TheJames Bond series of novels and films has been parodied and referenced many times in a number of different media, including books, comics, films, television shows, and video games. Most notable of all these parodies is the spoofCasino Royale in 1967, which was produced using the actual film rights purchased from writerIan Fleming over a decade prior to its release. Unlike an imitation, a parody is often protected from legal affairs by the people whose property is being parodied.
James Bond parodies generally contain several elements, adopted from the James Bond novels and films, which are featured in these parody works. These usually include the following:
The protagonist(s) is a near invincible secret service agent, who works for a secret government national or international intelligence agency. In some parodies, the hero is recast as a bumbling idiot, who achieves the given objectives through sheer luck or as a fluke and pre-planning.
The protagonist is in frequent contact with beautiful, provocative and often scantily clad women during the course of his assignment. Some of these women are dangerous spies working for the other side. Villains accomplices and some women's costumes, whether they are in league with the seen or hidden villain, are evocative and trendy.
In the original Bond books and films, the chief adversary is usually anevil genius, who heads an international criminal syndicate, which seeks to destroy the current world order, in order to achieve global domination. In the parody, the villain can be a bumbling, over-important, arrogant fool himself.
Much is made of the use of innovative gadgetry, which the protagonist uses to his advantage.
The main villain is sometimes completely unseen behind a chair with a menacing voice, smoking, drinking or stroking a cat.
Humour is an important component of this genre. Flirtatious and suave tact and flair takes first place.
There can be jokes about how stupid or expendable the random anonymous henchman are.
There are also various subgenres, within this style. Some of the most notable variants include: a female protagonist(s) (in place of the male), child protagonists, a strong science fiction element (known asspy-fi) and the erotic (adult) spy novel, comic, or film. The termEurospy refers to the large number of films within this genre that were produced in Europe. Although many of the James Bond parodies were produced in the United States or Europe, the genre is very much an international one, with novels, comics and films being produced across the globe.
In 2002, Guinness applied the Michael Power formula to Asia with the character Adam King.[3][4]
In 2012, modelShirley Mallmann appeared in a tribute to the James Bond franchise in celebration of its 50th anniversary for the BrazilianELLE magazine.[5] She starred in a video directed by Manuel Nogueira titled "Bond Girl Reloaded", where she dons looks fromAlexandre Herchcovitch andBalmain, while battling armed villains, ending in a fiery explosion.[6]
The Dutch comic seriesAgent 327 byMartin Lodewijk started out as a parody of James Bond, but later evolved more into its own thing, though still maintaining elements from the franchise.[9]
007 -The James Bomb Musical, aMad Magazine musical based on the James Bond films, where the mysterious head of the evil organisation trying to kill 007 is revealed to beMike Hammer. The plot was written byFrank Jacobs and drawn byMort Drucker. It appeared in issue #94 (April 1965).[11]
In issue #165 (March 1974) of Mad Magazine spoofed eight James Bond movies, again drawn by Mort Drucker, but written byArnie Kogen.[12]
The comic book seriesPlanetary has a secret agent character named John Stone who closely resembles Bond, but has some similarities toNick Fury
One issue of theSonic the Hedgehog Archie comics featured several references to James Bond in a story entitled "The Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G." Among these were: a screen that depicted several ofDr. Robotnik's failed operations, all of which had been thwarted bySonic the Hedgehog, all named after James Bond movie titles:Moonraker,Dr. No,Thunderball, andGoldfinger; the head of a secret intelligence group known by the alias "Who"; a crate labeled "For Your Eyes Only"; and Sonic making use of one of James Bond's humorous quips "Shocking ... positively shocking".
Agent 008½ in theMoomin comic strip, episode 48, 1966.
In the manga and animeSpy × Family, an animated cartoon series exists in its universe calledSpy Wars which features the main character Bondman, the Forgers' family pet dogBond is also named after the character.
0.0. Duck and Mata Harrier are a secret-agent duo from theDonald Duck universe featuring in severalDisney comics.
First published in 1960,Matt Helm is a fictional character created by authorDonald Hamilton. The character is not meant to be a spoof of James Bond, rather having attributes of an homage, but not in the strict sense. Film versions of Matt Helm, as played byDean Martin, were meant to spoof the 007 movies as well as the character James Bond. The four movies made took their titles from Hamilton's novels, though the movies had little in common with the books of the same name.The Silencers andMurderers' Row were released in 1966.The Ambushers in 1967 andThe Wrecking Crew in 1968.
Austin Powers is a film series created by Canadian comedianMike Myers. Many of the characters throughout the franchise are parodies of Bond characters, including Myers'character of the same name. Myers has said thatSean Connery was the inspiration for his character, especially Powers' thick chest hair. In addition, the names of the films are also parodies of Bond novels and films.
Goldmember (2002) is a parody ofGoldfinger. The title of the film led to legal action being taken byMGM, the distributors of theJames Bond film franchise, that briefly led to the film's title being removed from promotional material and trailers. During the period when the film had no official title, it was unofficially being calledNever Say Member Again, a reference to the non-canon Bond filmNever Say Never Again. The dispute was quickly resolved and the original film title remained. Although MGM most likely would have lost a court case against the makers ofGoldmember (see:Copyright information on parodies), MGM did secure a spot for the trailer to 2002's Bond filmDie Another Day in settlement.
Characters
Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head ofSPECTRE and Bond's archenemy, is parodied in all threeAustin Powers films asDr. Evil (Mike Myers). Like Blofeld inYou Only Live Twice, Dr. Evil has a facial scar over his eye and wears either a white or a greyNehru jacket which is also worn by the first Bond villain,Dr. Julius No (Joseph Wiseman). Both characters also possess whitePersian cats. Dr. Evil's cat Mr. Bigglesworth, however, loses its hair due to a side-effect of thecryogenic freezing process which preserved Dr. Evil for 30 years. Dr. Evil is a parody ofDonald Pleasence's Blofeld.
Basil Exposition (Michael York), the head of Powers' organisation is meant to be a combined parody of bothM (as portrayed byBernard Lee andRobert Brown) andQ (Desmond Llewelyn).
In the 2015 movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens directed byJ. J. Abrams, after the main character,Rey (Daisy Ridley), is captured by theFirst Order, she usesthe Force to convince astormtrooper into setting her free. The actor who played the stormtrooper wasDaniel Craig, and the crew ofThe Force Awakens unofficially dubbed the character "FN-007", in reference to Craig's role as James Bond. Fans adopted this name, as well as "JB-007", for the character.[14] However, the 2016 video gameLego Star Wars: The Force Awakens identified the character as FN-1824, which is now considered his official name.
Carry On Spying (1964), British parody withCharles Hawtrey's intended character name James Bind, Agent006+1⁄2 changed to Charlie Bind, Agent 000 (Double 0, oh!) for copyright reasons.
That Man from Rio (1964), French adventure spoof of Bond-type films.
Modesty Blaise (1966), campy British spy-fi film starringMonica Vitti. Although based upon a serious action-adventurecomic strip, the film took a camp-comedy approach (similar to that of the Matt Helm films).
The Man Called Flintstone (1966), animated film continuation ofThe Flintstones TV series, spoofing Bond films. The TV series itself had also spoofedGoldfinger in the episode "The Stonefinger Caper".
Casino Royale (1967), satirical adaptation ofIan Fleming'snovel starringDavid Niven,Peter Sellers andUrsula Andress, amongst others. It is the second of three adaptations of the novel, the first being the1954 version and the third being the2006 version. Several aspects of the Bond franchise are parodied, including a reference to Sean Connery's Bond as a "sexual acrobat who leaves a trail of beautiful dead women like blown roses behind him".
Si muore solo una volta (1967), Italian ("You only die once") starring Ray Danton .
The End of Agent W4C (1967), Czech parody. Super agent Cyril Juan W4C (Jan Kačer) has all properties of 007 - artificial gadgets, nice girls and spies everywhere around them.
The Greek filmHelp! It's Vengos, Overt Agent '000' (Greek:Βοήθεια! Ο Βέγγος φανερός πράκτωρ 000) (1967) and its sequelThou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation Havoc (Greek:Θου-Βου φαλακρός πράκτωρ, επιχείρησις «Γης Μαδιάμ») (1969). The films follow spy Thou Vou (Thanasis Veggos) constantly getting involved in comedic situations and failing the missions assigned to him. He also looks up to James Bond as a role model.
O.K. Connery, 1967, also known asOperation Kid Brother orOperation Double 007 starsNeil Connery,Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee,Anthony Dawson andLois Maxwell. When MI6's top agent becomes unavailable, his lookalike younger brother Neil Connery is hired to thwart an evil organisation. Sean Connery's younger brother Neil Connery stars in this Italian film designed to profit from the spy craze. This film features several actors who had appeared in the real Bond series, including Adolfo Celi and Daniela Bianchi. Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell make cameos parodying their roles as M andMiss Moneypenny.
Zeta One (1969), a British sexploitation spy-fi withRobin Hawdon as James Word, a womanizing secret agent who investigates criminal mastermind Major Bourdon (James Robertson Justice) at the behest of W (Lionel Murton) and discovers a race of barely-clad alien superwoman called Angvians. The film costarredCarry On veteran Charles Hawtrey andDawn Addams (star ofStar Maidens and an occasional leading lady inRoger Moore'sThe Saint) as Zeta.
Boter Kaas en Eieren (1969), a Dutch student parody with special agent James Klont (Hein van Laarhoven), which has the task to stop an evil organisation to which has his eye on the national aviation laboratory.
From Hong Kong with Love (1975) starredles Charlots,Mickey Rooney,Clifton James, Lois Maxwell and Bernard Lee. The film is a French spoof featuring the comedy teamLes Charlots ("The Crazy Boys"). In the film, James Bond dies in the gun barrel sequence. AfterQueen Elizabeth (Huguette Funfrock) is kidnapped by Marty (Mickey Rooney), a crazed billionaire, Her Majesty's Secret Service replace Bond with a team of goofy French agents, played by the Crazy Boys. Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell briefly appear as M and Moneypenny (their characters remaining unnamed). Originally released asBons baisers de Hong Kong.
The Dragon Lives Again (1977). Starring: Alexander Grand . A Hong Kong movie featuring aBruce Lee (Bruce Leung Siu-Lung) in the afterlife alongside characters such asPopeye (Eric Tsang),Dracula (Hsi Chang), and James Bond (Alexander Grand). Original title:La Resurrection du Dragon
S*H*E (1980), an American spy parody film starring Cornelia Sharpe andOmar Sharif and written by regular Bond screenwriterRichard Maibaum.
The Cannonball Run (1981) is an Americanaction-comedy film that features an all-starensemble cast, includingBurt Reynolds,Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore,Farrah Fawcett,Jackie Chan,Sammy Davis Jr. andDean Martin. In the film, Roger Moore plays a parody of both James Bond and himself. He plays Seymour Goldfarb Jr., a rich British playboy who believes himself to be Roger Moore and drives a silverAston Martin DB5. He is frequently shown evading police by using various James Bond-type gadgets, such as oil slicks, smoke screens, switchable license plates, all installed in his Aston Martin DB5.
Nati con la camicia, also known asGo for It (1983), an Italian comedy spy action film, starringTerence Hill andBud Spencer as Rosco Frazer and Doug O'Riordan, two strangers accidentally mistaken forCIA operatives. The film features several Bond tropes, including K1 (Buffy Dee), a megalomaniac villain (a spoof of Blofeld, petting a Basset Hound dog instead of a white cat) bent on world domination, employing several henchmen, and the agents using various gadgets to fight them.
Aces Go Places 3: Our Man from Bond street, also known asMad Mission 3, a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy featuring a James Bond-like character King Kong (Sam Hui), as well as various references to the official film series, including appearances by Neil Connery, Richard Kiel and anOddjob-like character played byTsuneharu Sugiyama.
James Bone, Agent 001 (1986), a Filipino action comedy starringPalito, whose emaciated figure gave the film its title.[15]
Cat City, also known asMacskafogó (1986), a Hungarian-Canadian-German animated comedy action film which heavily spoofs the Bond movies. The main character is an anthropomorphic mouse secret agent named Grabovsky (voiced byLászló Sinkó). As another variation of the Blofeld trope, the main villain of the film is Mr. Fritz Teufel (voiced byMiklós Benedek), a white cat himself.
Philip (Michael David), Agent 007-11 is a parody of James Bond in the filmNinja Academy (1990). In the film 007-11 gets hislicense to kill temporarily revoked.
Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die (2002) starring Robert Donavan is a lightly pornographic Bond parody based loosely onMilo Manara's comics.
The Tuxedo (2002), a film about a taxi driver called Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) who accidentally becomes a spy when he wears a special tuxedo which gives him special skills (martial arts, strength, dancing, singing, sniper skills, etc.).
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) widely parodies James Bond, with a film poster forLicence to Spy, a parody ofLicence to Kill,More is Never Enough, parodying eitherThe World Is Not Enough orNever Say Never Again andCodename: Operation Conspiracy. The character of Mother (Joan Cusack) simultaneously satirizes M and Q, there is a car highly similar to anAston Martin DBS loaded with gadgets (which servesBugs Bunny (voiced byJoe Alaskey) a carrot martinishaken, not stirred), the penultimate scene parodiesMoonraker, and the film character Damian Drake's movies parodying the success of theJames Bond films. Drake is even played by former James Bond actorTimothy Dalton. The character Dusty Tails (Heather Locklear) could also be a simultaneous reference to the Bond girl andShirley Bassey, who sang three of thethemes to theJames Bond film series.
The Pink Panther (2006) features a sequence in which InspectorJacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) meets British Agent 006 (played by a tuxedo-clad, uncreditedClive Owen), to whom Clouseau refers to "one short of the big time".
Allkopi Royale (2006), a short Bond spoof starring Thomas Milligan andQuantum for Allkopi (2008), a sequel toAllkopi Royale, featuring Norwegian celebrities such asLinni Meister,Helge Hammelow-Berg and Martin Garfalk.
