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* JurisdictionFriction: "The Encounter" aliens (having possessed a few local sheriffs) tries to pull this on the B.A.D team. Despite knowing that they are federal agents and their authority trumps local jurisdiction.


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** The aliens from The Encounter have an extreme aversion to light. Hence why bodies they possesses constantly wear sunglasses.

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* DeathWorld: Earth is this for many alien species. The ambassador from "The Hunt" notable had to wear an HazmatSuit as the temperature on earth was to high for her to survive otherwise. And even that didn't allow her to stay for long.



* NonMaliciousMonster:
** The aliens in "The Encounter" come off as very sinister, having possessed several people, but then it is revealed that they are stranded and awaiting rescue, and that the reason why they took over the townspeople is because they are unable to survive on Earth for very long in their natural forms.

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* NonMaliciousMonster:
NonMaliciousMonster: Not all aliens that B.A.D deals with are on earth for nefarious reasons.
** The aliens in "The Encounter" come off as very sinister, having possessed several people, but then it is revealed that they are stranded and awaiting rescue, and that the reason why they took over the townspeople is because they are unable to survive on Earth for very long in their natural forms.forms and was afraid what would be done to them if they were found out.

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Despite having a surprising amount of depth to its characters, a well-written plot and a serious tone with large amounts of violence and death it didn't last long. [[ShortRunners only thirteen episodes]] on Creator/{{UPN}} Kids.

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The Phalanx Squad consists off:
* ''[[TheLeader Military War Hero]]'' Sergeant Ben Packer
* ''[[TheSmartGuy Life Science Expert]]'' Special Agent Shane Sanderson;
* ''[[TheBigGuy Alien Encounter Survivor]]'' Moose Trengganu
* ''[[GadgeteerGenius Computer Specialist]]'' Colin Marcus
* ''[[TheEmpath Psychic communicator]]'' Casey Taylor

Despite having a surprising amount of depth to its characters, a well-written plot and a serious tone with large amounts of violence and death for a cartoon of its time it didn't last long. [[ShortRunners only thirteen episodes]] on Creator/{{UPN}} Kids.
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''Bureau of Alien Detectors'', or ''[[FunWithAcronyms B.A.D.]]'', was a 1996 [[WesternAnimation animated series]] produced by Creator/SabanEntertainment. In it, aliens have invaded the Earth. A carefully selected and trained group of five people called the Phalanx Squad, monitor, control, and battle the alien visitors. But some people in the Bureau may have hidden agendas of their own concerning what to do with the aliens...

For being a kid's cartoon, it had surprising depth to its characters and a well-written plot. It didn't last long, however, [[ShortRunners only thirteen episodes]] on Creator/{{UPN}} Kids.

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''Bureau of Alien Detectors'', or ''[[FunWithAcronyms B.A.D.]]'', was a 1996 [[WesternAnimation animated series]] produced by Creator/SabanEntertainment. In it, aliens are real, on earth and the job of the titular The Bureau of Alien Detectors is to monitor, control as well as battle those who are here for less than benevolent reasons. To help with this task they have invaded the Earth. A Phalanx Squad, a carefully selected and trained group of five people called the Phalanx Squad, monitor, control, and battle the alien visitors. But sent in when things get hairy but some people in the Bureau may have hidden agendas of their own concerning what to do with the aliens...

For being Despite having a kid's cartoon, it had surprising amount of depth to its characters and characters, a well-written plot. It plot and a serious tone with large amounts of violence and death it didn't last long, however, long. [[ShortRunners only thirteen episodes]] on Creator/{{UPN}} Kids.

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''Bureau of Alien Detectors'', or ''[[FunWithAcronyms B.A.D.]]'', was a 1996 [[WesternAnimation animated series]]. In it, aliens have invaded the Earth. A carefully selected and trained group of five people called the Phalanx Squad, monitor, control, and battle the alien visitors. But some people in the Bureau may have hidden agendas of their own concerning what to do with the aliens...

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''Bureau of Alien Detectors'', or ''[[FunWithAcronyms B.A.D.]]'', was a 1996 [[WesternAnimation animated series]].series]] produced by Creator/SabanEntertainment. In it, aliens have invaded the Earth. A carefully selected and trained group of five people called the Phalanx Squad, monitor, control, and battle the alien visitors. But some people in the Bureau may have hidden agendas of their own concerning what to do with the aliens...


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* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Often referred to as ''Series/TheXFiles meets Series/TheATeam'' by contemporary reviewers.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A few people who get eaten by the plant monsters in "Hothouse," but especially Dr. Adam Edens, who shoves his colleague Dr. Amanda Faulkner aside when she's attacked by the plant monster, and gets eaten himself. He's shown being chewed on by the monster, and although there's [[BloodlessCarnage no blood]], his clothes get shredded to bits and we see his glasses go flying. In reruns, the scene was cut almost entirely, and Adam as a consequence just vanishes from the story.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A few people who get eaten by the plant monsters in "Hothouse," but especially Dr. Adam Edens, who shoves his colleague Dr. Amanda Faulkner aside when she's attacked by the plant monster, and gets eaten himself. He's shown being chewed on by the monster, and although there's no blood, his clothes get shredded to bits and we see his glasses go flying. In reruns, the scene was cut almost entirely, and Adam as a consequence just vanishes from the story.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A few people who get eaten by the plant monsters in "Hothouse," but especially Dr. Adam Edens, who shoves his colleague Dr. Amanda Faulkner aside when she's attacked by the plant monster, and gets eaten himself. He's shown being chewed on by the monster, and although there's no blood, his clothes get shredded to bits and we see his glasses go flying. In reruns, the scene was [[EditedForSyndication cut almost entirely]], and Adam as a consequence just vanishes from the story.

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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A few people who get eaten by the plant monsters in "Hothouse," but especially Dr. Adam Edens, who shoves his colleague Dr. Amanda Faulkner aside when she's attacked by the plant monster, and gets eaten himself. He's shown being chewed on by the monster, and although there's no blood, his clothes get shredded to bits and we see his glasses go flying. In reruns, the scene was [[EditedForSyndication cut almost entirely]], entirely, and Adam as a consequence just vanishes from the story.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A few people who get eaten by the plant monsters in "Hothouse," but especially Dr. Adam Edens, who shoves his colleague Dr. Amanda Faulkner aside when she's attacked by the plant monster, and gets eaten himself. He's shown being chewed on by the monster, and although there's no blood, his clothes get shredded to bits and we see his glasses go flying. In reruns, the scene was [[EditedForSyndication cut almost entirely]], and Adam as a consequence just vanishes from the story.

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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: "Gifted" is the only episode without any extraterrestrial phenomena. The threat is instead a little girl given reality warping powers by experiments performed on her by her parents.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Gifted" is the only episode without any extraterrestrial phenomena. The threat is instead a little girl given reality warping powers by experiments performed on her by her parents.
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* SkunkStripe: Agent Casey Taylor has one.
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* FiveManBand: As outlined in the theme/intro:
** TheHero: Ben Packer, military war hero and squadron leader.
** TheLancer: Shane Sanderson, despite being the life science expert, fits this role.
** TheSmartGuy: Colin Marcus, the computer specialist.
** TheBigGuy: Moose Tengauneau, alien attack survivor.
** TheChick: Casey Taylor, psychic communicator.

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