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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Creator/LarryCohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew. By the second season, long after Cohen had basically been pushed out of the show production process, the finger gimmick was rarely seen or referred to.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Creator/LarryCohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew. By the second season, long after Cohen had basically been pushed out of the show production process, the finger gimmick was rarely seen or referred to.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''. Both shows feature a hero who is on the run from people determined to defeat him, while he fights back as best he can. Series creator Larry Cohen claims his real inspiration for this aspect of the show wasn't ''The Fugitive'', but the films of Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''. Both shows feature a hero who is on the run from people determined to defeat him, while he fights back as best he can. Series creator Larry Cohen claims his real inspiration for this the 'running man' aspect of the show wasn't ''The Fugitive'', but the films of Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Creator/LarryCohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Creator/LarryCohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew. By the second season, long after Cohen had basically been pushed out of the show production process, the finger gimmick was rarely seen or referred to.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''. Both shows feature a hero who is on the run from people determined to defeat him, while he fights back as best he can.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''. Both shows feature a hero who is on the run from people determined to defeat him, while he fights back as best he can. Series creator Larry Cohen claims his real inspiration for this aspect of the show wasn't ''The Fugitive'', but the films of Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
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* YouLookFamiliar: A number of instances, most notably Kent Smith, who played a character named Stan Arthur in the first season episode "Moonshot" and returned in the second season in the recurring role of Edgar Scoville.
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* YouLookFamiliar: A number of instances, instances -- quite common for any QM show, as they loved to reuse certain guest stars over and over in different roles. But it's most notably noticeable with Kent Smith, who played a character named Stan Arthur in the first season episode "Moonshot" and returned in the second season in the recurring role of Edgar Scoville.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvelComics a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvelComics a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E15TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''. Both shows feature a hero who is on the run from people determined to defeat him, while he fights back as best he can.
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* NamesTheSame:
** The David Vincent from this show is neither the singer of DeathMetal band Music/MorbidAngel nor [[Creator/DavidVincent a voice actor who specializes in anime and video games]].
** Creator/DabneyColeman played John Carter in the episode "The Saucer". This John Carter is not to be confused with the frequent Quinn Martin guest actor of the same name (who appeared in the Invaders episode "Moonshot"), the Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs character Literature/JohnCarterOfMars, the British musician/songwriter (who wrote or co-wrote such hits as "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?", originally recorded by American girl group Goldie and the Gingerbreads, but made popular through Music/HermansHermits' CoverVersion, and "Little Bit O' Soul", made popular by the Music Explosion), or the doctor played by Creator/NoahWyle on ''Series/{{ER}}''.
** The David Vincent from this show is neither the singer of DeathMetal band Music/MorbidAngel nor [[Creator/DavidVincent a voice actor who specializes in anime and video games]].
** Creator/DabneyColeman played John Carter in the episode "The Saucer". This John Carter is not to be confused with the frequent Quinn Martin guest actor of the same name (who appeared in the Invaders episode "Moonshot"), the Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs character Literature/JohnCarterOfMars, the British musician/songwriter (who wrote or co-wrote such hits as "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?", originally recorded by American girl group Goldie and the Gingerbreads, but made popular through Music/HermansHermits' CoverVersion, and "Little Bit O' Soul", made popular by the Music Explosion), or the doctor played by Creator/NoahWyle on ''Series/{{ER}}''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 90's Website/{{Usenet}} personality Gharlane of Eddore once told an anecdote about going to the show's producers and pitching a script idea that revealed Vincent's second-season backer Edgar Scoville was in fact a benevolent alien, only to find himself instantly tossed out onto the street; either the producers ''really'' hated the idea, or they already had a similar plan.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 90's Website/{{Usenet}} UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}} personality Gharlane of Eddore once told an anecdote about going to the show's producers and pitching a script idea that revealed Vincent's second-season backer Edgar Scoville was in fact a benevolent alien, only to find himself instantly tossed out onto the street; either the producers ''really'' hated the idea, or they already had a similar plan.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Larry Cohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Larry Cohen's Creator/LarryCohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvel a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvel [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvelComics a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook [[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvel a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
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* CreatorBacklash: More of a backlash against a creator's idea - series creator Larry Cohen's notion that many (but not all) of the aliens would have a little finger they couldn't bend was considered ridiculous by many of the crew.
