As I work my way through the DVDs for the second time, I’m noting down a brief synopsis of each episode. After a while I began to notice that these sentences were becoming quite formulaic—you could almost use the elements interchangeably and come up with a plausible-sounding episode.
Here, then, is the
I Spy Synopsis Game, suitable for one or more players. Feel free to add phrases as they occur to you.
On assignment in
[choose one from Column A], Kelly and Scotty encounter
[choose one from Column B], who is responsible for
[choose one from Column C] in this
[choose one from Column D] [choose one from Column E].
 Column A | Column B | Column C | Column D | Column E |
| Tibet | a dwarf | global warming | deadly | struggle |
| Yankee Stadium | Santa Claus | existential despair | unAmerican | plot |
| Trafalgar Square | a Girl Scout | ring around the collar | reprehensible | weekend |
| Albuquerque | a transvestite | poison ivy | sinister | gourmet dinner |
| Macy’s | James Bond | heartbreak | underwater | love triangle |
| Cabot Cove | the Dragon Lady | missed cues | suspicious | rugby match |
| their underwear | a marching band | Earl Bellamy saying “First rate!” | psychedelic | wardrobe selection |
Regards—
