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Back in the 80s, Hong Kong producer Joseph Lai and famous B-movie director Godfrey Ho teamed up to release cheap ninja films onto the market by taking existing Asian films and adding extra scenes featuring occidental ninjas doing ninja things, and dubbing the whole thing to tie the original movie in with the general plot of the new scenes. The result was the SoBadItsGood GodfreyHoNinjaMovies.
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Back in the 80s, infamous Hong Kong producer Joseph Lai and famous B-movie director Godfrey Ho teamed up with producers Joseph Lai and Thomas Tang to release cheap ninja films onto the market by taking existing Asian films and adding extra scenes featuring occidental ninjas doing ninja things, and dubbing the whole thing to tie the original movie in with the general plot of the new scenes. The result was the SoBadItsGood GodfreyHoNinjaMovies.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Bruce sends Gordon an ultimatum in the most evil way either of them could consider possible - by ''putting ketchup on his corned beef sandwich''.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: Bruce sends Gordon an ultimatum in the most evil way either of them could consider possible - by ''putting ketchup on his corned beef sandwich''.
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to two Ho films in particular:
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: GenreThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to two Ho films in particular:
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* BatDeduction: "Clam chowder. This can only mean one thing; a ninja challenge."
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* CrazyPrepared: Mrs. Gordon and her self-video-taping project.
** Gordon's Secretary qualifies as well, the DVD commentary reveals that she always knows what Gordon'll need, and in "N is for Ninja", she shows up at work in the middle of the night because she knows Gordon'll be there.
** Gordon's Secretary qualifies as well, the DVD commentary reveals that she always knows what Gordon'll need, and in "N is for Ninja", she shows up at work in the middle of the night because she knows Gordon'll be there.
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* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Secretary]]
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* ExtraStrengthMasquerade: You only have to say that ninjas are just a fairytale and people will believe you, even if you're talking to them about ninja business.
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* [[FilmingForEasyDub Editing for Easy Dub]]: In both Ninja Begininator and N Is For Ninja, dialog-less scenes were recut for dialog, so it was cut so characters would speak while the camera was focused on another character, or focused on a part of their body other than their head.
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* BigNo: From Gordon, delivered in the most [[{{Narm}} narmtastic]] way possible.
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* BigNo: From Gordon, delivered in the most [[{{Narm}} narmtastic]] way possible. WordOfGod says the original take [[OverlyLongGag ran about three times the length of the final version]].
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* CutAndPasteTranslation: Obviously.
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* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: Richard Harrison's character Steven starts doing these in his battle with the Mafia Don in Ninja Godfather.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The DVD sales pitch is "Adding ninjas to classic movies that weren't fortunate enough to have ninjas to begin with."
** Inverted with "N is for Ninja", in which the ninjas originally in the ''Ninja Death'' films used for footage are now encyclopedia salesmen.
** Inverted with "N is for Ninja", in which the ninjas originally in the ''Ninja Death'' films used for footage are now encyclopedia salesmen.
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* TheOtherWiki: In-universe, created by martial artists infuriated with the increasingly-aggressive sales pitches of encyclopedia salesmen.
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* ThatPoorCat: Gordon sends a message to an evil ninja scientist by throwing a frisbee, which hits a cat offscreen.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Via GagDub, Russia "doubles" for Wisconsin, and Hong Kong doubles for Toronto.
** A gladiator film doubles for modern-day Italy.
** A gladiator film doubles for modern-day Italy.
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** AToronto, and a gladiator film doubles for modern-day Italy.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Every dairy-related pun imaginable is tossed out when secret agent Timmy checks out at the Wisconsin customs office.
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** Even Gordon shows signs of this when he shoots one of his agents upon finding out he's still alive after he just said that agent would be the last to die for his cause.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Several familiar faces from other DarkMazeStudios and [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Stoned Gremlin]] productions appear. And, of course, the Glamorous Hollywood Superstars.
* HeyItsThatVoice: {{Ashens}} is the narrator.
** Andy Chworowski, a former Godrey Ho dubber and actor, also shows up as Gordon's ally Andy (who is only heard over the phone), and delivers the same line he delivered in Ho's ''Ninja The Protector'': "What's a ninja?".
