TV Show

[anonima]

Once upon a time there was a Sam and Max TV show. I saw, like, one episode of it, and I really thought it was funny. Even though I dont have cable anymore, I think that the TV show should belong on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Just a thought...

[anonima]

I wish I could get some digital version of the episodes of that show. I´m european and that makes getting anything sam and max really hard. I could order stuff on ebay, but spending lots of money for a vhs tape that is ntsc and I can´t even watch would be just ridiculous.

Same with the actual comic, I wonder if I can get the collection of them anywhere for a reasonable price.

[anonima]

The old sam and max website mentioned that they would try to post some comics and perhaphs tv shows... I think...

I last visited it a few months ago, unfortunalty, this website was www.samandmax.com (i think), which now doesnt have any of that good stuff...

Well, you know what that means...

TO THE TIME MACHINE!!!!
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Fine, internet archive...

Update:
Nothing on the internet archive... Not even the old website, probably got the URL mixed up...

Update:
Got it! It was http://www.samandmax.net/, but no videos or comics :((.

I did find something on wikipedia though...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_&_Max:_Freelance_Police!!!

[anonima]

The best episodes were written by steve purcell, the sasquatch 1 was great.. the others were so-so I still have episodes of the show on tape.. I should probably record them on 2 my comp for people to check out if it hasn't happened already..I got em on PAL by the way..taped off australian TV

[anonima]

You know what would rock? Including an episode unlockable with the game. Or something. OR dvd releases.

I never saw the tv show, even though I'm in Australia. A friend of a friend has it somewhere I 'm told. Is it really worth chasing down? I've heard mixed reviews...

[anonima]

OMG hierohero, do eet do eet now! I´d be eternally grateful.

[anonima]

The best episodes were written by steve purcell, the sasquatch 1 was great.. the others were so-so I still have episodes of the show on tape.. I should probably record them on 2 my comp for people to check out if it hasn't happened already..I got em on PAL by the way..taped off australian TV


I didn't know they were ever aired here!!
When was it (years ago, I'm assuming)?

[anonima]

Steve (I guess) said on the old version of his site said that something or other was pending... Be right back!
*VROOOM!!!*
*neat time travell FXs*



*BLAM! SCREEEEEECHH!!!*
Turns out I didnt need to use that plutonium, the site still exists (www.samandmax.net)

Heres what they said:
"The Episode Media Archive is currently in limbo pending the hosting of a number of large video clips. You'll be the first to know if this situation changes, though. Thanks for your patience."

Oh, yeah... Its the UNOFFICIAL site... Not made by Steve... Sorry... #-o

[anonima]

about 97 they showed em on Foxtel..fox kids channel..so i taped em.. got eek the cat too :D about a year later they showed em on channel 10 cheez tv..

[anonima]

*forum n00b*

I picked up a couple of Sam and Max videos at a random convenience store that was selling of old stock. I don't have them at hand, but can certainly pick them up over Christmas vacation and have a go at digitizing them. I've had a rotton time finding things like Sam&Max and Mighty Max online.

and, um, hello.

[anonima]

Also, if you share videos via internet, you may start to get into piracy, however, you could argue that taping it on a VHS is that too... Whatever the case, SEND ME A DIGITIZED VERSION IF YOU CAN!!!!

[anonima]

Well, if the cartoons were available, then we could buy them, couldnt we? It's very hard to track down old VHS tapes at decent prices these days. My junkheap is mostly from yardsales and library sales (admittedly, i'm normally trying to find videos internationally, so I'm a little fuzzy on copy ethics in my own language and country) But at this point, as Nelvana is no longer producing these tapes, I would consider digitizing five or six episodes fair use.

yo ho.

[anonima]

Whatevers...
All I can say is this:
ARG! SHIVER ME TEMP FILES!!!
HOIST THE BROWSER!!! RAISE THE PRICES!!!
FIRE THE VIRUSES!!! GET ME A SANDWHICH!!!

