History Main / SpiesAreLecherous

A SubTrope of TheCasanova. The FemmeFataleSpy may serve as an example of a gender-inversion of this trope.

* ''Film/OurManFlint'': Exaggerated; Derek Flint makes Bond himself look like a CasanovaWannabe. He ''starts'' the film with four female lovers, then later seduces the villain's love slave and adds her to his harem.

** SubvertedTrope. Harry Tasker is a spy whose cover identity on his latest BlackTieInfiltration mission is a rich lothario, with the DarkChick even falling for his charms (and an intense tango). However, in his civilian life he's been married to the same woman for over a decade, and is completely loyal to her. The B-plot of the film is about Harry discovering that his wife Helen is very unhappy with her boring life and making efforts to rekindle their marriage.

** SubvertedTrope. Harry Tasker is a spy whose cover identity on his latest BlackTieInfiltration mission is a rich lothario, with the villainess even falling for his charms (and an intense tango). However, in his civilian life he's been married to the same woman for over a decade, and is completely loyal to her. The B-plot of the film is about Harry discovering that his wife Helen is very unhappy with her boring life and making efforts to rekindle their marriage.

* ''Prince of the City'', by Robert Daley. A former WW2 spy whom the Gestapo codenamed "Triangle" because of his liking for AThreesomeIsHot is brought into the investigation into police corruption in the New York. The corrupt police are suspicious of him however, and use an attractive woman to get his phone number. It turns out to be not the number of his criminal cover identity, but [[WhatAnIdiot the phone number of the building where the corruption investigation is being run from]].

'''Sir James Bond:''' It's depressing that the words "secret agent" have become synonymous with "sex maniac!"

The life of a spy can be quite [[TuxedoAndMartini a romanticized profession in fiction]]. [[BadassInANiceSuit Nice suits]], [[CoolCar slick cars]], [[Main/CoolGuns neat guns]], and one stylish adventure after another. But how would any of that be complete without a pretty lady by your side? Maybe this particular girl is in league with the Main/BigBad and the agent must woo information out of her. If she isn't another fellow agent trying to complete the mission alongside the hero as she's subject to the whims of his seductive tendencies, she could be an innocent bystander caught up in the danger and must be soothed by the dashing agent's masculine charms. Regardless, the secret agent will flaunt his womanizing to the audience and [[GirlOFTheWeek the woman will probably never be heard from again to make room for the next Girl of the Week]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Sterling Archer is highly capable in terms of being lethal, but has a well-deserved reputation as a man-whore who cannot stop trying to seduce girls even at his nicest, has constantly ruined missions because he won't stop thinking with his dick, and he [[EveryoneHasStandards only outright refuses their advancements when he considers them underage]].

* ''Film/JamesBond'': Bond is obviously the TropeCodifier, to the point where "Bond Girl" has become synonymous with GirlOfTheWeek. James will often have several throwaway love interests per film, or [[HighHeelFaceTurn seduce a female henchwoman to betray her boss]]. It is played with occasionally -- he genuinely [[LadykillerInLove falls in love with Tracy]] in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'', even marrying her near the end and willing to settle down with her, but Blofeld [[CartwrightCurse murders her on their wedding day]]. In ''Film/GoldenEye'', his EvilFormerFriend Alec Trevelyan even mocks Bond over being something of a FatalAttractor, which seriously [[ShutUpHannibal struck a nerve with James]].

* ''Film/WildWildWest'': It's shown early on that Jim West is a man with "a girl in every port", so to speak, and the LoveTriangle between West, Gordon and Rita Escobar has several scenes that show both men are perfectly okay with perving on Rita in their own way (Gordon compares Rita's (that is Salma Hayek's) bosom with that of a Boticelli painting at one point [[ImStandingRightHere without having noticed that Rita was tossed into the room by one of his inventions and is hearing everything]]), while part of the RunningGag between West and Loveless (of constantly tossing racist and ableist insults at each other) includes pointing out that Jim can still please a woman the natural way while [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe Loveless]] requires "mechanical aides", so to speak.

* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': Whilst both remain perfect gentlemen, both secret service members [[TuxedoAndMartini Jim West]] and [[MasterOfDisguise Artemus Gordon]] regularly seduce and end up with a lot of different women. Jim in particular often succeeds in causing the villain's female associates to [[HighHeelFaceTurn switch sides]], at least partially through seduction. Though occasionally it will turn out the GirlOfTheWeek already has a lover, who she'll go off with or a goal she intends to do, causing her to leave at the end.