History HoYay / SamAndMaxFreelancePolice

* In "Hit the Road", the player attempting to grab or pick up any character other than Max will have Sam saying "He/She's not my type". Attempting to use the [[spoiler:ropes]] on Max earns this suggestive bit of dialogue:
-->'''Sam:'''[[CasualKink ...maybe later.]]

-->'''Skun-ka'pe:''' But my sensors indicate you don't even like girls.

* Also in "Moai Better Blues": Max begging Sam to take baby Jimmy Hoffa home with them. When Sam responds with "Not now, Max", Max proceeds to ask "Then when?" and goes on to say that his biological clock is ticking and he's not getting any younger.

-->'''Max:''' If you're into small guys with annoying voices, I guess.
* Also, what happens when Max finds out that [[spoiler: Peepers took Max's place in Sam's personal hell.]] [[CrazyJealousGuy Crazy Jealous Guy]] indeed.

-->'''Max''': Sam, this is all so sudden. I don't know what to say.

-->'''Sam:''' You are aware there are children watching.

* Another episode (which was Valentine's Day themed), they had to chase their targets into a carnival that was "Couples Only". Max had to go undercover dressed in a dress, wig, make-up, and high heels. Max has no complaints, and Sam even corrects himself by saying, "Hang on, Max! I mean Sweetie!"

* [[https://imgur.com/a/EgbcMLw This line]] from the Virtual Reality game, which can be interpreted in multiple ways.

* Max dons a flight attendant's suit complete with skirt in another episode, in what might be a shoutout to another famous [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny chaotic crossdressing lagomorph]].

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[[https://imgur.com/a/EgbcMLw This line]] from the Virtual Reality game, which can be interpreted in multiple ways.

* Max dons a flight attendant's suit complete with skirt in another episode, in what might be a shoutout to another famous [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny chaotic crossdressing lagomorph]].

--->'''Sam:''' I'd hoped that after getting a punching bag for the office, Max would stop hitting me all the time.
--->'''Max:''' But that's how I show affection!
--->'''Sam:''' Well could you stop loving me so much before 6AM?
--->'''Max:''' No way, Sam! I could never stop loving you!

--->'''Sam:''' I hate to admit it, but [[spoiler:Peepers]] is [[StupidSexyFlanders kinda sexy]].
--->'''Max:''' If you're into small guys with annoying voices, I guess.

--->'''Max''': Sam, this is all so sudden. I don't know what to say.

* The ever-inseparable Sam and Max have had quite a few instances of this, in particular Max who "doesn't like girls". He prefers violence.
* And, true to the fact that all HoYay is where you find it, Max is always ''surprised'' to be told this.
** Well, not quite surprised. Closer to "Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder".
* Telltale pokes fun at this sometimes, like when Sybil Pandemik ran a dating service and told Sam his soulmate was Max, as well as a few possible jokes you can get using the wedding cake and engagement ring on Max, with Sam thinking over proposing to Max in his head, before giving his characteristic "Nah".

* In one episode, Sam and Max raise a baby alligator like a couple. If it means anything, Sam is a frequent crossdresser.
* In ''Little Bigfoot'', Max was in Sam's pants. It almost makes a little bit more sense in context, but not much.
* They even have a "break-up" mini-episode in there.
* And to top it all off:
--> "You know, at moments like these, Sam and I have a special way of showing how we feel about one another"
* Another episode (which was Valentine's Day themed), they had to chase their targets into a carnival that was "Couples Only". Max had to go undercover dressed in a dress, wig, make-up, and high heels. Max doesn't even complain or object, and Sam even corrects himself by saying, "Hang on, Max! I mean Sweetie!"
* Also the duo's aversion to the opposite sex. The ships practically write themselves to the point where I'm not even sure that this qualifies as HeterosexualLifePartners anymore.

** In ''The Glazed McGuffin Affair'', when Sam slaps a hysterical Max to calm him down, he responds by saying "Hit me again. I like it!" This would be a weird thing to say, even for Max, but if he actually sees violence as a form of affection, then he might just like that Sam's being "affectionate" with him.
* The Bachelor party in ''What's New Beelzebub?'' For once the duo's reaction mirrored the player's exactly.
* Also, from ''What's New Beelzebub?'', Sam's comment about [[spoiler:Sexy Demon Peepers]]:

** The above also seems to work as a case of situational irony, considering that Max himself is a small guy with a voice one might consider less than pleasant to listen to.
* A Crowning Moment of HoYay: Harry Moleman frisking Sam in "Bright Side of the Moon".

* The Spores all represent a fragment of Max's personality. One of them really seems to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace.