* HeyItsThatVoice: {{Ashens}} is the narrator.
** Andy Chworowski, a former Godrey Ho dubber and actor, also shows up as Gordon's ally Andy (who is only heard over the phone), and delivers the same line he delivered in Ho's ''Ninja The Protector'': "What's a ninja?".
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* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} plus {{Parodied|Trope}}. Before Gordon's girlfriend vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
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* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} plus {{Parodied|Trope}}. Before Gordon's girlfriend wife vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
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* TechnicolorNinjas: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA".
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* TechnicolorNinjas: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA"."NINJA" and yet everyone believes they're just a fairytale.
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* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: ExaggeratedTrope plus ParodiedTrope. Before Gordon's girlfriend vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
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* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: ExaggeratedTrope {{Exaggerated|Trope}} plus ParodiedTrope.{{Parodied|Trope}}. Before Gordon's girlfriend vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
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A second season has been confirmed, with filming to begin in September 2012.
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Alex Mitchell played the ninjas. Ryan Mitchelle played two other ninjas but was never the main ninja.
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* YouLookFamiliar: almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, the director of ''Film/{{Paranoia}}'').
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* YouLookFamiliar: almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Brad's (Alex Mitchell, creator, writer and animator of ''SpaceNinja''). Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, the director of ''Film/{{Paranoia}}'').''{{Film/Paranoia}}'', also played a few different roles.
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* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: There are two different endings to each episode asking the viewer to share the series. In one, Gordon is called by Bruce, and in one, Gordon is called by himself.
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* HighlyVisibleNinja: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA".
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** She even brought props she knew she'd have in the future, such as a cup of coffee and even the [[TellyAward Golden Ninja Telly]] [[InsistentTerminology that's actually bronze]].
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* RoboticReveal: By tearing off part of his uniform to reveal a circuit board, Gordon discovers that [[spoiler:Bruce is a robot]].
** UnroboticReveal: The circuit board falls off almost immediately. [[spoiler:Bruce isn't a robot. At least not yet.]]
** UnroboticReveal: The circuit board falls off almost immediately. [[spoiler:Bruce isn't a robot. At least not yet.]]
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->''It takes a ninja to defeat a ninja.''
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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Brad Jones and Ed Glaser donned a red gi and a camo gi respectively, and squared off in an ultimate showdown. They previously did so in TheCinemaSnob's Kung Tai Ted videos on the Ninja Death trilogy, where Brad played the titular Ted and Glaser played Master Kempo Dojo.
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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Brad Jones and Ed Glaser donned a red gi and a camo gi respectively, and squared off in an ultimate showdown. They previously did so in TheCinemaSnob's WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's Kung Tai Ted videos on the Ninja Death trilogy, where Brad played the titular Ted and Glaser played Master Kempo Dojo.
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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Brad Jones and Ed Glaser donned a red gi and a camo gi respectively, and squared off in an ultimate showdown. They previously did so in TheCinemaSnob's Kung Tai Ted videos on the Ninja Death trilogy, where Brad played the titular Ted and Glaser played Master Kempo Dojo.
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In 2012, director [[DarkMazeStudios Ed Glaser]] decided to make [[http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/ a web series based around the concept]], shooting ninja scenes also featuring [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] and splicing them in with scenes from different film. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.
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In 2012, director [[DarkMazeStudios Ed Glaser]] decided to make [[http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/ a web series based around the concept]], shooting ninja scenes also featuring [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] and splicing them in with scenes from different film.assorted movies in the public domain. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.
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* BigEater: Ninja Master Bruce, who eats incredible amounts of junk food to prepare for his confrontation with Ninja Master Gordon.
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** Andy Chworowski, a former Godrey Ho dubber and actor, also shows up as Gordon's ally Andy (who is only heard over the phone), and delivers the same line he delivered in Ho's ''Ninja The Protector'': "What's a ninja?".
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Can you really say it\'s a George Lucas Throwback when it\'s a parody series?
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to ''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery system.
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to ''Ninja two Ho films in particular:
**''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot deliverysystem.system.
**''Ninja The Protector'', from which it borrows the names of the main characters (Gordon and Bruce), Gordon's job at Interpol and the timeless "What's a ninja?" "Just a fairy tale. They don't exist.".
