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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is the name of the villains, not the heroes. Although the Motor-Vators need fuel like the villains (thus making them Van-Pires as well) they don't refer to themselves as such.

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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is the name of the villains, not the heroes. Although the Motor-Vators need fuel like the villains (thus making them Van-Pires as well) they don't refer to themselves as such.such outside of the first episode.
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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' although the Motor-Vators need fuel like the villains (thus making them Van-Pires as well) they don't refer to themselves as such.

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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' although is the name of the villains, not the heroes. Although the Motor-Vators need fuel like the villains (thus making them Van-Pires as well) they don't refer to themselves as such.
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** And the one time live actors and CGI appear onsceeen ("The Swarm Storm"), we find out ''why'' that is normally avoided. Namely, the live actor is surrounded by a ''hideously'' obvious green-screen halo.

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** And the one time live actors and CGI appear onsceeen together ("The Swarm Storm"), we find out ''why'' that is normally avoided. Namely, the live actor is surrounded by a ''hideously'' obvious green-screen halo.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The CGI generally looks cheap even by the standards of its time, but the real problem is that the producers seem unable to integrate CG elements into a live-action scene, leading to various... oddities.

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* SoBadItsGood: The bizarre premise, cheap effects, and neverending stream of bad puns certainly make it a treat to watch.
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SpecialEffectsFailure: The CGI is... not good, generally looks cheap even for 1998 standards.by the standards of its time, but the real problem is that the producers seem unable to integrate CG elements into a live-action scene, leading to various... oddities.
** And the one time live actors and CGI appear onsceeen ("The Swarm Storm"), we find out ''why'' that is normally avoided. Namely, the live actor is surrounded by a ''hideously'' obvious green-screen halo.
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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is named for the villains, not the heroes.

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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is named for although the villains, not Motor-Vators need fuel like the heroes.villains (thus making them Van-Pires as well) they don't refer to themselves as such.
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Guess what? This came from a place that changed its name years later! Hilarious, right?


* HilariousInHindsight (or [[HarsherInHindsight harsher]] depending on who you ask): It was originally syndicated by The Summit Media Group, the distribution side of licensing agency Leisure Concepts Inc., who are perhaps best known by their later name, Creator/FourKidsEntertainment[[note]]This was actually the result of a merger between Summit Media, and "[=4Kids=] Productions", the original name of LCI's production division. Today, the company (now known as "[=4Licensing=]") is now just a licensing agency, and as a result, no longer owns the rights.[[/note]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.
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* HilariousInHindsight (or [[HarsherInHindsight harsher]] depending on who you ask): It was originally syndicated by The Summit Media Group, the distribution side of licensing agency Leisure Concepts Inc., who are perhaps best known by their later name, Creator/FourKidsEntertainment[[note]]This was actually the result of a merger between Summit Media, and "[=4Kids=] Productions", the original name of LCI's production division. Today, the company (now known as "[=4Licensing=]") is now just a licensing agency, and as a result, no longer owns the rights.[[/note]]
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* SoBadItsGood: Oh, hell yes.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.
* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is named for the villains, not the heroes.



* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is named for the villains, not the heroes.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.
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* MusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.

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* MusicOfAwesome: CrowningMusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.
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* MusicOfAwesome: If nothing else good can be said about the show, at least [[Music/TheWho John Entwistle]] composed some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUdmvetF8wA pretty kickin' songs]] for the soundtrack.
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* TooGoodToLast: The show was crazy, yes, but in its time it ''was'' number one of the timeslot.
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* IAmNotShazam: ''Van-Pires'' is named for the villains, not the heroes.

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* TooGoodToLast: The show was crazy, yes, but in its time it ''was'' number one of the timeslot.

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* TitleConfusion: See IAmNotShazam.
* TooGoodToLast: The show was crazy, yes, but in its time it ''was'' number one of the timeslot.timeslot.
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* SoBadItsGood: Oh, hell yes.

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