Lol, just felt like saying that...

It would be ggreat if it appeared on adult swim, or something...

[anonima]

I doubt Adult Swim would touch it. It's very much a Saturday morning kids cartoon. It would be great if Telltale could arrange some sort of joint release of the TV series (or have it as a game bonus). I would definitly buy any DVD or official web release.

[anonima]

Alas, cool shows are rarely released on DVD. I'd pay a huge amount for DVDs of Sam and Max or Mighty Max (Spooky Meggy likes that show too! :D )... especially if it came with a cool action figure/ statue like the Invader ZIM collector's box (that thing's worth the $100 just for the box, let alone the awesome DVDs!)...

A joint release with a game would be cool... one or two episodes per episode of the game series? Even though legally getting that to work would be hideous...

Oh, and Samandmax.net hasn't really been updated since Freelance Police was cancelled, although apparently they're working on getting it up to date.

And, finally, to those foreign peoples who think it's hard getting stuff over in Europe or wherever you may reside, it's hard to get Sam and Max merchandise here, too. The comic collection sells for $100 on eBay... crazy -_-" .

[anonima]

I actually had a stupid nightmare about this last night.

Anyway, Mighty max won my heart as a kid, and that i know you can get it as an illegal DVD collection online. Sam and Max is of a somewhat more recent vintage (three years, i believe) and therefore, the kids who will create illegal-tastic copies of it are still learning their computer skills. I give it....two years before we see it showing up online with any regularity.

Nelvanna owns Sam and Max still, to my knowledge. There's hope of a release, as their Big Dark Secret recently saw a DVD release after being buried for fifteen odd years. (Rock and Rule...anyone seen THAT thing? it's weird.) They just need to know there's a reasonable demand. I think today;s TV climate would be more receptive to it than that of the mid ninties, as people are now very happy to view cartoons as all-ages fare.

[anonima]

Yeah, I know you can get MM as an illegal DVD... but come on. Real DVDs are so much cooler ;) I saw a web poll a while ago for what old cartoon you'd want on DVD... Mighty Max won.

[Pvt._Public]

I hate to break it to y'all, but when I recently found three very low res copies of some short Sam and Max episodes, I discovered they weren't actually very good. For one thing the voices are different to the game and are actually pretty shocking. The episodes I saw weren't actually very funny and I laughed only once or twice. I seem to recall the episodes I saw when I was a little younger were a lot funnier but I was about 6-7 at the time so I also thought flatulence and going to the toilet were instant comedy gold. It's probably better if you consent yourself with the thoughts of how cool the shows were than actually experiencing them. They're nowhere near as good as the comics.

[anonima]

Oh, i know they're not very funny. Everything is funnier when you're eight. But when you watch this sort of stuff, for me at least, you're not watching it because it's any good. You're paying homage to your eight-year-old self.

[anonima]

Mm'yup. Although MM still rocks.

[anonima]

I think i love you, CMDRMCTAIN. I'm going to knit you a hat.

[anonima]

God bless you sir. God bless your TOES!

;)

Shame my computer refuses to load some of those... oh well. It's true, the show wasn't too great, and the voices were indeed weird. And the Geek was just a bad idea.

The best line was one of the first I heard: "Gee, Max. I knew this latex skull of yours would come in handy one day!"

[anonima]

The Geek was added because the books had little/no female characters. Legend holds the Purcell thought she "wasn't that bad" and did supply Sam and Max with havoc-causing things.

I always liked Sam and Max's voices...

[anonima]

The voices are nowhere near as fitting as the Hit The Road voices, which perfectly fitted the characters. The show ones are a bit... kiddy. I dunno.... much more tame and generic.

Telltale, PLEASE get the old voice actors back for the new games!

[Pvt._Public]

Whether politically correct or not no-one can deny that 'The Geek' is terrifically bad character. I don't know (Now that I come to think about it) that the voices are actually that bad (although the voice of Max is a little grating after a while) but they just don't seem to fit after playing the talkie version of the game.

