History YMMV / TheAdventuresOfSamAndMaxFreelancePolice

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A big reason the show didn't do well enough to last more than one season was because of the particular nature of its humor: compared to most {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s of its time, ''Sam & Max'' is hugely dependent on its fast-paced, deadpan dialogue that even adults might get lost on, and it doesn't have as much outright zany {{slapstick}} that would appeal to children as contemporaries like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''. This mattered a lot as the show was produced during a era where these sorts of cartoons were only ''just'' breaking through the AnimationAgeGhetto, but considering even how ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' at the time was still fairly niche, there wasn't a hugely vocal grown-up audience either, with not many really expecting much out of a cartoon starring two {{Funny Animal}}s. Fortunately, [[VindicatedByHistory time has been much kinder to the show]], finding an audience of now grown-up veterans and newcomers alike who enjoy it for being a considerably LighterAndSofter, but overall faithful adaptation of the series that retains its signature weirdness and tone.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A big reason the show didn't do well enough to last more than one season was because of the particular nature of its humor: compared to most {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s of its time, ''Sam & Max'' is hugely dependent on its fast-paced, deadpan dialogue that even adults might get lost on, and it doesn't have as much outright zany {{slapstick}} that would appeal to children as contemporaries like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''. This mattered a lot as the show was produced during a era where these sorts of cartoons were only ''just'' breaking through the AnimationAgeGhetto, but considering even how ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' at the time was still fairly niche, there wasn't a hugely vocal grown-up audience either, not really expecting much out of a cartoon starring two {{Funny Animal}}s. Fortunately, [[VindicatedByHistory time has been much kinder to the show]], finding an audience of now grown-up veterans and newcomers alike who enjoy it for being a considerably LighterAndSofter, but overall faithful adaptation of the series that retains its signature weirdness and tone.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: A big reason the show didn't do well enough to last more than one season was because of the particular nature of its humor: compared to most {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s of its time, ''Sam & Max'' is hugely dependent on its fast-paced, deadpan dialogue that even adults might get lost on, and it doesn't have as much outright zany {{slapstick}} that would appeal to children as contemporaries like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''. This mattered a lot as the show was produced during a era where these sorts of cartoons were only ''just'' breaking through the AnimationAgeGhetto, but considering even how ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' at the time was still fairly niche, there wasn't a hugely vocal grown-up audience either, not really expecting much out of a cartoon starring two {{Funny Animal}}s. Fortunately, [[VindicatedByHistory time has been much kinder to the show]], finding an audience of now grown-up veterans and newcomers alike who enjoy it for being a considerably LighterAndSofter, but overall faithful adaptation of the game that retains its signature weirdness and tone.

* SignatureScene: The PreviouslyOn recap of the first episode, most notably for the part where Sam and Max get married, becoming one of the biggest pieces of evidence by the LGBTFanbase to prove that [[HoYay Sam and Max are married]]

* VindicatedByHistory: When it premiered on television in 1997, it didn't attract enough viewers to warrant another season due to inconsistent scheduling, as well as taking a duo from comics and games targeted for an older audience and shifting it to children. However, 20 years later the series gained massive following from ''Sam & Max'' fans as well as older fans of animation in general for its humor and tone.

* SignatureScene: The PreviouslyOn... recap of the first episode, most notably for the part where Sam and Max get married, becoming one of the biggest pieces of evidence by the LGBTFanbase to prove that [[HoYay Sam and Max are married]]

* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Geek has a strong and snarky personality coupled with the fact she actually enjoys partaking in the series' craziness as much as Sam and Max do has won her a lot of fans. There is a good reason why so many people who have seen the cartoon want her to make a comeback.

* VindicatedByHistory: When it premiered on television in 1997, it didn't attract enough viewers to warrant another season due to inconsistent scheduling, as well as taking a duo from comics and games targeted for an older audience and shifting it to children. However, 20 years later the series has gained massive following from ''Sam & Max'' fans as well as older fans of animation in general for its humor and tone.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode "Fools Die on Friday" has Sam and Max sent to rescue an airship from a terrorist who intended to crash the ship into a building in New York. The entire event was just Lorne faking being controlled by a demented madman as an excuse to hang out with his heroes, but there's a good reason this episode never saw the light of day again after 2001.

* VindicatedByHistory: When it premiered on television in 1997, it didn't attract enough viewers to warrant another season due to inconsistent scheduling, as well as taking a duo from comics and games targeted for an older audience and shifting it to children. However, 20 years later the series has gained massive following from ''Sam & Max'' fans as well as older fans of animation in general for its humor and tone.

* HarsherInHindsight: "Bad Day on the Moon" has Sam wear a special helmet in order to [[ItMakesSenseInContext remove Max's spirit from his finger and place it into a cloned body]]. Sam remarks how it feels like the convolutions of his brain are being analyzed and he hates it. Harvey Atkin, who voiced Sam, would die from a brain tumor in 2017.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode "Fools Die on Friday" have Sam and Max sent to rescue an airship from a terrorist who intended to crash the ship into a building in New York. The entire event was just Lorne faking being controlled by a demented madman as an excuse to hang out with his heroes, but there's a good reason this episode never saw the light of day again after 2001.

* FunnyAneurismMoment: The episode "Fools Die on Friday" have Sam and Max sent to rescue an airship from a terrorist who intended to crash the ship into a building in New York. The entire event was just Lorne faking being controlled by a demented madman as an excuse to hang out with his heroes, but there's a good reason this episode never saw the light of day again after 2001.

* HarsherInHindsight: "Bad Day on the Moon" has Sam wear a special helmet in order to [[ItMakesSenseInContext remove Max's spirit from his finger and place it into a cloned body]]. Sam remarks how it feels like the convolutions of his brain are being analyzed and he hates it. Harvey Atkin, who voiced Sam, would die from a brain tumor in 2017.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Geek has a strong and snarky personality coupled with the fact she actually enjoys partaking in the series' craziness as much as Sam and Max do has won her a lot of fans. There is a good reason why so many people who have seen the cartoon want her to make a comeback.

* CultClassic: It didn't attract enough viewers to gain a second season. However, its humor and tone are still very much ''Sam & Max'' despite being aimed at a younger audience, and it is still loved as much by the fans.

* CultClassic: It didn't gain enough viewers to attract a second season. However, it's humor and tone is still very much ''Sam & Max'' despite being aimed at a younger audience and is still loved as much.