* In the dress-up MiniGame, possible costumes for the guys include wedding clothes (Sam as the groom and Max as the bride).
* If you attempt to ride the Tunnel of Love while Max is trapped in the tank, Sam will refuse, saying it 'wouldn't be romantic without Max'.
* In "Hit the Road", the player attempting to grab or pick up any character other than Max will have Sam saying "He/She's not my type". Attempting to use the [[spoiler:ropes]] on Max earns this suggestive bit of dialogue:
-->'''Sam:'''[[CasualKink ...maybe later.]]
* In "Culture Shock":
-->'''Max:''' I take my coffee green, like my men!
* In Night of the Raving Dead, if the player clicks Harry Moleman in Sybil's office, [[spoiler:Zombie Sam will stick his finger into Zombie Max's mouth.]]
-->'''Harry:''' [[GRatedSex What are they doing?]]
* Similar to the above, the first episode of the Nelvana Series shows that Sam has no qualms about sticking his finger into Max's mouth.
* Sam and Max are shown marrying each other in the first episode- which could've been brushed off as a joke had it not[[spoiler: been called back to in the finale.]]

* Where [[AssShove Max keeps his junk.]]
* Related, the infamous "Do Not Open Before X-Mas" scene in "Christmas, Bloody Christmas".
* Max is made very uncomfortable whenever Sam appears to be flirting with a woman. Once with Momma Bosco, another time in the animated series with Ms. Honeybunny.

* The Crazy part is especially apparent when [[spoiler: Peepers takes Max's place in Sam's personal hell.]] [[CrazyJealousGuy Crazy Jealous Guy]] indeed.
* It's always Sam who has to remind Max that he [[AmbiguouslyGay doesn't like girls]]- and that happens any time Max shows apparent interest in girls. The one time it wasn't Sam, it was Skun-ka'pe's computer. Apparently [[spoiler: time-traveling to their childhood in Chariots of the Dogs did nothing to actually turn Max straight. It just made him more obnoxious!]]
* "Moai Better Blues" has Max begging Sam to take baby Jimmy Hoffa home with them. When Sam responds with "Not now, Max", Max proceeds to ask "Then when?" and goes on to say that his biological clock is ticking and he's not getting any younger.
* WordOfGod has compared the two to [[Film.ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid Butch and Sundance,]] specifically when asked if Sam and Max are in love--you know, the two characters who are potentially the most famous example of homoerotic subtext in Western films. Need we say more?
* More meta, but the two of them were Steve Purcell's cake topper ''at his own wedding'', with Sam in a suit and Max in a bridal dress.

-->'''Max:''' Hey, guess what! [[UnexplainedRecovery I wasn't really dead!]] ''(sees Sam's body)'' Ooh...awkward...

** "Do you find the heat...alarming, Sam?"

-->'''Max:''' [[CrazyJealousGuy (shoving himself between them) You should really get that twitch checked.]]

* It's always Sam who has to remind Max that he [[AmbiguouslyGay doesn't like girls]]- and that happens any time Max shows apparent interest in girls. The one time it wasn't Sam, it was Skun-ka'pe's computer. Apparently [[spoiler: time-travelling to their childhood in Chariots of the Dogs did nothing to actually turn Max straight. It just made him more obnoxious!]]

* WordOfGod has compared the two to [[Film.ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid Butch and Sundance,]] specifically when asked if Sam and Max are in love--you know, the two characters who are potentially the most famous example of homoerotic subtext in Western films. Need we say more?

* Also a CrowningMomentOfFunny, "Beyond the Alley of the Dolls" has a potential future for Sam as a reenactment of the death scene from ''Romeo and Juliet''. Max is Juliet.

* WordOfGod has compared the two to [[Film.ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid Butch and Sundance,]] two characters who are potentially the most famous example of homoerotic subtext in Western films. Need we say more?

* "Moai Better Blues" has Max begging Sam to take baby Jimmy Hoffa home with them. When Sam responds with "Not now, Max", Max proceeds to ask "Then when?" and goes on to say that his biological clock is ticking and he's not getting any younger.

-->'''Ms.Honeybunny:''' (winks repeatedly at Sam)

* It's always Sam who has to reminds Max that he [[AmbiguouslyGay doesn't like girls]]- and that happens any time Max shows apparent interest in girls. The one time it wasn't Sam, it was Skun-ka'pe's computer. Apparently [[spoiler: time-travelling to their childhood in Chariots of the Dogs did nothing to actually turn Max straight. It just made him more obnoxious!]]

-->'''Max:''' [[CrazyJealousGuy (shoving himself between them) You should really get that twitch checked.]]

'''Max:''' [[CrazyJealousGuy (shoving himself between them) You should really get that twitch checked.]]

* Related, the infamous "Do Not Open Before X-Mas" scene in "Christmas, Bloody Christmas".

-->'''Sam:''' You are aware there are children watching.

* -->'''Max:''' GRAB ME BY THE EARS!

* In Hit the Road, the player attempting to grab or pick up any character other than Max will have Sam saying "He/She's not my type". Attempting to use the [[Spoiler:ropes]] on Max earns this suggestive bit of dialogue:
-->'''Sam:'''[[CasualKink...maybe later.]]
* In Culture Shock:

* In Night of the Raving Dead, if the player clicks Harry Moleman in Sybil's office, [[Spoiler:Zombie Sam will stick his finger into Zombie Max's mouth.]]

