History YMMV / TotallySpies

** To a naughtier extent, they are frequently subjected to fetishtic transformations that viewers could only dream of experiencing in real life. This part they could do without, however.

* CommonKnowledge: This show is [[MemeticMutation memetically infamous]] for being a "fetish show", when in reality it was a lot closer to your run-of-the-mill episodic action comedy with a lot of the "fetish" content being very typical scenarios found in kids cartoons. It just so happens that the main trio are conventionally attractive, and that the [[SpyCatsuit spandex]] they are wearing is supposed to show that they are fashionable.

--->'''English!Clover:''' Yeah, and risk unsightly facial bruises? I don't think so.
--->'''Mandarin!Clover:''' Yeah, with the power of your own (Alex's) wristwatch, it's already just enough [to get us out].

** Blaine gets bashed for his SickeninglySweethearts relationship with Clover, though some fans do see him as the almost perfect match for Clover. If you don’t ship her in one of her many [[HoYay Les Yay]] pairings.

* CatharsisFactor: After five seasons of Jerry WOOHP’ing the girls to his office to give them a mission, using humiliating and uncomfortable methods, and usually doing it at inconvenient times for them. Seeing Sam, Alex and Clover finally getting the chance to WOOHP Jerry for a change in "Evil Pizza Guys" is awesome. He does not care for the experience, but he had it coming.

* CommonKnowledge: This show is [[MemeticMutation memetically infamous]] for being a "fetish show", when in reality it was a lot closer to your run-of-the-mill episodic action comedy with a lot of the "fetish" content being very typical scenarios found in kids cartoons. It just so happens that the main trio are conventionally attractive, and that the[[SpyCatsuit spandex]] they are wearing is supposed to show that they are fashionable.

* TheScrappy: G.L.A.D.I.S. was added to be Jerry's assitant, but was written out of the show due to fan complaints. Her overall role in the show was relatively pointless and her voice was deemed rather annoying.

* SpiritualAdaptation:

* WhatAnIdiot
** In "Stark Raving Mad" the Spies know that Sebastian is playing music that brainwashes teens into going on rampages at raves, and they go to the one where he is going to strike next to try and stop him\\
'''You'd expect:''' Them to bring something to block out the music, like earmuffs.\\
'''Instead:''' They don't do that.\\
'''As a result''': They get brainwashed as well. Good thing Jerry showed up.
** The girls are pitted against [[MagnificentBastard Kyle Katz]]. They learn of his plot to steal a priceless pearl.\\
'''You'd expect:''' They'd would replace the real pearl with a decoy, trap Kyle there, and call for reinforcements.\\
'''Instead:''' While they do reach the pearl before Kyle, they just stand in its vault and taunt him with it.\\
'''The result''': Kyle takes it and traps the girls in the vault.
** The episode "Evil Sorority" has a villain break into a lab by carving a hole into the window with the diamond tipped heel of her shoe. She jumps through the hole and the heel breaks off as she lands on the floor. She notices this and comments on it.\\
'''You'd expect:''' She'd pick up the broken heel at least so she could still super-glue it back on or something so her shoe wouldn't be ruined.\\
'''Instead:''' She just leaves it there. When the spies find it they immediately track it to her, and later use it to foil her plan with ease.\\
'''Even Worse''': The shoes in question were ''incredibly rare'' -- the episode mentions there were only four pairs ''in existence''. The villain may as well have put a tracker on herself; a halfway decent private eye could handle that case, let alone the expert young women backed by the resources of WOOHP.

*** A general one for Alex if the AlternateCharacterInterpretation is correct; she has such low self-confidence that she automatically assumes that it's only a matter of time before Sam and Clover decide they'd rather have the more capable Britney and kick her to the curb. (Or Alex could be worried Jerry would fire her, with Sam, Clover and Brittany unable to change his mind).

** Alex in "Alex Gets Schooled," where her parents send her to a British boarding school where she is bullied and eventually [[BalefulPolymorph turned into]] a dolphin-like abomination. This was all because of her supposed bad grades, only for it to turn out that it was a mix-up the whole time.

