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* UniqueMomentRuined: In an episode that's a direct spoof of ''Franchise/StarWars'', Ace is brought into space and hired to rescue the all-knowing Horse, who is said to speak during a special cosmic alignment that occurs every thousand years. After a harrowing adventure, Ace rescues the Horse and a large crowd gathers to hear it speak. Unfortunately, at that moment, Ace decides to brush his teeth with an electric toothbrush, which is so noisy that it ends up drowning out the Horse's words. Needless to say, the gathered crowd isn't pleased, resulting in Ace and Spike running to find the nearest [[{{Teleportation}} transporter beam]] back to Earth while an angry mob chases after them.
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''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' is a 1995 animated series based on [[Film/AceVentura the 1994 live-action movie of the same name]]. Its production was performed by Creator/MorganCreek, with assistance from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for the first two seasons and from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the third (which was in 1999, [[{{Uncancelled}} three years after the premiere of the second]]). Creator/SethMacFarlane was involved as one of the writers.
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''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' is a 1995 animated series based on [[Film/AceVentura the 1994 live-action movie of the same name]]. Its production was performed by Creator/MorganCreek, with assistance from Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Creator/WangFilmProductions for the first two seasons and from Creator/HongYing and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the third (which was in 1999, [[{{Uncancelled}} three years after the premiere of the second]]). Creator/SethMacFarlane was involved as one of the writers.
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* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: One episode has Ace filling in for a Film/JamesBond-{{Expy}}. As he comes under fire while chasing the villain down in the requisite CoolCar, he notes his ability to catch bullets in his teeth, and prepares to do so. The villain launches a missile at Ace. He still catches it.
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* BringMyBrownPants: Done in the Ace/Mask crossover when Stanley whips out two guns- each sporting multiple barrels and a few rocket launchers- pointed right at him.
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** In an episode, Ace knocks on a door and says, "Hi, I'm looking for Ray Finkle." Ray's father aims a shotgun at his head, and Ace follows up with, "and a clean pair of shorts."
** Done in the Ace/Mask crossover when Stanley whips out two guns- each sporting multiple barrels and a few rocket launchers- pointed right at him.
** In an episode, Ace knocks on a door and says, "Hi, I'm looking for Ray Finkle." Ray's father aims a shotgun at his head, and Ace follows up with, "and a clean pair of shorts."
** Done in the Ace/Mask crossover when Stanley whips out two guns- each sporting multiple barrels and a few rocket launchers- pointed right at him.
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* BringMyBrownPants: Done in the Ace/Mask crossover when Stanley whips out two guns- each sporting multiple barrels and a few rocket launchers- pointed right at him.
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* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: In the appropriately titled episode "The Parrot Who Knew Too Much", a parrot overhears recurring villain Baron Declaw talking with his right-hand man about a scheme using altered maps to allow him to level the rain forest. The episode's plot deals with Declaw chasing after the parrot to keep the information from getting out and Ace trying to save the parrot so [[MakeTheDogTestify it can testify about Declaw's scheme]]. At the end of the episode, when Ace is releasing the parrot back into the wild after its testimony saves the rain forest, he finds out that [[HereWeGoAgain it overheard details about secret documents while in Washington]].
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* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: In an episode, the folks of a small town in the forest are attacked by a were-moose.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Similar to the movie, one episode has the eponymous hero having a disgusted reaction upon realizing the reason LastOfTheirKind animals were being stolen, with a rare tarantula next on the list:
-->'''Ace''': Someone is using last of their kind animals to make a one-of-a-kind six course gourmet meal! ''(With realization)'' Oh, gross! That means someone is going to actually eat a creepy-crawly hairy red-kneed tarantula?! Bleech!
-->'''Ace''': Someone is using last of their kind animals to make a one-of-a-kind six course gourmet meal! ''(With realization)'' Oh, gross! That means someone is going to actually eat a creepy-crawly hairy red-kneed tarantula?! Bleech!
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* HumanToWerewolfFootprints: In the episode "Howl Of The Weremoose" there's a scene where Ace follows a trail of moose hoofprints that turn into human footprints.
