History Main / TuxedoAndMartini

Everyone knows this character. He wears a tuxedo with a small bowtie, a martini in one hand ([[DrinkBasedCharacterization shaken, not stirred]], naturally) and a pistol or revolver in the other. Announcing himself as "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Surname... Forename Surname]]", he engages in witty DoubleEntendre speak with busty high society women that leads into the bedroom (who will, more often than not, [[BondGirl bite it before the end of the conflict.)]] And just in case he finds himself in a particularly hopeless situation, he'll have a gadget hidden in his cufflinks that will allow him to defeat the {{mooks}} ([[BondOneLiner with a bad pun or two thrown in posthumously]]) and save the day. Tends to use [[ShoePhone gadgets]] that vary from realistic to over-the-top.

Everyone knows this character. He wears a tuxedo with a small bowtie, a martini in one hand ([[DrinkBasedCharacterization shaken, not stirred]], naturally) and a pistol or revolver in the other. Announcing himself as "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Surname... Forename Surname]]", he engages in witty DoubleEntendre speak with busty high society women that leads into the bedroom. And just in case he finds himself in a particularly hopeless situation, he'll have a gadget hidden in his cufflinks that will allow him to defeat the {{mooks}} ([[BondOneLiner with a bad pun or two thrown in posthumously]]) and save the day. Tends to use [[ShoePhone gadgets]] that vary from realistic to over-the-top.

Everyone knows this character. He wears a tuxedo with a small bowtie, a martini in one hand ([[DrinkBasedCharacterization shaken, not stirred]], naturally) and a pistol or revolver in the other. Announcing himself as "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Surname... Forename Surname]]", he engages in witty DoubleEntendre speak with busty high society women that leads into the bedroom. And just in case he finds himself in a particularly hopeless situation, he'll have a gadget hidden in his cuff links that will allow him to defeat the {{mooks}} ([[BondOneLiner with a bad pun or two thrown in posthumously]]) and save the day. Tends to use [[ShoePhone gadgets]] that vary from realistic to over-the-top.

The character that should have immediately come to mind with that description is, of course, Franchise/JamesBond. However, while Bond has definitely [[TropeCodifier popularized many of these aspects]], most {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies out there can't seem to find anything beyond the above paragraph to make fun of (They also seem to miss that Bond typically wore situation-appropriate attire during field work).[[note]]One annoyingly common mistake is for the parody character to get a ''gin'' martini instead of a ''vodka'' martini (as the otherwise-valid opening quote shows: it's a potentially legitimate concern with a gin martini, but with a vodka martini using vodka made from potatoes, the shaking gets rid of some nasty-looking oils on top. Also, gin often used to be almost ''[[GargleBlaster fifty percent alcohol by weight]]'', so many drink orders diluted it simply to make it more palatable. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle!).[[/note]] It's also interesting to note that most of these tropes were NOT in the Ian Fleming books. For example, the films inverted his usual stirred-not-shaken order. Nevertheless, this is how James Bond is viewed by and large.

** Take ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'', where after Bond has sneaked in to a drug factory in a drysuit and blown it up. He comes out of the water, removes the drysuit -- and reveals a neat tuxedo.

** He later reappears in ''Century: 2009'' as a [[LaserGuidedKarma wheelchair-bound old man suffering from numerous diseases]], described as being [[AndIMustScream in constant pain but kept alive nonetheless]] as punishment for his crimes, despite being a 'hero' and having a knighthood. Meanwhile, six other agents took up the title of 007 to do field work, although they're considerably more moral and likeable than Sir Jimmy. In general, Creator/AlanMoore doesn't like James Bond and especially Fleming's version. [[AuthorTract Did that come across?]]

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Bashir likes to run a holosuite program that enables him to basically BE the film James Bond. "Bashir, Julian Bashir." He also specifies his martinis "stirred, not shaken" to invert Bond's usual drink order. {{Lampshaded|Trope}} all the way by Garak's constant snarking about it, when he was along for one run of the program ([[HolodeckMalfunction when something weird happened, of course]]). Despite the presence of an honest-to-goodness secret agent in the program, Bashir ignores him because he's playing James Bond, and is not in an actual covert operation, and the two play by different rules.

