Wikipedia's list of episodes for the show until Dan added them himself. He found the episodes years ago from a now-defunct torrent site. The two episodes can also be watched on The Lost Cartoons Archive's YouTube channel.[4][5]

On April 9th, 2019, LMW user "Book333" found the episode "Robo West" on the 16th page of a Google search. On May 7th, 2019, a Snahp.it user by the name of "StarkSkywalker" shared some German downloads of the entire series from Amazon, including "Robo West." This appears to be the same copy that Book333 found. StarkSkywalker soon contacted an associate of The Lost Cartoons Archive, and it has been uploaded HERE.

References