* IntercontinuityCrossover: This series and ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' met for two episodes, each one allocated in the second season finale of one of the series. Both shows kept their respective styles of animation in each other's universe (Ace and Spike, for example, kept their more cartoony look in the Mask's more realistic world and vice versa).
* IntercontinuityCrossover: This series and ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' met for two episodes, each one allocated in the second season finale of one of the series. Both shows kept their respective styles of animation in each other's universe (Ace and Spike, for example, kept their more cartoony look in the Mask's more realistic world and vice versa).
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* SwissArmyAppendage: Baron [=DeKlau=], after having his hand bit off by ''rabid squirrels''. He has a regular cosmetic hand designed to resemble a claw-fingered monster hand which can be swapped out for a variety of things such as a machete, a bullhorn, a grappling hook, a [[ToiletHumor toilet paper roller]] and a metal pincher.
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* {{Spexico}}: "The Bull Market" depicts Pamplona, Spain as a SouthOfTheBorder village of white houses in the desert where the locals wear sombreros, ponchos, and [[MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico magnificent moustaches]]. Oh, and did we mention [[TorosYFlamenco the bad guy is a bullfighter]]?
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* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: In the ChristmasEpisode, Ace couldn't prove Odora stole Santa Claus' reindeers (she intended to use the secret of their gravity-defying abilities on a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive cosmetic]]) but could get her arrested for illegally keeping an albino alligator from an endangered breed, which she also intended to use as ingredient.
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* BrokenPedestal: In the episode "Get Piggy", Ace is revealed to be a big fan of Gabe the Pig, a [[TalkingAnimal talking pig]] who's a movie star and who's been kidnapped; so much so that Ace is part of Gabe's fan club, knows the rules of the club by heart, and even [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules offers to take Gabe's case for free]]. However, after investigating a bit about Gabe, Ace is shocked to learn that [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Gabe is actually an egotistical, spoiled, violent jerkass]] who no one can stand. [[spoiler: And to top it all off, it turns out, Gabe himself staged his own kidnapping as a way to return to the spotlight, and even kidnaps and tries to kill Ace.]]
** Ace even reacts with disgust when he learns that a villain in an episode after that has an autographed photo of Gabe.
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* BrokenPedestal: In the episode "Get Piggy", Ace is revealed to be a big fan of Gabe the Pig, a [[TalkingAnimal talking pig]] who's a movie star and who's been kidnapped; so much so that Ace is part of Gabe's fan club, knows the rules of the club by heart, and even [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules offers to take Gabe's case for free]]. However, after investigating a bit about Gabe, Ace is shocked to learn that [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Gabe is actually an egotistical, spoiled, violent jerkass]] who no one can stand. [[spoiler: And to top it all off, it turns out, Gabe himself staged his own kidnapping as a way to return to the spotlight, and even kidnaps and tries to kill Ace.]]
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''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' is a 1995 animated series based on [[Film/AceVentura the 1994 live-action movie of the same name]]. Its production was performed by Creator/MorganCreek, with assistance from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for the first two seasons and from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the third (which was in 1999, [[{{Uncancelled}} three years after the premiere of the second]]). Creator/SethMacFarlane was involved as one of the writers.
The series serves as a sequel to the two ''Ace Ventura'' movies, and follows the (mis)adventures of the eponymous character in his job to protect animals of all species. It embraces the wacky, humorous style of the movies and, as a comedic cartoon series, leans further into slapstick territory (with frequent instances of ToiletHumor). The voices are provided by new actors, since the originals were busy with other projects. The first two seasons lasted 13 episodes each, while the third lasted for 15. The second season's final episode is a {{Crossover}} with ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'', another TV series based on a Creator/JimCarrey movie, and in terms of continuity it's a direct continuation of the last episode of that series (which also makes it part of the joint crossover; in fact, since both series were originally aired back to back, the two crossover episodes were also premiered back to back the same day).
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!! Tropes from ''Ace Ventura: The Animated Series''.
