History VideoGame / SPYFox

* BoatsIntoBuildings: In ''SPYFox in Dry Cereal'', SPY Corp has set up its Acidophilus base in the cabin of a ship that is buried underground. Only the ship's bow can be seen aboveground, where it is disguised as a phone booth. Fox has to enter a special phone number in the "phone booth" in order to activate a secret elevator to access the base.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Russian Blue is this in the first game, having left the scene before Spy Fox could confront her. She eventually gets her due in ''Cheese Chase''.

** BorrowedCatchPhrase: Occasionally it's said by other characters and lampshaded by Fox.

** DragonTheirFeet: ...who subsequently steals the prized Limburger Cheese in ''Cheese Chase''.

* LevelEditor: ''Cheese Chase''. Like with all over Junior Arcade titles, it is limited, with only three of eight possible level themes selectable, the level terrain being unmodifiable outside of simple pieces, among others.

* RealityEnsues: William the Kid in ''Dry Cereal'' vows that jail will not be able to hold him for long......until he realizes he has no idea how to escape, ensuring that he will not be able to strike again.

--> "Am I falling or is the ground just coming towards me?"

* WaxingLyrical: Played with towards the end of ''Some Assembly Required'', when Napoleon [=LeRoach=] finally gets his dinner after Spy Fox gives the Julia Child expy the fork, a line is sampled from Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'":
-->'''[=LeRoach=]''': Spit Roasted Boot Bearnaise! My favorite dish!\\

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Monkey Penny dislikes it if you call her while you are in Mobile Command Center.
** Also if you try to use the X-ray gum on her.

* LittleJimmy: Featured in a commercial for [[{{Squick}} Lard on a Stick]], with a little bear cub named Jimmy who calls for Yucko for Lard on a Stick, which he enjoys even though it makes him nauseous. The commercial ends with this father-son moment with Jimmy's StandardFiftiesFather...

* CuttingOffTheBranches: While they aren't needed, of the paths you randomly get from "Dry Cereal" imply that they are canon to the later games. Walter Wireless mentions about being cat scratched (referring to the Car Chase path) in "Some Assembly Required" and Fox mentions about Cock-a-Doodle Fu (if Hong Kong Doodle is blocking the path) in "Operation Ozone".

** Later, once you've disarmed the Milky Weapon of Destruction, you can take absolutely as long as you like to get to the room where the dairy cows are being held in spite of the fact that Billy the Kid is escaping all the time.

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Bea the bear is seen with a different job in each of the adventure games; She runs the Greek Cantina in ''Dry Cereal'', is a masseuse at the World's Fair in ''Some Assembly Required'', and a bee keeper in ''Operation Ozone''. She's also mentioned being a former "Cockadoodle Fu" fighter and a figure skater. She [[JustifiedTrope does explain]] in ''Operation Ozone'' that Mr. Big Pig bought the cantina and LeRoach's Dogbot crushed her massage stand when it went on a rampage at the end of the game.

* ShoutOut: Mostly to ''Film/JamesBond''. The ridiculousness of the gadgets is a nod to ''Series/GetSmart'', along with Spy Fox having a voice somewhat similar to Creator/DonAdams.

* {{Expy}}: SPY Fox for James Bond, Monkey Penny for Money Penny, Quack for Q, SPY Corps for MI6, S.M.E.L.L.Y. for S.P.E.C.T.R.E. - the list goes on and on.

In ''SPY Fox in Dry Cereal'', William the Kid has kidnapped all the dairy cows in the world and hidden a Milky Weapon of Destruction on the Greek island of [[PunnyName Acidophilus]]. SPY Fox travels to Acidophilus in order to disarm Kid's Weapon and free the cows.

In ''SPY Fox in Cheese Chase'', Russian Blue returns and steals the Limburger cheese from the Museum de Fromage. SPY Fox travels around the globe in order to recover the cheese.

In ''SPY Fox 2: Some Assembly Required'', Napoleon [=LeRoach=] has hidden a Giant Evil Dogbot at the World's Fair. SPY Fox travels to the fair in order to turn off [=LeRoach=]'s Dogbot.

In ''SPY Fox in Hold the Mustard'', King Konglomerate sends his army of robots to steal all the tomatoes in the world. SPY Fox travels around the globe in order to destroy the robots and protect the tomatoes.

In ''[[http://www.davewindett.com/various/fox.html SPY Fox]]'', Napoleon [=LeRoach=] returns and has stolen all the compost in Britain. SPY Fox breaks into [=LeRoach=]'s secret headquarters in order to recover the compost.

In ''SPY Fox: Operation Ozone'', Poodles Galore has launched a giant, ozone-depleting aerosol can into orbit. SPY Fox travels around the globe in order to destroy the aerosol can.

* PiranhaProblem: Mr. Udderly first appears tied up over a tank of pirahnas. Spy Fox quickly points out how odd it is to have such a tank in the middle of a ''Feta cheese factory''.

* PiranhaProblem: In ''Dry Cereal'' and ''Cheese Chase''.

* MostCommonCardGame: In ''Dry Cereal'', one mini-game has SPY Fox play a game of Go Fish for trinkets with a big pig, Artemis J. Bigpig, a parody of Kasper Gutman in ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.

** Artimice J Bigpig is heavily modeled after actor Sydney Greenstreet, and his voice actor even says "Gad!" like Greenstreet's character in ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.

* ShoutOut: Mostly to ''Film/JamesBond''. The ridiculousness of the gadgets is a nod to ''Series/GetSmart''.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Dry Cereal'' is the only game not to show the villain's backstory. Spy Fox is also played by a different actor.

* PirahnaProblem: Mr. Udderly first appears tied up over a tank of pirahnas. Spy Fox quickly points out how odd it is to have such a tank in the middle of a ''Feta cheese factory''.