History WesternAnimation / TotallySpies

* SleepCute: [[LesYay Between the three leads]]. [[http://www.shoujoai.com/attach/88/581888/tspy-04890-cap.jpg Really.]]

* {{MIB}}: The WHOOP agents.

'''''Totally Spies!''''' is an animated show produced by French company MarathonMedia. [[PowerTrio Three]] {{action girl}}s -- Alex, Clover and Sam (two {{tomboyish name}}s out of three) -- are (totally) spies (and also {{ordinary high school student}}s) working for WOOHP, the World Organization Of Human Protection. In each episode, the girls battle the plans of some variety of {{mad scientist}} or {{supervillain}} with an axe to grind while also dealing with their personal lives (including their collective high school rival Mandy). Like ''KimPossible'', ''Totally Spies!'' mines both spy and teen clichés, though ''Kim Possible'' was the only show to end a season on a {{cliffhanger}}.

'''''Totally Spies!''''' is an animated show produced by French company MarathonMedia. [[PowerTrio Three]] {{action girl}}s -- Alex, Clover and Sam (two {{tomboyish name}}s out of three) -- are (totally) spies (and also {{ordinary high school student}}s) working for [=WOOHP=], the World Organization Of Human Protection. In each episode, the girls battle the plans of some variety of {{mad scientist}} or {{supervillain}} with an axe to grind while also dealing with their personal lives (including their collective high school rival Mandy). Like ''KimPossible'', ''Totally Spies!'' mines both spy and teen clichés, though ''Kim Possible'' was the only show to end a season on a {{cliffhanger}}.

* NowDoItAgainBackwards: "[=WOOHPersize]=] Me!". Mind control music played backwards negates the control.

* NaughtyTentacles: In the episode "Nature Nightmare", where the girls are attacked by possessed trees.

* PersonalitySwitch: Done in the episode "Totally Switched". Clover's personality is swapped with Jerry's by use of a [[MadScientist crazy psychologist's]] [[AppliedPhlebotinum behavioral adjusting amulet]].

* NowDoItAgainBackwards: "[=WOOHPersize Me!=]". Mind control music played backwards negates the control.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Or more likely: Writers did not finish high-school. Although a lot of it is RuleOfCool (and RuleOfFunny) -- such as a spaceship having brakes and making 90 degree turns on a dime. Some isn't, though, like Oxford University being portrayed as a ''boarding school'' necessitating the girls to wear [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule Catholic schoolgirl uniforms]] (that could just be an excuse for FetishFuel, though), not a university with ''adult'' pupils who wear ''their own clothes''.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead

** BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Clover, Alex and Sam.

* FridgeHorror: In the episode "Animal World", you find out the villain [[spoiler: is not only turning people into anthropomorphized animals, but she is MAKING SEAMLESS FUR COATS OUT OF THEM. In one scene she hugs the fur coat she's wearing around herself, asks if they like it, and tells the girls it's genuine lawyer. She has knowingly killed at least one human being and is wearing their skin as a fashion statement! The girl's reactions? "You're going to need that lawyer!"]] Good GOD!! Isn't this a kid's show?!

* [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Alex.

* TheBigGuy: Alex.

* BreastExpansion: In one episode, Alex takes a muscle-enhancement drug to defeat a villain, which also causes her breasts to visibly grow several times larger (Although at one point she did appear to have a completly maculine chest). Some also point out that the ArtEvolution made the girls "powers" more obvious too (considering how {{fanservice}}y the show is... quite probable).

*** This may also be a bit of the creators actually DOING the reseach, as the Lumière Brothers were the inventors of film over in France.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Though she was slightly anept, episode 2 has the queen of Lyrobia jumping into action along side Alex & Sam when Clover is kidnapped.

* SleepCute: [[LesYay Between the three leads]]. [[http://www.shoujoai.com/forum/topic_show.pl?pid=581888#pid581888 Really.]]

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle

''Totally Spies!'' is notable for being one of the first Western-made animated series to employ selected {{Anime Trope}}s, such as {{cross popping veins}} and {{the sweat drop}}, under the assumption viewers were already familiar with them (as opposed to employing them to [[{{Animesque}} evoke the anime style]], a la ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'').

''Totally Spies!'' is an animated show produced by the French MarathonMedia about [[PowerTrio three]] {{action girl}}s, Alex, Clover and Sam (two {{tomboyish name}}s out of three), who are (totally) spies and also {{ordinary high school student}}s, working for [=WOOHP=], the World Organization Of Human Protection. In each episode, the girls battle the plans of some variety of {{mad scientist}} or {{supervillain}} with an axe to grind, while also dealing with their personal lives (including their collective high school rival Mandy). Like ''KimPossible'', ''Totally Spies!'' mines both spy and teen clichés, though ''Kim Possible'' was the only show to end a season on a {{cliffhanger}}.

''Totally Spies!'' is notable for being one of the first Western-made animated series to employ selected {{Anime Trope}}s such as {{cross popping veins}} and {{the sweat drop}} under the assumption that they are already familiar to viewers (as opposed to employing them simply to [[{{Animesque}} evoke the anime style]], a la ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'').

It's also notable for being a treasure trove of {{author appeal}}, with each episode seemingly dedicated to one (or more) {{fetish}}es. Each of the three spies even has their own specialty: Clover is the [[IHaveYourIndex designated hostage]] and is frequently a victim of various [[InvoluntaryTransformation transformations]], Alex has [[ButtMonkey freakishly bad luck]] and Sam will often be {{brainwashed}}. At times Jerry also seems to take a little too much joy in tossing the girls out of planes / into oceans / onto trains, etc.