[anonima]

The voices aren't bad, per se. They're just nowhere near as good as the game's voices, Max especially.

[anonima]

I recorded all of the TV episodes on VHS when they were aired on Fox. I then later went to watch the VHS tape and realized that I had recorded over many of the episodes. I cried...

Anyhow, I have since then bought on ebay the VHS retail copies that were sold in Canada. Doesn't have all of the episodes but a good amount of them. There were only three VHS tapes created, I believe. Each tape had like six or so episodes on them. Something like that.

I recorded one of the VHS tapes to a DVD. I need to do that to the other two.

Back in the 90's I had a theory. The more I liked a cartoon series, the more doomed it was to being cancelled early. Nightmare Ned, Sam n Max, The Tick, etc.

- I luckily have Nightmare Ned on tape, only missing the first episode.
- Sam n Max I have the VHS tapes of and eventually on DVD.
- The Tick has been re-airing on ABC Family channel. Been Tivoing them, Tivo w/ Humax DVD recorder is a God-send!!!

[anonima]

You're a nice man.

I'm curious...Has anyone got the Christmas special that had Sam's mum as a main character? She was rather awesome and worked in a penitentary...I think there was a prison riot. I'm under the impression that it only aired once, but i could be wrong about that. It was my favourite one, except for that "insane-sam-and-max-fan-in-the-amusement-park" one...

[anonima]

The Sam and Max show was pretty good. I think it would have been better had the Sam and Max Hit the Road voice actors did their voices, though. I just could never quite see who was playing Max as Max. He's a little too sweet. The animation was great, though. It would be awesome if they were to start a new series on Adult Swim or something where we could really see the Sam and Max humor come through and not worry about having it be a wholesome kid's show.

[anonima]

I'm gonna get flamed here, but I actually liked Max's voice more in the series. "Joe Pesci" just sounds... wrong... to me. (Ignore that Purcell would arguably differ.) Max has always been an eccentric character, and the wacky, over-the-top voice acting in the series was great.

And, despite it being a "wholesome" kid's show, I still laugh uproariously and wonder to myself, "they could do that!?" whenever I watch one.

I'd say it worked out pretty well.

[anonima]

The Max voice in the series was okay, but I still think that the HTR Max is the definitive Max. Max's slightly grating and obnoxious voice in HTR is just so brilliant for the character. The show's Sam was okay, closer to the game's voice than Max.

[anonima]

I have the following episodes:-

All creatures great and small
Big Trouble at Earth's Core
Little Bigfoot
That Darn Gator
The Second Show Ever
The Tell Tale Tail
The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It

Come fly with me
Bad Day on the Moon
Dysfunction Of The Gods
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Max's Big Day
We Drop at Dawn

Y-Files
The Invaders
The Trouble With Gary
The Uglions from Outer Space
They Came From Down There

[anonima]

i found my sam and max episodes i think i got about 8 on tape..was watching them yesterday..the steve purcell written ones were hilarious.. if any1 wants to buy me a capture card i'll put them up :p

[anonima]

You can capture from video by hooking a Mini DV camera through the VCR using the three colour-riffic cables in the output section, setting the camera to "passthrough" mode, and loading it into an editing programme (iMovie, FinalCut etc.) itht he use of a USB cord, or a firewire....

Roteero...you could tell us HERE....*puppy eyes*

[anonima]

It's true that some of the non-Purcell episodes were only sort of okay... But the majority of the episodes were hysterical. AND the art/animation was really good. And I was fine with the voices, but I talked about that in the other thread. And even though the show was undeniably toned down for the kiddies, they got away with some stuff and the humor was just as sharp. It got toned down, not dumbed down.

However, an Adult Swim revival with new, TV-PG or TV-14 episodes (or TV-MA, I guess, but that's probably not necessary) is my dream. Even if they showed the old cartoons in a Family Guy-style revival it'd be great; it wouldn't be the first time they've aired TV-Y7 material on there. The best analogy is what they did with The Ripping Friends, even though I didn't particularly care for that show. They showed the old episodes and then they also showed new, "adult" episodes.