* Played with a lot in ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Chuck Bartowski is the furthest thing from James Bond you can find. But he still tries, because he's FunctionalGenreSavvy. When he evolves from TheWoobie to IronWoobie, he makes it work. In fact, because he's so successful (thanks to Casey, Sarah and the Intersect) that "Charles Carmichael" - the default name he uses when he goes on a mission - becomes feared by the enemy agents as a Bond-esque Tuxedo super-spy. Bryce Larkin, in the early episodes, highlights the 'international superspy' as he should be, and Roan Montgomery basically IS Bond, if he were allowed to genuinely age.
* ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'' tested out if you could wear a tuxedo under a dry suit to crash a party on a yacht. After swimming underwater for half a mile, Jaime came up out of the water, stripped off the dry suit, and was able to attend the party in a perfectly presentable tux.
* ''[[Series/GetSmart Get Smart!]]'' was a spoof of SpyFiction in general, so naturally, the show included a few digs at ''Franchise/JamesBond''. Max usually wore a suit and tie, but would occasionally don a tux while on assignment. Whenever he met a contact, he'd introduce himself as, [[TheNameIsBondJamesBond "Smart... Maxwell Smart.]] CONTROL Agent 86." The series also parodied the "shaken, not stirred" routine, by having Max either pick up the wrong drink [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny while he was distracted]], or by [[RunningGag spilling it on himself]], since his drink usually came with an umbrella.

* ''Das Unsichtbare Visier'' (1973-79). Alarmed over the growing underground popularity of James Bond among their youth, the East German government created this TV series in which a Stasi agent played by Armin Mueller-Stahl battled the CIA, West Germans, resurgent Nazis, and other forces of decadent Western capitalism. Naturally the Communist hero had to blend in with these capitalists while infiltrating them, enabling him to play this trope straight.

* One invention exchange on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' featured the Formal Flipper, a set of flippers that could be converted into dress shoes, so that spies who go scuba diving with a tux on under their dry suit will have appropriate footwear when they reach their destination.

** If one plays ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' enough times, Snake will do this with a Tuxedo instead of his trademark SpyCatsuit. And damn he does look fiiiine in a Tux.

* Good Hitler in ''Webcomic/{{Goats}}'', e.g. [[http://www.goats.com/archive/080826.html here]]. Note tuxedo, martini; the "last, first last" introduction may not have been included, though. In fact there's an entire Good Hitler franchise in the Goats verse, replacing not only Bond flicks ("Die and Die Again", "Death Never Lives Twice", "Quantum of Hitlers"), but almost every other known movie ("Good Hitler vs. Space Hitler", "The Search for Good Hitler").

-->-- '''President Bartlet''', ''Series/TheWestWing''[[note]]Bartlet has forgotten that James orders ''vodka'' martinis - and that the ingredients used to be a ''lot'' stronger--100 U.S. proof/50% abv was common for the vodka, and it was made from potatoes, so it could develop a nasty oily film on top if you ''didn't'' shake it. Also, shaking over ice chills the drink faster than stirring, which matters if you want a drink right now.[[/note]]

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* Inteleon from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield''. The final evolution of Pokemon number 007 of the regional dex, Sobble, it is a Secret Agent Pokemon, with plenty of biological variants of stock Bond weapons and gadgets, such as a knife hidden in it's tail, a glider made from a membrane on it's back, special lenses in it's eyes, and it's signature, the ability to fire bullets of compressed water from it's fingertips, with it's hands frequently taking a gun-like pose.

Everyone knows this character. He wears a tuxedo with a small bowtie, a martini in one hand ([[DrinkOrder shaken, not stirred]], naturally) and a pistol or revolver in the other. Announcing himself as "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Surname... Forename Surname]]", he engages in witty DoubleEntendre speak with busty high society women that leads into the bedroom. And just in case he finds himself in a particularly hopeless situation, he'll have a gadget hidden in his cuff links that will allow him to defeat the {{mooks}} ([[BondOneLiner with a bad pun or two thrown in posthumously]]) and save the day. Tends to use [[ShoePhone gadgets]] that vary from realistic to over-the-top.