* AnachronismStew: In "Dragon Guy", a SteamPunk computer is used in Robin Hood times.
* ArtEvolution: The third season switched main production companies (from Nelvana to Odyssey Entertainment) and also switched overseas animation studios (from Wang to Hong Ying), so it looked a bit different.
* AscendedExtra: Aguado, Mr. Shickadance and especially Emilio get more to do in the animated series.
* BadassSanta: Santa Claus mentions having taken self-defense lessons to traverse rough neighborhoods after saving Ace.
* BondGunBarrel: One episode opens with one, ending with Ace assuming his "ass talking" pose and farting.
* BrokenPedestal: In the episode "Get Piggy", Ace is revealed to be a big fan of Gabe the Pig, a [[TalkingAnimal talking pig]] who's a movie star and who's been kidnapped; so much so that Ace is part of Gabe's fan club, knows the rules of the club by heart, and even [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules offers to take Gabe's case for free]]. However, after investigating a bit about Gabe, Ace is shocked to learn that [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Gabe is actually an egotistical, spoiled, violent jerkass]] who no one can stand. [[spoiler: And to top it all off, it turns out, Gabe himself staged his own kidnapping as a way to return to the spotlight, and even kidnaps and tries to kill Ace.]]
** Ace even reacts with disgust when he learns that a villain in an episode after that has an autographed photo of Gabe.
* ChristmasEpisode: "The Reindeer Hunter" (the first episode, no less). Someone steals Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve, so to finish his deliveries, he hires Ace to find them. The investigation leads Ace to a businesswoman that's seeking a FountainOfYouth by harnessing the reindeer's gravity-defying abilities.
* CloneDegeneration: In "Ace Off", after a particularly intense dance competition, Ace's evil clone starts to melt and is...[[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext absorbed by him.]]
* CowboyEpisode: "Go West" sees Ace follow a group of horse thieves out into the desert and come upon an 1800s-like town, so he plays cowboy while looking for the stolen horses. The twist is that all the residents are actually robots (not that they know it or even have any idea what a robot is), with the thieves having been reprogrammed by the true VillainOfTheWeek.
* {{Crossover}}: With ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' in "Have Mask, Will Travel".
* DenserAndWackier: Far more than the original films. While they still maintained a semi-realistic tone; the series, especially during the third season, had Ace deal with supervillains, all sorts of evil powers, and even aliens.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the crossover episode, Ace manages to actually best The Mask - a super-powered entity that can warp reality - at his own game. Said game was limbo dancing, but whatever works.
* EvilGloating: Odora from "The Reindeer Hunter" initially refrains from doing this, but Ace is GenreSavvy enough to know that she'll turn her back three seconds later because she's the kind of villain who can't stand not giving a monologue before killing off her enemies. He then proceeds to troll her by covering his ears and refusing to listen when she inevitably does monologue about her evil plan.
* EvilKnockoff: In "Ace Off", the villain of the episode use Ace's hair to create an evil clone of him to kidnap a dog and pin the blame on the real Ace.
* ExoticEntree: "Pet Food" has a VillainousGlutton who is kidnapping endangered species as part of a planned seven-course meal.
* FountainOfYouth: Odora's ultimate goal is to formulate a cosmetic that halts the effects of aging, and she'll do horrible things to animals to accomplish it in the most bizarre ways. For example, extracting glandular secretions from Santa Claus's flying reindeer to unlock the secret of defying gravity for the sake of trying to prevent skin sagging, or draining an elephant's perfect memory to give skin the ability to remember its previous state.
* FriendOnTheForce: As in the first movie, Emilio is this, though he gets more time to point out how Ace's shenanigans can make it really hard to vouch for him.
* JurassicFarce: In "Dino-Mite", Ace visits a dinosaur zoo and theme park that's clearly a spoof of ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with a John Hammond {{Expy}}.
-->'''Ace''': Let me guess. Copyright trouble?
* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: In the ChristmasEpisode, Ace couldn't prove Odora stole Santa Claus' reindeers (she intended to use the secret of their gravity-defying abilities on a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive cosmetic]]) but could get her arrested for illegally keeping an albino alligator from an endangered breed, which she also intended to use as ingredient.
