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The Middleman
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Wendy "Dub-Dub" Watson is an art school graduate who, like most artists, has to get a Real Job to get by in life. Because she's an artist, this means temp work. Her mother worries about her and calls to ask embarrassing questions about her sex life that Wendy answers in dutiful deadpan... until the day she's temping for a genetics research firm and a multi-limbed, multi-eyed monster shows up in the reception area. Enter... the Middleman. He seems to be a refugee from the Silver Age of Comics, from his looks to his manner of speech. And having dispatched his duty, he warns Wendy that as far as the rest of the world is concerned this was a "gas explosion" and if she tells the truth of what she's seen he'll have to root her out like a hog (not in the Australian sense) and kill her.Wendy is immediately fired; it turns out her boss believes that she was the one who caused the "gas explosion" by fiddling with her missing father's lucky lighter. She spends a day pounding the pavement looking for more temp work but she finds no prospects now that word's spread that she's a possible pyromaniac. So she returns to the illegal sublet she shares with another young, photogenic artist only to have her artist-activist roommate Lacey inform her that she has a message from one more temp agency... a rather oddly named temp agency... and they want to see her immediately.So Wendy reports to the Jolly Fats Weehawken Temp Agency to check on the job offer. After a battery of increasingly bizarre aptitude tests at the hands of the cranky receptionist Ida, Wendy is introduced to the Middleman, who explains what his organization is about. You know the way things work in comic books where Mad Scientists and supervillains are always trying to take over the world? Well, that's also the way things work in real life. It seems he's looking for an apprentice and Wendy's cynical, snarky attitude and matter-of-fact reactions to things like the eyeball monster make her an ideal candidate for the job. Angry that he'd framed her Wendy refuses at first, but thanks to her current lack of any other prospects she relents and joins up. After that she embraces this new lifestyle and proves to excel at it, despite the problems a twenty-four hour a day "temp job" causes in her personal life.Originally a comic book (that itself started as a television pitch), Javier Grillo-Marxuach aptly adapted it for a surprisingly faithful series that had one season on the increasingly inaccurately named ABC Family. The season was originally intended to be thirteen episodes long, but was cut to twelve for budgetary reasons. The script for the never-filmed thirteenth episode, titled "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse," debuted in a table read at Comic-Con '09 with almost all of the original cast, and was released as a graphic novel shortly thereafter. Later another graphic novel and table read was released for a crossover between the comic and television series that resolves the mystery of what happened to Wendy Watson's missing father in both dimensions. | |
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Aliens Speaking English | |
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Aliens Speaking English: Justified, they live on Earth after all. | |
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Secret Identity | |
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Secret Identity: Lacey and Noser both think that Wendy works for a consultant who solves exotic problems. Which, strictly speaking, is true. But Lacey also knows about Wendy's Middlewatch and thinks it's pretty odd for a temp job to have a pager that works like that. Heck, Lacey seems oblivious even when she encounters Wendy wearing her full uniform complete with sidearm. | |
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The Middleman / int_116a941b | type |
Applied Phlebotinum | |
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Applied Phlebotinum: The Middleman admits he has no idea whence come the weapons and gadgets and things — they just show up sometimes, in boxes. | |
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Calvinball | |
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Calvinball: Shibumi. It apparently has rules, but they're apparently impossibly complex | |
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Genre Savvy | |
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Genre Savvy: Both the Middleman and Wendy to various degrees. In fact, their knowledge of comic book tropes is part and parcel of the job they do. | |
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ManBehindTheMan | |
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Man Behind the Man: Wendy's Alternate Universe counterpart is the real leader of the tyrannical [FatBoy Industries; Manservant Neville is just a prop. | |
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Living Forever Is Awesome | |
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Living Forever Is Awesome: Cecil Rogers. "Did I mention how great the dating has been?" | |
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Failsafe Failure | |
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Failsafe Failure: Wendy has to push Ida's reset switch to stop the detonation. Unfortunately, the nanobots beat her to it and disabled it. | |
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Heterosexual Life-Partners | |
The Middleman / int_1dfbbf31 | comment |
Heterosexual Life-Partners: There is no closer pair of female friends on television than Wendy and Lacey. | |
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Heroes "R" Us | |
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Heroes "R" Us: O2STK, the "Organization Too Secret To Know", which apparently bankrolls and operates the Middleman Organization. | |
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Alpha Bitch | |
The Middleman / int_22a27b19 | comment |
Alpha Bitch: The sorority girl Allie from "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation" initially appears to be one, but is soon revealed to merely be suspicious of Wendy thanks to the Executive Board having been body swapped with physics nerds trying to take down the Greek system, and she turns out to be fairly nice and helpful with Wendy's current romantic drama. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: The concussive stun field generator. The rarely accurate Tarot card reader girl. | |
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Ironic Echo | |
The Middleman / int_237404cc | comment |
Ironic Echo: approximately half of the snark, lending credence to Wendy's Photographic Memory. | |
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Captain Ersatz | |
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Tahiti Water is a Captain Ersatz of Fiji water. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
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The Funny Background Event | |
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Disappeared Dad | |
The Middleman / int_28cd01ca | comment |
Disappeared Dad: Wendy's father has been missing since she was 14. All she has to remember him by is a Zippo lighter which the Middleman used to frame her for the event at which they met so he could recruit her. | |
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Post-Kiss Catatonia | |
The Middleman / int_29789a9d | comment |
Post-Kiss Catatonia: Pip, after Lacey kisses him. | |
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Parental Abandonment | |
The Middleman / int_297ab1b9 | comment |
Parental Abandonment: Missing Mom: Lacey's mother, Dr. Barbara Thornfield, M.D. PhD is so busy she calls once a year to rationalize why she forgot Lacey's birthday, every year. She's so distant that her assistant doesn't know which daughter Lacey is, and Lacey is an only child. She's so distant that Lacey does not call her "mother" or "mom" but "Dr. Thornfield" and when not speaking to her directly refers to her as "Dr. Barbara Thornfield, M.D. PhD". Disappeared Dad: Wendy's father has been missing since she was 14. All she has to remember him by is a Zippo lighter which the Middleman used to frame her for the event at which they met so he could recruit her. | |
