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Sam and Friends BookYou may recall in the early to mid-90's when Jim Carrey's film career took off there were three shows based on his first three massively successful movies. The Mask, Ace Ventura, and Dumb and Dumber.
Now, The Mask was a great series that actually seemed to improve upon the concept of the movie while borrowing elements of the comic book, albeit in lighter form (remember, The Mask was a violent psychopathic murderer in the original comics). While The Mask is one of my favorites as a film, I actually feel the cartoon series was better on every level (Rob Paulsen actually was a superior Mask in my opinion).
Then we have Ace Ventura. While not as well written and kinda being one of those series that reuses the jokes from the movies (cleaner here since it's a kid's show), it managed to have a charm all its own. To say the least, both The Mask and Ace crossed over, one for each show. Certainly a strange yet satisfying gimmick for both series and an impressive feat, as Ace Ventura was dubbed in Canada. And I think both shows had different production companies as well. Something that's a rare thing in animation indeed.
And then there's Dumb and Dumber. A series by all accounts meh. Jokes about how they're stupid, essentially. Not a terrible show, but far from as fun as the other two, and Much less memorable. In fact, the show completely disappeared soon after it started. While Ace and Mask had syndicated or cable runs at some point. The Mask had the same distinction that TMNT as well as Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop of being produced for both network and syndication at the same time. Dumb and Dumber the series is largely forgotten.
So guess which one gets a DVD release? The one no one really liked or remembered and is only cashing in off the poorly received sequel to the actual movie. Of note, Jim's character was played by Matt Frewer, who in character as Max Headroom once lamented how Jim Carrey stole his schtick. And frankly, kinda. Could have done Horton Hears a Who with him instead and saved a bundle.
Now, The Mask was a great series that actually seemed to improve upon the concept of the movie while borrowing elements of the comic book, albeit in lighter form (remember, The Mask was a violent psychopathic murderer in the original comics). While The Mask is one of my favorites as a film, I actually feel the cartoon series was better on every level (Rob Paulsen actually was a superior Mask in my opinion).
Then we have Ace Ventura. While not as well written and kinda being one of those series that reuses the jokes from the movies (cleaner here since it's a kid's show), it managed to have a charm all its own. To say the least, both The Mask and Ace crossed over, one for each show. Certainly a strange yet satisfying gimmick for both series and an impressive feat, as Ace Ventura was dubbed in Canada. And I think both shows had different production companies as well. Something that's a rare thing in animation indeed.
And then there's Dumb and Dumber. A series by all accounts meh. Jokes about how they're stupid, essentially. Not a terrible show, but far from as fun as the other two, and Much less memorable. In fact, the show completely disappeared soon after it started. While Ace and Mask had syndicated or cable runs at some point. The Mask had the same distinction that TMNT as well as Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop of being produced for both network and syndication at the same time. Dumb and Dumber the series is largely forgotten.
So guess which one gets a DVD release? The one no one really liked or remembered and is only cashing in off the poorly received sequel to the actual movie. Of note, Jim's character was played by Matt Frewer, who in character as Max Headroom once lamented how Jim Carrey stole his schtick. And frankly, kinda. Could have done Horton Hears a Who with him instead and saved a bundle.
