History YMMV / CivilProtection

** Or you can just remember that Mike is [[Machinima/FreemansMind Gordon Freeman]].

* WhatAnIdiot: While Dave is undeniably nuts, Mike, despite his level-headedness also has his moments. The most notable one is in the finale of ''On a Rail'' where he ''botches the jump'' on the train. Should he move a bit to the side he'd nail it. That makes him seem even dumber than when actually giving in to Dave's antics, especially because he was against the idea at first.

** Also they have numbered armbands.

** Also they have numbered armbands.
* MagnificentBastard: Mike has this opinion about the Combine.
-->'''Dave''': What do the Combine look like anyway?\\
'''Mike''': You know, I'm not sure either. That's how ''good'' they are. It's not like they showed up themselves to conquer the earth. Oh no, they were kicking it back at their home world, sipping alien martinis, while they sent ''another'' alien race, they had ''already conquered'', to come conquer ''us'', for ''them''! Now that's just slick.\\
'''Dave''': Wow. And now ''we're'' working for them.\\
'''Mike''': Yeah. It's the pyramid scheme from hell.

'''Mike''': Yeah. It's the pyramid scheme from hell.
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "Killing five billion people did ''wonders'' towards solving our social problems!"

* WarpedAesop: "Killing five billion people did ''wonders'' towards solving our social problems!"

* WarpedAesop: "Killing five billion people did ''wonders'' towards solving our social problems!"
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* WarpedAesop: "Killing five billion people did ''wonders'' towards solving our social problems!"

** Or you can just remember that Mike is [[FreemansMind Gordon Freeman]].

** Or you can just remember that Mike [[HeyItsThatVoice is]] [[FreemansMind Gordon Freeman]].

* NightmareFuel:
** The Halloween Safety episode. Though the ending could be considered more of a parody.
** ''[[ParanoiaFuel The]] [[NothingIsScarier Tun]][[HellIsThatNoise nel]]''. Ross Scott deliberately stated he wanted to do a scary episode. He succeeded.
* WarpedAesop: "Killing five billion people did ''wonders'' towards solving our social problems!"

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The Halloween Safety episode. Though the ending could be considered more of a parody.
** '''''[[ParanoiaFuel The]] [[NothingIsScarier Tun]][[HellIsThatNoise nel]]'''''. Ross Scott deliberately stated he wanted to do a scary episode. He succeeded.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - The Halloween Safety episode. Though the ending could be considered more of a parody.

* IAmNotShazam - A lot of people seem to get Mike and Dave's names mixed up, which is mildly justified, seeing as how they look exactly alike. So, remember; Mike is the StraightMan who hates his job, and Dave is the CloudCuckoolander who tries to make friends with all the dangerous aliens.

-->'''Dave''': What do the Combine look like anyway?
-->'''Mike''': You know, I'm not sure either. That's how ''good'' they are. It's not like they showed up themselves to conquer the earth. Oh no, they were kicking it back at their homeworld, sipping alien martinis, while they sent ''another'' alien race, they had ''already conquered'', to come conquer ''us'', for ''them''! Now that's just slick.
-->'''Dave''': Wow. And now ''we're'' working for them.
-->'''Mike''': Yeah. It's the pyramid scheme from hell.

-->'''Mike''': Yeah. It's the pyramid scheme from hell.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In the GreenAesop episode, Mike goes on a lengthy discussion about how there was a huge energy crisis years ago, and at first he appeared to be very logical and reasonable. However, he then says (quite cheerfully):
-->'''Mike''': Yeah, it was looking pretty bad... But then!: (transition to alien invasion) Aliens from outer space showed up and started attacking the earth. ({{Beat}}) They decimated our defenses in a matter of hours, forcing us to surrender (transitions to conveyor belt with dead people on it and a giant line of people enslaved by combine soldiers) and the aftermath left 80% of the population dead, and the rest of humanity conquered on its own planet! And suddenly, it's like, boom, problem solved.
-->'''Dave''': I'll give you that. Killing off [[DyingLikeAnimals five billion people]] did ''wonders'' for [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans most of our social problems.]]
-->'''Mike''': It sure did! Now there are no more politics. You either do what the government says or you die! And what do you know! Now all of our energy is renewable, there's plenty of food for everyone, and crime is at its lowest in recorded history!
** Though it's combined with FridgeBrilliance and HighOctaneNightmareFuel when you realize that - in a sick way - they're both ''right''.
** Right before that:
-->'''Mike''': Hell, we almost had it coming.
-->'''Dave''': [[CloudCuckoolander Bad monkey]].
** Mike and Dave meeting a strider (in case you don't know, it is a giant alien-cyborg hybrid tripod creature armed with a giant laser cannon)
-->'''Dave''': Oh relax, this thing's probably going to kill you anyway.
-->'''Mike''': Hey, if it's gonna kill me, it's gonna kill you too. I don't know why you're so calm about this.
-->'''Dave''': Of course he's not! Big... alien... robot... ''things'' love me! I mean, look at him! He's just a big friendly guy!
-->'''Mike''': Dave, this isn't a stray dog.
-->'''Dave''': (ignoring Mike) I shall call you Symba!
** Mike's rant on Batman:
-->'''Mike''': Batman can afford to go around all night throwing ninja stars at people! Because he doesn't have to go work in the morning! Superman has to go to work, Spider-Man has to go to work, not Batman! He gets to sleep in in the morning, and he has a butler!
** From the "Halloween Safety" episode:
-->'''Mike''': If you go trick or treating, great. But if someone answers the door naked, please call us immediately. You may think they're just playing a joke or acting a little weird, but no. It never amounts to anything good. We find it's usually just the tip of the iceberg with these people.
-->'''Dave''': Oh, man, like the [[{{Garfield}} Arbuckle]] residence, where we found all those dead-
-->'''Mike''': Shut up, Dave! Okay, moving on...

-->'''Dave''': Oh, man, like the Arbuckle residence, where we found all those dead-

* LawfulNeutral: Both Mike and Dave, contrasting with the LawfulEvil combine in Half Life 2. They are just doing their jobs, and are pretty fair when dealing with people. However, both of them (but especially Dave) have ChaoticNeutral moments, such as arresting someone for no reason, going for a joy ride on a train, or shooting pigeons for target practice (the last act ticks off a Strider).

** '''''[[ParanoiaFuel The]] [[NothingIsScarier Tun]][[HellIsThatNoise nel]]'''''. That is all.