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Good News, Bad News | |
The Middleman / int_29c480a3 | comment |
Good News, Bad News: Taken to extremes. | |
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Lampshade Hanging | |
The Middleman / int_2a090d00 | comment |
Lampshade Hanging: Metaphorically speaking, there are lampshades hanging off every available surface on this show's sets. The Middleman and Dub-Dub seem to have a supply of them handy for hanging them whenever a situation calls for it. There's a literal wall of unexplained lamps at the organization's headquarters. This may or may not be where they keep their extra shades in between cases. | |
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The Dreaded | |
The Middleman / int_2ae29c0d | comment |
The Dreaded: Noser's talent and reputation as a ventriloquist are so great that the mere mention of his name causes one contestant in a competition to drop out, leave and quite possibly quit competing all together. | |
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Beard of Evil | |
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Beard of Evil: Every male in the alternate universe has a goatee. Except for the guy who wants to leave it | |
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Older Than They Look | |
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Older Than They Look: If everything said about Sensei Ping is taken at face value, he must be at least seventy years old, but he only appears to be around forty. | |
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Strange Minds Think Alike | |
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Strange Minds Think Alike: This show practically runs on it. | |
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Cursed with Awesome | |
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Cursed with Awesome: The tuba player is cursed with immortality. Well, not since he started dating again. "And did I mention the dating's going great?" | |
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Absurd Brand Name | |
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Absurd Brand Name: The energy drink "'!!!!'", which characters pronounce by doing jazz hands, stomping, and making an enthusiastic face. | |
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Mad Scientist | |
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Mad Scientist: The raison d'etre for the Middleman organization. | |
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"Die Hard" on an X | |
The Middleman / int_353f2b06 | comment |
"Die Hard" on an X: Repeatedly and forcefully lampshaded. Or, as the Middleman puts it, the HQ gets invaded three times a year. Wendy even refers to their situation as "Die Hard — In A Building!" "Think Die Hard. But inside a robot." | |
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Hammerspace | |
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Hammerspace: The Middleman decides to walk into a situation unarmed, and spends several moments pulling increasingly improbable weapons and devices off his person, including an opened crossbow. | |
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"Freaky Friday" Flip | |
The Middleman / int_36754cc7 | comment |
"Freaky Friday" Flip: In "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation," a mad scientist in training switches minds with the Middleman. | |
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OnceAnEpisode | |
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Once an Episode: Every Motive Rant includes the villain claiming that his or her plan is "sheer elegance in its simplicity, isn't it?" followed up by either Wendy or the Middleman replying "No." There's also the Wilhelm Scream in every episodes and "reaping the whirlwind" pops up a lot. Plus, they usually have some prop from the previous episode in the background. The Funny Background Event In the comic book every volume has the phrase "Giant Balls" in a different language (Italian in volume 1, Spanish in volume 2, French in volume 3). | |
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Title In | |
The Middleman / int_37d2818 | comment |
Title In: Spoofed, playfully, and with increasing wackiness and tongue-in-cheekiness. | |
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Artifact of Doom | |
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Artifact of Doom: The Cursed Tuba. | |
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Noodle Incident | |
The Middleman / int_3c0a4666 | comment |
Noodle Incident: Lacey refers to something involving "blueberry pudding pops and the elliptical machine." A slightly different version of the trope is used when the Middleman and Dubbie manage to bluff NASA away from a downed space probe...by pretending to be NASA. After the real agents leave... In the same episode, a minute earlier... | |
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Trojan Prisoner | |
The Middleman / int_3cf29583 | comment |
Trojan Prisoner: Wendy and Alt-Lacey try this to escape from Fatboy Industries after knocking out Alt-Wendy, who's in charge. It doesn't go well. | |
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Lampshaded the Obscure Reference | |
The Middleman / int_3e682843 | comment |
Lampshaded the Obscure Reference: Spoofed when Middleman '69, who has been in cryogenic stasis for the past for decades, makes a Star Trek reference and then apologizes for referencing an obscure short-lived TV series. | |
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Captain Obvious | |
The Middleman / int_3eee0728 | comment |
Captain Obvious: Don Calfari in the pilot. The Middleman has shades of this occasionally. | |
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1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_3eee0728 | |
The Middleman / int_3f80b94f | type |
Monsters Anonymous | |
The Middleman / int_3f80b94f | comment |
Monsters Anonymous: Roxy Wasserman's succubus halfway house. | |
The Middleman / int_3f80b94f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_3f80b94f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_3f80b94f | |
The Middleman / int_420c50b7 | type |
A.I. Is a Crapshoot | |
The Middleman / int_420c50b7 | comment |
A.I. Is a Crapshoot | |
The Middleman / int_420c50b7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_420c50b7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_420c50b7 | |
The Middleman / int_44cb8788 | type |
Kiss of Distraction | |
The Middleman / int_44cb8788 | comment |
Kiss of Distraction: Lacey gets a videotape of Noser's ventriloquism performance away from Pip by distracting him with a kiss. Later on, Pip tries to explain to Joe that he had a tape of the performance but Lacey stole it, but Joe doesn't believe she would do such a thing. When Pip explains that she distracted him with a kiss, Joe laughs and says, "Yeah, this story's getting easier to believe." | |
The Middleman / int_44cb8788 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_44cb8788 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_44cb8788 | |
The Middleman / int_457655dd | type |
Human Popsicle | |
The Middleman / int_457655dd | comment |
Human Popsicle: There's a Middleman who was in cryogenic storage until he was needed. | |
The Middleman / int_457655dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_457655dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_457655dd | |
The Middleman / int_477bcc9f | type |
Greasy Spoon | |
The Middleman / int_477bcc9f | comment |
Greasy Spoon: Batter of the Bulge Pancake House (home of the Luftwaffle, the Panzercake, and an un-named dish which references the invasion of Crete). | |
The Middleman / int_477bcc9f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_477bcc9f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_477bcc9f | |
The Middleman / int_4b5817c1 | type |
Truth Serums | |
The Middleman / int_4b5817c1 | comment |
Truth Serums: One of the Middleman's gadgets works like a room-wide dispersal of such. | |
The Middleman / int_4b5817c1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_4b5817c1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_4b5817c1 | |
The Middleman / int_4c8a0849 | type |
Mirror Universe | |
The Middleman / int_4c8a0849 | comment |
Mirror Universe: An entire episode centered around one, "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome." | |
