History Trivia / AceVentura

* FakeAmerican: [[CanadaEh Newmarket-born]] Jim Carrey as the Floridian Ace Ventura.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The first season was released on VHS, three episodes were released on DVD in a package with the two movies, and the first episode was included as an extra with the Blu-ray release of the first movie. The series did appear briefly through Creator/{{Tubi}} near the end of 2021, but was removed at the start of 2022. The first season can be viewed on [=YouTube=], with the exception of "The Reindeer Hunter".
* MissingEpisode: The original English versions of much of the series was lost to time before they were all found. Among the episodes missing were "Robo West", "The Big Stink", "Circus Ace" and "The Cat Who Paints", the latter two not even having a single trace online until they were discovered through a now-defunct torrent site. All the episodes, including the missing ones, were legally made available through Tubi.

** Creator/JimCarrey famously dislikes watching his own performances in anything, so take this with a grain of salt: He allegedly hated the sequel so much so that he swore off reprising his film characters for years. He has since retracted his vow, as he starred in the ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' sequel ''Film/DumbAndDumberTo'', as well as returning as [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Dr. Robotnik]] in ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022''.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The script remained for three years in Morgan Creek's vaults, where they though it would be "''Film/{{Fletch}} for the 90s", until Tom Shadyac picked it up and decided to rework it, with changes in particular to the antagonist and the football elements.

** Courteney Cox is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7g-K0bvmOs clearly struggling]] in the mental hospital scene (and after Ace hits his head on a bench, the doctor shown from the back is starting to laugh before a cut to Ace in the front).

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Aside from Creator/MichaelDaingerfield (credited as Michael Hall) as Ace Ventura, the ending credits list the voice actors and not which characters they voiced.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://aceventura.wikia.com/wiki/Ace_Ventura_Wiki The Ace Ventura Wiki]].

* StarMakingRole: Prior to this film's release, Creator/JimCarrey was largely known to the mainstream as one of the main cast member on the sketch comedy TV series ''Series/InLivingColor''[[note]]He was credited on the show as "James Carrey"[[/note]]. It was ''Ace Ventura'' that launched his career as a film actor.

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JimCarrey.

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Besides Creator/MichaelDaingerfield (credited as Michael Hall) as Ace Ventura, the ending credits list the voice actors and not which characters they voiced.

* InternationalCoproduction: The series was co-produced by Creator/MorganCreek in the U.S. and by Funbag Animation Studios in Canada.

** Creator/CourteneyCox's ''Series/{{Friends}}'' co-star Creator/JenniferAniston once recalled a story about visiting Cox and bringing a copy of ''Ace Ventura'' to watch. Cox refused to watch it, suggesting she either doesn't like to watch her own work (like Carrey), or that she [[OldShame just doesn't want to be reminded of it.]]

* The plot is inspired a bit by the Buffalo Bills losing their first Super Bowl appearance (Super Bowl XXV in 1990), in which then-kicker, Scott Norwood, [[https://youtu.be/UT0r8wBL4QU missed the field goal]] that would have won them the game. Ironically, The Buffalo Bills and The Miami Dolphins have been arch-rival teams for years. Unlike the fictional Finkle, Norwood never became a mentally insane transwoman on the lam and Bills fans, while bummed, have since pretty much forgiven him (though there was some vitriol, initially). Norwood was actually a very good kicker but simply suffered from a case of NeverLiveItDown due to that infamous "Wide Right" kick.

** Creator/RickMoranis was offered the role of Ace Ventura before Creator/JimCarrey was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/TheFlintstones''. Creator/JuddNelson, Creator/AlanRickman, and Creator/RobSchneider were also considered for the part of Ace Ventura before the casting of Carrey. At one point, they considered casting Creator/WhoopiGoldberg and re-titling the film ''Alice Ventura''.
** The original concept for the character was a bumbling, Clouseau-like idiot. Jim Carrey was cast and his character was rewritten to be more savvy.
** Creator/CarrieAnneMoss, Creator/TeaLeoni, and Creator/LaurenHolly were considered for the role of Melissa Robinson before the casting of Creator/CourteneyCox.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The first season was released on VHS, three episodes were released on DVD in a package with the two movies, and the first episode was included as an extra with the Blu-ray release of the first movie. The series did appear briefly through Creator/{{Tubi}} near the end of 2021, but was removed at the start of 2022.

** The first film's director, Tom Shadyac, wasn't interested in returning. Creator/SpikeJonze lobbied for the position, but was overruled by Carrey (who later described it as the biggest mistake of his entire career; the two later worked together on ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'') leading to the job instead going to newcomer [=Tom DeCerchio=], who had a long-standing career as a commercial director, but whose only work in fiction had been directing a short film. [=DeCerchio=] barely lasted for the first week of shooting before quitting, allegedly due to disputes with Carrey and the producers; screenwriter Creator/SteveOedekerk, who had been flown out to the filming location to perform on-set tweaks to the script, ended up being hastily promoted to replace him, largely because he and Carrey were already long-time friends.

** Ace talking out of his ass came from Carrey's time on ''Series/InLivingColor''. He got so frustrated at [[Creator/TheWayansFamily Keenan Ivory Wayans]] rejecting his sketches that he stood up and read a sketch from his butt, in Wayans' direction. The two almost fought before Wayans walked out of the room. "Later, we sat down, talked, and everything was cool," Wayans said.

** Creator/JimCarrey famously dislikes watching his own performances in anything, so take this with a grain of salt: He allegedly hated the sequel so much so that he swore off reprising his film characters for years. He has since retracted his vow, as he starred in the ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' sequel ''Film/DumbAndDumberTo''.

* RoleReprise: In the French dub, Ace is voiced by Emmanuel Curtil, reprising his role from the movies.