** Although it's {{the tag}} of the episode, Sam in the credits of "Mime Your Own Business" is hilarious and adorable to watch as she flails around the couch and struggles to begin her sentences when her boyfriend telephones her.

** Naturally, the Spies love flirting with boys, even ones much older than them. Sometimes they flirt back.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Sam gets hit with this occasionally, from being shipped with [[LesYay Clover and Alex]], to being shipped with supporting characters like [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Brittany and Blaine]], and even paired with villains like [[FanPreferredCouple Tim Scam]] and [[FoeYay Kyle Katz]].

** The ''Model Citizens'' episode falls under this too: Tuesday Tate's minions are said to be unnattractive (and needing their features swapped out with the kidnapped models) but most of them, even before the complete makeover already look cute (unless they've had their work done like the girl who got Clover's legs). Clover (muscular pear shaped lower half swapped out with her slender frame), Sam (gets braces and freckles), and Alex (gets her sleek black bob swapped with a frizzy red hairdo) and the kidnapped models don't look any less attractive.

* {{Narm}}: Just try to take Muffy Peprich from "Evil Sorority" seriously as a villain when she makes threats in a scratchy, high-pitched voice.

* {{Adorkable}}: Alex is a cute sporty girl, sometimes awkward, ditzy and naïve, and very friendly.

* Fanon: It's commonly accepted among the fandom that Sam, Clover, and Alex are not single in the future they traveled to, they are just dating each other at this point.

** Many of the Spies' transformations and afflictions could have made for interesting stories or at least strong character moments if they were left intact. Not only are they ALWAYS undone by the end of the episode, they're often underutilized in the episode's plot. For example, in "The Eraser", Sam loses any memory of who she is -- the episode's answer to this is to keep Sam on the mission, her amnesia actually being a hindrance. Similarly, Clover's weight gain in "Passion Patties" could have helped provide a lesson about embracing your looks to avoid [[YouAreFat Fat Shaming]], but she's back to her skinny self by the end.

** Most of the villains who appear in this show. [[CrazyAwesome Despite having admittedly interesting gimmicks]], they come off as bland and one-dimensional [[FreudianExcuse due to having the same excuse to turning evil.]] It doesn't help that almost every episode has a different villain, meaning we're stuck with more or less the same villain for over a hundred episodes.

** Seth Toyman, a villain from season 2, was a pretty [[DesignatedVillain unique one]], since while he did steal microchips for his toys, all he wanted was for them to be super realistic. He had no idea they would end up as monsters, so he helps the spies not only escape from his killer toys, but gets them out of a horrible trap set up by them too. By the end of the episode, he accepts that what he did was wrong and gets arrested. The girls remind Jerry that Seth did help them on their mission, so Jerry decides that instead of jail time, Seth will do community service, much to everyone's delight. Come season 6, Seth makes a complete 180 from his original counterpart, his sympathetic traits are gone in favor of being a one-note criminal. He now comes across as a immature teenager as opposed to the rational adult he was before the change, much to the fans dismay. Seriously, [[LaterInstallmentWeirdness the contrast between season 2 Seth and season 6 Seth is so grand they may as well have been different characters.]]

*** [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Ariel]] can also count. After she escapes at the end of "W.O.W", Sam says, "This isn't the last we've seen of Ariel." [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Guess who never returns for the duration of the series?]]

** Blaine. After a Season 5 arc where he discover he's a freelance agent to Geraldine, [[PutOnABus he's sent to WOOHP's Australia branch]], [[AngstWhatAngst with Clover her usual boy-crazy self]]. Even when Blaine returns in Season 6 (with an unfortunate redesign), we don’t know why they broke up, and Blaine’s reason for not wanting to get back together seemed bogus and forced (he dated Mandy.)

'''You'd expect:''' Them to bring something to block out the music and protect themselves.\\

'''Instead:''' While they do find the pearl's location, they stand in its vault and taunt Kyle with it.\\

'''Even Worse''': The shoes in question were ''incredibly rare'' -the episode mentions there were only four pairs ''in existence''. The villain may as well have put a tracker on herself -a halfway decent private eye could handle that case, let alone the expert young women backed by the resources of WOOHP.