The Middleman / int_4c8a0849 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_4c8a0849 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_4c8a0849 | |
The Middleman / int_4e3f6d57 | type |
What Would X Do? | |
The Middleman / int_4e3f6d57 | comment |
What Would X Do?: "WWWWD... What would Wendy Watson do?" | |
The Middleman / int_4e3f6d57 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_4e3f6d57 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_4e3f6d57 | |
The Middleman / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
The Middleman / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: The Middleman swearing in the first episode, a one-off joke that's completely inconsistent with his characterization from then on. The first episode being a near-perfect recreation of the original miniseries with virtually no changes made to the script, this was lifted directly from the page. | |
The Middleman / int_4f4372e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_4f4372e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_4f4372e9 | |
The Middleman / int_5009999d | type |
Painting the Medium | |
The Middleman / int_5009999d | comment |
Painting the Medium: every single time the time is mentioned in on-screen titles, it's different. In episode three, it changed between time zones ("Alaska Time," "Zulu Time"), in episode five it was phrases about time ("Hammer Time," "Jail Time") In episode eleven it was "Four Hours Six Minutes Before the Inevitable Detonation." Also, Wendy's and Lacey's apartment is usually referred to as "The illegal sublet Wendy shares with another young, photogenic artist." (Occasionally it's "her equally adorable roommate Lacey" instead.) At least once it was "her sexpot roommate." There's also the time that Wendy wonders if the Middleman secret headquarters was built by TV writers | |
The Middleman / int_5009999d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5009999d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5009999d | |
The Middleman / int_5b19cc1b | type |
Air-Vent Passageway | |
The Middleman / int_5b19cc1b | comment |
Air-Vent Passageway: Lampshaded ("Was this building designed by television writers?") and then justified with "The Nakatomi Protocol," which makes the normally capillary-sized airvents big enough for people to crawl through. | |
The Middleman / int_5b19cc1b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5b19cc1b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5b19cc1b | |
The Middleman / int_5beef860 | type |
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? | |
The Middleman / int_5beef860 | comment |
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Cecil Rogers, who's immortal, refuses to go on boats of any kind. Admittedly, he has good cause—he's both a survivor of the Titanic and he points out that if he drowns he'll be stuck in a constant cycle of drowning and being revived for eternity. It turns out this was a lie later on when he shows up on the ship in question, revealing himself to be the episode's Big Bad | |
The Middleman / int_5beef860 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5beef860 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5beef860 | |
The Middleman / int_5c5d0032 | type |
Eyepatch of Power | |
The Middleman / int_5c5d0032 | comment |
Eyepatch of Power: The altMiddleman has one... because Sensei Ping plucked out his eye. | |
The Middleman / int_5c5d0032 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5c5d0032 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5c5d0032 | |
The Middleman / int_5d162996 | type |
Extended Disarming | |
The Middleman / int_5d162996 | comment |
Extended Disarming: the Middleman makes liberal use of Hammerspace doing this in the first episode before going on to prove his badass is in full working order. | |
The Middleman / int_5d162996 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5d162996 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5d162996 | |
The Middleman / int_5fdf73bc | type |
Photographic Memory | |
The Middleman / int_5fdf73bc | comment |
Photographic Memory: One of Dub-Dub's talents... maybe | |
The Middleman / int_5fdf73bc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_5fdf73bc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_5fdf73bc | |
The Middleman / int_60414102 | type |
Zombie Apocalypse | |
The Middleman / int_60414102 | comment |
Zombie Apocalypse: ...uh, sort of. | |
The Middleman / int_60414102 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_60414102 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_60414102 | |
The Middleman / int_60547993 | type |
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy | |
The Middleman / int_60547993 | comment |
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Why Lacey decides to dump Tyler so he can date Wendy. Please note that the "beloved" in this example is Wendy, not Tyler | |
The Middleman / int_60547993 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_60547993 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_60547993 | |
The Middleman / int_605cf3f | type |
Something Only They Would Say | |
The Middleman / int_605cf3f | comment |
Something Only They Would Say: "Dubby, I'm afraid I can't divulge sensitive Middle secrets through a civilian interpreter." | |
The Middleman / int_605cf3f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_605cf3f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_605cf3f | |
The Middleman / int_6112a91d | type |
Unit Confusion | |
The Middleman / int_6112a91d | comment |
Unit Confusion: 4000 angstroms of Balthorium-G. | |
The Middleman / int_6112a91d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6112a91d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6112a91d | |
The Middleman / int_62d4ceb3 | type |
Mood Motif | |
The Middleman / int_62d4ceb3 | comment |
Mood Motif: The guitars of Spy Mysteriousness. The horns of Spy Drama. | |
The Middleman / int_62d4ceb3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_62d4ceb3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_62d4ceb3 | |
The Middleman / int_6439de78 | type |
Heroic Sacrifice | |
The Middleman / int_6439de78 | comment |
In the unmade thirteenth episode, the Middleman's instructions to Wendy before his Heroic Sacrifice are a direct quote from the speech the First Doctor gives his granddaughter before they part. | |
The Middleman / int_6439de78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6439de78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6439de78 | |
The Middleman / int_663f35c0 | type |
Only One Name | |
The Middleman / int_663f35c0 | comment |
Only One Name: Noser, one of the other young, photogenic artists who lives in the illegal sublet. He has never been addressed as anything else but that one name. Although the Middleman always addresses him as Mister Noser. | |
The Middleman / int_663f35c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_663f35c0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_663f35c0 | |
The Middleman / int_66dfe36a | type |
Missing Mom | |
The Middleman / int_66dfe36a | comment |
Missing Mom: Lacey's mother, Dr. Barbara Thornfield, M.D. PhD is so busy she calls once a year to rationalize why she forgot Lacey's birthday, every year. She's so distant that her assistant doesn't know which daughter Lacey is, and Lacey is an only child. She's so distant that Lacey does not call her "mother" or "mom" but "Dr. Thornfield" and when not speaking to her directly refers to her as "Dr. Barbara Thornfield, M.D. PhD". | |
The Middleman / int_66dfe36a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_66dfe36a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_66dfe36a | |
The Middleman / int_6a696742 | type |
The Power of Love | |
The Middleman / int_6a696742 | comment |
The Power of Love: MM and Lacey What might be a subversion, as they are taken hostage/over by demonic puppets, which turn into real people if married while on the arms of two people who are in true love. | |
The Middleman / int_6a696742 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6a696742 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6a696742 | |
The Middleman / int_6a6b23ff | type |
Unfazed Everyman | |
The Middleman / int_6a6b23ff | comment |
Unfazed Everyman: Her reaction to the lab explosion is how she got the job. | |
