Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)

The series takes place after the Ace Ventura movies. The titular character, voiced by Canadian actor Michael Daingerfield (credited as Michael Hall), is a goofy private investigator with a predilection for animals of all species.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/4/mode/2up|access-date=19 March 2020|page=5}}

The series ran on CBS for two seasons, with a third season airing on Nickelodeon when the channel acquired the show to broadcast reruns. Some of the characters from the movie were retained, though not voiced by their original actors. Seth MacFarlane was among the writers over the course of the show's run.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators |date=2006 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |isbn=9781557836717 |page=221 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&dq=%22ace+ventura+pet+detective%22+cartoon&pg=PA221 |access-date=15 March 2020}}

The show was filled with toilet humor and anachronisms (one episode centered around the Egyptian Mau, claiming it to be an extinct breed of cat, when, if truth be told, they are not). Despite running in a time slot after The Mask (another popular Jim Carrey-based cartoon) and a crossover with that show (in that series' finale, "The Aceman Cometh"), the series attempted to gain a large audience and failed (with the podcast "Saturday Mourning Cartoons" declaring it trite and that it must go in the "dip" from Who Framed Roger Rabbit). Ultimately, both The Mask and Ace Ventura were cancelled. A third season of the series ran on Nickelodeon from 1999 until 2000.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=56–57}}

A computer game, Ace Ventura, was based on the show and (to a lesser extent) the movies.

• Michael Hall as Ace Ventura
• Richard Binsley as Spike
• Vince Corazza as Mr. Schickadance
• Pam Hyatt as Atrocia Odora
• Bruce Tubbe as Emilio
• Al Waxman as Aguado
• Harvey Atkin as Phatteus Lardus
• Rob Paulsen as Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
• Ron Pardo as Roy

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|Title=The Reindeer Hunter

|WrittenBy=Duane Capizzi

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|12|13}}

|EpisodeNumber=1

|EpisodeNumber2=1

|ShortSummary=Ace is called on by Santa to find his reindeer, on Christmas Eve! When Ace discovers who it is, he has to save them before Christmas. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Bowling for Bear

|WrittenBy=Robert Schechter,
Alisa Marie-Schudt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|20}}

|EpisodeNumber=2

|EpisodeNumber2=2

|ShortSummary=When a Grizzly's life is put in danger, the only person willing to save its life is Ace. Ace has to uncover who is doing this and put a stop to it. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Pet Food

|WrittenBy=Ernie Jon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|27}}

|EpisodeNumber=3

|EpisodeNumber2=3

|ShortSummary=When something is endangering the lives of many animals in Miami, Ace is called upon to investigate and uncover what's going on. The only thing they have in common is that they are the last of their kind. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=The Parrot Who Knew Too Much

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|3}}

|EpisodeNumber=4

|EpisodeNumber2=4

|ShortSummary=Ace has to save a Parrot who knows too much from falling into the wrong hands. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=French Dip

|WrittenBy=Alexx Van Dyne

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|10}}

|EpisodeNumber=5

|EpisodeNumber2=5

|ShortSummary=Ace is convinced that something fishy is going on when a normally placid blue whale tries to assassinate a nature show host. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Natural Born Koalas

|WrittenBy=Robert Schechter,
Alisa Marie-Schudt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|17}}

|EpisodeNumber=6

|EpisodeNumber2=6

|ShortSummary=When a friendly koala goes aggressive, its up to Ace to find out why. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=The Hounds of D'Urbervilles

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|24}}

|EpisodeNumber=7

|EpisodeNumber2=7

|ShortSummary=Ace meets the Hounds of an elite British family known as the D'Urbervilles as each hound is taken one by one. He must find out the location of the hounds before the traditional fox hunt.| LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Remembrance of Trunks Past

|WrittenBy=Tara Ison

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|2}}

|EpisodeNumber=8

|EpisodeNumber2=8

|ShortSummary=When the city of Miami is over-run by large elephants, Ace is called in by the city to investigate. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Night of the Gorilla

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|9}}

|EpisodeNumber=9

|EpisodeNumber2=9

|ShortSummary=When a cute kind-hearted gorilla is accused of committing an awful crime, it is up to Ace to clear the name of the gorilla before it is too late. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Day of the Groundhog

|WrittenBy=Ernie Jon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=10

|EpisodeNumber2=10

|ShortSummary=Ace Ventura must help save the life of a Groundhog on Groundhog Day. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=The Big Stink

|WrittenBy=Dean Stefan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|6}}

|EpisodeNumber=11

|EpisodeNumber2=11

|ShortSummary= Ace follows his nose when a little boy's pet skunk gets skunk-napped. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=The Gator Gal