**''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery
**''Ninja The Protector'', from which it borrows the names of the main characters (Gordon and Bruce), Gordon's job at Interpol and the timeless "What's a ninja?" "Just a fairy tale. They don't exist.".
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* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', ''TheStreetfighter'' and ''PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.
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* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', ''TheStreetfighter'' ''Film/TheStreetfighter'' and ''PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.
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->''It takes a ninja to defeat a ninja.''
Back in the 80s, Hong Kong producer Joseph Lai and famous B-movie director Godfrey Ho teamed up to release cheap ninja films onto the market by taking existing Asian films and adding extra scenes featuring occidental ninjas doing ninja things, and dubbing the whole thing to tie the original movie in with the general plot of the new scenes. The result was the SoBadItsGood GodfreyHoNinjaMovies.
In 2012, director [[DarkMazeStudios Ed Glaser]] decided to make [[http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/ a web series based around the concept]], shooting ninja scenes also featuring [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] and splicing them in with scenes from different film. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.
That plot being that Ninja Master Bruce (Brad Jones) wants the Avian Ninja Warriors (rubber duckies in ninja costumes) to gain supreme ninja power, but Interpol agent and ninja master Gordon (Ed Glaser in a silly wig, and numerous stock footage actors-slash-clever disguises) must stop him, with the help of his various allies throughout the world.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Of the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, of course!
** To get a sense of the spoofed subject, watch WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's reviews of ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/09/ninja-untouchables.aspx Ninja Untouchables]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-zombie-vs-ninja.aspx Zombie vs. Ninja]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-full-metal-ninja.aspx Full Metal Ninja]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-ninja-of-the-magnificence.aspx Ninja of the Magnificence]]'' and ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2012/03/02/ninja-terminator.aspx Ninja Terminator]]''.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Bruce sends Gordon an ultimatum in the most evil way either of them could consider possible - by ''putting ketchup on his corned beef sandwich''.
* BadAssPreacher: Father Dragonclawpunch, the greatest Catholic kung fu exorcist the world has ever seen.
* BadBoss: Bruce keeps a vicious killer tiger handy for the express purpose of [[StuffedIntoTheFridge offing love interests]], [[YouHaveFailedMe slaughtering henchmen who have failed him]]... and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing those who took his lunch order wrong]].
* BigBad: Ninja Master Bruce.
* BigNo: From Gordon, delivered in the most [[{{Narm}} narmtastic]] way possible.
* BlatantLies: "They call him the Man With No Name. His name's Tim. Nobody's ever seen him. Here's his photo."
* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Episode 1 has a Cheese Ninja.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bruce urges his pet tiger not to spoil his appetite before "the big event in Episode 10".
** In the finale, Bruce gloats to Gordon that he'll never see the ultimate ninja power of the Avian Ninja Warriors, even though he has them all, because [[spoiler: he's dying, and everyone knows the movie is over when the main baddie is dead]]. Gordon scoffs at this, [[spoiler: which is followed abruptly by the words "The End"]]
* CaliforniaDoubling: Via GagDub, Russia "doubles" for Wisconsin, and Hong Kong doubles for Toronto.
** A gladiator film doubles for modern-day Italy.
* CatchPhrase: Gordon's DullSurprise-laden "Okay I will."
* CombinatorialExplosion: In the office breakroom, Gordon puts 75 cents into a microwave, starts the timer, and after it goes off he opens it and takes out a can of soda.
* CurseCutShort: One evil ninja mook's swear is cut off by the episode ending.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR5KMWKcMy8&feature=relmfu The trailer]] lampshades this trend on Ho's own trailers, culminating in "Ninja ninja ninja ninja".
** The title of the episode 'Space ninja in space'.
** "Next week: a special Ninja the mission force special: an interview with former Godfried Ho-actor Andy Chworowsky reveals the ultimate ninja secrets of the ninja."
* DeusSexMachina: Kevin (played by JohnTravolta from TheBoyInThePlasticBubble) will spread the Ninja Zombie virus, which will be ready when he starts being attracted to women.
