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Rich financier John Taney's (Harold Gould) home is destroyed in an earthquake caused by a giant tuning fork, the latest in a series of attacks on millionaires' mansions. West and Gordon suspect that the newly-formed Cyclops Insurance Company is involved; West investigates the company while Gordon tries and fails to convince the other men who have received offers of "insurance" from the firm not to pay up. Based on what West manages to recover from the company offices, the agents determine that the mastermind behind the operation is Dr. Tebor Kovacs, a tuning fork expert who was once jailed for selling classified information. They set about tracking down Kovacs and breaking up his extortion racket.
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Rich financier John Taney's (Harold Gould) (Creator/HaroldGould) home is destroyed in an earthquake caused by a giant tuning fork, the latest in a series of attacks on millionaires' mansions. West and Gordon suspect that the newly-formed Cyclops Insurance Company is involved; West investigates the company while Gordon tries and fails to convince the other men who have received offers of "insurance" from the firm not to pay up. Based on what West manages to recover from the company offices, the agents determine that the mastermind behind the operation is Dr. Tebor Kovacs, a tuning fork expert who was once jailed for selling classified information. They set about tracking down Kovacs and breaking up his extortion racket.
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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDU1Mw==/?ref=1 Salvatore, Italian Waiter]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzk2NA==/?ref=1 Old Gas Inspector]]
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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDU1Mw==/?ref=1 Salvatore, Italian Waiter]]; Waiter]][[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ifxyf (27:30)]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzk2NA==/?ref=1 Old Gas Inspector]]
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Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDU1Mw==/?ref=1 Salvatore, Italian Waiter]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzk2NA==/?ref=1 Old Gas Inspector]]
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* BlankBook: Mr.Singleton's phony office at Cyclops has an empty ledger.
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* BlankBook: Mr. Singleton's phony office at Cyclops has an empty ledger. ledger.
* BlindMistake: When Kovacs and his {{Mooks}} are preparing to kill Jim, Artie infiltrates their hideout by disguising himself as an elderly, nearsighted gas inspector. He [[WeNeedADistraction creates a distraction]] for Jim to escape by grabbing a shotgun and firing it wildly.
* DeathTrap: Kovacs uses Jim as a living target in a shooting gallery machine for his men to shoot at. Thanks to Artie's intervention and his own cleverness, Jim escapes.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: In a variation, "Taney" destroys his own mansion with his giant tuning fork.
* FairCop: Arden Masterson (Emily Banks), the female agent who assists Jim and Artie.
* BlindMistake: When Kovacs and his {{Mooks}} are preparing to kill Jim, Artie infiltrates their hideout by disguising himself as an elderly, nearsighted gas inspector. He [[WeNeedADistraction creates a distraction]] for Jim to escape by grabbing a shotgun and firing it wildly.
* DeathTrap: Kovacs uses Jim as a living target in a shooting gallery machine for his men to shoot at. Thanks to Artie's intervention and his own cleverness, Jim escapes.
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: In a variation, "Taney" destroys his own mansion with his giant tuning fork.
* FairCop: Arden Masterson (Emily Banks), the female agent who assists Jim and Artie.
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* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. He's greedy, nasty and obsessed with food, and the only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
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* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. He's greedy, nasty and obsessed with food, and the only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.prison, partially because he ate as little as the terrible food there as possible.
* FortuneTeller: Jim interacts with a mechanical one at Taney's warehouse/hideout.
* FortuneTeller: Jim interacts with a mechanical one at Taney's warehouse/hideout.
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* HardWorkMontage: Jim searches the city looking for the particular weight machine that Kovacs uses.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The villain has constructed a gigantic tuning fork that can demolish entire mansions.
* SnobsVsSlobs: Durkin, the {{Mook}} who Kovacs sends to substitute for him in the Epicurean Society, acts like a vulgar,boorish {{Jerkass}} during his meal. Kovacs, who still misses the club's culinary delights, upbraids him for being such a "swinish lout".
* MakeMeWannaShout: The villain has constructed a gigantic tuning fork that can demolish entire mansions.
* SnobsVsSlobs: Durkin, the {{Mook}} who Kovacs sends to substitute for him in the Epicurean Society, acts like a vulgar,boorish {{Jerkass}} during his meal. Kovacs, who still misses the club's culinary delights, upbraids him for being such a "swinish lout".
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* HardWorkMontage: It shows Jim searches searching the city looking for the particular weight machine that Kovacs uses.
* InventedIndividual: It turns out that "John Taney" is a false identity that Kovacs created for himself after his release from prison. Kovacs is also "Mr. Singleton", the head of Cyclops Insurance.
