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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8En8oKi6dq0 The Action Chase music]] is one of the most memorable songs on the show, not only because it's really catchy, but because it fits the spy-action theme of the show.
2* BaseBreakingCharacter: Alphonse. Some either find his and Victor's antics amusing, or dislike him for [[DieForOurShip getting in the way of Victor and Anita's relationship.]]
3* CargoShip: "Secret Double Agent" gives us Changed Daily/his fireplace.
4* FanNickname: The Chief of U.Z.Z. is often referred to by fans and online sources as "Changed Daily" since he doesn't have a [[ConstantlyChangingName consistent name]]; He just says that "for reasons of security, [his] name is changed daily]."
5* FandomSpecificPlot:
6** There are fanfics out there dedicated to [[OneTruePairing shipping Victor and Anita]] together. They may or may not have Alphonse (Anita's canonical crush) somewhere in the story, and the authors may or may not resort to [[DieForOurShip derailing his character]] [[DerailingLoveInterests to justify the ship]].
7** Some fanfics ship [[FoeYayShipping Professor Professor and Doctor Doctor]] together. The canonical interaction between the two, plus their history together, also help in that regard.
8** Some fanfics involve how Victor and Anita met and became U.Z.Z. agents.
9* FandomVIP: [=AgentAlex101=] (aka [=TheSecretShow4You=]) is widely known among the show's fandom as one of the most prolific fans out there (with even creator Tony Collingwood acknowledging her existence). Not only has she created lots of fanart regarding her OneTruePairing Victor/Anita; she's also written some fanfics and created lots of [=AMVs=] for the show as well. She even posted [=YouTube=] videos celebrating the show's [[MilestoneCelebration tenth anniversary]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU6KzGjeNPs fifteenth anniversary]].
10* FanficFuel:
11** [[WhatCouldHaveBeen There were plans for U.Z.Z. to fight another group of aliens called the Puddleheads]], who were conceived as sworn enemies of the Floaty-heads, but they were left on the cutting room floor. What would the Puddleheads look like, and how would they act?
12** Surely, U.Z.Z. has more locations around the world than just the U.K. one. Assuming there are indeed more branches of U.Z.Z., what are they like and are their adventures just as crazy as the ones with the U.K. branch?
13** What were Victor and Anita's lives like before they met and were recruited by U.Z.Z.?
14* FoeRomanceSubtext: Professor Professor and Doctor Doctor occasionally have this. It doesn't help that they used to be lab partners and that they were in a relationship at one point. A quote from "Return of the Killer Toothbrush":
15--> '''Professor Professor:''' I told you before, don't call me baby!\
16'''Doctor Doctor:''' Not ''you'', Professor Professor, my ''beautiful'' creation.
17* FridgeHorror:
18** Doctor Doctor's plan to leave Victor and Anita stranded on the Sun in [[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E9DestinationSun "Destination Sun"]] is pretty silly and standard for a kids' show. Well, it's silly until you actually think about it. That's right, this episode shows that Doctor Doctor is not above committing ''outright murder''.
19** The ending of [[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E21MrAtom "Mr. Atom"]] is pretty dark once you realize that it’s implied Changed Daily accidentally '''killed''' Mr. Atom.
20* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While not as popular in the United States as it was back in its home country, it did manage to propagate a reasonably-sized fanbase over there. However, the show is mostly huge in Russia.
21* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: In "The Abyss", Victor becomes trapped inside a giant squid. Anita then decides to rescue him, even though she revealed that she was allergic to seawater earlier.
22* HilariousInHindsight:
23** In an episode that parodies the Series/EurovisionSongContest, Changed Daily's name for the day is Engelbert Humperdinck. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFNv9pjqZkk&feature=fvwrel Guess who was picked to represent the United Kingdom in Eurovision in 2012.]]
24** This wouldn't be the last time [[VideoGame/AmongUs a faction of hostile alien shapeshifters called Impostors]] would show up in fiction.
25** An AffablyEvil villain with a luck motif would go on to make an appearance in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair''.
26* MoralEventHorizon: Doctor Doctor in one episode concocted an EvilPlan, which, if executed successfully, would have stranded Victor and Anita on the Sun, ultimately burning them to death.
27* NightmareFuel: The ZombieApocalypse episode, where merely saying [[spoiler: yes or no]] will infect you.
28* OneTruePairing: Victor/Anita is perhaps one of the most popular, if not ''the'' most popular, pairings of the show out there. This is mainly due to their chemistry and the sheer number of fans who ship them. Many years after the show ended, WordOfGod revealed that this pairing was ''canon'' (and, in fact, had been canon all along).
29* QuirkyWork: Who knew that a show about two secret agents going on missions could be so crazy, going from explosive boogers to a sentient evil brain that feeds on fear?
30* RonTheDeathEater: It's not uncommon for some Victor fans to write fanfics depicting Professor Professor, Changed Daily, Anita, and/or other U.Z.Z. agents in a bad light while also glossing over their positive traits; especially if it's to deconstruct Victor's ButtMonkey status.
31* TheWoobie: Victor can be this at times, given all the bad breaks he has. Especially when [[spoiler:he first meets his father, Lionel, and is forced to leave him behind in Dimension 10]].

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