The character that should have immediately come to mind with that description is, of course, Franchise/JamesBond. However, while Bond has definitely [[TropeCodifier popularized many of these aspects]], most {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies out there can't seem to find anything beyond the above paragraph to make fun of (They also seem to miss that Bond typically wore situation-appropriate attire during field work).[[note]]One annoyingly common mistake is for the parody character to get a ''gin'' martini instead of a ''vodka'' martini (as the otherwise-valid opening quote shows: it's a potentially legitimate concern with a gin martini, but with a vodka martini using vodka made from potatoes, the shaking gets rid of some nasty-looking oils on top. Also, gin often used to be almost ''[[GargleBlaster fifty percent alcohol by weight]]'', so many drink orders diluted it simply to make it more palatable. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle!).[[/note]] It's also interesting to note that most of these tropes were NOT in the Ian Fleming books. For example, the films inverted his usual stirred-not-shaken DrinkOrder. Nevertheless, this is how James Bond is viewed by and large.

* ''Das Unsichtbare Visier'' (1973-79). Alarmed over the growing underground popularity of James Bond among their youth, the East German government created this TV series in which a Stasi agent played by Armin Mueller-Stahl battled the evil CIA, West Germany, resurgent Nazis, and other forces of decadent Western capitalism -- naturally the Communist hero had to blend in with these capitalists while infiltrating them, enabling him to play this trope straight.

* John Steele, the British super-agent in ''Videogame/EvilGenius'', is an obvious James Bond parody, showing up immaculately dressed to invade your IslandBase. He is also the toughest enemy in the game.

** After de-aging himself and becoming BigBad of Vol. 4, there's an interesting bit where he laments how the "Tuxedo and Martini" is giving way to gloomy modern espionage. [[note]] This is likely either Moore conceding that old spy movies are, if nothing else, fun to watch, or just meant to highlight that only a sociopath would bother trying to introduce "style" into a career as a government hit-man... maybe both. [[/note]]

* Even the ''Film/JamesBond'' films occasionally have their fun with this, especially the slightly DarkerAndEdgier Creator/DanielCraig {{reboot}}s. The only films Bond doesn't wear a tuxedo in are ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' and ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''.

* ''Series/Spy2019'': Israeli secret agent Eli Cohen poses as a Syrian playboy, attends numerous black-tie cocktail parties and throws classy orgies to ingratiate himself with powerful Syrian figures. Complicating matters is the Muslim prohibition of alcohol, so he occasionally pretends to be too devout to accept an actual cocktail.

* The unnamed secret agent in Miike Snow's video for "Music/GenghisKhan". The whole video is an AffectionateParody of campy Martini-flavored spy movies, with extra HoYay and lots of dancing.

* As a just ''barely'' LawyerFriendlyCameo of Bond, [[IncrediblyLamePun Double-Bro Seven]] from ''VideoGame/Broforce'' is naturally one of these, down to one of his special attacks being an actual martini.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear''

* ''Das Unsichtbare Visier'' (1973-79). Alarmed over the growing underground popularity of James Bond among their youth, the East German government created this TV series in which a Stasi agent played by Armin Mueller-Stahl battled the evil CIA, West Germany, resurgent Nazis, and other forces of decadent Western capitalism -- naturally the Communist hero had to blend in with the capitalists while infiltrating them, enabling him to play this trope straight.

* ''Das Unsichtbare Visier'' (1973-79). Alarmed over the growing underground popularity of James Bond among their youth, the East German government created this TV series in which a Stasi agent played by Armin Mueller-Stahl battled the evil CIA, West Germany, resurgent Nazis, and other forces of decadent Western capitalism.

Contractually guaranteed to show up in ''everything'' that has to do with secret agents from ~1963 onwards. Exceptions are almost noteworthy in their own right, although there is the alternative trope of "Stale Beer flavour" SpyFiction.

** ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' lampshades it by giving Bond and his companions the cover story of being teachers on sabbatical - and staying in an appropriately inexpensive (and run down) hotel. Bond upgrades them to a luxury hotel and claims they're teachers on sabbatical...who just won the lottery!