* Sam and Max are shown marrying each other in the first episode- which could've been brushed off as a joke had it not [[Spoiler: been called back to in the finale.]]

* If you attempt to ride the Tunnel of Love while Max is trapped in the tank, Sam will refuse, saying it 'wouldn't be romantic without Max'.

* Besides, Sam thinking over proposing to Max, and being told that they are soulmates, most of the Ho Yay in the series is subtile, although there is one pretty blatant instance. There's a boxing ball on the coatrack. Sam says he bought it because he hoped it would make Max hit him less. Max says this is the way he shows affection. It quickly turns into a very Ho Yay conversation; Sam asks Max if he could stop showing so much affection before 6 AM, and Max says he could never stop loving Sam.
** In ''The Glazed McGuffin Affair'', when Sam slaps a hysterical Max to calm him down, he responds by saying "Hit me again. I like it!" This would be a weird thing to say, even for Max, but if he actually sees violence as a form of affection, then he might just like that Sam's being "affectionate" with him.

--->'''Sam:''' I got this punching bag so that Max would stop hitting me. So far, it hasn't worked.
--->'''Max:''' But violence is how I show affection!
--->'''Sam:''' Then could you stop loving me before 6AM?
--->'''Max:''' No way! I could never stop loving you, Sam!

* Max apparently has a habit of coming up with creepy disaster scenarios that end with him eating Sam to survive. Sam is annoyed by this, so Max tells him to just "stop looking so damn tasty."

* According to Sybil's (rather flawed) dating computer analysis, Sam and Max are the perfect match for each other.

** And, true to the fact that all HoYay is where you find it, Max is always ''surprised'' to be told this.
** Telltale pokes fun at this sometimes, like when Sybil Pandemik ran a dating service and told Sam his soulmate was Max, as well as a few possible jokes you can get using the wedding cake and engagement ring on Max, with Sam thinking over proposing to Max in his head, before giving his characteristic "Nah".
*** Although, in Sybil's position, wouldn't ''you'' do everything you could to keep either of them from breeding?
** Besides, Sam thinking over proposing to Max, and being told that they are soulmates, most of the Ho Yay in the series is subtile, although there is one pretty blatant instance. There's a boxing ball on the coatrack. Sam says he bought it because he hoped it would make Max hit him less. Max says this is the way he shows affection. It quickly turns into a very Ho Yay conversation; Sam asks Max if he could stop showing so much affection before 6 AM, and Max says he could never stop loving Sam.

** In one episode, Sam and Max raise a baby alligator like a couple. If it means anything, Sam is a frequent crossdresser.
** In ''Little Bigfoot'', Max was in Sam's pants. It almost makes a little bit more sense in context, but not much.
** They even have a "break-up" mini-episode in there.
** And to top it all off:

** Also the duo's aversion to the opposite sex. The ships practically write themselves to the point where I'm not even sure that this qualifies as HeterosexualLifePartners anymore.
** According to Sybil's (rather flawed) dating computer analysis, Sam and Max are the perfect match for each other.
** In "Moai Better Blues," you see the following conversation when you examine the punching bag.

** The Bachelor party in ''What's New Beelzebub?'' For once the duo's reaction mirrored the player's exactly.
** Also, from ''What's New Beelzebub?'', Sam's comment about [[spoiler:Sexy Demon Peepers]]:

** A Crowning Moment of HoYay: Harry Moleman frisking Sam in "Bright Side of the Moon".
** In "The Penal Zone", if Max is with you when you pick up the ring, he will confuse the situation for a proposal.

** If you use the Ring with Max outside Mamma Bosco's Lab, you get a whole cutscene, parodying [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debeers [=DeBeers=] Commercials]], in which Sam thinks about actually giving the ring to Max, but eventually discards this with a 'nah'.
*** The mere fact that Sam actually seems to seriously consider it says it all.
** Max apparently has a habit of coming up with creepy disaster scenarios that end with him eating Sam to survive. Sam is annoyed by this, so Max tells him to just "stop looking so damn tasty."
** Also a CrowningMomentOfFunny, "Beyond the Alley of the Dolls" has a potential future for Sam as a reenactment of the death scene from ''Romeo and Juliet''. Max is Juliet.

** The Spores all represent a fragment of Max's personality. One of them really seems to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace.
*** "Do you find the heat...alarming, Sam?"
** As for other characters, there's the way Skun-ka'pe and Papierwaite's relationship is discussed. While their brief cooperation itself doesn't merit raising of eyebrows, everyone involved refers to the end of said cooperation as "dumping", and the two even disagree on which one of them did the dumping.
** In the dress-up MiniGame, possible costumes for the guys include wedding clothes (Sam as the groom and Max as the bride).
** If you attempt to ride the Tunnel of Love while Max is trapped in the tank, Sam will refuse, saying it 'wouldn't be romantic without Max'.