Acting for Two: Some of the characters are voiced by the same voice actor. If these share the screen, this is the result.
Anytime Matt Tracker talks to Bruce Sato, Hondo McLean or Dusty Hayes, as they all were voiced by Doug Stone.
Ali Bombay and Lester Sludge talk to each other in "Homeward Bound". Both were voiced by Brian George.
Buddy Hawks and Sly Rax are voiced by Mark Halloran, with both having a somewhat similar voice.
Bad Export for You: As mentioned on the main page at "Bowdlerized", the German releases of the toys are altered to make them appear less violent, as combat-themed toys were still a bit of a taboo due to Germany's past in World War II. These alterations were primarily the removal of weapons or changing them into something less violent. Rhino's mortar, for example, was replaced with a TV satellite.
Creator-Driven Successor: In 1996, ten years after the end of MASK, Kenner — now under Hasbro ownership — created Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad, another cartoon-backed toyline about two rival teams of agents fighting with superpower-granting helmets and transforming vehicles. According to a Vor-Tech cartoon writer, the brand was created by Hasbro as a way to reuse the MASK toy molds (as the then-recent Jim Carrey film apparently made use of the MASK name nonviable). However, the cartoon was not as successful as MASK and lasted only thirteen episodes.
Follow the Leader: After M.A.S.K. ended, Kenner Parker Tonka used the same basic formula (simplistic action figures packaged with gimmicky sets of armor/weapons or vehicles) for a profusion of similar shows: Centurions, Sky Commanders (both of which actually came out while M.A.S.K. was still around), Spiral Zone, Shadow Strikers and finally Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad (which was in fact basically a full-on M.A.S.K. revival; per a designer for the line, the only reason they used a different name was because of potential confusion with The Mask and its spinoff cartoon, which Kenner held the license for at the time). Further down the line, Hasbro reused the concept for a semi-spinoff of their Action Man line, Alpha Teens on Machines.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: Shout! Factory's so-called "Complete Series" DVD set contains only the first 65 episodes. The 10 episodes that consist of Season 2 aren't included because their rights still belong to WildBrain.
Show Accuracy/Toy Accuracy: All over the place. Most vehicles look and function exactly how the toy functions. This is easily realized, as the transformations are simple in nature. Some of the toys, however, look and function completely different compared to the show. Examples include:
T-Bob, as seen in the show, has humanoid limbs and transforms into the unicycle. As a toy, he rides on three wheels, instead of legs and transforms into a tricycle. This is probably because a show accurate transformation would be too intricate for such a small toy.
Manta, Vanessa's vehicle, only received a toy in the tail end of the show due to fan demand. It can be assumed that the version appearing in the show wasn't meant to become a toy, which shows. In the show, Manta has a lilac color scheme and can deploy sawblades on its front. Its jet mode also features two stabilizers in the back. The toy version is dark purple, transforms differently and does not have sawblades and stabilizers, as these would be too complex to implement.
Several of the masks included in the second release of the first toyline were retooled to be larger as well as having holes, as to avoid chocking hazards for small children. This change sacrifices show accuracy though. Therefore, modern day collectors generally look for the show accurate first releases, which are more expensive as a result.
Due to the German Bowdlerization, as mentioned on the main page, the German versions of the toys sometimes lack weapons and accessories they have in the show.
