History WebVideo / NinjaTheMissionForce

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--> [[spoiler: '''Bruce:''']] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Beep.]]

* HistoricalInJoke: TheOtherWiki was created by martial artists infuriated with the increasingly-aggressive sales pitches of [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus encyclopedia salesmen]].

** Allison's "Cheetah Lee" is an {{Expy}} of Cynthia Rothrock's various characters (Allison Pregler is a huge Rothrock fan); the name comes from ''Ninja Terminator'' protagonist Jaguar Wong.

** ''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the ComicBook/{{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery 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.".

* {{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.

* FlashBack: In which Gordon is played by OrsonWelles.

** ''Ninja Terminator'', from which it borrows the {{Garfield}} phone and the Chinese toy robot delivery system.

* DeusSexMachina: Kevin (played by JohnTravolta from ''Film/TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'') will spread the Ninja Zombie virus, which will be ready when he starts being attracted to women.

* 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.

* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Episode 1 has a Cheese Ninja.

* YouLookFamiliar: Almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Alex Mitchell, creator, writer and animator of ''SpaceNinja''). Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, director of ''Film/{{Paranoia|2011}}'', also played a few different roles.

* DeusSexMachina: Kevin (played by JohnTravolta from ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'') will spread the Ninja Zombie virus, which will be ready when he starts being attracted to women.

* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', ''Film/TheStreetfighter'' and ''Series/PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.

Back in the '80s, infamous Hong Kong 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.

* AffectionateParody: Of the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, of course!

* GenreThrowback: Obviously inspired by the GodfreyHoNinjaMovies, but special mention goes to two Ho films in particular:

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Season 1 episodes all use the word Ninja (for example, [[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead Night of the Ninja]], Fists of Ninja), while season 2 episodes all use puns on [[BruceLeeClone Brucesploitation]] films (for example, Bruce Fights Back from the Grave, The Clones of Bruce, Bruce: A Dragon Story).

In 2012, director [[Creator/DarkMazeStudios Ed Glaser]] decided to make [[http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/ a web series based around the concept]], shooting ninja scenes also featuring himself, and other actors such as Creator/BradJones and WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, and splicing them in with scenes from assorted movies in the public domain. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.

A second season came out on DVD in March 2013. [[ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]] is a new addition to the cast, Cheetah Lee.

** Obscurus Lupa's "Cheetah Lee" is an {{Expy}} of Cynthia Rothrock's various characters (Allison Pregler is a huge Rothrock fan); the name comes from ''Ninja Terminator'' protagonist Jaguar Wong.

* 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."

---> "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."

* [[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.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Secretary]]: The secretary to Gordon, and now Cheeta Lee, is just referred to as the secretary.

* VisualPun: This series seems to love it.

*** "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."

* 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 the WebVideo/KungTaiTed videos on the Ninja Death trilogy, where Brad played the titular Ted and Glaser played Master Kempo Dojo.
** When Andy Chworowski cameoed, he asked "What's a ninja?" as in ''Ninja The Protector''.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Where Gordon and his wife record themselves on VHS, [[spoiler:their son is a portable DVD player]].

** 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]]''.

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 himself, and other actors such as Creator/BradJones and WebVideo/ObscurusLupa, and splicing them in with scenes from assorted movies in the public domain. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.

* 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 WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's Kung Tai Ted videos on the Ninja Death trilogy, where Brad played the titular Ted and Glaser played Master Kempo Dojo.

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 assorted movies in the public domain. Each episode features a different film cut up and dubbed to fit the general plot.

* PublicDomainFeatureFilms: The source of half of the show's material. Movies such as ''LaserMission'', ''TheBoyInThePlasticBubble'', ''Film/TheStreetfighter'' and ''PlanetOfDinosaurs'' are featured and redubbed.

* HongKongDub: As 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.

* TechnicolorNinjas: The ninjas all wear brightly colored suits and headbands that read "NINJA" and yet everyone believes they're just a fairytale.

A second season is coming out on DVD in March 2013. [[ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]] has been confirmed as a new addition to the cast as Cheetah Lee.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Secretary]]

* YouLookFamiliar: almost all of the ninjas not played by Ed Glaser or Brad Jones seem to be played by the same guy (Alex Mitchell, creator, writer and animator of ''SpaceNinja''). Brad's friend Ryan Mitchelle, director of ''{{Film/Paranoia}}'', also played a few different roles.