* MakeMeWannaShout:The villain Kovacs has constructed a gigantic tuning fork that can demolish entire mansions.
mansions. And he has an even ''bigger'' and more destructive model that he's planning to sell to an unnamed enemy nation.
* ShockAndAwe: Kovacs captures Jim by using one of his amusement park machines to shock the agent unconscious.
* SnobsVsSlobs:Durkin, Durkin (Steve Gravers), the {{Mook}} henchman who Kovacs sends to substitute for him in at the Epicurean Society, acts like a vulgar,boorish vulgar, boorish {{Jerkass}} during his meal. Kovacs, who still misses the club's culinary delights, upbraids him for being such a "swinish lout". lout" who doesn't appreciate the privilege of having access to such excellent food.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: When Kovacs temporarily gets the drop on both Jim and Artie at the climax, he's learned from his death trap debacle. He proclaims that he's going to shoot them both, although he wishes he had the time to give them the prolonged, agonizing deaths they deserve. This brief speech ''still'' gives our heroes enough time to defeat him, though.
* InventedIndividual: It turns out that "John Taney" is a false identity that Kovacs created for himself after his release from prison. Kovacs is also "Mr. Singleton", the head of Cyclops Insurance.
* MakeMeWannaShout:
* ShockAndAwe: Kovacs captures Jim by using one of his amusement park machines to shock the agent unconscious.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: When Kovacs temporarily gets the drop on both Jim and Artie at the climax, he's learned from his death trap debacle. He proclaims that he's going to shoot them both, although he wishes he had the time to give them the prolonged, agonizing deaths they deserve. This brief speech ''still'' gives our heroes enough time to defeat him, though.
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* SnobsVsSlobs: Durkin, the {{Mook}} who Kovacs sends to substitute for him in the Epicurean Society, acts like a vulgar,boorish {{Jerkass}} during his meal. Kovacs, who still misses the club's culinary delights, upbraids him for being such a "swinish lout".
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* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: The Epicurean Society serves its members nothing but French cuisine.
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* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: The Epicurean Society serves its members nothing but French cuisine. As for the "haughty" part, the club is so exclusive that you can't join voluntarily; the members choose new people via secret ballots.
* HardWorkMontage: Jim searches the city looking for the particular weight machine that Kovacs uses.
* HardWorkMontage: Jim searches the city looking for the particular weight machine that Kovacs uses.
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* BlankBook: Mr.Singleton's phony office at Cyclops has an empty ledger.
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Rich financier John Taney's (Harold Gould) home is destroyed in an earthquake caused by a giant tuning fork, the latest in a series of attacks on millionaires' mansions. West and Gordon suspect that the newly-formed Cyclops Insurance Company is involved; West investigates the company while Gordon tries and fails to convince the other men who have received offers of "insurance" from the firm not to pay up. Based on what West manages to recover from the company offices, the agents determine that the mastermind behind the operation is Dr. Tebor Kovacs, a tuning fork expert who was once jailed for selling classified information. They set about tracking down Kovacs and breaking up his extortion racket.
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* ViewersAreMorons: You see the fellow in the lower right hand corner of the page image? [[spoiler: That's supposed to be Artie...]]
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* FancyDinner: Artie poses as a waiter at one to infiltrate the Epicurean Society.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. The only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. The only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
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* FancyDinner: Artie poses as a snooty waiter at one to infiltrate an extravagant gourmet dinner given by the Epicurean Society.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs.The He's greedy, nasty and obsessed with food, and the only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs.
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West and Gordon investigate a series of explosions that have destroyed several palatial homes. They discover that the destruction is being caused by a giant tuning fork radiating powerful sound waves.
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!!Tropes present in this episode:
* FancyDinner: Artie poses as a waiter at one to infiltrate the Epicurean Society.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. The only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: The Epicurean Society serves its members nothing but French cuisine.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The villain has constructed a gigantic tuning fork that can demolish entire mansions.
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West and Gordon investigate a series of explosions that have destroyed several palatial homes. They discover that the destruction is being caused by a giant tuning fork radiating powerful sound waves.
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!!Tropes present in this episode:
* FancyDinner: Artie poses as a waiter at one to infiltrate the Epicurean Society.
* FatBastard: Subverted by Dr. Kovacs. The only description the agents have of him is that he's very fat... but it turns out he lost a lot of weight in prison.
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty: The Epicurean Society serves its members nothing but French cuisine.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The villain has constructed a gigantic tuning fork that can demolish entire mansions.
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