The Middleman / int_6a6b23ff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6a6b23ff | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6a6b23ff | |
The Middleman / int_6bd7b49a | type |
Spicy Latina | |
The Middleman / int_6bd7b49a | comment |
Spicy Latina: Invoked by Middleman '69, who refers to Wendy as "a hot and spicy Spanish girl." | |
The Middleman / int_6bd7b49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6bd7b49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6bd7b49a | |
The Middleman / int_6bf93fc7 | type |
FanService | |
The Middleman / int_6bf93fc7 | comment |
Fanservice: Quite a bit for a "family" show, including Wendy and Lacey's short-shorts and Dubbie's "slutty but sweet" pirate outfit in "The Sino-Mexican Revelation" And don't forget the catsuit and the "Honey Ryder nightmare." Prefer your eye candy male? The Middleman's spent some time in a bicep-baring toga (and later a tank top), altMiddleman goes shirtless in leather pants. And then there was the time he wore a tux. And got handcuffed to a pipe. And then there was the time they both had to strip to their undies (and then more so for MM) in the Decontamination Chamber. Yowza. And then there's altLacey and altIda - same snark, completely different package | |
The Middleman / int_6bf93fc7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6bf93fc7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6bf93fc7 | |
The Middleman / int_6d07a252 | type |
CoveredInSlime | |
The Middleman / int_6d07a252 | comment |
Covered In Slime: Due to the MIB-esqueness. | |
The Middleman / int_6d07a252 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_6d07a252 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_6d07a252 | |
The Middleman / int_7230cfe | type |
Shoe Phone | |
The Middleman / int_7230cfe | comment |
Shoe Phone: There's a lot of unusual spy gear, ranging from watches to funky glasses. | |
The Middleman / int_7230cfe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_7230cfe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_7230cfe | |
The Middleman / int_76c30df4 | type |
Will Not Tell a Lie | |
The Middleman / int_76c30df4 | comment |
Will Not Tell a Lie: The Middleman, at least when he's not undercover. Hilariously used in the pilot: | |
The Middleman / int_76c30df4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_76c30df4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_76c30df4 | |
The Middleman / int_777c0033 | type |
Technical Pacifist | |
The Middleman / int_777c0033 | comment |
Technical Pacifist: Wendy hates guns, but has a bit of a geeky affection for the sci-fi weapons the Middle organization uses. She also loves training with Sensei Ping, and she frequently protests the Middleman's tendencies toward violence. But she had no problem whatsoever beating a venomous Peruvian Pike to death. Not to mention her childhood dream of killing a vampire. | |
The Middleman / int_777c0033 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_777c0033 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_777c0033 | |
The Middleman / int_78cdd5f6 | type |
"Fantastic Voyage" Plot | |
The Middleman / int_78cdd5f6 | comment |
"Fantastic Voyage" Plot: Or, as they put it, Die Hard. In a robot. | |
The Middleman / int_78cdd5f6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_78cdd5f6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_78cdd5f6 | |
The Middleman / int_7919a45b | type |
Duel to the Death | |
The Middleman / int_7919a45b | comment |
Duel to the Death: In "The Sino-Mexican Revelation", MM must duel on behalf of Sensei Ping. | |
The Middleman / int_7919a45b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_7919a45b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_7919a45b | |
The Middleman / int_797d10 | type |
Celebrity Star | |
The Middleman / int_797d10 | comment |
Celebrity Star: Boy Band Varsity Fanclub Also, Kevin Sorbo as Middleman '69 | |
The Middleman / int_797d10 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_797d10 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_797d10 | |
The Middleman / int_7a08e8d1 | type |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! | |
The Middleman / int_7a08e8d1 | comment |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Wendy has a problem of people going overly familiar with her. Despite this her roommate Lacey calls her Dub-Dub, The Middleman calls her Dubbie, and Tyler calls her Dubs. Cloudcuckoolander Noser always addresses her by her full name 'Wendy Watson'. Wendy's first episode soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend Ben seems to be just about the only one who ever just called her "Wendy". The Middleman will call her "Wendy" when he's in great danger, or he's concerned for her safety. | |
The Middleman / int_7a08e8d1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_7a08e8d1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_7a08e8d1 | |
The Middleman / int_7a265daa | type |
Eagleland | |
The Middleman / int_7a265daa | comment |
Eagleland: The Middleman is an excellent Type 1 example. | |
The Middleman / int_7a265daa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_7a265daa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_7a265daa | |
The Middleman / int_808cbaeb | type |
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
The Middleman / int_808cbaeb | comment |
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: In the 13th episode: "You murdered my boyfriend, destroyed my workplace, trapped Noser in a giant diamond, gave my best friend Lacey leukemia, and did God knows what to the only father figure I've ever known, and the worst you could think to do to me was put me in a slave girl costume?" | |
The Middleman / int_808cbaeb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_808cbaeb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_808cbaeb | |
The Middleman / int_80a1d98f | type |
Missed the Call | |
The Middleman / int_80a1d98f | comment |
Missed the Call: Tyler was supposed to be the next apprentice Middleman... but his roommate misplaced the envelope. | |
The Middleman / int_80a1d98f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_80a1d98f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_80a1d98f | |
The Middleman / int_8163e2bb | type |
Dramatic Drop | |
The Middleman / int_8163e2bb | comment |
Dramatic Drop: Wendy drops a spoon upon unexpectedly getting a well-timed, very important tidbit of information. | |
The Middleman / int_8163e2bb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8163e2bb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8163e2bb | |
The Middleman / int_816a4e80 | type |
Star Wars (Franchise) | |
The Middleman / int_816a4e80 | comment |
Star Wars | |
The Middleman / int_816a4e80 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_816a4e80 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_816a4e80 | |
The Middleman / int_823c6e3e | type |
Large Ham | |
The Middleman / int_823c6e3e | comment |
Large Ham: Quite a few. Most notably... You will use respect when addressing Sensei Ping! Roxy Wasserman's fangs always have chewed scenery stuck between them. Just as it should be. Kevin Sorbo. Natch. Alt Middleman's actor really seems to relish going to the dark side. Just for good measure: Pip. | |
The Middleman / int_823c6e3e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_823c6e3e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_823c6e3e | |
The Middleman / int_8263ed2a | type |
The Whitest Black Guy | |
The Middleman / int_8263ed2a | comment |
The Whitest Black Guy: In "The Accidental Occidental Conception", there's a busboy at a Chinese restaurant who talks about his boss's long work hours as being "a culture thing" and, when asked to translate an occult Mandarin chant, says: | |
The Middleman / int_8263ed2a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8263ed2a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8263ed2a | |
The Middleman / int_826ffcc8 | type |
Demonic Dummy | |
The Middleman / int_826ffcc8 | comment |
Demonic Dummy: Little Vladdie, who is Vlad the Impaler's favorite ventriloquist dummy | |
The Middleman / int_826ffcc8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_826ffcc8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_826ffcc8 | |
The Middleman / int_83446991 | type |
UST | |
The Middleman / int_83446991 | comment |
