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The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police

  • TV Series
  • 1997–1998
  • TV-Y
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (1997)
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The continuing adventures of Sam the Bogart-like dog and Max the hyper-kinetic bunny.The continuing adventures of Sam the Bogart-like dog and Max the hyper-kinetic bunny.The continuing adventures of Sam the Bogart-like dog and Max the hyper-kinetic bunny.

  • Creators
    • J.D. Smith
    • Steve Purcell
  • Stars
    • Harvey Atkin
    • Rob Tinkler
    • Jayne Eastwood
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    778
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • J.D. Smith
      • Steve Purcell
    • Stars
      • Harvey Atkin
      • Rob Tinkler
      • Jayne Eastwood
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    • Sam
    • 1997–1998
    Rob Tinkler
    Rob Tinkler
    • Max
    • 1997–1998
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • 1997–1998
    Catherine Disher
    Catherine Disher
    • 1997–1998
    Ellen-Ray Hennessy
    Ellen-Ray Hennessy
    • 1997–1998
    Dan Hennessey
    • Commissioner
    • 1997–1998
    Linda Sorensen
    Linda Sorensen
    • 1997–1998
    Tony Rosato
    Tony Rosato
    • 1997–1998
    Tony Daniels
    Tony Daniels
    • 1997–1998
    Robin Duke
    Robin Duke
    • 1997–1998
    Rick Jones
    • 1997–1998
    Aron Tager
    Aron Tager
    • 1997–1998
    Pam Hyatt
    Pam Hyatt
    • Grandma
    • 1997–1998
    John Stocker
    • 1997–1998
    Ron Rubin
    Ron Rubin
    • 1997–1998
    Tracey Moore
    • Geek
    • 1997–1998
    Stephen Ouimette
    Stephen Ouimette
    • 1997–1998
    Stacey DePass
    Stacey DePass
    • 1997–1998
    • Creators
      • J.D. Smith
      • Steve Purcell
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    waddlesthedancingpenguin

    My favourite TV show of all time

    Who can't adore the chronicles of Sam the Canine Shamus and Max the Hyperkinetic Rabbity Thing? I've never laughed so hard at a TV show, ever. Even The Simpsons can barely compare to Sam & Max. It's a shame they no longer make episodes of Sam & Max, but they're still my favourite TV show. If you don't watch this, we'll get Max to sic you up.
    10root73

    HOOOO YEAHH!!!!

    Oh baby! If you like funny dog and funny lagomorph or if you have more than 2 brain cells (sorry amoebas) then you should watch this it's quite good.
    10tommypezmaster

    Classic that kick House of Mouse's you know what.

    This is an awesome show with only 1 season, it starts out light hearted in tone like The Wacky World of Tex Avery, but later it takes a darker approach like in Regular Show.

    for the characters, you Have Sam and Max, a cop duo, than you have a orange haired girl nick-named Geek, a boss that the duo works with, and you have a Squidward Tennicals-espied stalker in a nerd get up named Lorne (Roger Bumpass would be perfect for him ^^), .

    as I said, This series is based on a series comics, but this awesome show made it better.

    And Nicktoons needs to Claim this, because they already ruined enough fake educational shows already like CatDog, Yakkity Yak and The Might B!. Becareful Fans, because Spongbob could be NN's next said Victim @_@ So if you like the comics, Check this out ^^ *starts Singing*

    Sam and Max, Exploding on to your computer screens with laughs, Makes a humor any size, and he's yours to customize, oh Yeah! they're the awesome S and M! Cross, Explode, the star of there very own show, The Hige Hige Bandits Causing Trouble, Shout Helps Freelance Police on the Double

    Look out, there there the original freelance police!
    JJFabbsy

    An immensely watchable cartoon :)

    I love this cartoon!

    I first got introduced to Sam and Max thru their Lucasarts video games, and when I heard about this cartoon, I HAD to see it :)

    It was everything I expected, even though it was a kid's show, it still had the same "adult" humour present in the video game. The stories are funny, the gags are funny and the relationship between Sam and Max is just special.

    If you loved the game, you KNOW you'll love this. If you haven't seen the game, watch this, love it, THEN get the game.

    No, I am not a Lucasarts employee, this show really rules :)
    TopRacer2000

    an opportunity wasted

    I got into Sam & Max through the videogame by lucasarts which although 8 or 9 years old now is still one of the funniest things i have ever seen. So i was pretty excited to hear a t.v. show was going to be made. After a few episodes though you start to realise that although somewhat interesting this series isn't half as funny as the game or the few sam and max comics ive read. It has it's moments though, although most jokes will produce wry smiles at best rather than the rolling on the floor laughing state that the game frequently put you into. I think the cartoon was heavily censored to prevent sam & max getting too sadistic or p**s-taking in their humour, unfortunately this makes the whole show feel watered-down. Sam & Max would've worked out better as a show aimed towards adults with no censorship then this censored version aimed at kids. Also the voices aren't as good in the cartoon as in the game,sam's is o.k. but Max's is pretty poor in comparison and his voice grates on the ear a lot, overall though there are worse ways to waste a 1/2 hour , the show is ok it just couldve been a lot better,if you want an example of how good it should have been go buy the game.which had lines like.

    Sam: (after throwing a bomb he discovered out the window) I hope there was no-one on that bus. Max: No-one we knew at least.

    One of the most disappointing aspects of the show is how none of the characters from the game (except obviously Sam & Max) reappear

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    • Quotes

      Max: I know, grab me by the ears!

      Sam: You are aware that there are children watching.

      Max: Just do it!

    • Connections
      Featured in Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #9: Sam & Max's Top 11 Observations, Revelations and Spiffy One-Liners! (2009)

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Пригоди Сема і Макса: Позаштатна поліція
    • Production company
      • Nelvana
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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