* KillerGorilla: In "Night of the Gorilla", a female gorilla is accused of killing and eating the scientist that raised her. Ace seems to be the only one aware that gorillas aren't carnivorous, and does his best to prove the ape's innocence. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope He's right]], the gorilla was [[ThisBearWasFramed set up]] by a rival scientist as part of a revenge scheme.]]
* LastOfHisKind: The one thing all missing pets in "Pet Food" have in common is that they are the last of their species... and this is exactly why they are being stolen.
* LighterAndSofter: While the original film was [[BlackComedy far darker]] and had lots of sexual moments, the animated series was understandably toned down for younger audiences.
* MergingMachine: An episode was based around a scientist whose teleporter combined him with a fly. Later in the episode Ace is combined with Spike.
* NotMeThisTime: Occasionally happens when a crime is so much like an specific member of Ace's RoguesGallery.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: "Howl of the Weremoose" features just that, which is attributed to a curse placed on a hunter long ago. Ace is quite dubious such a thing even exists, only to run afoul of one in the woods at night and see it's a bipedal, super-strong berserker. Worse, it turns out there are substantially more than just one of these beasts to contend with.
* PretentiousPronunciation: When the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces "chimera" as "shimmer-uh."
* RaisedByWolves: Parodied with the Griffin, who has been raised by several different groups of animals since infancy and has attributes from them, including wolves, gazelles, and kangaroos. He has some bats as aunts and uncles as well.
* RoguesGallery: Ace has a few recurring enemies who have been the villains of multiple episodes, such as Baron de Claw, Atrocia Odora, and the Griffin.
* SavingChristmas: The plot of "The Reindeer Hunter" is Ace tracking down Santa Claus's reindeer after they're abducted so he can finish making his deliveries.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Subverted in one episode. Ace finds a footprint and gives a detailed description of the owner's age, size, health, and appearance. Turns out the guy dropped a drivers' license next to the footprint.
* {{Spexico}}: "The Bull Market" depicts Pamplona, Spain as a SouthOfTheBorder village of white houses in the desert where the locals wear sombreros, ponchos, and [[MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico magnificent moustaches]]. Oh, and did we mention [[TorosYFlamenco the bad guy is a bullfighter]]?
* ShoutOut: In "The Night of the Gorilla", the BigBad of the episode is [[Film/TheShining Dr. Redrum]], and the gorilla he framed (which is dyslexic) keeps signing and writing "murder" to say it was him (Ace finally figures it out when he sees the writing in a mirror).
* TaughtByExperience: Having observed the Mask's penchant for giving others wedgies, Ace made sure to put a mousetrap down his own pants for safety. It works.
* ThisBearWasFramed: In one episode, a VillainOfTheWeek framed a gorilla.
* TransformationTrinket: In "Howl Of The Weremoose", the original weremoose Drew Talbit has a moose talisman he uses to change into his weremoose form; he is able to transform at will but everyone he bites becomes as Ace puts it... his mindless weremoose slaves. It is also revealed that smashing the talisman will break the curse and turn everyone back to normal. Unfortunately Ace doesn't read the fine print which says he who destroys the tailsman gets the antlers of the grand high moose himself. Ace ends up with moose antlers; it is also said that the antlers can be removed by rubbing moosebane on them- to which Ace exclaims..."Where are we going to get moosebane in Miami!?"
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''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' is a 1995 animated series based on [[Film/AceVentura the 1994 live-action movie of the same name]]. Its production was performed by Creator/MorganCreek, with assistance from Creator/{{Nelvana}} for the first two seasons and from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the third (which was in 1999, [[{{Uncancelled}} three years after the premiere of the second]]). Creator/SethMacFarlane was involved as one of the writers.