Here are some great quotes from the TV show:

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Max: Gee, Sam, I don't know about this!
Sam: You mean you feel at odds about violating the sanctity of the dead, and disturbing their eternal sleep?
Max: No, I mean digging is hard!
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Sam: I hate to resort to that sort of subterfuge, but what do you do with a guy like Lorne?
Max: I know! Get him to follow a marshmallow peanut trail into the furnace?
Sam: That would be patently irresponsible, Max. And besides; we don't have a furnace.
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Sam: Gee. I don't know anybody who could firebomb kittens.
Max: Here, let me.
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scientist: Can we have your word?
Max: Sure! Except my word is "unctious", so you won't get to use it very often.
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Max: I never dreamed we could have so much fun and still be suitable for young viewers!
Sam: Yes, once again we've stared into the leathery face of Death and his second cousin Dismemberment, and lived to laugh about it. We fell headlong from a moving plane, engaged a murderous horde of bloodthirsty savages in an action-packed shoot-'em-up, and learned a valuable life lesson about friendship or something.
Max: Hey! What about the gratuitous blowing up of the local filling station?
(A filling station explodes.)
Max: Well I'll be.
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Mack Salmon: Your casual indifference cannot save you this time! You are now my prisoners! At long last you shall pay for your part in causing my... condition.
Sam: Not that we have even the foggiest recollection of what you're talking about, but would it make it all better if we said, "We're sorry?"
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Mad Scientist: They laughed at me at the academy! They laughed at me at the institute!
Sam (whispering to Max): He must have been a lot funnier then.
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Sam: Amazing! We can use the sewer system to travel unhindered to our destination.
Max: It's a vastly underused avenue of transportation. And look, Sam -- baby alligators!
Sam: Well, there're bouyant and log-shaped but far from alligators, Max.
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There was also a really great one about "bowels", but I don't quite remember it. It went something like:

Sam: Here we are, in the bowels of The Mad Thespian's secret lair.
Max: Wow, Sam. I never thought I'd hear the words "bowels" and "secret lair" in the same sentence!
Sam: Get used to it.

[artwking]

That was hilarious, SirLemming! Thank you for posting those. :))

[Pvt._Public]

Strange thing really. When I read Sam and Max quotes entirely out of context they seem even more funny. For instance, if you don't know about Mack Salmon and his appearance in the comics and the fact that he's a fish and that they're being held up and blah, blah, blah, blah... It seems still hilarious to read the quote (I found this out when I read the quote to my friend). Go figure.

[anonima]

You can capture from video by hooking a Mini DV camera through the VCR using the three colour-riffic cables in the output section, setting the camera to "passthrough" mode, and loading it into an editing programme (iMovie, FinalCut etc.) itht he use of a USB cord, or a firewire....

Or, use a program called Snapz Pro X, made by Ambrosia Software.

You have to buy it though, and it only works for mac. You dont need capture card though...

[anonima]

Actually, nvm.

Snapz Pro x just makes screen movies...

[anonima]

I 15 episodes of the tv show. I just love them, my sister adord them too, and the game. She really likes Max, but Sam can tend to confuse her,lol.

[Pvt._Public]

Woah, way to dig up a dead thread. Strange thing though, just found out where you can download most if not all the episodes. It's a little sad how they've kiddied the show down so children can watch it without crying but it's still pretty funny. Too bad the episodes download really SLOWLY. But hey, I got 13 of them in a folder right now. Mmm... Sam and Maxy goodness.

[anonima]

Woah, way to dig up a dead thread. Strange thing though, just found out where you can download most if not all the episodes. It's a little sad how they've kiddied the show down so children can watch it without crying but it's still pretty funny. Too bad the episodes download really SLOWLY. But hey, I got 13 of them in a folder right now. Mmm... Sam and Maxy goodness.


