"Totally Spies!" (2001) TV series 2001-????

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Creators:

Vincent Chalvon-Demersay
David Michel

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

3 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Action | Mystery

Tagline:

Out to totally save the world without breaking a nail!

Plot:

"Totally Spies!" is a fast-paced and fun show that depicts 3 girlfriends 'with an attitude' who have...

Plot Keywords:

Girl | High School | Girlhood | Pretty Girl | Blonde

Cast

Andrea Baker	...	Clover / ... (78 episodes, 2001-2006)
Jennifer Hale	...	Sam / ... (78 episodes, 2001-2006)
Jess Harnell	...	Jerry / ... (51 episodes, 2001-2004)
Katie Leigh	...	Alex (51 episodes, 2001-2004)
Adrian Truss	...	Jerry (27 episodes, 2004-2006)

Also Known As:

"Totally Spies Undercover!" (USA) (third season title)
"Totally Spies!" (France)

Runtime:

USA:22 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Marathon Productions

Quotes:

Clover: [as the girls are tied up, about to be zapped by an aging ray] We have got to get out of here. I am too young to be old.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Clover and Co. may have beaten Kim Possible to the punch, but their show is SO not the better one.

British fans of "Alias" and/or Jennifer Garner (the two aren't always the same thing) wondering why Channel 4 scheduled it for such a bizarre time - censored and shown first at 5:30 on Saturdays and then at 6:30 on Sundays? I ask you! - can find a possible answer in "Totally Spies!" Also shown terrestrially by Channel 4 (who also had a finger or two in the show itself, according to the credits), both shows are about students who lead a double life as spies; this one is a cartoon and aimed more at younger viewers, but whoever buys in their foreign shows probably saw the premise of "Alias" without bothering to actually watch it, said "Aha! Teen show!" and acted accordingly. Clearly the lesson from the Great Angel Farrago hasn't been learned.

But enough about "Alias," this is about "Totally Spies!" - which actually predates both the former and "Kim Possible," but is pretty dire in comparison to either. The adventures of Clover, Sam and Alex clearly want to have a "Charlie's Angels" (movie version) vibe, but miss by miles because unlike the movie (and indeed KP) they're just too irritating and stupid for words. And it really isn't funny either; it all looks and feels too pre-fab to work. Even the theme song sounds like an Atomic Kitten/Spice Girls reject ("Here we go, here we go, here we go..." should spy cartoons remind you of football chants?).

Jennifer Garner has legs for miles; this show doesn't.