In short, ''CharliesAngels'' (1970s version) [[XMeetsY meets]] ''SailorMoon'' with more FetishFuel than either of those shows ever had.

The show totally got [[TotallySpiesTheMovie a movie]], and a SpinOff in the form of ''TheAmazingSpiez''.

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** Whoa. Hello, GLADIS? Nope, doesn't sound like another [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} ridiculously intelligent A.I. that we all know at all]].

** Occasionally subverted, because they don't always use every gadget they're given in an episode. Although sometimes, there's a EigenPlot just to make sure they ''do''.

* EigenPlot: Occasionally, a completely improbable situation pops up, demanding the use of a gadget that would be unused otherwise, or an otherwise useless gadget gets a highly unusual use (such as the super-spicy gum used by Alex that allowed her to [[RefugeInAudacity sweat enough to slip tightly-tied ropes off her, despite the fact that she was still wearing her spysuit]]).

** Whoa. Hello, GLADIS? Nope, doesn't sound like another [[{{Portal 2}} ridiculously intelligent A.I. that we all know at all]].

''Totally Spies!'' is an animated show produced by the French MarathonMedia about [[PowerTrio three]] {{action girl}}s, Alex, Clover and Sam (two {{tomboyish name}}s out of three), who are (totally) spies and also {{ordinary high school student}}s, working for [=WOOHP=], the World Organization Of Human Protection. In each episode, the girls battle the plans of some variety of {{mad scientist}} or {{supervillain}} with an axe to grind, while also dealing with their personal lives (including their collective high school rival Mandy). Like ''KimPossible'', Totally Spies mines both spy and teen clichés, though Kim Possible was the only show to end a season on a {{cliffhanger}}.

* TitlePlease: Only during Season 1. Season 2+ featured the name of the episode superimposed over the Totally Spies logo.

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Japan uses a different anime-styled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s8zZIvDGW8 theme song]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Britney.
* AmazonianBeauty: In the end of "The Incredible Bulk", [[spoiler:Alex]] eats the villain's product that bulks up people and [[TemporaryBulkChange becomes this temporarily]] to beat the villain. Sadly; it makes her current boyfriend dump her [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon because he doesn't date women stronger than him]].
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Alex. Also Ambiguously Biracial. Her skin tone and her mom's name (Carmen) makes one think she's Hispanic; however she dresses in Chinese outfits a lot (while wearing her hair in a pair of {{Odango}} no less). She has also seriously considered being related to a French farm family.

* BadassBookworm: Sam, the Smart Lady of the trio.

* CatchPhrase: Jerry's "Oh, my!" and "Ta-ta for now!", amongst others.

* ClipShow: "The Elevator", "So Totally Not Groove-y"

* ColonelBadass: Jerry

* CoolOldGuy: Jerry. See his [=CMoA=]s ahead.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Alex. Though she isn't ''too'' bad, she had a lot of trouble passing her driver's exam and is generally considered the worst driver of the three. Ironically however, she is often the one to drive.

* GranolaGirl: Clover.
* GreenEyedRedhead: Sam.

* LimitedWardrobe: Played straight with their spy jumpsuits, but [[AvertedTrope averted]] with their civilian outfits.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Clover, in contrast to Mandy who is more of a classic [[AlphaBitch Alpha Bitch]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Alex and Jerry from Season 3 onwards.

* RedheadInGreen: Sam in her spy outfit.

* SdrawkcabName: Tim Scam

* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Clover in "Starstruck".

* TalksLikeASimile: Clover, from time to time.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Britney
* AmazonianBeauty: In the end of "The Incredible Bulk", [[spoiler: Alex]] eats the villain's product that bulks up people and [[TemporaryBulkChange becomes this temporarily]] to beat the villain. Sadly; it makes her current boyfriend dump her [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon because he doesn't date women buffer than him.]]

* LesYay
** Alex refers to a "super-hot model". The model is female.
** Also, the link mentioned in AbridgedSeries above. May not be official, but hey, those are LesYay to the max.
** Sam and Mandy in "Eraser".

*** This may also be a bit of the creators actually DOING the reseach, as the Lumière Brothers were the inventors of film over in France.

* GratuitousFrench: Clover has a habit of doing this, [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench if only for the style.]] One episode reveals that, at most, her knowledge of French is pretty basic: she and Alex find an uncannily handsome pool cleaner guy who only speaks French. Everytime he speaks, the girls get lulled about him (after all, EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench), but it's only with Jerry translating for them at the end that they know: all that he was talking about was the quality of the water in the swimming pool, and all that stuff (therefore, too technical for just GratuitousFrench). Luckily enough for them, he had already switched to work for Mandy, whose comprehension of the language was about in the same level.

* HotMom

* PowerTrio

** FreudianTrio
*** TheKirk-Alex
*** TheMcCoy-Clover
*** TheSpock-Sam

** Whoa. Hello, GLADIS? Nope, doesn't sound like another [[{{Portal2}}-ridiculously intelligent A.I. that we all know at all.]]

* TheTag: Starting in season 3, Sam addressed the viewer during the closing credits, often talking about something related to the theme or events of the episode.

* TitlePlease: Only during season 1. Season 2+ featured the name of the episode superimposed over the Totally Spies logo.

In short, ''CharliesAngels'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''SailorMoon'' with an extra helping of FetishFuel.