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As of 2024, only the first seaon had a DVD release.



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* GlassSmackAndSlide: In the first scene, the trio swing down from the roof of a building and crash through the penthouse windows -- except Cee Cee, whose window refuses to shatter on impact. She's stuck there smooshed until the other She Spies pull her in.

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* GlassSmackAndSlide: In the first scene, the trio swing down from the roof of a building and crash through the penthouse windows -- except Cee Cee, D.D., whose window refuses to shatter on impact. She's stuck there smooshed until the other She Spies pull her in.
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''She Spies'' was an action/adventure/comedy series that ran in UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

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''She Spies'' was an action/adventure/comedy series that ran in UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} for two seasons.FirstRunSyndication from 2002-04. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

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* IronicInversion: When one of the girls needs to go undercover as a model, D.D. is very enthusiastic while Cassie looks downright disgusted. The coach decided since [[SarcasmMode all models are bitchy and indifferent,]] Cassie was perfect.



* MoodWhiplash: Between the two seasons.
* MsFanservice: Take your pick.

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* %%* MoodWhiplash: Between the two seasons.
* %%* MsFanservice: Take your pick.

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Shes Got Legs is not longer a trope. ZCE


* RuleOfThree (subverted)
* ShesGotLegs: All three spies.

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* ShesGotLegs: All three spies.
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* ActorAllusion: In one scene, the girls are attempting to break into a house in broad daylight, they notice that some teenage boys are watching them. Cassie (Natasha Henstridge) turns around and says, "Hey kids, ''Film/{{Species}}'' is on cable." One of the more famous things about ''Species'' was Henstridge's nude scene.
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->'''''"Bad girls gone good!"'''''- tag line.

''She Spies'' was an action / adventure / comedy series that ran in UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

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''She Spies'' was an action / adventure / comedy action/adventure/comedy series that ran in UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."
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* BoxedCrook

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* BoxedCrookBoxedCrook: The show's premise. Our heroes were criminals offered freedom and specialized training to become spies with plausible deniability.



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* CreditsGagCreditsGag: See BreakingTheFourthWall above.



* TreasureChestCavity

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* TreasureChestCavityTreasureChestCavity: One episode has the objective hidden in the target's tooth filling on a microchip.
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''She Spies'' was an action / adventure / comedy series that ran in {{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

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''She Spies'' was an action / adventure / comedy series that ran in {{syndication}} UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

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!!! "Bad Tropes Gone Good":

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!!! !! "Bad Tropes Gone Good":Good":


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* GlassSmackAndSlide: In the first scene, the trio swing down from the roof of a building and crash through the penthouse windows -- except Cee Cee, whose window refuses to shatter on impact. She's stuck there smooshed until the other She Spies pull her in.
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* ActorAllusion: In one scene, the girls are attempting to break into a house in broad daylight, they notice that some teenage boys are watching them. Cassie (Natasha Henstridge) turns around and says, "Hey kids, ''Film/{{Species}}'' is on cable." One of the more famous things about ''Species'' was Henstridge's nude scene.

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--> Wait a minute! Excuse me... In case nobody noticed, I just swallowed a live bomb. Do you really think this is the right time to be running credits?

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--> '''Cassie:''' Wait a minute! Excuse me... In case nobody noticed, I just [[EatTheBomb swallowed a live bomb. bomb]]! Do you really think this is the right time to be running credits?credits?!


