History Series / ISpy

** In "A Few Miles from Nowhere", [[{{Moonraker}} Jaws]] is a "Tiny" problem for our heroes to overcome.

* AffectionateParody: The "Cosby" episode "My Spy" (1999) is this to ''I Spy'', even including a Shout Out to one of the crew members ("And a Fleet Southcott to you, too!"), and so is the ''Series/GetSmart'' episode, "Die Spy", including a {{Cameo}} by Robert Culp as a waiter.

The show began airing on FamilyNet starting September 1, 2011.

* CreatorCameo: Executive producer Sheldon Leonard cameoed in a few episodes of the series, at least once AsHimself.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Averted, unusually for the time but not for Sheldon Leonard - as he hated tracked-in music (he once equated it to "wearing someone else's underwear"), every episode of this and [[TheAndyGriffithShow his]] [[TheDickVanDykeShow other]] [[GomerPyleUSMC shows]] had an original score written for it.

* SpySchool: The Department has a training school on a military base in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, featured in the episodes "Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home" and "Tag, You're It". While the name of the base is never stated, given its location, San Francisco Bay, it is probably "The Presidio" (The base was decommissioned in 1989 and became part of the National Park Service in 1994).

A white tennis pro, Kelly Robinson (played by Robert Culp [''{{Trackdown}}'', ''TheGreatestAmericanHero'']) and his black trainer, Alexander Scott (Creator/BillCosby) are really spies, saving the world approximately OnceAnEpisode.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Unlike just about every other spy series of the time, heavily averted (although there was still some filming done in Hollywood, there was no [[TheManFromUNCLE "Somewhere In (Insert Foreign Country Here)"]] cheating on this show).

* CreatorCameo: Creator Sheldon Leonard cameoed in a few episodes of the series, at least once AsHimself.

* Hallucination: The General's "musical chairs" vision [[spoiler: as he is dying]] in "The Warlord".

* SpySchool: The Department has a training school on a military base in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, featured in the episodes "Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home" and "Tag, You're It". While the name of the base is never stated, given it's location, San Francisco Bay, it is probably "The Presidio" (it was decommissioned in 1989 and became part of the National Park Service in 1994).

* SpySchool: The Department has a training school on a military base in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, featured in the episodes "Anyplace I Hang Myself Is Home" and "Tag, You're It".

* SpyFiction

* AffectionateParody: The "Cosby" episode "My Spy" (1999) is this to I Spy, even including a Shout Out to one of the crew members ("And a Fleet Southcott to you, too!"), and so is the Get Smart episode, "Die Spy", including a Cameo by Robert Culp as a waiter.

A white tennis pro, Kelly Robinson (played by Robert Culp [''{{Trackdown}}'', ''TheGreatestAmericanHero'']) and his black trainer, Alexander Scott (BillCosby) are really spies, saving the world approximately OnceAnEpisode.

''ISpy'' fills an important role in the history of television. Not only was it the first show to be filmed in exotic locations around the world (and utilized revolutionary filming techniques to do it) but it was also the first to feature a black actor in a co-starring role that was in every way equal to the white lead actor's role. Bill Cosby was also the first black actor to win an Emmy Award because of his wonderful work on this show. It is also worthy of note that before being cast in ''I Spy'' he had no acting experience. Although Bill Cosby was second-billed (simply because Culp was the more well-known personality at the time) he was not simply a TokenMinority but was to be an integral part of the show since its conception. Also, although both characters were created as equals, Alexander Scott was depicted as having a better education (including being a Rhodes scholar) than his partner Kelly Robinson. A very enjoyable series with some truly wonderful chemistry between its two leads.

Affectionate Parody: The "Cosby" episode "My Spy" (1999) is this to I Spy, even including a Shout Out to one of the crew members ("And a Fleet Southcott to you, too!"), and so is the Get Smart episode, "Die Spy", including a Cameo by Robert Culp as a waiter.

A TV movie sequel, ''I Spy Returns'', was broadcast back in 1993 and a [[TheFilmOfTheSeries movie]] based on the series appeared in 2002 starring EddieMurphy and Owen Wilson. In it, Wilson plays the actual spy, while Murphy is a boxing champion taken along for the ride. It's also quite enjoyable.