Most episodes? If you find more then 17 then please tell me, cause that's all I have out of the 23.

[Jake]

*BLAM! SCREEEEEECHH!!!*
Turns out I didnt need to use that plutonium, the site still exists (www.samandmax.net)

Heres what they said:
"The Episode Media Archive is currently in limbo pending the hosting of a number of large video clips. You'll be the first to know if this situation changes, though. Thanks for your patience."

Oh, yeah... Its the UNOFFICIAL site... Not made by Steve... Sorry... #-o

Hey woo! Samandmax.net is actually my site - I started it in high school! - though I've left David (AKA Metallus) largely in control now that I work at Telltale. I would one day like to get those brief episode video clips back on the site, but it was a lot of work to get them up in the first place, and after our server crashed a couple of years ago I couldn't bring myself to set it all up again. Someday...

[Jake]

Hey guys (and gals?), I just had to go through this thread and delete a lot of posts, which isn't something I ever like to do in any forum. (Everything I removed was directly related to how to obtain pirated copies of the show.)

Please (really) keep discussion of pirated material out of the forums. Yes, that includes the allegedly cunning messages asking users to email you privately so you can disclose the location of said pirated material - despite appearances we're not dumb and can in fact read, so in the end moves like that are no more clever than posting a link. :)

I know everyone's enthusiastic about Sam & Max, but Telltale's forum isn't the place for that particular brand of enthusiasm.

Thanks,


Jake

[Haggis]

I'm sorry, Jake! I'll never do it again! :-s

[anonima]

The Sam and Max Fox kids TV Ad , show opener, and Artsy Craftsy thingie and on google Video/ Youtube anyways.

[anonima]

Woah, way to dig up a dead thread. Strange thing though, just found out where you can download most if not all the episodes. It's a little sad how they've kiddied the show down so children can watch it without crying but it's still pretty funny. Too bad the episodes download really SLOWLY. But hey, I got 13 of them in a folder right now. Mmm... Sam and Maxy goodness.


Most episodes? If you find more then 17 then please tell me, cause that's all I have out of the 24.

Bump!

[anonima]

I bought all three of the official, Nelvana VHS tapes from eBay a few years ago. My nephew had some of the episodes recorded from when they were originally aired and he's certain that there are more than the what were released on those tapes. (More episodes might have been released since then, but I'm not aware of them, and I look regularly.)

I converted all of the tapes to DVD, but I used a low-quality, constant bit rate. Really grainy. I have difficulty watching them any more because of how much more experience I've gained with DVD mastering. I plan on converting the tapes to DVD again but this time with a higher, variable bit-rate and a better encoder.

Then again, I wouldn't have to do this at all if TTG and Steve could put some pressure on Nelvana to release the episodes to DVD as a promotion with the release of the game.

Hell, have Nelvana give me the episodes and I'll remaster them for DVD! I even have several DLT drives that I can use to make a master for the manufacturing plant, for heaven's sake! I'm serious!

Honestly, I think that this is something that TTG/Steve should strongly consider doing. Nelvana has pretty much let their "Sam and Max" episodes languish. I doubt that they consider the episodes to be of great value. TTG/Steve could probably buy them from Nelvana at a respectable cost.

[anonima]

I bought all three of the official, Nelvana VHS tapes from eBay a few years ago. My nephew had some of the episodes recorded from when they were originally aired and he's certain that there are more than the what were released on those tapes. (More episodes might have been released since then, but I'm not aware of them, and I look regularly.)

I converted all of the tapes to DVD, but I used a low-quality, constant bit rate. Really grainy. I have difficulty watching them any more because of how much more experience I've gained with DVD mastering. I plan on converting the tapes to DVD again but this time with a higher, variable bit-rate and a better encoder.

Then again, I wouldn't have to do this at all if TTG and Steve could put some pressure on Nelvana to release the episodes to DVD as a promotion with the release of the game.

