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The comics eventually spawned a short lived animated series and popular [[Adventure Game|Adventure Games]] by two different companies (all with Steve Purcell having considerable involvement):
* ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road]]'', originally released in 1993 by [[
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police (animation)|The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]'' ran for 13 episodes on [[FOX|Fox Kids]] in 1997.
* Soon after the last [[
Use the links above to navigate to the pages of the various Sam and Max incarnations.
[[The Wiki Rule]] is [https://web.archive.org/web/20110127063808/http://www.samandmax.net/wiki/Main_Page here].
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* [[Badass Grandma]]: Sam's grandma used to run Alcatraz, but still has a lot of influence and power there.
** She's such a badass that a bunch of hardened criminals react to her return like... well... children when grandma comes to visit.
* [[Barefoot Cartoon
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: Sam and Max and a couple of other people can breathe on the moon without any trouble. The explanation given is that the "pansy" astronauts didn't bother to try.
{{quote|'''Sam''': So let me get this straight, we can breathe here?
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** "You're (such) a [adjective] [noun], Max."
** "That's none of your damn business, Sam."
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: The very first Sam and Max cartoons were actually created as a parody of similar (albeit more serious) characters drawn by Steve Purcell's younger brother, Dave. When Dave left an unfinished comic lying around the house, Steve would take the opportunity to "finish" it for him, having the characters do things like mock the art style and mix up each others' names. Eventually, the parodies developed into comedic figures of their own right, culminating in the late 1970s when Dave Purcell [[Heartwarming Moments
** Steve remembers this in a slightly less romantic, though no less friendly, manner - his brother's wording was apparently something along the lines of "These characters are now Steve's and I don't care what he does with them."
* [[Christmas Episode]]: There's one for each medium: the comic story ''The Damned Don't Dance'', the game episode ''Ice Station Santa,'' and the cartoon episode ''Christmas, Bloody Christmas.''
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* [[Lions and Tigers and Humans, Oh My!]]
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: Roger L. Jackson voices Abraham Lincoln, Beelzebub, Charlie Ho-Tep, General Skun-ka'pe and Grandpa Stinky, in addition to several extra voices throughout the Telltale series.
* [[Milkman Conspiracy]]: In Season 2, the mysterious "Them" that has Bosco living in fear is revealed to be {{spoiler|three mariachis (actually, three time-shifted versions of the same mariachi) who travel through time and space so they can perform at every birthday ever}}.
** There is some truth in that {{spoiler|Bosco is also being watched by Flint Paper. He was hired by Mama Bosco to find the one that ruined her store in the 60s. Someone's been spying on poor Bosco since before he was born}}.
** In season 1, it's revealed {{spoiler|the government does spy on Bosco. And keep nukes aimed at his shop!}} [[Properly Paranoid|It's not paranoia if you're right!]]
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: {{spoiler|Max's (temporary) death}}, (and Sam's reaction to it) in ''Bad Day on the Moon'' is a surprisingly somber scene.
** As is the end of Telltale's Season 3, in which a similar thing happens. Many people didn't get the reference.
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* [[Never Sleep Again]]: "The City That Dares Not Sleep" is about a monster, namely {{spoiler|Max as an [[Eldritch Abomination]]}}, releasing spores that feed on the citizen's dreams and make the monster stronger. Which is why the whole city has spent a while without sleeping.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Sam and Max continually refer to the events and consequences of previous cases and adventures, not quite explaining what exactly happened.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Sam and Max have different voice actors with each incarnation (although the cancelled [[
** Telltale tried to get some combo of Farmer, Jameson, Harvey Atkin (Sam in the animated series), or Robert Tinkler (Max in the animated series), but no go.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: After finishing a case involving a demon in their usual chaotic style, Sam and Max are leaving a store when a child falls off the [[It Makes Sense in Context|Ride-a-Demon]]. Max, still talking and walking with Sam, casually reaches out and catches the kid, and then sets him down to toddle off, never breaking stride or losing his train of thought.
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