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* BookEnds: The opening and closing versions of the theme song have Weird Al expressly referring them as such.
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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade of the [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company [[note]] it's entirely possible the location scout chose it for comedic purposes, given the presence of the Dwarfs, on what is supposed to be the headquarters of a spy agency. [[/note]]

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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade of the [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner [=TeamDisney=]/Michael Eisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company [[note]] it's entirely possible the location scout chose it for comedic purposes, given the presence of the Dwarfs, on what is supposed to be the headquarters of a spy agency. [[/note]]

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** The PA announcements at LAX apparently drift into a Spanish lesson ("''¿Donde es Maria?''" "''Where is Maria?''" "''Maria is in the library.''")

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** The PA announcements at LAX apparently drift into a Spanish lesson ("''¿Donde es Maria?''" "''Where is Maria?''" "''Maria is in the library.''")


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--> '''Steele''' (''addressing Veronique''): Tell me more about you.
-->: '''Brian the Waiter''' (showing up): Well, I like loose-fitting clothes and I drive a '69 Pinto.
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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade of the [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade of the [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.company [[note]] it's entirely possible the location scout chose it for comedic purposes, given the presence of the Dwarfs, on what is supposed to be the headquarters of a spy agency. [[/note]]



* DrivesLikeCrazy: Kabul is far worse--Ray Charles is blind; Kabul doesn't even ''look'' the first time he and Steel meet. Shortly after, he runs over a woman's foot...then asks for her phone number, like he did it on ''purpose.'' He later takes his hands off the wheel of an ambulance.

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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Kabul is far worse--Ray Charles is blind; Kabul doesn't even ''look'' the first time he and Steel Steele meet. Shortly after, he runs over a woman's foot...then asks for her phone number, like he did it on ''purpose.'' He later takes his hands off the wheel of an ambulance.



** The PA announcements at LAX apparently drift into a Spanish lesson ("''¿Donde es Maria?''" "''Where is Maria?''" "''Maria is in the library.''")

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** The PA announcements at LAX apparently drift into a Spanish lesson ("''¿Donde es Maria?''" "''Where is Maria?''" "''Maria is in the library.''")

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** Behind the air-stewardess & the obnoxious businessman arguing with her, someone can be seen putting a crying baby into an overhead locker.
** The PA announcements at LAX apparently drift into a Spanish lesson ("''¿Donde es Maria?''" "''Where is Maria?''" "''Maria is in the library.''")



** Not to mention... whatever it was that the tribesmen who originally captured them fell victim to offscreen.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "[=McClatchey=]" is clearly supposed to be a stand-in for Macaulay Culkin.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "[=McClatchey=]" is clearly supposed to be a stand-in for Macaulay Culkin.Culkin [[note]] albeit played by Mason Gamble, who played Dennis the Menace in the [[Film/DennisTheMenace 1993 film]] [[/note]].

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''Spy Hard'' (1996) is an action-comedy movie that marked the film debuts of Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, spoofing spy (primarily Film/JamesBond) and other action films. Creator/LeslieNielsen stars as Dick Steele, Agent WD-40, opposite Creator/NicolletteSheridan as his partner [[FemmeFatale Veronique Ukrinsky]], Agent 3.14, as the two try to stop the evil genius, General Rancor (Creator/AndyGriffith), from taking over the world.

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''Spy Hard'' (1996) is an action-comedy movie that marked the film debuts of Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, spoofing spy (primarily Film/JamesBond) and other action films. Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg wrote the film, which was directed by Jason's father Rick Friedberg.

Creator/LeslieNielsen stars as Dick Steele, Agent WD-40, opposite Creator/NicolletteSheridan as his partner [[FemmeFatale Veronique Ukrinsky]], Agent 3.14, as the two try to stop the evil genius, General Rancor (Creator/AndyGriffith), from taking over the world.

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* RedundantParody:RedundantParody: Basically {{Foreshadowing}} of Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg's later films. They never do seem to know if the movie they're spoofing was a drama, or an actual comedy.



** The running gag from ''Get Smart'' of Agent 13 taking cover in something absurd is "parodied" here.
** Basically {{Foreshadowing}} of Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg's later films. They never do seem to know if the movie they're spoofing was a drama, or an actual comedy.

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** The running gag from ''Get Smart'' ''Series/GetSmart'' of Agent 13 taking cover in something absurd is "parodied" here.
** Basically {{Foreshadowing}} of Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg's later films. They never do seem to know if the movie they're spoofing was a drama, or an actual comedy.
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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade of the [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the {{WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndThe|SevenDwarfs}} holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.

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* CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the {{WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndThe|SevenDwarfs}} [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]] holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.
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* CompanyCrossReference: The eastern facade [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the {{WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndThe|SevenDwarfs}} holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.

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* CompanyCrossReference: CompanyCrossReferences: The eastern facade [=TeamDisney=]/Creator/MichaelEisner building at [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Studios]] in Burbank, featuring caryatids of the {{WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndThe|SevenDwarfs}} holding up the roof, is featured in a rare reference to the Disney brand in a film from a mature wing of the company.
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* JurassicFarce: General Rancor keeps several pet dinosaurs in his SupervillainLair and prepares to have Agent Steel [[FedToTheBeast fed to them]]. They use re-used sound FX from ''Jurassic Park'' to drive the point home.

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