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* KarmaHoudini: Despite plotting the murder of two Secret Service agents and almost putting hundreds of lives at risk by sabotaging the treaty signing, [[spoiler: the prince]] is still transported safely to Washington to carry out the original plan. His smug demeanor on the train infuriates Jim and Artie.

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* KarmaHoudini: Despite plotting the murder of two Secret Service agents and almost putting hundreds of lives at risk by sabotaging the treaty signing, [[spoiler: the prince]] is still transported safely to Washington to carry out the original plan. plan and apparently will return home without any consequences. His smug demeanor on the train infuriates aggravates Jim and Artie.Artie to no end.
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* KarmaHoudini: Despite plotting the murder of two Secret Service agents and almost putting hundreds of lives at risk by sabotaging the treaty signing, [[spoiler: the prince]] is still transported safely to Washington to carry out the original plan. His smug demeanor on the train infuriates Jim and Artie.
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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/CrownPrinceoftheCoralIslandsTwo-Leg.jpg.html?sort=6&o=26&ref=1 Crown Prince o the Coral Islands]]

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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/CrownPrinceoftheCoralIslandsTwo-Leg.jpg.html?sort=6&o=26&ref=1 Crown Prince o of the Coral Islands]]
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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/http://s385.photobucket.com/user/l8dreamr/media/Artemus%20Gordon%20Disguises/CrownPrinceoftheCoralIslandsTwo-Leg.jpg.html?sort=6&o=26&ref=1 Crown Prince o the Coral Islands]]
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* NoNameGiven: Even the credits list him as "Prince" (not "The Prince" - and definitely not ''the'' {{Prince}}).

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* NoNameGiven: Even the credits list him as "Prince" (not "The Prince" - and definitely not ''the'' {{Prince}}).Music/{{Prince}}).

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* TheMole: [[spoiler:The prince. It turns out he ''hired'' the assassins who have been supposedly trying to kill him.]]

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* TheMole: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler: The prince. It turns out he ''hired'' the assassins who have been supposedly trying to kill him.]]]]
* NoNameGiven: Even the credits list him as "Prince" (not "The Prince" - and definitely not ''the'' {{Prince}}).



* WildCard: [[spoiler:The prince, who switches sides with perfect ease depending on what benefits him at the time and makes no bones about it.]]

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* WildCard: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler: The prince, who switches sides with perfect ease depending on what benefits him at the time and makes no bones about it.]]
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: This can probably be attributed to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, but Artie - who is otherwise a shining example of the GuileHero - gets [[IdiotBall successively buffaloed]] by just about every other character in the episode, including Jim.

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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: The villainess comes to kidnap Artie and tells him an elaborate story which he sees through almost immediately. He draws her out by leaving his gun in a conspicuous place. When she grabs it and threatens him, he reveals that it's empty. [[spoiler:Unfortunately she has a spare.]]



* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after secretly engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says Artie couldn't have pulled off the deception if he'd know the truth ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince (which involves freezing in little more than a feather cape) [[spoiler:after secretly engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock conk on the head). After Artie is subsequently captured by the baddies and nearly killed, killed. When Jim reveals the plot and basically says he thought Artie couldn't have pulled off would somehow be safer without knowing the deception if he'd know the truth ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). truth, Artie is less than happy about it all.thrilled.]]
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* DirtyCoward: The prince [[spoiler:as he demonstrates when his henchpeople turn on him.]]

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* DirtyCoward: The prince [[spoiler:as [[spoiler:- as he demonstrates when his henchpeople turn on him.]]
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after the former secretly engineers the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says Artie couldn't have pulled off the deception if he'd know the truth ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after the former secretly engineers engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says Artie couldn't have pulled off the deception if he'd know the truth ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]
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West and Gordon are assigned to protect the crown prince of the South Sea Islands, who is in the United States to sign a treaty. He insists on visiting a very expensive spa where, as Jim discovers, there is good reason to believe that his life will be in danger. Before Gordon and the prince even reach the spa their train is stopped by masked bandits and the prince is kidnapped. In order to prevent panic and a possible massacre of missionaries by the prince's father, Gordon takes the prince's place and the agents try to get to the bottom of the assassination attempts.

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West and Gordon are assigned to protect the crown prince of the South Sea Islands, who is in the United States to sign a treaty. He insists on visiting a very expensive spa where, as Jim West discovers, there is good reason to believe that his life will be in danger. Before Gordon and the prince even reach the spa their train is stopped by masked bandits and the prince is kidnapped. In order to prevent panic and a possible massacre of missionaries by the prince's father, Gordon takes the prince's place and the agents try to get to the bottom of the assassination attempts.
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West and Gordon are assigned to protect a pleasure-loving prince who is visiting the United States. The prince insists on visiting a plush spa, only to find that assassins are eagerly awaiting his arrival.

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West and Gordon are assigned to protect a pleasure-loving the crown prince of the South Sea Islands, who is visiting in the United States. The prince States to sign a treaty. He insists on visiting a plush spa, only very expensive spa where, as Jim discovers, there is good reason to find believe that assassins are eagerly awaiting his arrival.
life will be in danger. Before Gordon and the prince even reach the spa their train is stopped by masked bandits and the prince is kidnapped. In order to prevent panic and a possible massacre of missionaries by the prince's father, Gordon takes the prince's place and the agents try to get to the bottom of the assassination attempts.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after the former secretly engineers the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after the former secretly engineers the prince's "kidnapping" (which involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull couldn't have pulled off the deception if he'd know the truth ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]
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* WildCard: [[spoiler:The prince, who switches sides with perfect ease depending on what benefit him at the time and makes no bones about it.]]
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involved Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]

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* WildCard: [[spoiler:The prince, who switches sides with perfect ease depending on what benefit benefits him at the time and makes no bones about it.]]
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after engineering the former secretly engineers the prince's "kidnapping" (which involved involves an unsuspecting Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involved Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involved Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise).disguise and infiltration). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]
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* DirtyCoward
* EmergencyImpersonation
* ItAmusedMe
* TheMole
* WildCard
* WithFriendsLikeThese

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* DirtyCoward
DirtyCoward: The prince [[spoiler:as he demonstrates when his henchpeople turn on him.]]
* EmergencyImpersonation
EmergencyImpersonation: When the prince is [[spoiler:apparently]] kidnapped, Artie is forced to pose as him.
* ItAmusedMe
ItAmusedMe: The prince's motivation for... everything... is his own pleasure and profit. He has no regard for the lives or well-being of others.
* TheMole
TheMole: [[spoiler:The prince. It turns out he ''hired'' the assassins who have been supposedly trying to kill him.]]
* WildCard
WildCard: [[spoiler:The prince, who switches sides with perfect ease depending on what benefit him at the time and makes no bones about it.]]
* WithFriendsLikeTheseWithFriendsLikeThese: Jim manipulates Artie into posing as the prince [[spoiler:after engineering the prince's "kidnapping" (which involved Artie getting a good knock on the head). After Artie is captured by the baddies and nearly killed, Jim reveals the plot and basically says he didn't trust Artie to pull off the deception ([[OutOfCharacterMoment in spite of]] Artie's already established status as a master of disguise). Artie is less than happy about it all.]]
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* DirtyCoward
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* ItAmusedMe
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* WildCard
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West and Gordon are assigned to protect a pleasure-loving prince who is visiting the United States. The prince insists on visiting a plush spa, only to find that assassins are eagerly awaiting his arrival.

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