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* NailsOnABlackboard: How Mason's goons torture Dennis and Denise when their boss is first seen.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Mason's goons only appear in one scene to torture Dennis and Denise with the sound of nails on a chalkboard in an attempt to force them to disclose the location of their money. After that, they never appear again for the rest of the film.
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''Dash and Dot's Wild Ride'' is a[[note]](imaginary)[[/note]] 2009 animated film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, produced by Creator/ImagineEntertainment and distributed by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]]. It stars, of all things, the mascots of Creator/PBSKids themselves, Dash and Dot.

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''Dash and Dot's Wild Ride'' is a[[note]](imaginary)[[/note]] 2009 animated film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, produced by Creator/ImagineEntertainment and Creator/RelativityMedia and distributed by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]]. It stars, of all things, the mascots of Creator/PBSKids themselves, Dash and Dot.



A short film titled ''[[https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Shot-to-Dot Shot-to-Dot]]'', taking place after the events of the film, was released as a bonus feature on the film's DVD and Blu-ray release.

You can read more about the film [[https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Dash_and_Dot%27s_Wild_Ride here]] and [[https://fanonedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Dash_and_Dot%27s_Wild_Ride here]].

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A Two short film titled ''[[https://ideas.films have been made since the films released, titled ''[[https://dashanddotfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Shot-to-Dot Shot-to-Dot]]'', taking Shot-to-Dot]]'' and ''[[https://dashanddotfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Taking_Flight Taking Flight]] ''respectively, both of which take place after the events of the film, was film. ''Shot-to-Dot'' was released as a bonus feature on part of the film's DVD and Blu-ray release.

release on December 25, 2009 after previously premiering in front of ''[[JustForFun/SuperMarioBros09 Super Mario Bros. 2009]]'', while ''Taking Flight'' was released before the 2011 film ''[[Film/{{Hop}} Hop]]''.

You can read more about the film [[https://ideas.[[https://dashanddotfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Dash_and_Dot%27s_Wild_Ride here]] and [[https://fanonedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Dash_and_Dot%27s_Wild_Ride here]].
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Unlike [[Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird the]] [[Film/BarneysGreatAdventure other]] [[Film/ElmosAdventuresInGrouchland theatrical]] [[WesternAnimation/CliffordsReallyBigMovie films]] based on PBS Kids properties that came before it, the film was a success at the box office, grossing over $281 million against its $45 million budget. It was also for the most part loved by critics, audiences and especially people who grew up watching PBS Kids, enough so that it eventually developed a fandom from PBS Kids viewers. Today, it is now remembered fondly as a cult classic and has occasionally even been rerun on the PBS Kids network itself.

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Unlike [[Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird the]] [[Film/BarneysGreatAdventure other]] [[Film/ElmosAdventuresInGrouchland [[Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland theatrical]] [[WesternAnimation/CliffordsReallyBigMovie films]] based on PBS Kids properties that came before it, the film was a success at the box office, grossing over $281 million against its $45 million budget. It was also for the most part loved by critics, audiences and especially people who grew up watching PBS Kids, enough so that it eventually developed a fandom from PBS Kids viewers. Today, it is now remembered fondly as a cult classic and has occasionally even been rerun on the PBS Kids network itself.
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Like many other theatrical films based on PBS Kids properties, the film was a [[BoxOfficeBomb financial failure]] upon release, grossing over only $19 million against its budget of $45 million. Despite its poor box office performance, however, it was for the most part loved by critics, audiences and especially people who grew up watching PBS Kids, enough so that it eventually developed a fandom from PBS Kids viewers. Today, it is now remembered fondly as a [[CultClassic cult classic]] and has occasionally even been rerun on the PBS Kids network itself.

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Like many other theatrical films Unlike [[Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird the]] [[Film/BarneysGreatAdventure other]] [[Film/ElmosAdventuresInGrouchland theatrical]] [[WesternAnimation/CliffordsReallyBigMovie films]] based on PBS Kids properties, properties that came before it, the film was a [[BoxOfficeBomb financial failure]] upon release, success at the box office, grossing over only $19 $281 million against its budget of $45 million. Despite its poor box office performance, however, it million budget. It was also for the most part loved by critics, audiences and especially people who grew up watching PBS Kids, enough so that it eventually developed a fandom from PBS Kids viewers. Today, it is now remembered fondly as a [[CultClassic cult classic]] classic and has occasionally even been rerun on the PBS Kids network itself.
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* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: Upon learning of their parents' kidnapping by Mason, Dash and Dot go out of their way to travel through the city and find them in hopes of rescuing them. When they eventually make it to Mason's hideout where they are kept, they even get into a fight with him to protect them, and most importantly, they gang up on him inside his van during the climax as revenge for kidnapping their parents.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Dash and Dot are put through hell throughout their mission to find their kidnapped parents. They get caught up in rush-hour traffic when they try to cross a traffic jam through the tops of vehicles, get stranded in a forest as a result of their makeshift car ride going wrong, and come face to face with a bloodthirsty bear, yet they finally manage to rescue and reunite with their parents at the end of the movie.
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A short film titled ''[[https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Shot-to-Dot Shot-to-Dot]]'', taking place after the events of the film, was released as a bonus feature on the film's DVD and Blu-ray release.

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