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Season One’s second episode, Situation: Comedy, has a puzzle sequence where Sam & Max do improv during a sitcom taping. This turned into one of design director Dave Grossman’s favorite puzzles of the season.

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October 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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In episode 3 of Sam & Max Season One, the Freelance Police encounter a poker player named Leonard Steakcharmer. Funny thing, though — he really looks like this other guy named Boris Krinkle.

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October 25, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Animated version from the Animated series
October 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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In the fall of 2006, while the Sam & Max fandom was getting excited for Season One, the greater gaming community was focused on the upcoming launch of Nintendo’s new console, the Wii.

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Wii Would Like to Play (2006) - Wii Commercial [4K + 60 FPS]
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October 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Before Sam & Max Season One launched, fans were anxious about buying it. Downloadable games were uncommon and people worried about losing access. We needed to convince them we wouldn’t take their money and run.

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October 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Here's my cosplay for Halloween and my Max puppet. #samandmax20th
(There might be a Sam puppet in the works 😏)
October 26, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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As Season One wound down, the animators and chore artists had some free time before they had to start on Season Two. We liked the outtakes that showed during the credits of Pixar movies and decided to try it.

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Pixar bloopers compilation
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October 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
As part of our #samandmax20th celebration, we’re holding our easiest contest ever: forms.gle/ZfrfyoKdowpb...

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October 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It’s contest time, kids!

We’re skipping our usual Halloween arts & crafts contest this year in favor of #samandmax20th, but we still want to give you a chance to flex those creative muscles. So, welcome to our First (and Probably Last) Sam & Max Paper Bag Puppet Contest!
October 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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“A Sam & Max Artsy-Craftsy Bit of Time-Wasting Nonsense” is a page from Steve Purcell’s “On the Road” comic that shows how to make a Max puppet out of a paper lunch bag.

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October 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Our group of friends is currently making our way through the TV adaptation of Sam & Max and it's just as chaotic as we were told. Funnily enough, it lined up with the #samandmax20th anniversary of the first TellTale game! Talk about weird timing!

You crack me up, Doodlers!
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October 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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An early but critical part of Sam & Max Season One’s early development was voice casting. With E3 swiftly approaching, we did a casting call for the trailer and decided to use David Nowlin for both Sam and Max.

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Sam & Max E3 2006 Announcement Trailer (2006)
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October 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Steve Purcell was very involved in the early days of Sam & Max Season One, giving feedback on the character designs, environments, story ideas, and more.

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October 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It's the 20th anniversary of the Sam & Max games by @skunkapegames.com ! For the next while, I'm going to be digging up art I did of the series over the past... god, 16 years 🫪

Starting with this one from 2017 of Noir Sam from Season 3!

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October 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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One of Sam & Max Save the World’s most memorable moments happens when Secret Service agents unexpectedly break into song in the Oval Office — and it almost didn’t happen.

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Sam & Max - War Song
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October 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Sam & Max was Telltale’s first “season” of games, with monthly release dates announced up front.

This was a departure from how other episodic games like Half-Life, SiN, and even Telltale’s own Bone series were being marketed.

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October 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Sam & Max Season One never would have happened if not for Sam & Max: Freelance Police, a LucasArts game that was cancelled on March 3, 2004 — just a few months before its expected release.

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October 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Shortly after Sam & Max Season One was announced, a crew from Computer Gaming World came to the office to see the game. They shot video and published a 9-page feature with art by Steve Purcell on the cover.

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Computer Gaming World: The Return of Sam & Max
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October 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Did someone say… birthday?

The twentieth anniversary of Sam & Max Season One (aka Sam & Max Save the World) is upon us, and we’re celebrating with two weeks of Sam & Max development memories and giveaways! 🧵👇

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October 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Love the Sam and Max series. Crazy how far this duo has gone, and next year is gonna be the 40th anniversary of the comics! Insane!
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Sam & Max Season One never would have happened if not for Sam & Max: Freelance Police, a LucasArts game that was cancelled on March 3, 2004 — just a few months before its expected release.

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October 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I actually can’t imagine what my life would look like rn without these games. I’ve met so many incredible people from this community over the last five years

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Did someone say… birthday?

The twentieth anniversary of Sam & Max Season One (aka Sam & Max Save the World) is upon us, and we’re celebrating with two weeks of Sam & Max development memories and giveaways! 🧵👇

#samandmax20th
October 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
We’ll also give away a game key each day, randomly pulling winners from the pool of people who share our #samandmax20th posts on Bluesky. Winner’s choice of any of our remasters, on any available platform. Plus other surprise giveaways!

Watch this space, because the fun starts tomorrow…
October 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM