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The Drug Avengers is an obscure series of animated anti-drug PSA released on VHS. It remained obscure until it was the subject of a video from Everything Is Terrible!. Now, the entire series can be found on YouTube.

The plot is that, in The Future, Earth is rejected for membership in the Galactic Federation because of their drug problem. To combat the problem, the President of Earth sends three teenagers (Elliot "Skate" Skolmoski, the black Zena Thompson and Victor Moralis) to the present to tell kids to not do drugs thus stopping the drug problem. Aiding them is the alien Chrono, who can freeze time.

The Trope Avengers:

  • Atrocious Alias: The name "Drug Avengers" was coined because the group's original name was the Substance Abuse Patrol, or SAP.
  • Big Good: The President of Earth.
  • A Dog Named "Dog": A variant. The alien from Chronos (whose species is never named) is named "Chrono".
  • Drugs Are Bad: The message of the entire series.
  • Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The President of Earth is never given an actual name.
  • The Federation: It's implied that the Galactic Federation is this.
  • Future Imperfect: Zig-Zagged. Victor has no idea what a bus is, but Zena does.
  • High Times Future: Drugs are apparently extremely popular in the future. So popular that it has kept Earth out of the Galactic Federation.
  • New Powers as the Plot Demands: The Drug Avenger's technology get new powers whenever used. It has shown to cause body parts to sing, contact the future, show past events and alter clothes.
  • The Smart Guy: Victor.
  • Time Master: Chrono can freeze time, but this puts stress on his body.
  • Victim of the Week: Every episode has a new character with a new problem.
  • Weirdness Censor: Zigzagged. Most people are amazed by the Drug Avenger's technology. However, only one of them actually questions it.

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