# Fake Detective? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665 "2019-02-16T14:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/1 "2019-02-16T14:00:34Z")
Wasn’t there a fake detective named “Dixon Ticonderoga”? Comic strip or some tv characters dream fantasy? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/2 "2019-02-16T14:09:10Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Wasn’t there a fake detective named “Dixon Ticonderoga”? Comic strip or some tv characters dream fantasy? Well, there’s “Dixon Hill”, a fictional detective character within the _Star Trek: TNG_ universe that was the basis for several holodeck stories. “Dixon Ticonderoga” is a long-established American office and art supplies maker ([www.dixonusa.com](http://www.dixonusa.com)) and if somebody used that name for a character, it was likely a one-shot thing. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/3 "2019-02-16T14:28:42Z")
A character by that name in something called A.N.T. Farm. > **[Dixon Ticonderoga](https://antfarm.fandom.com/wiki/Dixon_Ticonderoga)** > > Dixon Herbert Ticonderoga is a minor character in A.N.T. Farm. He is portrayed by Ben Winchell. He was first introduced in "secret agANT" as a new student at Z-Tech. Immediately, Chyna and Lexi grew crushes on him and fought to have his... ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/4 "2019-02-16T14:41:21Z")
I’ve not seen the show, but from the brief description in the link above he might possibly be a secret agent in training. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/5 "2019-02-16T17:13:37Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I’ve not seen the show, but from the brief description in the link above he might possibly be a secret agent in training. That is a Disney tween show I had to suffer through with my kids. The show is about a high school for talented and gifted children. It’s not about secret agents. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/6 "2019-02-16T17:47:32Z")
Hmmm… I was thinking it was a character like Guy Noir or Tracer Bullet. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/7 "2019-02-16T17:59:16Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Hmmm… I was thinking it was a character like Guy Noir or Tracer Bullet. Well that’s Dixon Hill from Star Trek. He was a stereotypical film noir detective. Maybe you’re just mixing up the name with the pencil company because of the similarities. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-detective/829665/8 "2019-02-16T18:30:32Z")
He should partner with Fargo North, Decoder.