Epic Movie (2007),James Bond (Darko Belgrade), in a parody ofCasino Royale, makes two short appearances in Gnarnia.
Meet the Spartans (2008),Le Chiffre (Ike Barinholtz) appears, torturingLeonidas (Sean Maguire) for the account number in a similar manner to the way he did inCasino Royale. The condition that causes Le Chiffre to weep blood is also parodied, with his tear duct gushing throughout the segment.
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) andOSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), two French comedies that parody the originalOSS 117 series byJean Bruce. The first film is set in 1955 and the sequel in 1967. Both movies, which starJean Dujardin as French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath a.k.a. OSS 117, parody and recreate the look and style of espionage films from the 1950s and 1960s.
Danger Mouse (1981 and 2015) is an animation series about a British, gadget-using, flying car-driving secret agent mouse, taking orders from Colonel K (a chinchilla) to counter the dastardly schemes of Baron Silas Greenback (a frog) who pets a fuzzy white caterpillar like Blofeld's Persian cat.
Cars 2 (2011) is a spy movie starring Finn McMissile, who is the car version of James Bond and is an Aston Martin, the same model that Bond drove in his novels.
In addition to the above, there have been literally hundreds of films made around the world parodying the spy film genre of the 1960s, if not directly parodying James Bond. One example is the 1966 filmModesty Blaise, which was a parody of the spy genre rather than a faithful adaptation of the (generally serious) comic strip.
Numerous films have attempted to use theJames Bond formula; some have used the character of James Bond unofficially.
G-2[16] (1965), a Filipino movie starringTony Ferrer as Tony Falcon:Agent X44,[17] the Filipino James Bond[18] equivalent. G-2 was the first of 16 Agent X44 movies released in the Philippines.
James Bond 777 (1971), low-budget Indian-made 007 movie withGhattamaneni Krishna as a pompadoured, moustachioed James Bond.
Shut Up When You Speak (1981),Aldo Maccione plays Giacomo ("James" in Italian), who dreams that he is James Bond. Original title:Tais Toi Quand Tu Parles.
The Mahjong Incident (1987), Chinese thriller concerning a priceless jademahjong piece. James Bond (portrayed byRon Cohen, an American businessman who just happened to be spotted by director Xiaoyang Yu while on vacation) has a brief cameo. Also known asThe Green Jade Mahjong.
Mr. Bond (1992), Indian-made musical, starringAkshay Kumar. As with several other Bond ripoffs, the character is never referred to as "James Bond", remaining simply Mr. Bond throughout the entire movie.
XXX (2002), borrows heavily from James Bond and includes gadgets and so forth that are similar to some found in a Bond film. Its sequel,XXX: State of the Union, was directed byLee Tamahori, who had previously directedDie Another Day.
Season 5 of theYouTube channelEpic Rap Battles of History features a rap-battle video called "James Bond vs Austin Powers" (released 14 June 2016), which James Bond makes an appearance and is represented by Ben Atha (as the Daniel Craig version) andEpicLLoyd (as the Sean Connery version).[19]
The gadgetry, titles, characters, product promotion and plots were parodied on the siteMichael and Joel at the Movies.[20]
During the opening ceremony animated intro sequence ofMinecon London 2015, animated by Element Animation forMojang Studios, a collection of James Bond-inspired British secret agentMinecraftVillagers (voiced by Dan Lloyd) are shown guiding the main character Villager of the short to Minecon.[22][23]
Johnny Rivers' song"Secret Agent Man" from his 1966 album...And I Know You Wanna Dance uses thesurf rock style of the "James Bond Theme". However, although its subject is secret agents and spies, the song was not composed as a reference to Bond but rather as the theme song for American broadcasts of the United Kingdom seriesDanger Man, which aired in the US under the titleSecret Agent. The song was also covered byDevo on their 1979 albumDuty Now for the Future. Its lyrics do, however, refer to the fact the agent described in the song has been assigned a code number. Ironically, John Drake (Patrick McGoohan), the lead character ofDanger Man/Secret Agent was never actually referred to by a code number.
Britishrock bandTerrorvision's albumRegular Urban Survivors (1996) features sleeve artwork reminiscent of spy movies in general, and Bond in particular. It features a painted cover, depicting the band members in a montage of Bond-like poses.
The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps' 2004 show "007," which placed first at the DCI World Championship Finals, uses musical selections and takes visual design inspiration from the James Bond movies.
Toy Dolls gives a humorous account of James Bond's off-duty relations to his neighbours in their song "James Bond Lives Down Our Street".
WAW Wild Aaron Wilde released three songs in 2013 on the Total Eclipse label, called "Spy Fool", "Diamonds Are Very Shiny", and "Old Whinger", all in the style of James Bond songs.