* DawsonCasting: In the episode "The Trial", Vincent tells murder suspect Charlie Gilman that he stuck by him in Korea and he intends to stick by him now. Gilman is played by Don Gordon, aged 41 at the time, which means that, in real life, he could have conceivably served during UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. Roy Thinnes, however, was 29 at the time. He would have been 12 or 13 years old at the height of the Korean conflict in real life.
* FakeRussian:
** The very American (UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} to be exact) Creator/FritzWeaver as Russian Ambassador Peter Bork in "The Captive".
** Also, Scottish-German actress Dana Wynter as Russian scientist Dr. Katerina Serrat in "The Captive".
* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''.
* NamesTheSame:
** The David Vincent from this show is neither the singer of DeathMetal band Music/MorbidAngel nor [[Creator/DavidVincent a voice actor who specializes in anime and video games]].
** Creator/DabneyColeman played John Carter in the episode "The Saucer". This John Carter is not to be confused with the frequent Quinn Martin guest actor of the same name (who appeared in the Invaders episode "Moonshot"), the Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs character Literature/JohnCarterOfMars, the British musician/songwriter (who wrote or co-wrote such hits as "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?", originally recorded by American girl group Goldie and the Gingerbreads, but made popular through Music/HermansHermits' CoverVersion, and "Little Bit O' Soul", made popular by the Music Explosion), or the doctor played by Creator/NoahWyle on ''Series/{{ER}}''.
* PlayingAgainstType: A rare non-cop show from QM Productions.
* RealLifeRelative: Roy Thinnes's then-wife Lynn Loring guest-starred in the first season episode "Panic".
* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 90's Website/{{Usenet}} personality Gharlane of Eddore once told an anecdote about going to the show's producers and pitching a script idea that revealed Vincent's second-season backer Edgar Scoville was in fact a benevolent alien, only to find himself instantly tossed out onto the street; either the producers ''really'' hated the idea, or they already had a similar plan.
* YouLookFamiliar: A number of instances, most notably Kent Smith, who played a character named Stan Arthur in the first season episode "Moonshot" and returned in the second season in the recurring role of Edgar Scoville.
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* DawsonCasting: In the episode "The Trial", Vincent tells murder suspect Charlie Gilman that he stuck by him in Korea and he intends to stick by him now. Gilman is played by Don Gordon, aged 41 at the time, which means that, in real life, he could have conceivably served during UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar. Roy Thinnes, however, was 29 at the time. He would have been 12 or 13 years old at the height of the Korean conflict in real life.
* FakeRussian:
** The very American (UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} to be exact) Creator/FritzWeaver as Russian Ambassador Peter Bork in "The Captive".
** Also, Scottish-German actress Dana Wynter as Russian scientist Dr. Katerina Serrat in "The Captive".
* FollowTheLeader: ''The Invaders'' has been accused of being a ScienceFiction variation of an earlier Creator/QuinnMartin series, ''Series/TheFugitive''.
* NamesTheSame:
** The David Vincent from this show is neither the singer of DeathMetal band Music/MorbidAngel nor [[Creator/DavidVincent a voice actor who specializes in anime and video games]].
** Creator/DabneyColeman played John Carter in the episode "The Saucer". This John Carter is not to be confused with the frequent Quinn Martin guest actor of the same name (who appeared in the Invaders episode "Moonshot"), the Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs character Literature/JohnCarterOfMars, the British musician/songwriter (who wrote or co-wrote such hits as "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?", originally recorded by American girl group Goldie and the Gingerbreads, but made popular through Music/HermansHermits' CoverVersion, and "Little Bit O' Soul", made popular by the Music Explosion), or the doctor played by Creator/NoahWyle on ''Series/{{ER}}''.
* PlayingAgainstType: A rare non-cop show from QM Productions.
* RealLifeRelative: Roy Thinnes's then-wife Lynn Loring guest-starred in the first season episode "Panic".
* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The series shares its title with [[ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook a comic book]]. There is also an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' entitled "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E51TheInvaders The Invaders]]", as well as an episode of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 90's Website/{{Usenet}} personality Gharlane of Eddore once told an anecdote about going to the show's producers and pitching a script idea that revealed Vincent's second-season backer Edgar Scoville was in fact a benevolent alien, only to find himself instantly tossed out onto the street; either the producers ''really'' hated the idea, or they already had a similar plan.
* YouLookFamiliar: A number of instances, most notably Kent Smith, who played a character named Stan Arthur in the first season episode "Moonshot" and returned in the second season in the recurring role of Edgar Scoville.
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