History YMMV / Action

* {{Spiritual Adaptation}}: Many strips were heavily inspired by popular comics, films and books. ''Hook Jaw'' was obviously inspired by ''Film/Jaws'', ''Hellman of Hammer Force'' is similar to the novels of Creator/SvenHassel and ''Death Game 1999'' was inspired by ''Film/Rollerball''.

* {{SpiritualLicensee Spiritual Adaptation}}: Many strips were heavily inspired by popular comics, films and books. ''Hook Jaw'' was obviously inspired by ''Film/Jaws'', ''Hellman of Hammer Force'' is similar to the novels of Creator/SvenHassel and ''Death Game 1999'' was inspired by ''Film/Rollerball''.

* {{SpiritualLicensee Spiritual Adaptation}}: Many strips were heavily inspired by popular comics, films and books. ''Hook Jaw'' was obviously inspired by ''[[Film/Jaws]]'', ''Hellman of Hammer Force'' is similar to the novels of Creator/SvenHassel and ''Death Game 1999'' was inspired by ''[[Film/Rollerball]]''.

* {{SpiritualLicensee Spiritual Adaptation}}: Many strips were heavily inspired by popular comics, films and books. ''Hook Jaw'' was obviously inspired by ''Film/Jaws'', ''Hellman of Hammer Force'' is similar to the novels of Creator/SvenHassel and ''Death Game 1999'' was inspired by ''Film/Rollerball''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Stuart Glazer's actor, Jack Plotnick, would later become more well known as the voice of Xander (the shows token gay character) in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' and later as apart of Creator/QuentinDupieux's ProductionPosse. In fact, Jack was specifically cast in ''Drawn Together'' after that shows' series creators, Dave Jesser and Matt Silverstein (who also wrote for this show), were forbidden by Comedy Central in casting Creator/NatFaxon as he wasn't gay and approved of Plotnick as he actually is gay.

* MarySuetopia: The setting of ''Death Game 1999'' and ''Kids Rule O.K''.

* CrazyAwesome: A number of characters, including Peter, Uncle Lonny and director Titus Scroad (Creator/RLeeErmey, in one of the few roles where he isn't playing an {{expy}} of himself).
* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Music Of Awesome]]: Music/WarrenZevon's "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands". Also, the closing credits theme.

* HarsherInHindsight: The final episode features a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of the [[Creator/MiramaxFilms Weinstein]] [[Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany Brothers]] (named the ''Rothstein'' brothers), depicting them as a pair of [[VillainousGlutton gluttonous]] sexual deviants even more [[EvilerThanThou morally bankrupt]] than Peter. Their demand for the "services" of former sex worker Wendy in exchange for the rights to Peter's film takes a darker undertone after the [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/11/the-allegations-against-harvey-weinstein-what-we-know-so-far late 2017 allegations]] against elder brother Harvey Weinstein came to light.[[note]] Harvey's proclivities were considered an open secret in Hollywood for decades, so the producers of the show saw little need to hold back considering their series had been canceled anyway.[[/note]]
** Ever Harsher In Hindsight, if possible: Actual Weinstein victim Creator/SalmaHayek accusing Peter Dragon of sexual harrassment.

* CompleteMonster: [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Gelder]] from ''Hook Jaw'' is a mixture of [[StupidEvil incompetence]], {{greed}}, and malice. When the titular shark menaces his island paradise, which he has stolen from the natives, Gelder refuses to take the threat seriously and even carelessly draws the shark to attack his undersea restaurant, resulting in his wealthy guests being massacred. [[LackOfEmpathy Only caring about the financial consequences]], Gelder tries to have Hook Jaw killed, but when the shark is drugged, Gelder decides to keep it for the money-making potential and promises the leader of the natives, Sharkie, that if he drugs Hook Jaw in the water, Gelder will give him back his island. Gelder allows blood to be thrown into the water to drive Hook Jaw mad, resulting in Sharkie's near death. When he gets fed up, Gelder even evicts the entire native populace on small boats, sending the men, women and [[WouldHurtAChild children]] into the shark-infested waters and almost certain death. When his own incompetence dooms the island, Gelder [[DirtyCoward tries to steal the boats from the natives]] and shoots any who try to stop him, condemning them to die on the island before [[BadBoss kicking his loyal bodyguard to Hook Jaw]] to save his own skin.

* CrazyAwesome: A number of characters, including Peter, Uncle Lonny and director Titus Scroad (RLeeErmey, in one of the few roles where he isn't playing an {{expy}} of himself).

** Ever Harsher In Hindsight, if possible: Actual Weinstein victim Creator/SelmaHayek accusing Peter Dragon of sexual harrassment.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: WarrenZevon's "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands". Also, the closing credits theme.

!! 1970's British comic book ''Aciton''

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: WarrenZevon's "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands". Also, the closing credits theme.