The Eraser

The Eraser
Air Date	December 8, 2001
Season	01
Episode Number	06
Proceeded By	Child's Play
Followed By	The Fugitives

The Eraser is episode 6 of Season 1.

Characters

• Clover
• Samantha
• Alexandra
• Jerry Lewis
• Mandy
• Lester Crawley

Synopsis

The girls are called in when strange blob shaped creatures drain the knowledge and memories out of a consortium of top scientists. Sam is infected as well.

In the B-story, they must also deal with Mandy, who has decided that she is Sam's new best friend after Sam saved her hair from a pottery incident.

Gadgets

• Binoculars
• Book on marine biology
• Catsuit
• Compowder
• Expandable Cable Bungee Belt
• Jet aircraft
  • Airborne aircraft carrier
• Lab In A Briefcase 9000
• Multi Use Cranium Apparatus
• Nuclear Powered Jet Boot
• Super Cycle
  • Flight ability
  • Rocket engine
  • Voice Activated
• Waist Restrainer
  • In-fusion Exploder
  • Repellent Spear Pistol
  • Titanium Grappling Hook

Trivia

• References to the spy genre.
  • ”0067”
    • The title is a reference to 007, James Bond’s Double 00 number.
    • The film the spies watch is titled “Mission Improbable”, a reference to “Mission: Impossible”.
    • “Mission Improbable” is a reference to an episode of “The Avengers”.
    • ”Mission: Improbable” is a reference to ”Mission: Impossible” and ”Mission: Impractical”.
  • ”Computer Creep Much?” -- 1 of the posters in the cyber cafe says “Spy Raider”, a reference to “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”.
  • ”Evil Promotion Much?” -- Appearance of Lara Croft as the holographic trainer.
  • Geraldine Husk’s clothing and behaviour resembles the villains seen in 1960’s spy films.
    • The laugh.
    • The white cat. (Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond franchise.)
    • The white Catsuit.
    • The wide belt.
  • Ian Flemish -- His name is a reference to Ian Fleming. The creator of James Bond. His clothing in the field is a reference to Indiana Jones, and his background is a reference to Rick O'Connell.
  • ”Pageant Problems” -- The laser security system resembles the laser fight seen in “Die Another Day”.
  • ”Starstruck” -- The soap opera ”Days of Our Spies” is a reference to the soap opera ”Days of our Lives”.
  • ”The Elevator” -- 1 of the film posters is for “009”, a reference to James Bond’s Double 00 number.
  • ”The Eraser” -- The underwater base is similiar to the base seen in “The Spy Who Loved Me”.
  • ”Totally Dunzo” -- The bikini Lewis wears in the flashback is a reference to Halle Berry’s bikini in the James Bond movie “Die Another Day”.
• Mandy's memory is partially erased in:
  • "Attack of the 50 Foot Mandy"
  • “Clowning Around!”
  • "Evil Coffee Shop Much?"
  • "Grabbing the Bully by the Horns"
  • "Sis-KaBOOM-Bah!"
  • “So Totally Versailles!”
  • "The Anti-Social Network"
  • “The Eraser“
  • “Trent Goes Wild“
• The jet wingpack is similar to the wingpack built by Yves Rossy.
• Lester Crawley is a reference to Aleister Crowley, a well known occultist.
• After Clover lures a blob into attacking Crawely's henchman, she performs Chun-li's victory pose from the Street Fighter series (jumping up and down, smiling, and flashing a peace sign).
• This is the only time where Mandy losing her memory about the spies is not done by WOOHP. Instead, Clover blasted a blob on her after she desires to tell at the school about the trio's secret.
• Goof: When Alex gets blob juice on her hand Clover's bathing suit top looks different and her bathing suit bottom doesn't have a white rim at the top.
• Goof: When Sam is analyzing the blob juice Clover's bathing suit is orange-brown instead of orange.
• Goof: When the girls are following the taxi with the money in it there are a couple of instances where the girls do not have faces.
• Goof: When Sam spots the taxi in traffic the designs on the seats in the taxi are different.
• Goof: When Clover and Alex find Sam in the fountain they both appear to say "Sam" but only Alex's voice is heard.
• Goof: When the skyline of New York City is seen the World Trade Center is present despite the episode airing after the September 11th attacks
• Goof: When the girls are in the art room, they're wearing different outfits, but when they come out of the art room, they are wearing their season 1 primary outfits.

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