UST: MM and Lacey. And sort of freakily, Middleman '69 and Ida. Pip and Lacey. | |
The Middleman / int_83446991 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_83446991 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_83446991 | |
The Middleman / int_8430699a | type |
Alternate Universe | |
The Middleman / int_8430699a | comment |
Alternate Universe: The twelfth episode involves one where FatBoy Industries has taken over the country. | |
The Middleman / int_8430699a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8430699a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8430699a | |
The Middleman / int_85e7c12f | type |
Puppy-Dog Eyes | |
The Middleman / int_85e7c12f | comment |
Puppy-Dog Eyes: Lacey excels at them when she's not being smug. | |
The Middleman / int_85e7c12f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_85e7c12f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_85e7c12f | |
The Middleman / int_8a295a46 | type |
Cool Car | |
The Middleman / int_8a295a46 | comment |
Cool Car: The Middlemobile, and Dub-Dub's Smart Car, the second Middlemobile | |
The Middleman / int_8a295a46 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8a295a46 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8a295a46 | |
The Middleman / int_8cf6aa | type |
Literal Metaphor | |
The Middleman / int_8cf6aa | comment |
Literal Metaphor: More a case of confused slang terms. | |
The Middleman / int_8cf6aa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8cf6aa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8cf6aa | |
The Middleman / int_8f0dc93c | type |
Dangerous Forbidden Technique | |
The Middleman / int_8f0dc93c | comment |
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The Wu-Han Thumb of Death. | |
The Middleman / int_8f0dc93c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8f0dc93c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8f0dc93c | |
The Middleman / int_8fd7af48 | type |
Sir Swears-a-Lot | |
The Middleman / int_8fd7af48 | comment |
Sir Swears-a-Lot: Cindy Marshall is constantly dropping Cluster F-Bombs, especially when the Middleman tries to interrogate her. This is especially funny as, while she's actually a hardened alien rebel commando, Cindy Marshall looks like a fourteen year old girl | |
The Middleman / int_8fd7af48 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_8fd7af48 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_8fd7af48 | |
The Middleman / int_930e1bd4 | type |
Absurdly High-Stakes Game | |
The Middleman / int_930e1bd4 | comment |
Absurdly High-Stakes Game: Shabumi in "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown" | |
The Middleman / int_930e1bd4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_930e1bd4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_930e1bd4 | |
The Middleman / int_958a7bef | type |
Layman's Terms | |
The Middleman / int_958a7bef | comment |
Layman's Terms: MM explaining the H.E.Y.D.A.R. to Wendy. | |
The Middleman / int_958a7bef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_958a7bef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_958a7bef | |
The Middleman / int_9591377d | type |
Heel Realization | |
The Middleman / int_9591377d | comment |
Heel Realization: Middleman '69, just before his Heroic Sacrifice | |
The Middleman / int_9591377d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_9591377d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_9591377d | |
The Middleman / int_978937d6 | type |
Brand X | |
The Middleman / int_978937d6 | comment |
Brand X: Tahiti Water is a Captain Ersatz of Fiji water. !!!! is a dodge for those energy drinks in narrow cans like Red Bull, Monster, and Rockstar. Wilderness Girls = Girl Scouts. Skinny Mints = Thin Mints. Bora Boras = Samoas Myfaceinatube.com = MySpace, Facebook, YouTube The uMaster = The iPod | |
The Middleman / int_978937d6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_978937d6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_978937d6 | |
The Middleman / int_9c055e85 | type |
Ghost in the Machine | |
The Middleman / int_9c055e85 | comment |
Ghost in the Machine: The literal machine, as Ida's brain looks exactly like Ida. | |
The Middleman / int_9c055e85 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_9c055e85 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_9c055e85 | |
The Middleman / int_9f50dbe6 | type |
Infinite Supplies | |
The Middleman / int_9f50dbe6 | comment |
Infinite Supplies: Lampshaded; The Middleman doesn't know where any of his stuff came from, it's just there. | |
The Middleman / int_9f50dbe6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_9f50dbe6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_9f50dbe6 | |
The Middleman / int_9f63d4f1 | type |
Our Vampires Are Different | |
The Middleman / int_9f63d4f1 | comment |
Our Vampires Are Different | |
The Middleman / int_9f63d4f1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_9f63d4f1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_9f63d4f1 | |
The Middleman / int_a0db7803 | type |
It's Personal | |
The Middleman / int_a0db7803 | comment |
It's Personal: Certain things make even MM break the rules. | |
The Middleman / int_a0db7803 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_a0db7803 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_a0db7803 | |
The Middleman / int_a4adc15c | type |
Science Cannot Comprehend Phlebotinum | |
The Middleman / int_a4adc15c | comment |
Science Cannot Comprehend Phlebotinum: One of the Middleman's standard pieces of equipment is a B.T.R.S. scanner, which looks for things Beyond the Realm of Science. | |
The Middleman / int_a4adc15c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_a4adc15c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_a4adc15c | |
The Middleman / int_a547562c | type |
Spy Catsuit | |
The Middleman / int_a547562c | comment |
Spy Catsuit: "This is how a real woman dresses?" | |
The Middleman / int_a547562c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_a547562c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_a547562c | |
The Middleman / int_a7382a73 | type |
Imagine Spot | |
The Middleman / int_a7382a73 | comment |
Imagine Spot: Wendy goes off into daydream land a couple times an episode when prompted by a situation that warrants her thinking something over. | |
The Middleman / int_a7382a73 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_a7382a73 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_a7382a73 | |
The Middleman / int_a86069f | type |
Alternate History | |
The Middleman / int_a86069f | comment |
Alternate History: The Titanic figures in. And they did the research. | |
The Middleman / int_a86069f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_a86069f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_a86069f | |
The Middleman / int_aa8dcc21 | type |
MegaCorp | |
The Middleman / int_aa8dcc21 | comment |
Mega-Corp: FatBoy Industries, especially in the Alternate Universe | |
The Middleman / int_aa8dcc21 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_aa8dcc21 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_aa8dcc21 | |
The Middleman / int_abdf7d09 | type |
Weirdness Censor | |
The Middleman / int_abdf7d09 | comment |
Weirdness Censor: Present, accounted for, and Lampshaded in a paranoia-inducing way; | |
The Middleman / int_abdf7d09 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_abdf7d09 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_abdf7d09 | |
The Middleman / int_ac4ac8e5 | type |
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming | |
The Middleman / int_ac4ac8e5 | comment |
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: The first episode is called "The Pilot Episode Sanction," from the first trade paperback titled "The Trade Paperback Imperative." The second is called "The Accidental Occidental Conception". The third? "The Sino-Mexican Revelation," which was an adaptation of the graphic novel "The Second Volume Inevitability." "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum" "The Flying Fish Zombification" "The Boy Band Superfan Interrogation" "The Cursed Tuba Contingency" "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation" "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown" "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" "The Clotharian Contamination Protocol" "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome" And #13 - "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse". | |