Hell, have Nelvana give me the episodes and I'll remaster them for DVD! I even have several DLT drives that I can use to make a master for the manufacturing plant, for heaven's sake! I'm serious!

Honestly, I think that this is something that TTG/Steve should strongly consider doing. Nelvana has pretty much let their "Sam and Max" episodes languish. I doubt that they consider the episodes to be of great value. TTG/Steve could probably buy them from Nelvana at a respectable cost.


Dude you should definatly re do them in High quality.
What non-official VHS episodes did your brother manage to get taped?
If you go to Nelvana's official website and go to the shows section and then Sam and Max, it'll list all 24 episodes for ya.
I'd love to get my hands on these so I can burn myself a high quality DVD. I've already made menus and I have an awesome DVD cover this dude made, I'm just waiting to get better versions of the episodes. The ones I have now suffer from blocks and artifacts, save "Aaiieee, Robot!" which is in pretty good shape..

[anonima]

Dude you should definatly re do them in High quality.
What non-official VHS episodes did your brother manage to get taped?
He doesn't remember (he recorded them several years ago) and he can't find the tape that he used. :(

[anonima]

Hey I've gone through my old sam and max tapes..and these are the episodes I have.. if any of them are the ones that are needed let me know and ill capture them an upload em to youtube or sumthin.. this is what ive got

the 2 best episodes(written by steve purcell of course)

"little bigfoot" and "christmas bloody christmas"

and the rest...

its dangly deever time
Aaiieee, Robot
the glazed mcguffin affair
kiss kiss bang bang
the second show ever
maxs big day
a glitch in time
that dam gator
we drop at dawn
the tell tale tail
the trouble with gary

[anonima]

I think you have some of the episodes which weren't released on tape!!!! B-)

[anonima]

I think you have some of the episodes which weren't released on tape!!!! B-)

tell me which ones..and i'll put em up for people... B-)

[anonima]

Okay I've figured out I have some of the missing episodes which were not released on VHS... its funny the best episode of the series "christmas bloody christmas" written by steve purcell wasnt 1 of em.. the episode features sams granny and is hilarious!

ill be puttin up christmas bloody christmas, dangly deever time aiiiee robot and the glazed mcguffin affair in the next couple of days...

[Jake]

Hey guys, here's a complete list of titles and summaries of episodes from the animated series which never made it to VHS release: http://www.samandmax.net/?section=animatedseries&page=episodelist&id=2

That page used to have a few short video clips from some of the episodes, but they were sadly lost in a server crash and I never got a chance to fix them and get them back up. Maybe someday I'll have time to get all those video clips working again... :(

At least it's got descriptions!

[anonima]

man i know i got "the final episode" on tape sumwhere as well..im gonna have to look for that 1..

[anonima]

HieroHero, you would be VERY kind to post that stuff. VHS were my only way to see Sam & Max in action (I'm Italian), I bought the three original videotapes collection from Canada many years ago. I would be glad to see the missing episodes. :D

[anonima]

Heres christmas bloody christmas... B-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URcgPl8RK3U

[anonima]

YESS!!!
I can now burn more!

With my mad skillz I'll download the video off youtube

[anonima]

don't forget "A Glitch in Time" if you're putting these on youtube

[anonima]

2 replies? I'm gonna need more of a response than that if you want me to put up the rest... /:)

[anonima]

Hierohero, just give me the time to answer (I live in Italy)! :D
AND TO THANK YOU! :))
The Christmas episode is really delirious.

[Haggis]

don't forget "A Glitch in Time" if you're putting these on youtube
Hey, I already put that one on there!

[anonima]

Hey, I already put that one on there!

hmm... I see... but I was hoping for a better quality, sorry but that episode is very pixelated in many spots.

[anonima]

By the way, TellTale, don't let anything here sway you from contacting Nelvana! If you can get the rights to those DVDs, I'll definitely be buying multiple copies regardless of whether or not the episodes are available on VHS/YouTube!