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|20}}

|EpisodeNumber=12

|EpisodeNumber2=12

|ShortSummary=Ace Ventura meets the Gator Gal. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

{{Episode list

|Title=The Bull Market

|WrittenBy=Robert Schechter,
Alisa Marie-Schudt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|27}}

|EpisodeNumber=13

|EpisodeNumber2=13

|ShortSummary=Ace investigates the problems of some bulls. | LineColor = F55AF6 }}

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|Title=Panda-monium

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|9|7}}

|EpisodeNumber=14

|EpisodeNumber2=1

|ShortSummary=Ace runs into some problems when he is asked to save some Pandas. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Snow Job

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|9|14}}

|EpisodeNumber=15

|EpisodeNumber2=2

|ShortSummary= When an Eskimo tribe's huskies disappear, Ace journeys to Siberia to help find them. However, things go from bad to worse when Ace's search gets him caught in the middle of a Russian arms smuggler's plan to steal a doomsday weapon from a secret military installation run by Russian armed forces who believe the Cold War is still in effect. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Salmon Rush Hour

|WrittenBy=Robert Schechter,
Alisa Marie-Schudt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|5}}

|EpisodeNumber=16

|EpisodeNumber2=3

|ShortSummary=Ace must find out what happened to the salmon. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=The Search for Spike

|WrittenBy=Seth MacFarlane

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|10|19}}

|EpisodeNumber=17

|EpisodeNumber2=4

|ShortSummary=When a smuggler monkey-naps Spike by mistake, Ace travels all over Miami to find his partner. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=The Milky Way

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|2}}

|EpisodeNumber=18

|EpisodeNumber2=5

|ShortSummary=When cows have been taken by what appears to be aliens, Ace discovers that Claw is up to no good again. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=The Golden Kitten

|WrittenBy=Robert Schechter,
Alisa Marie-Schudt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|16}}

|EpisodeNumber=19

|EpisodeNumber2=6

|ShortSummary=When Ace discovers the last of a breed of cats that have been said to be extinct for centuries, he discovers a legend of a gold statue... and a terrible curse. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Thunderballrighty Then

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|11|23}}

|EpisodeNumber=20

|EpisodeNumber2=7

|ShortSummary=Ace must protect a dog from the most dangerous criminal mastermind in the world. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Dragon Guy

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|12|7}}

|EpisodeNumber=21

|EpisodeNumber2=8

|ShortSummary=Ace tells a story about a man who finds and later saves a dragon from an evil sorcerer. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Bad Hare Day

|WrittenBy=Seth MacFarlane

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|12|14}}

|EpisodeNumber=22

|EpisodeNumber2=9

|ShortSummary=In New York City, The Amazing Blackstein hires Ace Ventura to Locate Bernie, his rabbit, but a jealous rival of Blackstein and an old adversary of Ventura are involved. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Robo West

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|12|21}}

|EpisodeNumber=23

|EpisodeNumber2=10

|ShortSummary=A parody of the movie Westworld where Ace tracks down horse smugglers. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Howl of the Weremoose

|WrittenBy=Steve Roberts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|1|18}}

|EpisodeNumber=24

|EpisodeNumber2=11

|ShortSummary=When Ace deals with a new case, it is discovered that there may be a weremoose involved. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Bald Courage

|WrittenBy=Ralph Soll

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|2|8}}

|EpisodeNumber=25

|EpisodeNumber2=12

|ShortSummary=When all the bald eagles in America are stolen, Ace discovers a conspiracy that will change America forever if not stopped. | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Have Mask, Will Travel

|WrittenBy=Duane Capizzi

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=26

|EpisodeNumber2=13

|ShortSummary=Ace is called upon by NASA to travel to a space station where a hamster—one that knows the entire Elvis Presley catalogue—is missing. When Stanley Ipkiss arrives to retrieve his mask, which was stolen by Spike, he becomes the Mask and joins Ace on his mission.

