Underplayed Gems

The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (1997)

The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police poster
Genre
animation, comedy, crime, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, action & adventure
Country
United States, Canada
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This animated series follows a dog and a rabbity creature who work as detectives. They take on strange and bizarre cases, often involving weird criminals.

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What happens

The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police is an animated television series, based on the Sam & Max comic series by Steve Purcell. The series follows vigilante private investigators Sam, an anthropomorphic dog, and Max, a lagomorph or "hyperkinetic rabbity-thing", as they investigate strange and bizarre cases and confront the criminals responsible. The series, produced by Nelvana, was first aired in October 1997 on the Fox Kids block in the U.S. and YTV in Canada, producing 13 episodes (with 24 segments) and winning the 1998 Gemini Award for "Best Animated Series". Despite being well-received and performing well, the series was cancelled in April 1998 after just one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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