The music video for theMiike Snow song"Genghis Khan" from his 2016 albumiii depicts a super villain (Adam Jones) falling in love with a spy in a tuxedo (Edward Hayes Neary), who he was going to kill with a deadlylaser modeled after the attempt to kill James Bond inGoldfinger.
Mack Bolan, alias "The Executioner", is a tougher, American James Bond-inspired character created byDon Pendleton, who has featured in over 600 serialized novels with sales, as of 1995, of more than 200 million books.[24]
Similarly, James Bond's popularity has spurred other writers and book packagers to cash in on the spy craze by launching female-spy alternative versions, such asThe Baroness by Paul Kenyon,The Lady From L.U.S.T. spy thrillers byRod Gray, andCherry Delight byGlen Chase. The sexy superspy Baroness novels used many Bond references and formulae, such as the title of the second novelDiamonds Are For Dying, culinary and gastronomic descriptive passages, and plot themes.[25]
Michael K. Frith andChristopher B. Cerf of theHarvard Lampoon wroteAlligator, by "I*n Fl*m*ng" in 1962. Another "J*mes B*nd" story titled "Toadstool" appeared in aPlayboy magazine parody published by theLampoon. Rumour has it this has not been reprinted because of plagiarism issues (some sections are very close to Fleming.) The cover ofAlligator parodies theSignet Books paperback covers used for the Fleming novels in the 1960s, including a short Fl*m*ng biography, and a bibliography of nonexistent B*nd novels:Lightningrod,For Tomorrow We Live,The Chigro of the Narcissus,Toadstool,Doctor Popocatapetl,From Berlin, Your Obedient Servant,Monsieur Butterfly, andScuba Do - Or Die.
There exists a very short book titledPussy L'amour and the Three Bears starring James Bear. Although the bookJames Bond: The Legacy mentions it, one known copy exists.
Sol Weinstein wrote four novels about Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-Seven, beginning in 1965:Loxfinger;Matzohball;In the Secret Service of His Majesty – the Queen; andYou Only Live Until You Die. As with theHarvard Lampoon volumes mentioned above, the covers of the American editions of the Israel Bond books were also based upon the cover designs Signet Books used for Fleming's Bond novels.
Cyril Connolly wrote the short story "Bond Strikes Camp", satirising a homosexual relationship between M and Bond.
Between 1965 and 1968, paperback writer William Knoles - sometimes described as "the greatest unknown writer of our time" - penned 20 novels featuring the character Trevor Anderson, codenamed "0008", under the pseudonym Clyde Allison. The series is variously described as "0008" or "The Man From SADISTO," and spoofs both Bond andThe Man From U.N.C.L.E. among other icons of espionage. The books were published by adult publisherWilliam Hamling, edited byEarl Kemp and featured seventeen "cover paintings byRobert Bonfils," many also with "hand-lettered titles by Harry Bremner." The series stretches fromOur Man From SADISTO (1965) toThe Desert Damsels (1968), and also features plots containing spoof characters based onBatman andModesty Blaise among other heroes.[26]
Mabel Maney has written two Bond parodies,Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy andThe Girl with the Golden Bouffant. The two parodies are based on the character of Jane Bond, James' lesbian sister, who is called upon to replace her brother when he is incapacitated.
An Agent 00005 appeared in thescience fiction epicThe Illuminatus! Trilogy byRobert Shea andRobert Anton Wilson, published in the early 1970s. This character, named Fission Chips, is a somewhat dim-witted Englishman working for British Intelligence, taking orders from a superior named "W." A fan of Ian Fleming's novels, 00005 has patterned his life after James Bond and is obsessed with an organisation known as "B.U.G.G.E.R." (a reference to SPECTRE) which he might have completely fabricated.
Bridge experts Philip and Robert King wrote a collection of bridge game-related short stories titledYour Deal, Mr. Bond; the title story features 007. (This shouldn't be confused with the official Bond novel,No Deals, Mr. Bond byJohn Gardner.)
Kim Newman's novelDracula Cha Cha Cha features avampire agent of theDiogenes Club named "Hamish Bond". The segments of the novel featuring this character are filled with references to theJames Bond novels and films, including chapters titled "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "From Bavaria with Love", "Live and Let Die" and "The Living Daylights". Bond's archenemy is a vampiric Blofeld (although there's a twist), and an alteration in his personality, towards the end, portrays the change from Sean Connery to Roger Moore.
Clive Cussler's novelNight Probe! has its heroDirk Pitt alternately oppose and work with "Brian Shaw," a retired British Secret Service agent recalled to duty who had taken apseudonym for protection from his many enemies. The book makes abundantly clear, explicitly so in the two characters' final conversation, that "Shaw" is Bond.