My offer to remaster the episodes for DVD still stands.

[anonima]

By the way, TellTale, don't let anything here sway you from contacting Nelvana! If you can get the rights to those DVDs, I'll definitely be buying multiple copies regardless of whether or not the episodes are available on VHS/YouTube!

My offer to remaster the episodes for DVD still stands.

thats probably as much chance as lucasarts handing over the old freelance police material.. [>:)]

[anonima]

thats probably as much chance as lucasarts handing over the old freelance police material.. [>:)]
I don't see why. Nelvana is just sitting on the episodes. They hardly have any space on their web site dedicated to Sam and Max, and they certainly don't show it anywhere. I can'timagine that it would be so difficult to coax them into selling or licensing the episode rights. They even have a licensing area right on the web site.

LucasArts ... well, that's not a fair comparison. Lucas has this thing called an "ego" that makes him think of some really, really stupid things, like having Greedo fire first.

[>:)]

[anonima]

has nelvana released any shows on dvd tho? man im still waiting for eek the cat..doubt im gonna get 13 episodes of sam and max.. and plus its probably fox kids that owns the rights to the show..nelvana was just the company that made the episodes.. I mean rockos modern life hasnt even been released on dvd..so not much hope for classic cartoons from the 90s it seems

[anonima]

The Glazed McGuffin Affair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ftUNtfPho

[anonima]

do you by chance have that episode "Have a Heart" on tape?

[anonima]

has nelvana released any shows on dvd tho? man im still waiting for eek the cat..doubt im gonna get 13 episodes of sam and max.. and plus its probably fox kids that owns the rights to the show..nelvana was just the company that made the episodes.. I mean rockos modern life hasnt even been released on dvd..so not much hope for classic cartoons from the 90s it seems
I am getting this directly from the VHS tapes that were released in Canada but now sit proudly on my desk thanks to someone on eBay who doesn't mind exporting goods to U.S. buyers ...

Sam & Max TM and © Steve Purcell
Series © 1998 Nelvana Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Unless Nelvana has sold the rights since these videotapes were manufactured, they own the rights to the series. Fox Kids licensed them for broadcast from Nelvana, who licensed the rights from Steve Purcell. Just because Fox Kids showed them means nothing. After all, Star Trek is shown on G4. That doesn't mean that G4 now owns the franchise. There merely licensed the rights from Paramount. Look at it this way, too. Steve Purcell owns the characters. TellTale doesn't own the characters just because they're releasing a Sam & Max game.

With respect to cartoons from the 90s ... when the cartoons were manufactured is not the issue. It's percieved cost/profit/demand that drives the decision to release any entertainment medium. We need to get on Steve's and Nelvana's case to let them know that there is demand. I'm actually kind of surprised the Steve hasn't gone to them already and asked how much it would cost to buy the episodes. Well, maybe he has. I don't know, obviously.

Remember, Fox beought back The Family Guy when they saw how well the DVDs were selling. I doubt that Sam and Max has the same amount of fans - you never knw, though - but if enough of us speak out, maybe we could persuade Nelvana to release them.

Oh, don't bother going to their web site. The e-mail address that they have keeps bouncing back with a failure. /:)

[Pvt._Public]

How is this thread still alive? Not that piracy is a good thing but... I've noticed that most of the Sam and Max episodes happen to be on eMule (The P2P file sharing software thingy). If this has been noted already, sorry, but there's no way in hell I'm going to go check throguh all the previous pages. I'm a busy guy. Got Final Fantasy's to play.

[Jake]

Hey guys, sorry, I'm going to have to close this thread. :( I asked once for the discussion of pirated copies of the show to end but it hasn't. If you guys really want to talk about passing around pirated TV shows please do it privately or on another forum.

I know you're all talking about it because you like Sam & Max a ton, and episodes of the Sam & Max TV show are hard to come by, but this isn't the place to swap links and download locales. Hopefully you can understand!

Thanks,


Jake