Production Notes
- Nelvana's website lists the series as having a total of 13 episodes, pairing all 10 minute episodes together but leaving the two extended episodes (the first and last) as standalone, reflecting how the series was intended to air.
- The plot and villain in Episode 1, "The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It," loosely parody John Carpenter's The Thing. There are also numerous references to the film Aliens, with one of the refrigerator repairmen being captured and cocooned (and asking to be killed for some reason until Sam offers to save him instead) and another repairman being named Hudson who shares his name and constantly becomes hysterical like the Aliens character. The episode also references the Red Dwarf episode "DNA."
- Episode 2, "The Second Show Ever," features an introduction which parodies the beginning of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey with a loud, drawn out, orchestral shriek introducing a large, black pillar surrounded by a group of inquisitive primates. Furthermore, Sam appears dressed in Fred Flintstone's trademark black-spotted orange furs and green necktie. The rest of the episode is a loose parody of The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling.
- Episode 4, "Bad Day on the Moon," is a fairly faithful adaptation of the original Sam & Max comic of the same name.
- Episode 9, "A Glitch in Time," parodies the time travel-themed Ray Bradbury short story "A Sound of Thunder."
- Episode 11, "We Drop at Dawn," has a theme reminiscent of Apocalypse Now, including a character impersonating Marlon Brando who consistently refers to the duo as Sam and Dave.
- Episode 14, "Aaiiieee Robot," refers to Isaac Asimov's famous I, Robot collection of short stories.
- Episode 16, "The Tell Tale Tail," is a Sam & Max version of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
- Episode 17, "The Trouble with Gary," is a goofy interpretation of "It's a Good Life."
- Episode 20,"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," is a parody of James Bond-style movies, complete with tropical island lair, evil minions, and tuxedos. The phrase "kiss kiss, bang bang" originates from an Italian journalist who referred to James Bond as "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang."
- Episode 21, "Little Bigfoot," features a reference to the 1991 film Hook and also LucasArts' 1993 adventure game Sam & Max Hit the Road, wherein the pair have managed to dislodge a solitary bolt from a road-side attraction causing the large reptilian structure to fall forward, capturing the two safely in between its jaws. This episode was written by Steve Purcell.
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