The Middleman / int_ac4ac8e5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_ac4ac8e5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_ac4ac8e5 | |
The Middleman / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
The Middleman / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase: Several: "Oh phooey." Also, "I'm just the middleman." "You have to admit, my plan is sheer elegance in its simplicity." "No!" | |
The Middleman / int_b01abe4f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_b01abe4f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b01abe4f | |
The Middleman / int_b0218885 | type |
Mickey Mousing | |
The Middleman / int_b0218885 | comment |
Mickey Mousing: Sensei Ping's every sudden move is accompanied by a "whoosh!" sound effect. Possibly an Actor Allusion to Mark Dacascos's most famous role. | |
The Middleman / int_b0218885 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_b0218885 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b0218885 | |
The Middleman / int_b26cc887 | type |
Just Between You and Me | |
The Middleman / int_b26cc887 | comment |
Just Between You and Me: Subverted in that the Palindrome doesn't want to talk about his plan. His alternate counterpart, however... | |
The Middleman / int_b26cc887 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
The Middleman / int_b26cc887 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b26cc887 | |
The Middleman / int_b4fddee | type |
McGuffin | |
The Middleman / int_b4fddee | comment |
McGuffin: In "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome," all of them are named after famous McGuffins. | |
The Middleman / int_b4fddee | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_b4fddee | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b4fddee | |
The Middleman / int_b8cbdffb | type |
Celestial Bureaucracy | |
The Middleman / int_b8cbdffb | comment |
Celestial Bureaucracy: The Underworld is a giant office building with files in the back room. | |
The Middleman / int_b8cbdffb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_b8cbdffb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b8cbdffb | |
The Middleman / int_b994e8cb | type |
Understanding Boyfriend | |
The Middleman / int_b994e8cb | comment |
Understanding Boyfriend: For the brief time in the thirteenth episode when Tyler is aware of Wendy's job, the only thing about it that bothers him is the realization that his own job was just a means for Manservant Neville to get to her. | |
The Middleman / int_b994e8cb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_b994e8cb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_b994e8cb | |
The Middleman / int_bb5126ec | type |
Prophecy Twist | |
The Middleman / int_bb5126ec | comment |
Prophecy Twist: "Young Noser will be rent limb from limb to save you!" | |
The Middleman / int_bb5126ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_bb5126ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_bb5126ec | |
The Middleman / int_bc00493f | type |
Precision F-Strike | |
The Middleman / int_bc00493f | comment |
In the Comic-Con 13th episode table read, you can tell the excrement's hit the cooling-device when MM swears twice without being bleeped (which also counts as a Precision F-Strike). Not that there's no bleeping - Wendy gets bleeped at least twice. | |
The Middleman / int_bc00493f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_bc00493f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_bc00493f | |
The Middleman / int_be009bbc | type |
Alliterative Name | |
The Middleman / int_be009bbc | comment |
Alliterative Name: true of not only the people in the show (as is proper in any Comic Books Homage), but the dialogue is also rife with alliteration. The Fabulous Face, former Middle organization super villain. Guy Goddard former Middleman. The Middle Man Wendy's ex boyfriend, Tommy Tam. Wendy Watson And as of the Comic-Con panel for the 13th episode: previous Middleman Raveena Rao, and Clarence Colton, the current Middleman's real name. | |
The Middleman / int_be009bbc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_be009bbc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_be009bbc | |
The Middleman / int_bedecc55 | type |
Scout-Out | |
The Middleman / int_bedecc55 | comment |
Scout-Out: The Wilderness Girls | |
The Middleman / int_bedecc55 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_bedecc55 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_bedecc55 | |
The Middleman / int_c2091e11 | type |
Appearance Is in the Eye of the Beholder | |
The Middleman / int_c2091e11 | comment |
Appearance Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Middleman pretends the Underworld is this when he and Wendy visit; Wendy sees a soul-sucking office building, the Middleman claims he sees a vast overgrown field full of fierce beasts... before admitting he sees an office building as well. | |
The Middleman / int_c2091e11 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c2091e11 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c2091e11 | |
The Middleman / int_c2cedc1c | type |
Big "NO!" | |
The Middleman / int_c2cedc1c | comment |
Big "NO!": In the very first episode, when the villain of the day, a mad scientist planning to build an army of super-gorilla soldiers controlled by a supercomputer to take over the world, accidentally destroys her own supercomputer. It's hilariously long. | |
The Middleman / int_c2cedc1c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c2cedc1c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c2cedc1c | |
The Middleman / int_c36dad12 | type |
Decontamination Chamber | |
The Middleman / int_c36dad12 | comment |
And then there was the time they both had to strip to their undies (and then more so for MM) in the Decontamination Chamber. Yowza. And then there's altLacey and altIda - same snark, completely different package | |
The Middleman / int_c36dad12 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c36dad12 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c36dad12 | |
The Middleman / int_c6eabb03 | type |
Gosh Dang It to Heck! | |
The Middleman / int_c6eabb03 | comment |
Goshdang It To Heck: All of the Middleman's dialogue is like this, except for once (where it's appropriately bleeped). In the Comic-Con 13th episode table read, you can tell the excrement's hit the cooling-device when MM swears twice without being bleeped (which also counts as a Precision F-Strike). Not that there's no bleeping - Wendy gets bleeped at least twice. Most swearing is bleeped, and to emphasize the fact it's a "family" show, the lips of the person swearing are covered by a black box for the duration of the offending words...but there's a fractional delay to let astute viewers know which naughty word was likely the one spoken. | |
The Middleman / int_c6eabb03 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c6eabb03 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c6eabb03 | |
The Middleman / int_c70fc0a2 | type |
Pretentious Latin Motto | |
The Middleman / int_c70fc0a2 | comment |
Pretentious Latin Motto: The Middleman organization's motto: Pugnantes Malos, ne hos Pugnetis: We Fight Evil So You Don't Have To Pip used pretentious Latin in the gallery show he'd tried to pull off: Deus ex Pip. | |
The Middleman / int_c70fc0a2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c70fc0a2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c70fc0a2 | |
The Middleman / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