The series serves as a sequel to the two ''Ace Ventura'' movies, and follows the (mis)adventures of the eponymous character in his job to protect animals of all species. It embraces the wacky, humorous style of the movies and, as a comedic cartoon series, leans further into slapstick territory (with frequent instances of ToiletHumor). The voices are provided by new actors, since the originals were busy with other projects. The first two seasons lasted 13 episodes each, while the third lasted for 15. The second season's final episode is a {{Crossover}} with ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'', another TV series based on a Creator/JimCarrey movie, and in terms of continuity it's a direct continuation of the last episode of that series (which also makes it part of the joint crossover; in fact, since both series were originally aired back to back, the two crossover episodes were also premiered back to back the same day).
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!! Tropes from ''Ace Ventura: The Animated Series''.
* AnachronismStew: In "Dragon Guy", a SteamPunk computer is used in Robin Hood times.
* ArtEvolution: The third season switched main production companies (from Nelvana to Odyssey Entertainment) and also switched overseas animation studios (from Wang to Hong Ying), so it looked a bit different.
* AscendedExtra: Aguado, Mr. Shickadance and especially Emilio get more to do in the animated series.
* BadassSanta: Santa Claus mentions having taken self-defense lessons to traverse rough neighborhoods after saving Ace.
* BondGunBarrel: One episode opens with one, ending with Ace assuming his "ass talking" pose and farting.
* BrokenPedestal: In the episode "Get Piggy", Ace is revealed to be a big fan of Gabe the Pig, a [[TalkingAnimal talking pig]] who's a movie star and who's been kidnapped; so much so that Ace is part of Gabe's fan club, knows the rules of the club by heart, and even [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules offers to take Gabe's case for free]]. However, after investigating a bit about Gabe, Ace is shocked to learn that [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Gabe is actually an egotistical, spoiled, violent jerkass]] who no one can stand. [[spoiler: And to top it all off, it turns out, Gabe himself staged his own kidnapping as a way to return to the spotlight, and even kidnaps and tries to kill Ace.]]
** Ace even reacts with disgust when he learns that a villain in an episode after that has an autographed photo of Gabe.
* ChristmasEpisode: "The Reindeer Hunter" (the first episode, no less). Someone steals Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve, so to finish his deliveries, he hires Ace to find them. The investigation leads Ace to a businesswoman that's seeking a FountainOfYouth by harnessing the reindeer's gravity-defying abilities.
* CloneDegeneration: In "Ace Off", after a particularly intense dance competition, Ace's evil clone starts to melt and is...[[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext absorbed by him.]]
* CowboyEpisode: "Go West" sees Ace follow a group of horse thieves out into the desert and come upon an 1800s-like town, so he plays cowboy while looking for the stolen horses. The twist is that all the residents are actually robots (not that they know it or even have any idea what a robot is), with the thieves having been reprogrammed by the true VillainOfTheWeek.
* {{Crossover}}: With ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' in "Have Mask, Will Travel".
* DenserAndWackier: Far more than the original films. While they still maintained a semi-realistic tone; the series, especially during the third season, had Ace deal with supervillains, all sorts of evil powers, and even aliens.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the crossover episode, Ace manages to actually best The Mask - a super-powered entity that can warp reality - at his own game. Said game was limbo dancing, but whatever works.
* EvilGloating: Odora from "The Reindeer Hunter" initially refrains from doing this, but Ace is GenreSavvy enough to know that she'll turn her back three seconds later because she's the kind of villain who can't stand not giving a monologue before killing off her enemies. He then proceeds to troll her by covering his ears and refusing to listen when she inevitably does monologue about her evil plan.
* EvilKnockoff: In "Ace Off", the villain of the episode use Ace's hair to create an evil clone of him to kidnap a dog and pin the blame on the real Ace.
* ExoticEntree: "Pet Food" has a VillainousGlutton who is kidnapping endangered species as part of a planned seven-course meal.
* FountainOfYouth: Odora's ultimate goal is to formulate a cosmetic that halts the effects of aging, and she'll do horrible things to animals to accomplish it in the most bizarre ways. For example, extracting glandular secretions from Santa Claus's flying reindeer to unlock the secret of defying gravity for the sake of trying to prevent skin sagging, or draining an elephant's perfect memory to give skin the ability to remember its previous state.
