Futureshock! is episode 2 of Season 4.
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Synopsis[]
During an after school cheerleading practice, Mandy breaks a nail and David offers her the chance to work as a school TV reporter while her nail grows back. Meanwhile, during a clean up of Jerry's office, Alex discovers a gadget that is actually a time machine which accidentally sends the spies 20 years into the future.
While in the future, they uncover the horrifying truth: Mandy rules Beverly Hills and she plans to "Mandify" everyone on the planet. Teaming up with their future selves, the girls must stop Mandy and return to the past. They go to the future WOOHP, and later return by using the time machine after defeating and arresting Mandy.
In the end, the spies put on an act and place a Super Nail Enhancing Polish (an instant re-grow nail polish) in Clover's locker. Mandy overhears them talking, sneaks in, and takes it. With her nails restored, she declines the TV reporter job, claiming she has better things to do now that she is "back in form". David then suggests that Clover should take the job, only for Alex and Sam to pull her away as to prevent similar future events from happening.
Gadgets[]
- Catsuit
- Compowder
- Head For Cover Hoverboard
- Heat Sensor 6000 Infrared Motion Detector Sunglasses
- Multi Function Charm Bracelet
- Drill
- Super Nail Enhancing Polish
- Time Machine
- Wind Tunnel 3000 Tornado Blast Hair Dryer
Trivia[]
- Timeline
- This episode indicates that the setting for season 4 occurs in 2005. After the spies see that it is 2025, they realize they have traveled 20 years into the future. Since season 5 starts out with them graduating high school, that makes them 17 in this episode, while their future selves are 37.
- Samantha's dislike of cheerleading is shown.
- "Black Widows"
- "Futureshock!"
- "Sis-KaBOOM-Bah!"
- Time travel episodes
- ”Forward to the Past”
- ”Futureshock!”
- ”Stuck in the Middle Ages with You”
- Beverly Hills High has a cheerleading squad.
- Different uniforms are seen in "Futureshock!" and "Sis-KaBOOM-Bah!".
- Mandy Media Enterprises
- As the World Revolves Around Mandy
- Gone With the Mandy (“Gone With the Wind”)
- Good Morning Mandy (“Good Morning America”)
- Judge Mandy (“Judge Judy”)
- Live With Mandy
- Mandy 90210 (“Beverly Hills, 90210”)
- Mandy’s TV
- The younger age outfits are seen in:
- ”Futureshock!”
- ”I Hate The Eighties”
- ”The Anti-Social Network”
- ”Totally Spies! The Movie”
- WOOHP building entry
- "Futureshock!”: 3 digit Personal Identification Number
- "Totally Busted”: 5 digit Personal Identification Number
- Samantha's code is shown to be "136".
- A Louise and Melissa look-alike can be seen.
- "Beauty Is Skin Deep”
- "Evil Hair Salon”
- "Futureshock!"
- The title is a reference to the book "Future Shock" written by Alvin Toffler and the film ”Future Shock” narrated by Orson Welles.
- A reference is made to the ”15 minutes of fame” phrase when the spies's future selves arrest Mandy's future self.
- Mandy’s media empire is similar to the storyline in “Back to the Future” and “What a Way to Go!”. The characters rise from nothing to fame and power.
- G.L.A.D.I.S. still appears at Jerry's office in the future timeline, even though it is mentioned in ”Evil Roommate” that she was sent to the WOOHP recycling facility.
- Clover, Sam, and Alex do not wear their catsuits in this episode.
- In this episode Clover breaks the fourth wall by looking at the screen and saying "Alex is right. We really can't pull that off anymore."
- David makes his only appearance since Season 2.
- In their future versions in this episode, Clover's future self has straight hair, Sam's future self has her hair slightly curled on both sides, and Alex's future self is similar to Carmen's hairstyle in "Totally Busted". Mandy's future self also looks identical to Phoebe.
- This episode gets retconned due to Jerry's daughter, Zerlina Lewis, taking over in Season 7. Although it could be due to the future changing given the fact that Mandy turns down the TV reporter job (after her nails are restored), thus preventing the future where she takes over from happening.
Error[]
- Goof: July 15, 2025 was actually on a Tuesday and not a Wednesday.
- The day that this episode took place was Wednesday 15 July, 2005, but they are in school. They would be on summer vacation by then. Also, July 15, 2005 was a Friday.
- Goof: Mandy’s wristbands are missing when she takes a second look and screams at her broken manicure.
- Goof: When the 2025 spies are fighting the 2025 Mandy, the back of 2025 Mandy's dress keeps changing from light purple to white.
- Goof: The pocket on the left side of 2025 Mandy's dress keeps changing from light purple to white.
- Goof: When the girls hug their older selves, their eye colors are mixed up. Alex' eyes have turned into blue, Sam's into brown. Only Clover has her eye colors correct in this shot.
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