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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Early seasons began each episode with Simon Templar talking directly to the audience to set the scene for the episode. When the series moved to colour production, this was dropped in favor of off-screen narration.
** Upon people recognising him, The Saint will often look upwards (and then often at the camera - see the illustration on this page for an example) as an animated halo appears to segue into the TitleSequence.
* CanadaEh:
** "Judith" is set in Montreal. The episode even opens with Simon at a hockey game.
** "The Sporting Chance" is set in Ontario.
** Upon people recognising him, The Saint will often look upwards (and then often at the camera - see the illustration on this page for an example) as an animated halo appears to segue into the TitleSequence.
* CanadaEh:
** "Judith" is set in Montreal. The episode even opens with Simon at a hockey game.
** "The Sporting Chance" is set in Ontario.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Early seasons began each episode with Simon Templar talking directly to the audience to set the scene for the episode. When the series moved to colour production, this was dropped in favor of off-screen narration.
**narration. Upon people recognising him, The the Saint will often look upwards (and then often at the camera - see the illustration on this page for an example) camera) as an animated halo appears to segue into the TitleSequence.
* CanadaEh:
** "Judith" is set in Montreal. The episode even opens with Simon at a hockey game.
** "The Sporting Chance" is set in Ontario.TitleSequence.
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* CanadaEh:
** "Judith" is set in Montreal. The episode even opens with Simon at a hockey game.
** "The Sporting Chance" is set in Ontario.
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** In fairness this is averted in some episodes like "The Talented Husband" and "Crime Of The Century" - in the former he's already suspicious of the tendency of John Clarron to be left a rich widower by his wives... in the latter he's working with Inspector Teal.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The Series. Dude cannot go for a coffee without getting mixed up in an ongoing crime/conspiracy...
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: "Starring The Saint" is set in Britain, the novella the episode is based on is called "{{Hollywood}}". Guess where it's set.
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: "Starring The Saint" is set in Britain, the novella the episode is based on is called "{{Hollywood}}". Guess where it's set.
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: "Starring The Saint" is set in Britain, the novella the episode is based on is called "{{Hollywood}}". Guess where it's set.
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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Simon in "The Checkered Flag", when the SpoiledSweet Mandy (the sister of the man Simon thinks is the week's villain) comes on io him [[spoiler: the brother ''isn't'' the villain. Mandy's dinner partner at the end of the episode is, yep, Simon.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: "The Contract" has a hit being put out on Templar's life. You'd expect this would result in Simon spending the episode coming up against different would be assassins, each attempting unique ways to try and kill him. Alas, the contract becomes largely irrelevant to the plot after the ten minute mark.
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* DemotedToExtra:
** Hoppy, Simon's dim-witted sidekick from the novels, makes only one appearance in the series; Season 1's "The Careful Terrorist", played by Percy Herbert.
** Templar's regular NYPD foil Inspector John Henry Fernack (played by Alan Gifford) appears in only two episodes, "The Careful Terrorist" and "The Element of Doubt".
** Hoppy, Simon's dim-witted sidekick from the novels, makes only one appearance in the series; Season 1's "The Careful Terrorist", played by Percy Herbert.
** Templar's regular NYPD foil Inspector John Henry Fernack (played by Alan Gifford) appears in only two episodes, "The Careful Terrorist" and "The Element of Doubt".
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler: candy manufacturer Otis Q. Fenwick]] in "The Ever-Loving Spouse".
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler: candy manufacturer Otis Q. Fenwick]] Fennick]] in "The Ever-Loving Spouse".
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* KarmaHoudini: "Pearls Of Peace" [[spoiler: the man swindles Simon's friend Brad and is responsible for causing Brad's blindness Never gets caught.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: "Pearls Of Peace" [[spoiler: the man swindles Simon's friend Brad and is responsible for causing Brad's blindness Never never gets caught.]]
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler: candy manufacturer Otis Q. Fenwick]] in "The Ever-Loving Spouse".
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* ConMan: "The Bunco Artists" sees Simon punish a pair of con artists who scam a couple out of money that was to restore a church roof.
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* ConMan: "The Bunco Artists" sees Simon punish a pair of con artists who scam a couple church secretary out of money that was to restore a the church. By the episode's end, Simon has shaken down the con artist team out of enough money to restore the church roof.roof as well.
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* AssholeVictim: {{Jerkass}} gossip columnist Floyd Vosper in "The Arrow of God" - ''no one'', including the police was sorry he was found a beach with the titular srrow in his chest. [[spoiler: It's not killed him.]]
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* AssholeVictim: {{Jerkass}} gossip columnist Floyd Vosper in "The Arrow of God" - ''no one'', including the police was sorry he was found a beach with the titular srrow arrow in his chest. [[spoiler: It's not what killed him.]]
