| Lorne |
–A Duet Voice accompanied by a jingle, which plays whenever Lorne appears.
Lorne, "The Friend for Life", is a supporting character in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police. He stars and first appears in his own episode, The Friend for Life.
Description
Lorne is a cheerful adult man who has unhealthy obsession over Sam & Max (to the point of stalking them and being anywhere they are). First appearing in The Friend for Life returning in Fools Die on Friday and appearing for the last time in The Final Episode. He lives in an abandoned carnival fun house. He spends his time collecting any information about Sam and Max and building a shrine of his idols. He would do anything to be around them, even to the point of putting others and himself into danger. He even tries to make cases on his own, just to solve them with his favorite Freelance duo.
Whenever his name is said, cheery music cue "It's Looorne! The Friend for Liiiife!" plays.
Relationship between Lorne and Sam & Max
At first, Sam sorta sympathized with Lorne's obsession (though definitely wanted to keep his distance from) and tried not to hurt the big guy's feelings. But after Lorne's reckless disregard for the innocent Swedish and their blimp, he "crossed the line" in Sam's book and had to be arrested. Max in other hand, never actually really liked Lorne, as he was the reason why he and Sam didn't win a toaster.
In The Final Episode, Sam and Max recall first meeting Lorne after crashing into a newspaper stand. Finding that they were unconscious on the street, Lorne performed CPR on them (Sam first) and then carried them off (at their discontent) to his home at the carnival funhouse.
Sam and Max feel annoyed and irritated by Lorne's insistent behavior. Even thought Sam still cares about Lorne's feelings and tries not to break them, Max doesn't feel bad or anything against of straight up yelling or using electricity on him.
Appearance
Lorne is a well-built adult, wearing checked yellow shirt with short sleeve, light brown/light gray baggy pants with a black belt, black glasses, and grayish-blue bowtie with sneakers of the same color with a amount add of white.
He has black short hair and additional hair on his forearms. He has a long nose and powerful arms.
Likes and Dislikes
Likes
- Sam
- Max
- Collecting any and all information's about Sam and Max
- Being a part of a case when it involves Sam and Max being there
- Spending time with Sam and Max
Dislikes
- Disappointing Sam and Max
- Killing Sam and Max
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Laurent | Laurent is a common name for French Men, which sounds similar to Lorne. |
| Serbian | Lon | Lon is a shortened Balkanian name similar to Lorne. |
Trivia
- Lorne bares a striking resemblance to Patrick McKenna's character of Harold Green from the Canadian sketch show The Red Green Show.
- Since Lorne appears in the cartoon for the first time, this means that Nelvana, the production company of the cartoon series, hold the rights to his appearances in The Sam & Max Franchise. (alongside many other characters, locations, concepts, etc.) This is the reason why Lorne hasn't appeared in any new Sam & Max content since the release of The Final Episode in 1998.
- Despite this, it hasn't stopped Lorne's character from becoming highly popular and memorable in The Sam & Max Community. Lorne is to this day still remembered for his unique appearance, charming personality and great comedy writing, and is currently known as one of the most underrated characters of the franchise.
- In the fandom, a person or fan who knows a lot about the franchise is called a 'Lorne', named after the character of the same name.
- Despite this, it hasn't stopped Lorne's character from becoming highly popular and memorable in The Sam & Max Community. Lorne is to this day still remembered for his unique appearance, charming personality and great comedy writing, and is currently known as one of the most underrated characters of the franchise.