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* EatTheBomb: In one episode, the ColdOpen has the girls captured by a villain gloating about his tiny, but powerful bomb. Cassie then kicks it out of his hand, catches it in her mouth, and swallows it. Since the bomb is heat-activated, the villain is forced to set them free before the bomb warms to Cassie's body temperature and explodes in the middle of his base. The girls run to freedom and the opening credits start to run... only to be [[CreditsGag shoved off the screen by Cassie]] complaining that she has just ''swallowed a live bomb and will not survive through the credits''. Once she coughs up the bomb (and kicks it [[HoistByHisOwnPetard back down into the villain's base where it explodes]]), she allows the credits to resume where they left off.
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* MoodWhiplash: Between the two seasons.
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The second season, involving producers from [[{{Series/Baywatch}} Tower 12 Productions]], was essentially a [[{{Retool}} series reboot]] -- in the first episode the girls learned that Jack (the equivalent of Bosley in the inevitable ''Series/CharliesAngels'' comparison) had been reassigned, headquarters had been completely remodeled, and their residence had been moved. Basically, the only things remaining unchanged were the general premise and the three lead actresses. The tone of the series changed to a straightforward action/adventure series, with much less of the trademark humor that was the first season's greatest asset. It seems that many fans agreed, as the show didn't survive past the second season.

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The second season, involving producers from [[{{Series/Baywatch}} Tower 12 Productions]], was essentially a [[{{Retool}} series reboot]] -- in the first episode the girls learned that Jack (the equivalent of Bosley in the inevitable ''Series/CharliesAngels'' comparison) had been reassigned, headquarters had been completely remodeled, and their residence had been moved. Basically, the only things remaining unchanged were the general premise and the three lead actresses. The tone of the series changed to a straightforward action/adventure series, with much less of the trademark humor that was the first season's greatest asset. It The cast weren't too thrilled at the change and it seems that many fans agreed, as the show didn't survive past the second season.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall:
--> Wait a minute! Excuse me... In case nobody noticed, I just swallowed a live bomb. Do you really think this is the right time to be running credits?
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* GroinAttack: The series plays this trope from time to time, with the three female spies usually striking their opponents where it hurts the most.


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* ShesGotLegs: All three spies.
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[[caption-width-right:300:L-R: Kristen Miller, Natasha Henstridge and Natashia Williams]]






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[[caption-width-right:300:L-R: Kristen Miller, Natasha Henstridge and Natashia Williams]]
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* IronicInversion: When one of the girls needs to go undercover as a model, D.D. is very enthusiastic while Cassie looks downright disgusted. The coach decided since [[SarcasmMode all models are bitchy and indifferent,]] Cassie was perfect.
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* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Cassie and D.D. did this a lot. When asked about it, Cassie explained, "Great blondes think alike."
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The two seasons were markedly different in tone. The first season (which involved graduates of ''{{Moonlighting}}'' and ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Duckman}} Duckman]]'' behind the camera) was light-hearted and comedic, with a great deal of tongue-in-cheek humor and exploitation of spy-genre tropes that to the point that the characters were aware of them and constantly [[strike:doing LampshadeHanging]] BreakingTheFourthWall.

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The two seasons were markedly different in tone. The first season (which involved graduates of ''{{Moonlighting}}'' ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' and ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Duckman}} Duckman]]'' behind the camera) was light-hearted and comedic, with a great deal of tongue-in-cheek humor and exploitation of spy-genre tropes that to the point that the characters were aware of them and constantly [[strike:doing LampshadeHanging]] BreakingTheFourthWall.



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->'''''"Bad girls gone good!"'''''- tag line.




The main characters were three beautiful women (Cassie, a confidence woman; D.D., a computer hacker; and Shane, a burglar), who were released from prison on the terms that they would [[BoxedCrook work for the government as spies]].

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The main characters were three beautiful women (Cassie, (Cassie [Natasha Henstridge], a confidence woman; D.D., [Kristen Miller], a computer hacker; and Shane, Shane [Natashia Williams], a burglar), who were released from prison on the terms that they would [[BoxedCrook work for the government as spies]].



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[[caption-width-right:300:L-R: Kristen Miller, Natasha Henstridge and Natashia Williams]]



* MsFanservice: Take your pick.



* SpiritualPredecessor: In a lot of ways, to ''[[{{Series/Chuck}}'', the action / adventure / comedy premise especially.