* FriendOnTheForce: As in the first movie, Emilio is this, though he gets more time to point out how Ace's shenanigans can make it really hard to vouch for him.
* JurassicFarce: In "Dino-Mite", Ace visits a dinosaur zoo and theme park that's clearly a spoof of ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with a John Hammond {{Expy}}.
-->'''Ace''': Let me guess. Copyright trouble?
* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: In the ChristmasEpisode, Ace couldn't prove Odora stole Santa Claus' reindeers (she intended to use the secret of their gravity-defying abilities on a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive cosmetic]]) but could get her arrested for illegally keeping an albino alligator from an endangered breed, which she also intended to use as ingredient.
* KillerGorilla: In "Night of the Gorilla", a female gorilla is accused of killing and eating the scientist that raised her. Ace seems to be the only one aware that gorillas aren't carnivorous, and does his best to prove the ape's innocence. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope He's right]], the gorilla was [[ThisBearWasFramed set up]] by a rival scientist as part of a revenge scheme.]]
* LastOfHisKind: The one thing all missing pets in "Pet Food" have in common is that they are the last of their species... and this is exactly why they are being stolen.
* LighterAndSofter: While the original film was [[BlackComedy far darker]] and had lots of sexual moments, the animated series was understandably toned down for younger audiences.
* MergingMachine: An episode was based around a scientist whose teleporter combined him with a fly. Later in the episode Ace is combined with Spike.
* NotMeThisTime: Occasionally happens when a crime is so much like an specific member of Ace's RoguesGallery.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: "Howl of the Weremoose" features just that, which is attributed to a curse placed on a hunter long ago. Ace is quite dubious such a thing even exists, only to run afoul of one in the woods at night and see it's a bipedal, super-strong berserker. Worse, it turns out there are substantially more than just one of these beasts to contend with.
* PretentiousPronunciation: When the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces "chimera" as "shimmer-uh."
* RaisedByWolves: Parodied with the Griffin, who has been raised by several different groups of animals since infancy and has attributes from them, including wolves, gazelles, and kangaroos. He has some bats as aunts and uncles as well.
* RoguesGallery: Ace has a few recurring enemies who have been the villains of multiple episodes, such as Baron de Claw, Atrocia Odora, and the Griffin.
* SavingChristmas: The plot of "The Reindeer Hunter" is Ace tracking down Santa Claus's reindeer after they're abducted so he can finish making his deliveries.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Subverted in one episode. Ace finds a footprint and gives a detailed description of the owner's age, size, health, and appearance. Turns out the guy dropped a drivers' license next to the footprint.
* {{Spexico}}: "The Bull Market" depicts Pamplona, Spain as a SouthOfTheBorder village of white houses in the desert where the locals wear sombreros, ponchos, and [[MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico magnificent moustaches]]. Oh, and did we mention [[TorosYFlamenco the bad guy is a bullfighter]]?
* ShoutOut: In "The Night of the Gorilla", the BigBad of the episode is [[Film/TheShining Dr. Redrum]], and the gorilla he framed (which is dyslexic) keeps signing and writing "murder" to say it was him (Ace finally figures it out when he sees the writing in a mirror).
* TaughtByExperience: Having observed the Mask's penchant for giving others wedgies, Ace made sure to put a mousetrap down his own pants for safety. It works.
* ThisBearWasFramed: In one episode, a VillainOfTheWeek framed a gorilla.
* TransformationTrinket: In "Howl Of The Weremoose", the original weremoose Drew Talbit has a moose talisman he uses to change into his weremoose form; he is able to transform at will but everyone he bites becomes as Ace puts it... his mindless weremoose slaves. It is also revealed that smashing the talisman will break the curse and turn everyone back to normal. Unfortunately Ace doesn't read the fine print which says he who destroys the tailsman gets the antlers of the grand high moose himself. Ace ends up with moose antlers; it is also said that the antlers can be removed by rubbing moosebane on them- to which Ace exclaims..."Where are we going to get moosebane in Miami!?"
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