* TheEmpire: One of ninjas, no less, though the only members we've seen are Gordon and Bruce. Interestingly enough, Gordon's line about still being loyal to it and that Bruce is the traitor (for whatever reason) seems to indicate it's not fundamentally evil. (According to Gordon, it used to be called "the Good Samaritan Ninja Empire.")
* FlashBack: In which Gordon is played by OrsonWelles.
* GagDub: Very, very much. All the voices are dubbed by somewhere between three and five people, and they don't hesitate to abuse the ability to redub existing films, including giving Brandon Lee a loud burp instead of a proper line.
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to ''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery system.
* GilliganCut: After Gordon gets in [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an office-related Ninja fight]] (notably the only fight he loses), he wonders if The Evil Ninja Empire has to put up with stuff like this. Cue Bruce complaining that someone put down hookers as an equipment expense.
* GottaCatchThemAll: The Avian Ninja Warriors.
* {{Guyliner}}: Both Gordon and Bruce wear lots of it when they are ninjas.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Several familiar faces from other DarkMazeStudios and [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Stoned Gremlin]] productions appear. And, of course, the Glamorous Hollywood Superstars.
* HeyItsThatVoice: {{Ashens}} is the narrator.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA".
* HongKongDub: All part of the parody, only a few people dub the voices: writer Meagan Rachelle voices all the female roles and Ed Glaser voices all the males. The exceptions are Ninja Master Bruce, voiced by Brad Jones; the narrator, voiced by Stuart Ashen; and Andy in episode 2, voiced by former Godfrey Ho dubber and actor Andy Chworowsky.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Every dairy-related pun imaginable is tossed out when secret agent Timmy checks out at the Wisconsin customs office.
** Gordon's secretary tells him she's found Tim's file, number, and hotel - and places on the table a nail file, a large plastic number 9, and a Monopoly hotel.
* IMeantToDoThat: While toying around with his ninja weapons, evil Ninja master Bruce accidentally tears a mook's heart out with his ninja sword. Following a look of surprise, he lets out a half-hearted EvilLaugh before tossing the heart over to his pet tiger.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Among other things, the ninjas battle using bacon, jump ropes, Frisbees, and ''bubbles''.
* InstantCostumeChange: In keeping in with how ninjas operated in Godfrey Ho's films.
* IronicEcho: Jennifer, on the tape, says "Gordon, you never could have known things would turn out like this!" Immediately afterward, Bruce calls and says "Gordon, you '''knew''' things would turn out like this!"
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The Evil Ninja Empire developed a Ninja Zombie virus and infected Kevin with it. The virus will be ready when he hits puberty and starts looking at girls differently.
* OvertOperative: Secret agent Timmy gets a courtesy call at the airport identifying him as a secret agent.
* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', and ''PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.
* {{Retraux}}: The episodes manage to mimic the [[StylisticSuck cheap 1980s quality]] of the Godfrey Ho films it parodies. Even the ''exact, same'' Garfield phone from ''Ninja Terminator'' shows up.
* RunningGag: Ninjas don't exist. They're just fairy tales.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: ExaggeratedTrope plus ParodiedTrope. Before Gordon's girlfriend vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
** All the way up to [[spoiler: knowing she'd get rescued and would end up staying concurrently with her non-taped self in bed with Gordon.]]
* VisualPun: This series seems to love it.
* WordSaladPhilosophy: The "motivational speech" the gladiator coach gives in ''Ninja Godfather'';
** "Listen up. They've got homecourt advantage and a star quarterback, but I know you'll still bake one hell of a soufflé out there. Just remember the secret ingredient. All I can ask is for you to remember your lines and keep the tempo. Lasso the cactus, bounce that hamster, and slam that walrus like you've never swallowed bubblegum! If they show you a root beer, take the manatee! ...Oh, and there's midgets out there. Did I forget to mention the midgets? Yeah, you're gonna wanna be careful with them. Of the midgets, I mean. Deal with it."
** From ''Ninja Exorcist'':
*** "Project your mind to what you seek. Feel the flutter of the ostrich wing, roar into the teacup. Then you know." "What if I'm in a fight?" "Concentrate. Remember that the end is time, but the grass is wrong. Only a pebble knows its age. If a dog can't take it as a cat, the moon can come out of a grapefruit." "Thank you master."