The Middleman / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Has its own (in progress) page, where shoutouts are sorted by episode due simply to the sheer density of them. Those that are still unsorted: Animal House Anime: Wendy explicitly refers to the first weird thing she meets as "a hentai tentacle monster". Astro City The Flash The Austin Powers movies. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension The Avengers (1960s) - Like Wendy's father, Emma Peel's husband disappeared in a mysterious and unexplained DC-3 crash. Also, Wendy's Imagine Spot upon being asked to join the Middleman is a pastiche of the Avengers opening credit sequence. Batman Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chinatown Die Hard: Multiple times in multiple episodes. Doctor Strange: And the anti-vampire Montesi Formula. Doctor Who: The NASA experts are named after Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sgt. Benton, and Zoe Herriot, as well as a reference to "Zygons," "McCrimmon College" (for Jamie McCrimmon), and "The Treaty of Periperpegilliam" (for Peri, because that was her actual first name). In the unmade thirteenth episode, the Middleman's instructions to Wendy before his Heroic Sacrifice are a direct quote from the speech the First Doctor gives his granddaughter before they part. Dracula Dr. Strangelove Balthorium Dudley Do-Right Escape from New York The Flintstones: MM invokes the name of The Great Gazoo. Flowers for Algernon Galaxy Quest: Possibly, one episode features a stolen beryllium sphere. Gaslight: Mentioned by name as Wendy calls Pip out on trying to mess with her head. Ghostbusters (1984): On par with the Shout-Out list for Back to the Future Annotated here. Guns Of Navarone Howard the Duck: MM tells Cindy she's trapped in a world she never made. Indiana Jones Jake 2.0: A show Javier Grillo-Marxuach worked on before The Middleman James Bond Joe 90 Kill Bill Lost in Space The Matrix: The Ida-inside-of-Ida is a polite, well-dressed, middle-aged lady. Men in Black Minority Report Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Brotherhood of the Pointed Stick, Everything about High/Maximum Aldwin. Monsters, Inc.: Varsity Fanclub is using a scream harvester My Little Pony Nick Fury: The Steranko run. Planet of the Apes Spider-Man: Dub-Dub quotes the Catchphrase: "With great power comes great responsibility." SeaQuest DSV Star Trek: Namechecked multiple times. And another time... Star Wars The Story of O Superman Terminator The Church of the SubGenius The Princess Bride: 24: Wendy refers to beating a confession out of a robot as "Jack Bauering". Usagi Yojimbo The Wild Wild West Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory The X-Men ("Old school, not Ultimate.") The titles of each episode/graphic novel are homages to Robert Ludlum. Cat People: "Irena Dubrovna" | |
The Middleman / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c75df49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c75df49a | |
The Middleman / int_c8a8c595 | type |
Retirony | |
The Middleman / int_c8a8c595 | comment |
Retirony: Cindy, who was two weeks away from retirement. | |
The Middleman / int_c8a8c595 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_c8a8c595 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_c8a8c595 | |
The Middleman / int_ca3a6dbd | type |
Informed Ability | |
The Middleman / int_ca3a6dbd | comment |
Informed Ability: Noser's abilities with music and ventriloquism are supposed to be virtuoso level; we know this from the reactions of people around him rather than ever seeing him ply his craft. | |
The Middleman / int_ca3a6dbd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_ca3a6dbd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_ca3a6dbd | |
The Middleman / int_ca87e3ec | type |
No Name Given | |
The Middleman / int_ca87e3ec | comment |
No Name Given: The Middleman doesn't appear to go by any other name. Lacey, not knowing his name, refers to him as Sexy Bossman, to Dub-Dub's consternation. In the comics, his first name is revealed as Clarence, during his funeral. In the 13th episode, his name is revealed as Clarence Colton. | |
The Middleman / int_ca87e3ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_ca87e3ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_ca87e3ec | |
The Middleman / int_caa28b82 | type |
Cloudcuckoolander | |
The Middleman / int_caa28b82 | comment |
Wendy has a problem of people going overly familiar with her. Despite this her roommate Lacey calls her Dub-Dub, The Middleman calls her Dubbie, and Tyler calls her Dubs. Cloudcuckoolander Noser always addresses her by her full name 'Wendy Watson'. Wendy's first episode soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend Ben seems to be just about the only one who ever just called her "Wendy". | |
The Middleman / int_caa28b82 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_caa28b82 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_caa28b82 | |
The Middleman / int_cbe687ab | type |
Corrupt Corporate Executive | |
The Middleman / int_cbe687ab | comment |
Corrupt Corporate Executive:Alternate Dubbie | |
The Middleman / int_cbe687ab | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_cbe687ab | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_cbe687ab | |
The Middleman / int_ce104b8e | type |
Serial Escalation | |
The Middleman / int_ce104b8e | comment |
Serial Escalation: Every episode seems able to top the last in making everything more awesome. | |
The Middleman / int_ce104b8e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_ce104b8e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_ce104b8e | |
The Middleman / int_cf92fea8 | type |
Cassandra Truth | |
The Middleman / int_cf92fea8 | comment |
Cassandra Truth: Pip tries to tell everyone that Noser is a ventriloquist, but it doesn't really help that he puts in the part about Lacey kissing him. | |
The Middleman / int_cf92fea8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_cf92fea8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_cf92fea8 | |
The Middleman / int_d076824c | type |
Every Episode Ending | |
The Middleman / int_d076824c | comment |
Every Episode Ending: Wendy and Lacey in their illegal sublet, bonding. | |
The Middleman / int_d076824c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d076824c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d076824c | |
The Middleman / int_d0b81ec4 | type |
Pineal Weirdness | |
The Middleman / int_d0b81ec4 | comment |
Pineal Weirdness: Apparently losing your pineal gland either lets you see ghosts or puts you in psychic contact with your Mirror Universe counterpart. Or if you're a flying pike, your pineal gland gives the antidote for fish zombification. | |
The Middleman / int_d0b81ec4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d0b81ec4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d0b81ec4 | |
The Middleman / int_d2566b32 | type |
Hunting the Most Dangerous Game | |
The Middleman / int_d2566b32 | comment |
Hunting the Most Dangerous Game: "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum" involves an alien who hunts humans. | |
The Middleman / int_d2566b32 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d2566b32 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d2566b32 | |
The Middleman / int_d2c0e2ed | type |
Schmuck Bait | |
The Middleman / int_d2c0e2ed | comment |
Schmuck Bait: The Middleman gives Wendy a list of three things she must never bring up in conversation with Sensei Ping. Naturally, she ends up bringing up all three. Although she did do it on purpose because he was getting on her nerves. | |
The Middleman / int_d2c0e2ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d2c0e2ed | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d2c0e2ed | |
The Middleman / int_d5656fbe | type |
The Unpronounceable | |
The Middleman / int_d5656fbe | comment |
The Unpronounceable: The name of the energy drink "!!!!" is "pronounced" by doing jazz hands, stomping a foot, and making a rather enthusiastic face. | |
The Middleman / int_d5656fbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d5656fbe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d5656fbe | |
The Middleman / int_d66cd0e6 | type |
Training from Hell | |
The Middleman / int_d66cd0e6 | comment |
Training from Hell: Averted. MM warns Wendy that Sensei Ping's tutelage will be painful and cruel. Wendy loves every minute. | |
The Middleman / int_d66cd0e6 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d66cd0e6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d66cd0e6 | |
The Middleman / int_d7c3ba61 | type |
Race Lift | |
The Middleman / int_d7c3ba61 | comment |
Race Lift: Wendy was originally white in the comics but played by Natalie Morales who is Cuban-American. | |
The Middleman / int_d7c3ba61 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d7c3ba61 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d7c3ba61 | |
The Middleman / int_d848560f | type |
Unusual Euphemism | |
The Middleman / int_d848560f | comment |
Unusual Euphemism: Frequently used by the Middleman, usually a form of Shout-Out. "Guns of Navaronne!" "Flowers for Algernon!" And as a "my god" substitute in one episode, "My Little Pony!"... yeah, this show is capital-W Weird. | |