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* AssholeVictim: {{Jerkass}} gossip columnist Floyd Vosper in "The Arrow of God" - ''no one'', including the police was sorry he was found a beach with the titular srrow in his chest. [[spoiler: It's not killed him.]]
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* HowWeGotHere: "Pearls Of Peace" starts with Simon receiving a telegram... cue an episode-length flashback revealing the events that led to that telegram being sent.
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* KarmaHoudini: "Pearls Of Peace" [[spoiler: the man swindles Simon's friend Brad and is responsible for causing Brad's blindness Never gets caught.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Brad Ryan's ambitious and money-hungry ex-girlfriend Joss in "Pearls Of Peace" is much more attached to her jewels [[spoiler: years later she STILL doesn't know Simon swapped her pearls with fakes in order to friend Brad.]]
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OohMeAccentsSlipping: The foreign accents can be...variable.
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Aside from providing Moore with his defining pre-007 role (by the time the series came to an end in 1969, Moore was the highest-paid television actor in the world), ''The Saint'' was also a significant milestone for Creator/LewGrade and his production company, Creator/ITCEntertainment; with 118 episodes, it was outlasted only by ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', and enjoyed enormous success internationally. It has been credited as earning ITC as much as $350 million, and along with the aforementioned ''Avengers'' paved the way for ITC's sprawling catalogue of (usually much shorter-lived) adventure and mystery shows, including ''Series/TheChampions1968'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/JasonKing'', ''Series/TheBaron'', ''Series/ManInASuitcase'' and many others.
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Aside from providing Moore with his defining pre-007 role (by the time the series came to an end in 1969, Moore was the highest-paid television actor in the world), ''The Saint'' was also a significant milestone for Creator/LewGrade and his production company, Creator/ITCEntertainment; with 118 episodes, it was outlasted only by ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'', and enjoyed enormous success internationally. It has been credited as earning ITC as much as $350 million, and along with the aforementioned ''Avengers'' paved the way for ITC's sprawling catalogue of (usually much shorter-lived) adventure and mystery shows, including ''Series/TheChampions1968'', ''Series/{{The Champions|1968}}'', ''Series/DepartmentS'', ''Series/JasonKing'', ''Series/TheBaron'', ''Series/ManInASuitcase'' and many others.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In the wrap-up of "The Gadic Collection", Ahmed Bayer gives himself away when he mentions the main villain's name when he had no way of knowing who he is.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: This happens in a number of episodes:
** In the wrap-up of "The Gadic Collection", Ahmed Bayer gives himself away when he mentions the main villain's name when he had no way of knowing who heis.is.
** In 'The Fast Woman', the perp commits a string of these blunders while being interrogated by the Saint & a police inspector. First of all he tells them there's no way that they can get the sniper he hired to testify against him, since he is "a dead man". The Saint's reply? "How did you know he was dead? It wasn't published in the papers." Next up, the perp swears he "wasn't anywhere near Brighton last night" (where the sniper's murder took place). The inspector's reply? "Who said anything about Brighton?". The perp then suggests he knows it happened in Brighton because "Paddy" (another character) must have told him. The Saint's reply? "Paddy? What's he got to do with it? The only reason you know he was there at the shooting was because you - as shooter - saw him there".
** In the wrap-up of "The Gadic Collection", Ahmed Bayer gives himself away when he mentions the main villain's name when he had no way of knowing who he
** In 'The Fast Woman', the perp commits a string of these blunders while being interrogated by the Saint & a police inspector. First of all he tells them there's no way that they can get the sniper he hired to testify against him, since he is "a dead man". The Saint's reply? "How did you know he was dead? It wasn't published in the papers." Next up, the perp swears he "wasn't anywhere near Brighton last night" (where the sniper's murder took place). The inspector's reply? "Who said anything about Brighton?". The perp then suggests he knows it happened in Brighton because "Paddy" (another character) must have told him. The Saint's reply? "Paddy? What's he got to do with it? The only reason you know he was there at the shooting was because you - as shooter - saw him there".
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The series started in 1962. Its hero is charming, well-dressed, intelligent, British and ready to fight the bad guys--[[Film/JamesBond not to mention played by]] Creator/RogerMoore. [[JustForFun/SurprisinglySimilarStories We're talking, of course]], about ''The Saint''.
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The series started in 1962. Its hero is charming, well-dressed, intelligent, British and ready to fight the bad guys--[[Film/JamesBond not to mention played by]] Creator/RogerMoore.
[[JustForFun/SurprisinglySimilarStoriesWe're We are talking, of course]], about ''The Saint''.
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* ChannelHop: The Radio version switched from [=NBC=] to Mutual.
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* ChannelHop: The Radio version switched from [=NBC=] to Mutual.Mutual then back to [=NBC=].
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There was also a successful RadioDrama version made in three series in 1947, 1949, and 1950, starring Creator/VincentPrice
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Creator/VincentPrice.
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* ChanelHop: ChannelHop: The Radio version switched from [=NBC=] to Mutual.
