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'''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''' is an animated television series based on the 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.
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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.


The series is a sequel of the 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.
==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.


The show ran on CBS for two seasons, with a third season airing on Nickelodeon when that channel acquired the show to broadcast reruns. Many of the characters from the 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. Despite running in a time slot after The Mask (another popular Jim Carrey-based cartoon) 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.
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.  


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==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.


A three-episode DVD of the show was bundled with the two Ace Ventura movies. This was also the only DVD release of this show. It's currently unknown if the whole series will be released.
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.


Every episode of this show can be found online (all recorded off VHS/TV), with the exception of S01E11 - "The Big Stink" and S02E10 - "Robo West", which cannot be found at all.
Ultimately, both ''The Mask'' and ''Ace Ventura'' were cancelled. A new and completely different season of the series ran on Nickelodeon.


[http://video.meta.ua/6926168.video An upload for The Big Stink does exist] on a site called "video.meta.ua", however the audio is not in English.
==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.


Plot summary for The Big Stink: "Ace follows his nose when a little boy's pet skunk gets skunk-napped."
Every episode of this show can be found online (all recorded off VHS/TV), with the exception of two episodes.


I currently cannot find a plot summary for Robo West. The episode is just that elusive.
==The two missing episodes==
Two episodes, at least in their original English dub, cannot be found anywhere. They are Season 1's 11th episode ''The Big Stink'' and Season 2's 10th episode ''Robo West''.


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While no information ''Robo West'' is available, ''The Big Stink'' episode's plot has been described as ''"Ace follows his nose when a little boy's pet skunk gets skunk-napped."'' [http://video.meta.ua/6926168.video An upload for ''The Big Stink'' episode does exist] on a site called "video.meta.ua", but it is a Russian dub.


'''EDIT:''' A Reddit user by the name of "[https://www.reddit.com/user/Newclearfallout Newclearfallout]" claims to have found "The Big Stink" on the private torrent tracker & file sharing site "[http://www.myspleen.org/login.php MySpleen]". The torrent is apparently dead due to a lack of seeds unfortunately and Newclearfallout says they lack the computing power to upload it again, but they may be able to get a friend of theirs to upload it for them.
A torrent for ''The Big Stink'' has been found by Reddit user [https://www.reddit.com/user/Newclearfallout Newclearfallout] the [http://www.myspleen.org/login.php MySpleen] file sharing site. However, the torrent is presently dead due to a lack of seeds and it is reported they are currently unable to reupload it again.
 
If this happens, can somebody with a MySpleen account please download it and upload it to YouTube? Or somehow download the original torrent if it isn't uploaded again? Newclearfallout says it can be found under simply "Ace Ventura".

Revision as of 11:56, 11 April 2016

Ace Venture Cartoon Title.jpg
Ace Venture Cartoon Title.jpg

Title screen from the animated series.

Status: Partially lost

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.

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 a 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. A new and completely different season of the series ran on Nickelodeon.

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.

Every episode of this show can be found online (all recorded off VHS/TV), with the exception of two episodes.

The two missing episodes

Two episodes, at least in their original English dub, cannot be found anywhere. They are Season 1's 11th episode The Big Stink and Season 2's 10th episode Robo West.

While no information Robo West is available, The Big Stink episode's plot has been described as "Ace follows his nose when a little boy's pet skunk gets skunk-napped." An upload for The Big Stink episode does exist on a site called "video.meta.ua", but it is a Russian dub.

A torrent for The Big Stink has been found by Reddit user Newclearfallout the MySpleen file sharing site. However, the torrent is presently dead due to a lack of seeds and it is reported they are currently unable to reupload it again.

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