Gex and Agent Xtra
Gex is an Animated Adaptation of the video game series of the same name that originally aired on Toon Disney. The show follows the adventures of Gex (Dana Gould) and his partner Agent Xtra (Marliece Andrada), occasionally assisted by Gex's butler, Alfred (Marc Silk, spelled "Mark Silk" in the show's ending credits). Together, they foil the evil plans of Rez, a cybernetic entity bent on taking over the Media Dimension.
View a series of clips from the show here.
Gex contains examples of:
- Action Girl: Agent Xtra actually goes on adventures, unlike her video game counterpart.
- Black Comedy Burst: Upon arriving in the Media Dimension dressed as a cop:Gex: Why am I in the mood to mercilessly beat an L.A. motorist?
- Catchphrase: Gex's is "It's tail time!", just as in the games.
- Far East: One episode based around parodying Chinese Martial Arts Movies features Gratuitous Ninja, a sumo wrestler, and a reference to sashimi.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: Gex clearly says "I'm hungry, dammit!" in one episode.
- Good-Looking Privates: Agent Xtra, the resident Ms. Fanservice, wears a military uniform with a short skirt in "The Dirty Double".
- Hypercompetent Sidekick: Agent Xtra is this to Gex.
- Iris Out: Several episodes end this way, with Gex often delivering a One-Liner just beforehand.Gex: Well it worked for Douglas Fairbanks!
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Gex usually runs around playing the fool or getting his ass handed to him until, Once per Episode, he says his Catchphrase and becomes far more competent.
- Reference Overdosed: Gex makes almost nothing but references to movies and other TV shows throughout every episode, and almost every locale that he and Agent Xtra visit in the Media Dimension is a parody of something.
- Scenery Gorn: The war-torn battlefield in "The Dirty Double".
- Shout-Out: Many.
- While exploring a haunted house, Gex and Agent Xtra are dressed like Shaggy Rogers and Daphne Blake.
- In the same episode, Gex sarcastically remarks that the house has "all the warmth of a Dick Clark special."
- Also in the same episode, Gex addresses a Frankenstein's Monster as "Uncle Herman".
- Silent Snarker: Agent Xtra does talk, but rarely enough that she often come off as silent compared to Gex, and she frequently rolls her eyes at his antics.
- Straight Man: Agent Xtra here acts as Gex's Foil, being serious, quiet, and competent in contrast to Gex's buffoonery.
- Talkative Loon: Just like in the games, Gex doesn't shut up.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Rez is terrifying and dangerous, in stark contrast to the otherwise lighthearted parody fare of Gex's adventures.
