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-->'''Ouda:''' Equinsu Ocha! Equinsu Ocha![[labelnote:*]]White devil! White devil![[/labelnote]]\\

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* ChasedByAngryNatives: At the end. Ace deflowered the bride-to-be of the Wachootoo Tiny Warrior that already mopped the floor with him earlier. Ace managed to skate out of being killed by the Wachootoo and was on friendly terms with both them and the Wachati. Then the Tiny Warrior notices... cue ''everyone'' chasing Ace in murderous anger.

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** After Ace stops the battle just before it begins, Cadby tries to sneak away while everyone is kneeling. Unfortunately for him, Ouda spots him and alerts the others.
-->'''Ouda:''' Equinsu Ocha! Equinsu Ocha![[labelnote:*]]White devil! White devil![[/labelnote]]\\
''(Tiny Warrior shouts a BattleCry and everyone gives chase)''
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At the end. Ace deflowered the bride-to-be of the Wachootoo Tiny Warrior that already mopped the floor with him earlier. Ace managed to skate out of being killed by the Wachootoo and was on friendly terms with both them and the Wachati. Then the Tiny Warrior notices... cue ''everyone'' chasing Ace in murderous anger.


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* EmbarrassingNickname: The Wachootoo call Ace "Equinsu Ocha", which means "White Devil". He does ''not'' take kindly to it.

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* TranquillizerDart: Halfway into the movie, Ace gets hit by three tranquilizer darts but remains conscious... until he gets darted four more times.



* TranquillizerDart: Halfway into the movie, Ace gets hit by three tranquilizer darts but remains conscious... until he gets darted four more times.

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* TranquillizerDart: Halfway into the movie, Ace gets hit by three tranquilizer darts but remains conscious... until he gets darted four more times.



* TranquillizerDart: In ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', Ace is tranquilized three times but remains conscious... until he is tranquilized four more times.

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* TranquillizerDart: In ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', Ace is tranquilized three times but remains conscious... until he is tranquilized four more times.
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* TheAce: Ace Ventura is not only very good as a pet detective. He always has a snappy comeback to ridicule ,he’s a skilled fighter, he’s great with the ladies can last in bed for hours. Also could fit as both
* TheMadHatter and *BunnyEarsLawyer

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* TheAce: Ace Ventura is not only very good as a pet detective. He always has a snappy comeback to ridicule ,he’s ridicule, he’s a skilled fighter, he’s great with the ladies and can last in bed for hours. Also could fit as both
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The doorman referred to by Ace as [[Series/TheLoveBoat Captain Stubing]] initially was unamused by Ace's antics. However, he can later be seen laughing while allowing Ace and Melissa to leave the party in reaction to seeing Ace covered in what he assumes is toilet water.
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* TranquillizerDart: In ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', Ace is tranquilized three times but remains conscious... until he is tranquilized four more times.
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* ShowerOfAngst: Ace, after realizing the woman he kissed [[spoiler:[[AcceptableTargets is a trans woman]].]] He also chews an enormous wad of gum. And burns all his clothes, uses a toilet plunger on his face, and vomits his entire stomach contents.

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* ShowerOfAngst: Ace, after realizing the woman he kissed [[spoiler:[[AcceptableTargets is [[spoiler:[[UnsettlingGenderReveal Iis a trans woman]].]] He also chews an enormous wad of gum. And burns all his clothes, uses a toilet plunger on his face, and vomits his entire stomach contents.
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* CelebrityParadox: Ace references ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' at one point, in which Bob Gunton played Warden Norton; in this film, Gunton plays Burton Quinn.
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* 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).
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* 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.]]
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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Ace.

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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Ace.After seeing the Wachati Princess perform a seductive dance, Ace retreats to his tent. When Fulton goes after him, he finds Ace "practicing his mantra".

