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3 unusual facts about I spy


I spy

The game and its wording are well known in western popular culture, for example the title of the 2002 horror film My Little Eye uses part of the wording from the game.

I-Spy, series of children's "spotter books" taking their name from the game

A survey by British insurance company Direct Line found that 58% of families played I spy, and 65% of the parents consulted had played it on journeys as a child.


David Boon

Gavin and Neville also played a game of Scrabble in which the only words on the board were "Boon", while their games of Charades and I Spy consisted of the answer always being "Boony".

Deborah Forte

At Scholastic, Forte has produced over 300 productions, which includes turning best-selling Scholastic book series Clifford The Big Red Dog, Dear America, I Spy, The Magic School Bus, Goosebumps, Animorphs and The Baby-sitters Club into successful children's TV series.

Erica Packer

Packer released the Natasha Bedingfield penned first single I Spy which failed to make any impact peaking at #57 on the ARIA Charts.

Format Films

Format Productions also created title sequences for several TV series, including I Spy, Honey West, the animated characters on the television variety show Hee Haw, animated various TV commercials, and created film title designs for The Glory Guys and Clambake.

I Spy Spooky Mansion

I Spy Spooky Mansion is a search and find PC game created in 1999 by Scholastic based on the I Spy books.

Tish Rabe

'She has also written scripts for several children’s television series including Clifford, Clifford's Puppy Days, I Spy and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures.

William Boyett

Boyett appeared in a number of television programs, such as Perry Mason, Highway Patrol, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Sea Hunt, I Spy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (uncredited; "The Secret Sceptre Affair" from 1965), Fantasy Island, The Rockford Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The A-Team and Night Court.


see also

Carin Greenberg

Greenberg has also written episodes for numerous series including Between the Lions (Emmy winner & additional Emmy nomination), Cosmic Quantum Ray, Wonder Pets, Stanley, I Spy, and Dora the Explorer, among many others.

George Mattos

Second place in the event was Robert Culp, from Berkeley High School, who went on to become an actor, starring in the TV show I-Spy among other accomplishments.

Multiple Threat Alert Center

Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was a civilian intelligence analyst at the ATAC from June 1984 until his arrest in November 1985.

Sheldon Leonard

Bill Cosby, whom Leonard cast in I Spy, described Leonard as "my last father" when he dedicated an episode of Cosby to both Leonard and his slain son Ennis Cosby.

Wonderfulness

Seven of the eight tracks are drawn from Cosby's childhood experiences; the last one, "Niagara Falls", deals with a visit to that landmark by television producer Sheldon Leonard, who hired Cosby to star in I Spy.