Pageant Problems is episode 5 of Season 6.
Characters[]
Synopsis[]
When there's a break-in at the WOOHP Experimental Lab, Sam, Clover, and Alex investigate and discover that a top-secret, age-reducing serum has been stolen! What's more, the girls find an odd clue on the lab's floor: a diamond-encrusted tiara with a strand of red hair attached to it. And when Jerry does a scan on the clue, he discovers something quite unusual; it belongs to a woman named Bertha Bombshell, who was his girlfriend many, many years ago! What the spies eventually realize is that Bertha is an aging pageant queen bent on recapturing her former glory and beauty. The only problem is, ever since she broke into WOOHP, stole the serum, and administered it to herself, Bertha's now experiencing all sorts of side effects that make her determined to not only destroy the latest pageant she's entered, but the spies as well!
In the B-story, Sam is faced with a tough assignment in journalism class. In the end after the mission, she decides that the topic of her essay will be "The Injustice of Age Criteria in Beauty Pageants".
Gadgets[]
- Binocular Sunglasses
- Catsuit
- Compowder
- Hot and Spicy Gum
- Sugar Free
- Jetpack Backpack
- Motorboat
- Sonic Boombox Missile
- Ultimate Energy Harpoon
- Waterspray Jet
- Pen Recorder Hologram
- Submarine
- Titanium Hair Clip
- Web Sling Ring
Villian Gadget[]
Trivia[]
- Malibu University has:
- Advanced Shoe Theory
- Animal Grooming
- Journalism class
- Jerry Lewis's lack of ability to devise original names for WOOHP related things.
- “Another Evil Boyfriend” -- WOOHPtanic
- “A Thing For Musicians” -- The Spies
- “Black Widows” -- WOOHPettes
- “Déjà Cruise” -- WOOHPtanic
- “Evil Gymnasts” -- WOOHPstanza
- “Mystery on the WOOHP Express” -- WOOHP Express
- “Pageant Problems” -- WOOHPtopia (improvised by Clover)
- “So Totally Not Groove-y” -- WOOHPons
- “WOOHP-Ahoy!” -- WOOHPtanic
- 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”.
- ”0067”
- Similar laser security systems are also seen in:
- "Die Another Day" (James Bond)
- "Entrapment" (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
- "Kim Possible"
- "Mission Impossible" (Lindsey Stirling and the Piano Guys)
- "Resident Evil" film series (Milla Jovovich)
- "Toxic" (Britney Spears)
- Bertha Bombshell's fighting style is similar to:
- Ebon and Rubberband Man in the "Static Shock" series.
- Elastigirl in Disney's "The Incredibles".
- Elasti-Girl in DC comics and Femforce
- Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic 4.
- Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece.
- Several characters in the Batman media.
- Several characters in the X-Men media.
- T-1000 in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "Terminator Genisys".
- The young Jerry's hair is changed from red to blonde.
- "I Hate The Eighties"
- "Pageant Problems"
- Alex wears the same yellow minidress.
- "Pageant Problems"
- "The Getaway"
- Alex wears the same yellow dress.
- "Evil Promotion Much?"
- "Mandy Doll Mania!"
- "Pageant Problems"
- Sam wears the same white dress.
- ”Pageant Problems”
- ”The Suavest Spy”
- Clover wears the same red dress.
- ”Attack of the 50 Foot Mandy”
- "Evil Promotion Much?"
- ”Pageant Problems”
- A Milan Stilton look-alike is seen
- ”Astro-Not"
- ”Pageant Problems"
- ”Totally Spies! The Movie"
- Same character seen
- ”Astro-Not"
- ”Evil Airlines Much?"
- "Pageant Problems"
- Pam wears the same outfit.
- ”Pageant Problems”
- ”WOOHP-Ahoy!”
- Pageant
- Sam's pageant dress is the only one that doesn't correlate with the color of her catsuit.
- The pageant host did not notice that Samantha and Alexandra did not reveal what nation-states they were from. Neither did Alex say her name.
- The pageant host is a parody of Donald Trump.
- Including Sam and Bertha, there are a total of 5 contestants who are red heads.
- Including Clover, there are a total of 2 contestants who are blonde.
- The Web Sling Ring is a reference to the superpower of the superhero Spider-Man.
- Bertha's anger over losing a pageant is similar to Adrian Veidt's defeat from Eddie Blake.
- Alice, Pam, Crimson appear.
- Jerry once lived in Liverpool, England.
Error[]
- Goof: While the spies are on their way to Monte Carlo, there is a brief shot where the flowers on Alex's minidress/miniskirt are red instead of white.
Gallery[]
Advanced Shoe Theory
Sugar Free Hot and Spicy Gum
Sugar Free Hot and Spicy Gum
Milan Stilton look-alike
Web Sling Ring
Bertha Bombshell defeated