* YouLookFamiliar: almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, the director of ''Film/{{Paranoia}}'').
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->''It takes a ninja to defeat a ninja.''
Back in the 80s, Hong Kong producer Joseph Lai and famous B-movie director Godfrey Ho teamed up to release cheap ninja films onto the market by taking existing Asian films and adding extra scenes featuring occidental ninjas doing ninja things, and dubbing the whole thing to tie the original movie in with the general plot of the new scenes. The result was the SoBadItsGood GodfreyHoNinjaMovies.
In 2012, director [[DarkMazeStudios Ed Glaser]] decided to make [[http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/ a web series based around the concept]], shooting ninja scenes also featuring [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]] and splicing them in with scenes from different film. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.
That plot being that Ninja Master Bruce (Brad Jones) wants the Avian Ninja Warriors (rubber duckies in ninja costumes) to gain supreme ninja power, but Interpol agent and ninja master Gordon (Ed Glaser in a silly wig, and numerous stock footage actors-slash-clever disguises) must stop him, with the help of his various allies throughout the world.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Of the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, of course!
** To get a sense of the spoofed subject, watch WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's reviews of ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/09/ninja-untouchables.aspx Ninja Untouchables]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-zombie-vs-ninja.aspx Zombie vs. Ninja]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-full-metal-ninja.aspx Full Metal Ninja]]'', ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2009/08/18/pierre-kirby-week-ninja-of-the-magnificence.aspx Ninja of the Magnificence]]'' and ''[[http://thecinemasnob.com/2012/03/02/ninja-terminator.aspx Ninja Terminator]]''.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Bruce sends Gordon an ultimatum in the most evil way either of them could consider possible - by ''putting ketchup on his corned beef sandwich''.
* BadAssPreacher: Father Dragonclawpunch, the greatest Catholic kung fu exorcist the world has ever seen.
* BadBoss: Bruce keeps a vicious killer tiger handy for the express purpose of [[StuffedIntoTheFridge offing love interests]], [[YouHaveFailedMe slaughtering henchmen who have failed him]]... and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing those who took his lunch order wrong]].
* BigBad: Ninja Master Bruce.
* BigNo: From Gordon, delivered in the most [[{{Narm}} narmtastic]] way possible.
* BlatantLies: "They call him the Man With No Name. His name's Tim. Nobody's ever seen him. Here's his photo."
* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Episode 1 has a Cheese Ninja.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bruce urges his pet tiger not to spoil his appetite before "the big event in Episode 10".
** In the finale, Bruce gloats to Gordon that he'll never see the ultimate ninja power of the Avian Ninja Warriors, even though he has them all, because [[spoiler: he's dying, and everyone knows the movie is over when the main baddie is dead]]. Gordon scoffs at this, [[spoiler: which is followed abruptly by the words "The End"]]
* CaliforniaDoubling: Via GagDub, Russia "doubles" for Wisconsin, and Hong Kong doubles for Toronto.
** A gladiator film doubles for modern-day Italy.
* CatchPhrase: Gordon's DullSurprise-laden "Okay I will."
* CombinatorialExplosion: In the office breakroom, Gordon puts 75 cents into a microwave, starts the timer, and after it goes off he opens it and takes out a can of soda.
* CurseCutShort: One evil ninja mook's swear is cut off by the episode ending.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR5KMWKcMy8&feature=relmfu The trailer]] lampshades this trend on Ho's own trailers, culminating in "Ninja ninja ninja ninja".
** The title of the episode 'Space ninja in space'.
** "Next week: a special Ninja the mission force special: an interview with former Godfried Ho-actor Andy Chworowsky reveals the ultimate ninja secrets of the ninja."
* DeusSexMachina: Kevin (played by JohnTravolta from TheBoyInThePlasticBubble) will spread the Ninja Zombie virus, which will be ready when he starts being attracted to women.
* TheEmpire: One of ninjas, no less, though the only members we've seen are Gordon and Bruce. Interestingly enough, Gordon's line about still being loyal to it and that Bruce is the traitor (for whatever reason) seems to indicate it's not fundamentally evil. (According to Gordon, it used to be called "the Good Samaritan Ninja Empire.")
* FlashBack: In which Gordon is played by OrsonWelles.