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* TheAce: Ace Ventura is not only very good as a pet detective. He always has a snappy comeback to ridicule ,he’s a skilled fighter, he’s great with the ladies can last in bed for hours. Also could fit as both
* TheMadHatter and *BunnyEarsLawyer
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* FastRoping: After taking out two {{mooks}}, Ace ropes down to where Dan Marino is tied up.
-->'''Ace:''' Hi, Dan!\\
'''Dan:''' Who are ''you''?\\
'''Ace:''' Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. I've been sent in with a special play: quarterback sneak.

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* OhCrap: With an epic scream when Ace discovers that the tank that he thinks has Snowflake actually has a great white shark. And when he gets attacked by said shark.
--> '''Ace:''' That's not Snowflake...that's not Snowflake...THAT'S NOT SNOWFLAKE!!!

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With an epic scream when Ace discovers that the tank that he thinks has Snowflake actually has a great white shark. And when he gets attacked by said shark.
--> ---> '''Ace:''' That's not Snowflake...that's not Snowflake...THAT'S NOT SNOWFLAKE!!!SNOWFLAKE!!!
** Ace is quietly horrified when he sees Ray Finkle's RoomFullOfCrazy, and again when he realizes that Dan Marino is in danger.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Ace practicing his mantra.


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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: In ''When Nature Calls'', when the [[TheChiefsDaughter Wachati princess]] performs a seductive dance, Ace tries to resist her advances, talking about his VowOfCelibacy. Later, his associate [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catches him masturbating in his tent]]. His excuse is he was just "practicing my mantra" and will finish his "meditation" in 10 minutes.

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** From the second movie, Ace's reaction when [[spoiler: he goes to Cadby to confront him over setting the two native tribes against each other over bat guano. Not only does Ace realize that the poachers have him pinned inside the room, Cadby explains to everyone in the room that he plans to keep Ace alive to use as a scapegoat for the inevitable inquiry as to why the Wachootoo and Wachati will have killed one another.]] Ace immediately begins scrambling around while shouting directions to Greenwald, who cannot react because he has no idea what Ace is supposed to be doing.




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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: While a EurekaMoment, just before Ace returns to his body, you can see this expression on his face as he realizes [[spoiler: that the whole situation has arisen because of bat guano]].
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* PretentiousPronunciation: Either this trope or simply having NoPronunciationGuide, when the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces “chimera” as “shimmer-uh.”

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* PretentiousPronunciation: Either this trope or simply having NoPronunciationGuide, when When the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces “chimera” as “shimmer-uh.”
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** In Ace Ventura Jr. The titular character has just caught the criminal stealing rare animals, congratulating himself by saying “Like father, like son”. [[spoiler: Then he sees the criminal’s kid making a run for it and thinks back to the missing pets case that kickstarted the plot, realising how true that adage applies]].
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: In the second movie, when Ace decides to leave the Buddhist monastery, the monks are so overjoyed that he is finally leaving that they throw a huge celebration; complete with bottles of champagne, throwing rolls of toilet paper everywhere, and running around in their underwear.
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* 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.


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* 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.


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* 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.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Ace seems to have been this for the monks as, when he leaves the temple, they throw a huge raucous party to celebrate.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The entire plot to claim the Wachati's bat nesting caves seems... just another joke, right? ''Wrong.'' The phosphate trade makes 75 '''billion''' dollar a year. Throughout the 20th century, the primary source was Pacific islands, which are now almost depleted - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate_mining_in_Nauru some]] to the point that the islands ''themselves'' are all but erased. Any large source of concentrated phosphates would make a gold mine look like a lemonade stand.
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* RewatchBonus: When Ace is demonstrating how Podacter couldn't have committed suicide, there are some reaction shots from the officers on the scene. There's a lot of annoyance over how a pet detective that they hold in contempt found a massive hole in their preferred theory, but at one point, [[spoiler:Einhorn looks the most apprehensive and, after being so forceful and cantankerous earlier, appears stunned speechless]]. [[spoiler:Einhorn is really Ray Finkle and murdered Podacter, meaning this is a realization that closing the balcony door has put the decade-long revenge scheme in jeopardy]].