Note: This is the second part of a crossover with The Mask: Animated Series, following the events of The Mask episode "The Aceman Cometh". | LineColor = A42C17 }}

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|Title=Witch's Brew

|WrittenBy=Jan Strnad

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|10|29}}

|EpisodeNumber=27

|EpisodeNumber2=1

|ShortSummary=Ace has to find a missing pet bat in high school. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Bird is the Word

|WrittenBy=Seth MacFarlane

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|11|30}}

|EpisodeNumber=28

|EpisodeNumber2=2

|ShortSummary=Ace has been called to find a missing falcon before midnight. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Dino Mite

|WrittenBy=Tom Mason,
Dan Danko

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|1}}

|EpisodeNumber=29

|EpisodeNumber2=3

|ShortSummary=In this Jurassic Park parody, Ace has been called to find some missing resurrected dinosaurs. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Ace in Space

|WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|2}}

|EpisodeNumber=30

|EpisodeNumber2=4

|ShortSummary=In this Star Wars parody, Ace is hired by aliens from another planet. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Get Piggy

|WrittenBy=Scott M. Gimple

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|3}}

|EpisodeNumber=31

|EpisodeNumber2=5

|ShortSummary=Ace has to find Gabe, a movie star pig who can talk. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Ace Off

|WrittenBy=Steve Marmel

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|6}}

|EpisodeNumber=32

|EpisodeNumber2=6

|ShortSummary=When all clues point to Ace for a dog-napping, he must not only find the dog but also clear his name. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Shell Shock

|WrittenBy=Butch Hartman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|7}}

|EpisodeNumber=33

|EpisodeNumber2=7

|ShortSummary=Ace has been called to find a rock band's pet turtle. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Beware the Fly

|WrittenBy=Tom Mason,
Dan Danko

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|8}}

|EpisodeNumber=34

|EpisodeNumber2=8

|ShortSummary=A parody of The Fly. Ace swaps heads with Spike. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Ace in Time

|WrittenBy=Seth MacFarlane

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|9}}

|EpisodeNumber=35

|EpisodeNumber2=9

|ShortSummary=Ace goes back in time to rescue a panther cub from a smuggler-turned-emperor. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=When Nature Shrieks

|WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|10}}

|EpisodeNumber=36

|EpisodeNumber2=10

|ShortSummary=Ace is hired to track down a mysterious creature known as the Wooly Howl.
It's actually called Putt Detective and involves Ace saving a gopher at a golf course. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Exor-Kitty

|WrittenBy=Batton Lash

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|7}}

|EpisodeNumber=37

|EpisodeNumber2=11

|ShortSummary=Ace is called in to exorcise a cat. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Ace of the Jungle

|WrittenBy=Tom Mason,
Dan Danko

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|14}}

|EpisodeNumber=38

|EpisodeNumber2=12

|ShortSummary=Ace gets stranded on a tropical island. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Cyber Ace

|WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|21}}

|EpisodeNumber=39

|EpisodeNumber2=13

|ShortSummary=Ace gets trapped in cyber space. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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|Title=Circus Ace

|WrittenBy=Bill Matheny

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|1|28}}

|EpisodeNumber=40

|EpisodeNumber2=14

|ShortSummary=Ace has to solve a mystery in a circus. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

{{Episode list

|Title=The Cat Who Paints

|WrittenBy=Tom Mason,
Dan Danko

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|2|4}}

|EpisodeNumber=41

|EpisodeNumber2=15

|ShortSummary=Ace has to find a cat that can paint. | LineColor = FFEE73 }}

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A two-part crossover between Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Mask, another animated series based on a Jim Carrey film, aired on August 30, 1997. The crossover begins with The Mask episode "The Aceman Cometh", and concludes with the Ace Ventura episode "Have Mask, Will Travel". At the time of the original airing, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was running in the adjoining time slot immediately following The Mask in CBS's Saturday morning lineup. During the crossover, Stanley/Mask and Ace retain their respective animation styles while appearing within the other's show. The crossover also serves as the second-season finale of Ace Ventura and the series finale of The Mask.

In "The Aceman Cometh", Stanley Ipkiss's dog Milo has his brain switched with that of a scientist and is then dog-napped. Stanley in turn hires Ace to help get him back. At the end of the episode, Spike steals the mask, and Stanley follows them to Miami to retrieve it. In "Have Mask, Will Travel", Stanley catches up to Ace just as he is recruited to solve a case on a space station, leading Stanley to become the Mask and join the investigation.

A three-episode DVD of the show was bundled with the two Ace Ventura movies. The back of the package has a mistake in the description of the pilot episode "The Reindeer Hunter", stating that Santa's main reindeer, Rudolph, has been abducted when in truth, Rudolph is not in the episode at all, rather it was the rest of his reindeer that had been abducted. This was also the only DVD release of this show. The show's rights are now with Revolution Studios (who acquired the Morgan Creek Entertainment library in 2014), with distribution handled by Sony Pictures Television.

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