The Middleman / int_d848560f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
The Middleman / int_d848560f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Middleman | hasFeature |
The Middleman / int_d848560f | |
The Middleman / int_dae5c997 | type |
Action Girl | |
The Middleman / int_dae5c997 | comment |
Action Girl: Wendy Watson, bien sur! | |
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A God Am I | |
The Middleman / int_dc1761bd | comment |
A God Am I: In the panel for the 13th episode, collecting thousands of pineal glands and creating a hivemind from all the uMasters of the world allows Manservant Neville to become a Reality Warper. He quickly dubs himself a god. | |
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Cat Fight | |
The Middleman / int_dceccabf | comment |
Cat Fight: Subverted, bigtime. | |
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-0.3 | |
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The Middleman / int_de0df7a0 | type |
Stock Scream | |
The Middleman / int_de0df7a0 | comment |
Stock Scream: The "Wilhelm" can be heard Once an Episode. Including the comic version of Episode 13, where it's rendered as "aaaah-aaaaargh!", with a note in the annotation explaining that's the best they could do. | |
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The Middleman / int_df33a778 | type |
For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself | |
The Middleman / int_df33a778 | comment |
For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: Supernatural creatures picking jobs that no one would bat an eye at discovering them doing. | |
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Disguised in Drag | |
The Middleman / int_e37f19 | comment |
Disguised in Drag: In "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation," a fraternity pledge sneaked into a sorority house this way, only to see and hear some ghosts as a result of Pineal Weirdness. Wendy eventually takes him back to the house in drag so the ghosts can explain how they got that way. | |
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The Middleman / int_e4f5affb | type |
The Chew Toy | |
The Middleman / int_e4f5affb | comment |
The Chew Toy: The Training Robot, who always ends up having its head knocked off. | |
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The Middleman / int_e52a0cac | type |
He Who Must Not Be Seen | |
The Middleman / int_e52a0cac | comment |
He Who Must Not Be Seen: Sensei Ping, after his introductory episode. | |
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The Middleman / int_e563bf09 | type |
Insistent Terminology | |
The Middleman / int_e563bf09 | comment |
Insistent Terminology: The title cards always refer to Wendy's place as "The illegal sublet Wendy shares with another young, photogenic artist." The pirate themed bar has a similar insistent name. | |
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The Middleman / int_e7b0229a | type |
Laser-Guided Amnesia | |
The Middleman / int_e7b0229a | comment |
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Of the two-day variety in Tyler's case. In "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation," the Middleman actually manages to utter the phrase "suffering from some sort of vampire-puppet-induced amnesia" with a straight face. | |
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The Middleman / int_e7b0229a | |
The Middleman / int_eb8e4fa8 | type |
Jerkass | |
The Middleman / int_eb8e4fa8 | comment |
Jerkass: Pip is usually described as a "malignant nematode", but the idea is the same. Sensei Ping, as part of his hard-core training programme. Ida, who spends every episode making cranky, cutting remarks and casting aspersions on Dubbie's character. Still technically one of the good guys, though. | |
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The Middleman / int_ed46da54 | type |
Martial Pacifist | |
The Middleman / int_ed46da54 | comment |
Martial Pacifist: Dub-Dub and to a lesser degree, Lacey, playfully parody the trope. | |
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The Middleman / int_eeaee38c | type |
Geeky Turn-On | |
The Middleman / int_eeaee38c | comment |
Geeky Turn-On: Wendy and her boyfriend have sex for the first time after locating and playing the ultra-rare, super violent video game, Gut Wrencher 1, which is described as "the goriest side-scroller in history, banned in 17 countries, the only video game to be denounced by both Tipper Gore and the Dalai Lama". Wendy is especially excited because they are playing the arcade version (of which they only made 150 before it went set-top), which has "4 levels of sheer carnage" which the set-top version did not have. When they beat the 86th level of Blood Lust Catamite (though it took 18 dollars in quarters and Wendy's use of the Scud Missile), they finally resolve their up to this point UST. | |
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The Middleman / int_f09ac6a6 | type |
Chekhov M.I.A. | |
The Middleman / int_f09ac6a6 | comment |
Chekhov M.I.A.: Wendy's father disappeared under mysterious circumstances. | |
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The Middleman / int_f1492605 | type |
Redemption Equals Death | |
The Middleman / int_f1492605 | comment |
In "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown", Middleman '69 sacrifices himself to save the current-day Middleman, who he had betrayed in jealousy earlier on. | |
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The Middleman / int_f237981e | type |
The Alleged Car | |
The Middleman / int_f237981e | comment |
The Alleged Car: Wendy's Hruck Bugbear AKA "the poor man's Yugo." | |
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The Middleman / int_f237981e | |
The Middleman / int_f482730a | type |
No Peripheral Vision | |
The Middleman / int_f482730a | comment |
No Peripheral Vision: Subverted. | |
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The Middleman / int_f5416685 | type |
Allergic to Love | |
The Middleman / int_f5416685 | comment |
Allergic to Love: The Middleman himself has a mild to moderate case. | |
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The Middleman / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
The Middleman / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: The Interrodroid getting its head ripped off, Ida always calling Wendy a stoner, and the removal of the pineal gland causing psychic powers. Also, the fake IDs used by Middleman and Wendy: Either Tyler or Wendy referring to a "____-nado", followed up with the other one responding "A tornado made of ____?" Also, the "My plan is sheer elegance in its simplicity, isn't it?" line that every. single. villain uses. Which is then nicely subverted in its final appearance. "You have to admit, my plan is sheer elegance in its draconian complexity." | |
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The Middleman / int_fc151e9d | type |
Department of Redundancy Department | |
The Middleman / int_fc151e9d | comment |
Department of Redundancy Department: "An Upscale Shopping Center in an Upscale Part of Town." "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse" | |
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The Middleman / int_fd4f8299 | type |
Well-Intentioned Extremist | |
The Middleman / int_fd4f8299 | comment |
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Manservant Neville, whose attempt to become a Living God is environmentally inspired. | |
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The Middleman / int_fdb355db | type |
Fun with Subtitles | |
The Middleman / int_fdb355db | comment |
Fun with Subtitles: In "The Sino-Mexican Revelation", Wendy shakes down a lucha martial artist for information; at first she talks to him in Spanish with helpful English subtitles... and when she slips and starts talking in English, the subtitles are in Spanish. Believe it or not this is also one of those gags that was replicated faithfully from the comic, though in a different scene. | |
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Evil Is Petty | |
The Middleman / int_fe64d5a1 | comment |
Evil Is Petty: A common theme. Many villains are engaging in nefarious acts for disproportionately small gains. | |
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