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* 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.


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* 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.
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* PretentiousPronunciation: Either this trope or simply not knowing the pronunciation, when the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces “chimera” as “shimmer-uh.”

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* PretentiousPronunciation: Either this trope or simply not knowing the pronunciation, having NoPronunciationGuide, when the barbarians in "Dragon Guy" suddenly converse in British accents, one of them consistently pronounces “chimera” as “shimmer-uh.”
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Nearly all endangered animals in "Pet Food" are based on real endangered animals, though none of them are down to their [[LastOfHisKind last individual]] ([[JediTruth yet]]). Yes, even the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-handed_howler red-handed howler monkey]] and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_fairy_armadillo pink fairy armadillo]].

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* ChekhovsGun: Early in the first film, Ace sees that Snowflake the dolphin was trained to fetch a ball and kick it when the trainer says "Blue 52!". A deleted scene subverts it: Ace uses the routine to have Snowflake disarm Einhorn of her gun, but when he tries to have Snowflake give him the gun, he hands it back to Einhorn.

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Early in the first film, Ace sees that Snowflake the dolphin was trained to fetch a ball and kick it when the trainer says "Blue 52!". A deleted scene subverts it: Ace uses the routine to have Snowflake disarm Einhorn of her gun, but when he tries to have Snowflake give him the gun, he hands it back to Einhorn.


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** When Snowflake is kidnapped, a tiny gem is knocked off the kidnapper's ring and Ace finds it in the pool's filter, and he eventually discovers that it belongs to a Miami Dolphins championship ring, which eventually leads to him [[spoiler:investigating Ray Finkle (who got the ring even if the team lost the Super Bowl). Einhorn (or rather Finkle) brings the ring with her to the final confrontation and Ace adds insult to injury after taking her down by removing it from her hand to confirm the clue.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Early in the first film, Ace sees that Snowflake the dolphin was trained to fetch a ball and kick it when the trainer says "Blue 52!". A deleted scene subverts it: Ace uses the routine to have Snowflake disarm Einhorn of her gun, but when he tries to have Snowflake give him the gun, he hands it back to Einhorn.
-->'''Ace''': Stupid fish!

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* MartialPacifist: The Wachati may be peaceful and respectful of life, but they're willing to fight the Wachootoo when their very existence is on the line.



%%* ReflexiveRemarkOfReverence: The Wachati and the Wachootoo always bow in respect whenever they hear the word "Shikaka". Ace first makes fun of it by saying a barrage of words in front of the Wachati chief and Ouda that start with an "Sh-" sound like "Film/TheShawshankRedemption" and "Chicago", but later it becomes a ChekhovsGun that allows Ace to stop the tribal war before it begins, by running between the charging tribes with the bat held high and screaming its name at the top of his lungs.

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%%* * ReflexiveRemarkOfReverence: The Wachati and the Wachootoo always bow kneel in respect whenever they hear the word "Shikaka". Ace first makes fun of it by saying a barrage of words in front of the Wachati chief and Ouda that start with an "Sh-" sound like "Film/TheShawshankRedemption" and "Chicago", but later it becomes a ChekhovsGun that allows Ace to stop the tribal war before it begins, by running between the charging tribes with the bat held high and screaming its name at the top of his lungs.
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* 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, trying to prevent skin sagging extracting glandular secretions from Santa Claus’s flying reindeer to unlock the secret of defying gravity, or draining an elephant’s perfect memory to give skin the ability to remember its previous state.

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* 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, trying to prevent skin sagging extracting glandular secretions from Santa Claus’s flying reindeer to unlock the secret of defying gravity, 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.
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* AgainWithFeeling: When Ace manages to solve the mystery:
-->[[spoiler:''Einhorn is Finkle! Finkle is Einhorn! Einhorn is a man!'' [{{Beat}}] ''OH MY GOD! EINHORN IS A MAN?!'']]

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