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* SpiritualPredecessor: In a lot of ways, to ''[[{{Series/Chuck}}'', ''[[{{Series/Chuck}} Chuck]]'', the action / adventure / comedy premise especially.
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''She Spies'' was an action / adventure / comedy series that ran in {{syndication}} for two seasons. The premise was self-described as "three beautiful ex-cons saving the world on an almost weekly basis."

The main characters were three beautiful women (Cassie, a confidence woman; D.D., a computer hacker; and Shane, a burglar), who were released from prison on the terms that they would [[BoxedCrook work for the government as spies]].

The two seasons were markedly different in tone. The first season (which involved graduates of ''{{Moonlighting}}'' and ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Duckman}} Duckman]]'' behind the camera) was light-hearted and comedic, with a great deal of tongue-in-cheek humor and exploitation of spy-genre tropes that to the point that the characters were aware of them and constantly [[strike:doing LampshadeHanging]] BreakingTheFourthWall.

The second season, involving producers from [[{{Series/Baywatch}} Tower 12 Productions]], was essentially a [[{{Retool}} series reboot]] -- in the first episode the girls learned that Jack (the equivalent of Bosley in the inevitable ''Series/CharliesAngels'' comparison) had been reassigned, headquarters had been completely remodeled, and their residence had been moved. Basically, the only things remaining unchanged were the general premise and the three lead actresses. The tone of the series changed to a straightforward action/adventure series, with much less of the trademark humor that was the first season's greatest asset. It seems that many fans agreed, as the show didn't survive past the second season.

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!! This show provided examples of:
* ActorAllusion: In one scene, the girls are attempting to break into a house in broad daylight, they notice that some teenage boys are watching them. Cassie (Natasha Henstridge) turns around and says, "Hey kids, ''Film/{{Species}}'' is on cable." One of the more famous things about ''Species'' was Henstridge's nude scene.
* AffectionateParody: Of ''Charlie's Angels'' specifically, and probably of Spy Fiction as a whole.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Our trio, one of two ways:
** Option A: Shane is the Brawn, her prior sentence was for battery, and was considered the toughest fighter. D.D. was the Brains, being a computer hacker, and Cassie was the Beauty, being a con woman who would frequently have to flirt or seduce men to trick them.
** Option B: Shane is still the Brawn, see above. Cassie is the Brains, having to outsmart people as a conwoman. D.D. becomes the Beauty, being a non-confrontational goody-two-shoes and something of a Ditz.
* BoxedCrook
* CreditsGag
* DoesNotLikeGuns: Played straight with D.D., averted with Shane. She wanted them, but according to Jack, since they were felons that technically weren't even paroled, they weren't allowed to have them.
* DontExplainTheJoke: D.D. was a frequent offender of this.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Since the girls weren't allowed to have guns, they would resort to other weapons to win fights, including kitchen utensils, towels, and even kids toys.
* LampshadeHanging: More in season one than season two.
* OlderThanTheyLook: In the episode "Poster Girl," the title character - a disabled little girl called Amy who fronts a charity - is actually an adult woman who ages slowly due to illness [[spoiler: and the leader of the con game the charity's a front for. But as Jack tells D.D. after she confronts the "girl," drags her out of her wheelchair and throws her to the ground, "Amy really ''is'' disabled"...]]
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Cameron Daddo as their boss in season 2, Mr. Cross, didn't manage to hide his Australian tones that well.
* RuleOfThree (subverted)
* SpiritualPredecessor: In a lot of ways, to ''[[{{Series/Chuck}}'', the action / adventure / comedy premise especially.
* TakeThat / HypocriticalHumor: The first few episodes were aired on NBC; when the show was dropped into first-run syndication, they apparently didn't take it well. In one episode, while taking care of a baby, they mention ''She Spies'' action figures: "You wind them up and they dare you to find their timeslot."
* TreasureChestCavity

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