Bond is parodied as Roger Laser inThe Fellowship of the Thing by John Salonia, published by Scarlet Succubus Press[27] in 2001. Laser is shanghaied by an alien scientist to serve as a spy/commando.
Dr. No Will See You Now is a short piece by English humourist Alan Coren, featuring a geriatric Bond, still-virginal Moneypenny and nonagenarian 'M'.
Simon R. Green wrote theSecret History book series, which involves a Bond-like investigator of Fantasy and SF criminals, including titles likeThe Man with the Golden Torc andDaemons Are Forever.
Daniel Craig played Bond in a short film,Happy and Glorious, made by theBBC, produced by Lisa Osborne, and directed byDanny Boyle as part of theopening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. In the film, Bond is summoned toBuckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II—played by herself—and escorts her by helicopter to theOlympic Stadium.[29] Bond and the Queen jump from the helicopter into the stadium withUnion Flag parachutes. After the film was shown, the Queen appeared and formally opened the Games.[30]
Lois Maxwell reprises the role of Moneypenny in Eon Productions' television specialWelcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967), which was intended to promoteYou Only Live Twice and contained a storyline of Moneypenny trying to establish the identity of Bond's bride.[31]
The American television seriesGet Smart (1965–70) featuresDon Adams as the consummate Bond spoof, Maxwell Smart, a self-assured but incompetent bungler (the character was also inspired by Inspector Clouseau as played by Peter Sellers), who got by on a combination of luck and the help of his savvy female counterpart Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon), in an ongoing battle with a quasi-Soviet enemy entity known as KAOS, with use of esoteric and often unreliable or useless gadgets such as his shoe phone. The series later spun off a 1980 feature film sequel,The Nude Bomb, a 1989 TV-movie,Get Smart, Again!, and a short-lived 1995TV series revival. It was later adapted as aneponymous 2008 movie. Don Adams also voiced the title character inInspector Gadget, an animatedGet Smart parody television series. Adams also either spoofed or directly reprised the role of Smart in numerous TV commercials.
In Season 3 of the seriesGilligan's Island, Episode 11 (titled "The Invasion" and first aired onNovember 21, 1966) begins withGilligan andThe Skipper fishing at the lagoon. They reel in abriefcase marked "Property US Government. DO NOT OPEN."The Professor insists that the case must remain closed, but it accidentally pops open long enough for the castaways to realize it contains top-secret documents. They surmise that enemies of the US are likely after the briefcase. And to make matters worse, Gilligan inadvertentlyhandcuffs himself to it. That night, Gilligan dreams he's a spy named Agent 0-14. He meets with the chief of the Good Guy Spy Outfit (played by the Professor) and demonstrates how histoiletry kit contains several weapons.Mary Ann poses as the Professor's secretary but is actually Evil Agent 10. She communicates to Mr. Evil (played by a baldMr. Howell) through hermakeup compact and then tries to shoot Gilligan with a loadedchrysanthemum.Ginger is Evil Agent 5. After communicating with Mr. Evil through asoup ladle, she tries to kill Gilligan with poisonlipstick. Evil Agent 1 (the Skipper) poses as Gilligan's mother and tries to get the briefcase while serving him a bowl of homemadesoup. Gilligan escapes all of these situations and shows up at the office of Mr. Evil and his assistant (played byMrs. Howell). After Gilligan foils their final attempt to get the case, Evil Agent Lovey tells Gilligan: "Now I know why they call you 0-14. You're twice as smart as0-0-7."
The seriesAmerican Dad! featured two parody episodes of Bond films, first with the 2008season 4 episode "Tearjerker" and then the 2013season 9 episode "For Black Eyes Only". The characterStan Smith (voiced bySeth MacFarlane) appears as a parody of James Bond. His wifeFrancine Smith (Wendy Schaal) appears as Sexpun T'Come, Brian Lewis (Kevin Michael Richardson) is Black Villain,Roger Smith (MacFarlane) is Tearjerker,Klaus Heisler (Dee Bradley Baker) is Tchochkie Schmear and Avery Bullock (Patrick Stewart) is B. In "For Black Eyes Only", Stan marries Sexpun T'Come after the events of "Tearjerker". However, Black Villain kills Sexpun by accident (he was actually going to kill Stan, but misses and shoots Sexpun instead). One year later, Stan hears that Black Villain will do something evil by melting the Arctic with hair dryers, and his boss B tells Stan that Tearjerker is still alive. He then finds Tearjerker in an underground jail and tells him to partner up with Stan. Tearjerker said that he used to work for Black Villain, but he betrays him. They then go to a market to find Tearjerker's partner Tchochkie Schmear, but he was killed by a black mysterious woman. Stan finds out that the black woman was a clone of Sexpun named Sexpuneequa that Black Villain created but made black. Tearjerker betrays Stan and works for Black Villain again. Stan tells Sexpuneequa that he is her husband, but she disagrees (Stan gives Sexpuneequa a photo locket of their wedding, but she throws it in a fire). He brings back her memories by having her suck his toes (Sexpun did the same before Black Villain kills her) and she teams up with Stan to stop Tearjerker and Black Villain. Black Villain then starts the hair dryers to melt the Arctic before Stan and Sexpun appear. The two villains try to stop the two by releasing clones of Tearjerker, but fails (the clones attack each other, then kiss each other before committing suicide). Then a big wave of water appears, but Stan, Sexpuneequa, and Tearjerker escape while Black Villain was left behind and drowns. While they escape, Sexpuneequa asked why they helped Tearjerker escape and kicks him and is stabbed by a pointed shark. Stan and Sexpuneequa make out until B called him. He congratulates Stan for his work, even when the half of the world was drowned and sees the two making out. Meanwhile, Tearjerker survives and was to come out of the shark, but a killer whale appears and grabs the shark's tail and drags the both of them when white letters appears on the top of the screen, saying "To be continued" and "Or was it?".
