. . . a.k.a., Secret Agent 007, was all the rage. Kids had Bond jigsaw puzzles, toy Aston Martin cars, 007 lunch boxes, MI6 PJ's, and Secret Agent spy kits. Wile E. Coyote acquires the latter when a passing bad guy tosses it out his car window during a police chase. This allows the makers of SUGAR AND SPIES to splice together gadgetry from the first trio of Sean Connery's Bonds, and anticipate a few of Roger Moore's (including MOONRAKER). The send up of the Aston Martin DB5 from GOLDFINGER best hits the mark, as Mr. Coyote has no luck with the front twin machine guns, rear cannon, or a misplaced DRIVER'S SIDE ejector seat. He apparently built this thing himself at the Desert Dump, on a Ford Model A frame. (Today's scrappers would have a field day there, with less danger than stripping Ford's abandoned factories that dot present-day Michigan). This refuse heap is shown to be chock full of classic cars, with goodly helpings of brass bed frames on the side.
Review of Sugar and Spies