* GagDub: Very, very much. All the voices are dubbed by somewhere between three and five people, and they don't hesitate to abuse the ability to redub existing films, including giving Brandon Lee a loud burp instead of a proper line.
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to ''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery system.
* GilliganCut: After Gordon gets in [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an office-related Ninja fight]] (notably the only fight he loses), he wonders if The Evil Ninja Empire has to put up with stuff like this. Cue Bruce complaining that someone put down hookers as an equipment expense.
* GottaCatchThemAll: The Avian Ninja Warriors.
* {{Guyliner}}: Both Gordon and Bruce wear lots of it when they are ninjas.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Several familiar faces from other DarkMazeStudios and [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Stoned Gremlin]] productions appear. And, of course, the Glamorous Hollywood Superstars.
* HeyItsThatVoice: {{Ashens}} is the narrator.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA".
* HongKongDub: All part of the parody, only a few people dub the voices: writer Meagan Rachelle voices all the female roles and Ed Glaser voices all the males. The exceptions are Ninja Master Bruce, voiced by Brad Jones; the narrator, voiced by Stuart Ashen; and Andy in episode 2, voiced by former Godfrey Ho dubber and actor Andy Chworowsky.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Every dairy-related pun imaginable is tossed out when secret agent Timmy checks out at the Wisconsin customs office.
** Gordon's secretary tells him she's found Tim's file, number, and hotel - and places on the table a nail file, a large plastic number 9, and a Monopoly hotel.
* IMeantToDoThat: While toying around with his ninja weapons, evil Ninja master Bruce accidentally tears a mook's heart out with his ninja sword. Following a look of surprise, he lets out a half-hearted EvilLaugh before tossing the heart over to his pet tiger.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Among other things, the ninjas battle using bacon, jump ropes, Frisbees, and ''bubbles''.
* InstantCostumeChange: In keeping in with how ninjas operated in Godfrey Ho's films.
* IronicEcho: Jennifer, on the tape, says "Gordon, you never could have known things would turn out like this!" Immediately afterward, Bruce calls and says "Gordon, you '''knew''' things would turn out like this!"
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The Evil Ninja Empire developed a Ninja Zombie virus and infected Kevin with it. The virus will be ready when he hits puberty and starts looking at girls differently.
* OvertOperative: Secret agent Timmy gets a courtesy call at the airport identifying him as a secret agent.
* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', and ''PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.
* {{Retraux}}: The episodes manage to mimic the [[StylisticSuck cheap 1980s quality]] of the Godfrey Ho films it parodies. Even the ''exact, same'' Garfield phone from ''Ninja Terminator'' shows up.
* RunningGag: Ninjas don't exist. They're just fairy tales.
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: ExaggeratedTrope plus ParodiedTrope. Before Gordon's girlfriend vanished, she had finished a "self-videotaping" project wherein she looks into a camera and acts out one half of a conversation with him, which invariably matches up to whatever Gordon is saying or doing while he watches it.
** All the way up to [[spoiler: knowing she'd get rescued and would end up staying concurrently with her non-taped self in bed with Gordon.]]
* VisualPun: This series seems to love it.
* WordSaladPhilosophy: The "motivational speech" the gladiator coach gives in ''Ninja Godfather'';
** "Listen up. They've got homecourt advantage and a star quarterback, but I know you'll still bake one hell of a soufflé out there. Just remember the secret ingredient. All I can ask is for you to remember your lines and keep the tempo. Lasso the cactus, bounce that hamster, and slam that walrus like you've never swallowed bubblegum! If they show you a root beer, take the manatee! ...Oh, and there's midgets out there. Did I forget to mention the midgets? Yeah, you're gonna wanna be careful with them. Of the midgets, I mean. Deal with it."
** From ''Ninja Exorcist'':
*** "Project your mind to what you seek. Feel the flutter of the ostrich wing, roar into the teacup. Then you know." "What if I'm in a fight?" "Concentrate. Remember that the end is time, but the grass is wrong. Only a pebble knows its age. If a dog can't take it as a cat, the moon can come out of a grapefruit." "Thank you master."
* YouLookFamiliar: almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, the director of ''Film/{{Paranoia}}'').
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