Jane Bond is the name of a fictional spy played by supermodelClaudia Schiffer in "For Your Files Only", a recurring sketch from thefirst season ofMADtv from 1995 to 1996. In an obvious spoof of James Bond (For Your Eyes Only), Jane Bond went undercover as atemporary office secretary in order to stop anevil corporation (led by Dr. Boss, played byMary Scheer and her office manager, Part-Time Job, played byArtie Lange) from taking over the world. Instead of having a licence to kill like James Bond, Jane Bond has a licence to collate. Immediately after making her famousintroduction, "[My/The name is] Bond, Jane Bond" to Dr. Boss, Bond proceeds to remove theclip that was holding her hair up (and then shaking it out in a prolonged slow motion shot).
Jane Bond'sgadgets includes standardoffice supplies likeslingshot-like rubber bands (which she uses during a major office shootout), an extremely sharpened right index fingernail (which she uses to free herself from being tied up in rope),Whack Out (which she uses tosubdue Part-Time Job, after initially seducing him), and a stapler (which she uses to defeat Dr. Boss, who had plans onkilling Bond via anitroglycerin filled water cooler). After defeating Dr. Boss, Bond proclaims that she likes her villains "Stapled, not stirred!"
In an episode of the 1999animated adaption ofSabrina the Teenage Witch, "La Femme Sabrina", the video release ofHarvey Kinkle (voiced byBill Switzer)'s favorite spy film,On Her Majesty's Expense Account (a parody ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service) was postponed. SoSabrina Spellman (Emily Hart) uses magic to get him a copy of the spy film that he wanted, but backfired the world into an actual spy flick. The episode parodies numerous James Bond references including thegun barrel sequence, a parody of Auric Goldfinger named Furfinger portrayed bySalem Saberhagen (Nick Bakay), and numerous James Bond film titles including:
On Her Majesty's Expense Account (a parody ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service)
From East Bayonne with Love (a parody ofFrom Russia with Love)
Dr. Indecisive (a parody ofDr. No)
The Spy Who Sorta Had A Crush on Me (a parody ofThe Spy Who Loved Me)
The Backyardigans' 2007 double-length episode "International Super Spy" portrays Pablo (voiced byJake Goldberg) as a parody of James Bond. He wears a tuxedo in the episode and is seen adjusting his bow tie frequently. He goes through the episode trying to recover the 3 Silver Containers before Uniqua (LaShawn Jeffries), the Lady in Pink and her henchman Tyrone (Jordan Coleman) does. Tasha (Naelee Rae) plays the head of the International Super Spy Agency, an obvious parody of M and Austin (Jonah Bobo) playshis secret contact throughout the episode. Austin may be a parody of Q because he gives Pablo a video phone disguised as a banana split, a cell phone disguised as a hot dog, an astral projection device that is disguised as a snow cone, and finally he gives him a jet pack disguised as a pizza and a pizza-shaped parachute. He also has a car with many different flying attachments (like a jet, helicopter and a glider). Like the real James Bond, Pablo is able to withstand pain when he is subjected to the Lady in Pink's tickle table and he likes his apple juice, "Shaken Not Stirred".
The final scene at Globex contains references to several James Bond films. The episode title and many references are fromYou Only Live Twice, withA View to a Kill also being referenced.[32] Mr. Bont, a character modeled after Sean Connery's Bond is tackled by Homer and killed after a parody of the laser scene fromGoldfinger.[33] Miss Goodthighs (Tress MacNeille), a character sharing a name with Giovanna Goodthighs (Jacqueline Bisset) from the 1967 James Bond spoofCasino Royale makes an appearance in the episode and a character based onNorman Schwarzkopf is attacked by Goodthighs.[34] The incident is also a reference to the characterXenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), fromGoldenEye, who specialises in crushing men between her thighs.[35]
The song at the end of the show, written byKen Keeler, is a parody of various Bond themes. Keeler originally wrote it to be three seconds longer and sound more like the theme song "Goldfinger", but the final version was shorter and the lyrics were sped up.[36] The writers wanted the song to be sung by Shirley Bassey, who sang several Bond themes, but they could not get her to record the part andSally Stevens recorded it instead.[33]
In the 1976 Soviet animated seriesAdventures of Captain Wrongel, Agent 00X (voiced byGrigory Shpigel) is a comic version of Bond, he almost catches criminals in each episode, but at the last moment he fails, which is usually ended by his cruel death. Of course, he is resurrected at the start of next episode.
TheCommand & Conquer: Red Alert series features a spy unit for the Allies, depicted in a tuxedo and sounding similar to Sean Connery. In the 1996 gameCommand & Conquer: Red Alert, the spy (voiced by Adam Isgreen) is unarmed, can disguise himself as enemy soldiers, and sneak past any base defence undetected, only vulnerable to attack dogs or psi corps troopers. The spy unit can infiltrate buildings to shut off power, disable unit production and radar, or steal resources - the 2000second game allows the unit to capture plans for enemy unique units like Chrono Ivan (Neil Ross) or Psychic Commando (Udo Kier), while the 2008third game introduces the ability to bribe enemy units into joining the spy unit's side.
The 2004 computer gameEvil Genius is played from the perspective of a stereotypical 1960s "Bond villain" type of character, as the player builds a trap-filled base, trains minions, hires elite henchmen, and fights off agents from various world intelligence agencies. The most difficult of the agents to defeat is the British agent John Steele, based on Bond.
In the expansion pack toGrand Theft Auto,Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, there is a car called the 'James Bomb' which looks like anAston Martin. In the 2013 game,Grand Theft Auto V, Franklin Clinton (voiced byShawn Fonteno) is made to steal a car from the movie studio where it is being used as a prop in an action film. The car, called the JB 700, bears a strong likeness to the Aston Martin inGoldfinger, and shares a number of hidden features with that car, some usable while others are only referred to, such as two forward-facing machine guns, an ejector seat, a metal shield to protect the rear windscreen and deployable caltrops.
TheJames Pond series of games parody Bond movies. Levels in aJames Pond game use such titles asA View to a Spill andLeak and Let Die.
InMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the characterMajor Zero (voiced byJim Piddock) is a fan of James Bond as revealed during a codec conversation. The protagonist,Naked Snake (Hayter), also chides James Bond as not being a real spy, ironically ameta-reference to the many similarities he has with Bond. The title theme, "Snake Eater" performed by Cynthia Harrell, is also a play on thejazzypop title tracks from Bond movie, with the lyrics describing nuances in the story and repeating the title multiple times. Also before the title theme the Virtuous Mission may be considered a play on the pre-title sequences of the Bond series.
Operation Thunderbowel (released in 1988) by Sacred Scroll Software is a text based adventure game featuring Shamus Bond going up against Blobum who is attempting to poison the UN with a powerful laxative.[38]
In the 2003 video gameRayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, the "Wanna Kick Rayman" lesson number 73 features a Hoodmonger Private First Class who dons a tuxedo and holds up a handgun in a characteristic 007 pose, before producing an enormous, laser-firing satellite dish-like device out of his arm.
One of the trailers for the 2008 video gameRayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party features a rabbit dressed in a tuxedo singing the "James Bond Theme" in a gun barrel sequence. While singing, he notices the barrel, to which he looks into it and starts singing the rest of the theme into it, only to have a carrot shoot out from the barrel into his mouth.
Apogee's 1992 series of jump and run games,Secret Agent, is about Agent006+1⁄2 tasked with infiltrating the Blofeld-esque hideouts of supervillains directly parodies the James Bond franchise in the setup of its storyline.
Spy Fox parodies Q, Moneypenny, and various villains
SomeStuntman missions in the 2002 game require players to race through the streets of Monaco, for the filmLive Twice for Tomorrow.
The 2007 video gameTeam Fortress 2 includes achievements for the Spy (voiced by Dennis Bateman) character such as "Dr. Nooooo", "For Your Eyes Only", "On Her Majesty's Secret Surface", "The Man with the Broken Guns" and "You Only Shiv Thrice".
The 2019 video gamePokémon Sword and Shield, which takes place in the Britain-inspired Galar region, features the Pokémon species Inteleon, whose characteristic is an amalgamation of secret agents. Additionally, its first evolution formSobble is numbered "007" in the game's regional Pokédex.
