#M.O.M

[california99]

Line up of the main cast & their default outfits

[caw4brandon]

We Like, Are Totally Spies

When we think about shows that will appeal to boys. Action is the easiest to relate. Something like; Ben 10, American Dragon Jake Long, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Justice League will be on the list. It has drama, it has fights and it's cool!

However, there has been a movement in that era where specific cartoon shows aim to get girls into action. Kim Possible, Juniper Lee, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and The Winx Club are perfect examples of such shows.

There is an odd case for more girl-centric shows. Something about the need to balance femininity with action. The show needs to feel like an action that happens to have the main characters be girls. This is where today's topic comes in. We're talking about how;

- How's the Mission, Spies? -

< Totally Spies > by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel follows three teens; Sam, Clover and Alex from Beverly Hills living a secret life being Super Spies for WOOHP (World Organization Of Human Protection) under their boss; Jerry Lewis.

Their missions involve travelling the world. Fighting mad scientists and twisted outcasts who seek to dominate the world with style and gadgets that conceal themselves as fashionable equipment.

The trio plays specific archetypes. Sam (green) is the brains, Clover (red) is the fashionista/ boy obsessive and Alex (yellow) is the athlete and occasional nerd. Despite their differences, they share several common interests such as their love for shopping and spy skills of agility, hand-to-hand combat and espionage.

Across six seasons, the girls matured from high school to university students. Confronting the daily struggles of homework, social lives and their petty arch-enemy, Mandy.

As a vibe, < Totally Spies > fully leans into the Beverly Hills lifestyle of fabulous fashion and some familiar pop culture names of that era. The show has a mix of the James Bond type of super spy world filled with dull henchmen, high-tech machines and some tacky villains.

- Time to go to Plan B! -

The episodes are condensed into their own episode. Although there have been some arcs that follow specific villains who have a bit of history with the main characters.

Tim Scam is a former agent who went rogue against WOOHP and Terrence Lewis; twin brother to Jerry and a sore thumb to WOOHP. There also reoccurring allies as well. Brittney (cyan) who joined the team as a trainee, Dean from the three-part series < Evil Promotion Much? > and Blaine a freelance agent who dated Clover.

The conflicts, if we can even call them conflicts at all have aged rather strangely. Some of the villains commit petty crimes like kidnapping celebrities due to jealousy or act extreme. Like being anti-consumerist with the solution of destroying malls.

Yet, some are still relatable to this day such as a kid villain who is mad at his father for being busy as a commentary on how parental neglect can cause warped ideas in a child. Whatever, it's a pre-teen show. Let's not look into it too deeply.

The world of Totally Spies is also interconnected with several other shows; [The Amazing Spiez] and [Martin Mystery].

< Martin Mystery > follows Martin, a paranormal investigator for the Center with Martin's step-sister, Diana Lombard and Java the Caveman. Fighting monsters, urban legends and aliens.

According to a special crossover episode. Martin's boss; M.O.M (Mystery Organization Manager) and Jerry know each other. Likewise, in Amazing Spiez; Jerry is also the boss of the Clark siblings. Lee, Marc, Megan and Tony. Sadly, these shows were short-lived and cancelled.

It does raise an interesting point. Why is Totally Spies more popular? As a guess, I think it's because the chemistry between the characters is a lot more interesting and fun.

The three girls are best of friends and while they sometimes bicker over boys, responsibilities and opinions. They will always put their friendship and mission first above all else. It feels more real, in a superficial way.

That an actual girl would have a girlfriend group this tight-knit and if they ever become a part of something bigger than them. They would do it together.

- Here We Go Again! -

Tacky villains, cute super spy girlfriends and awesome gadgets aside. The show has a few good jokes here and there. Its art style borrows a lot from Anime and its colors are groovy to the eyes.

For a show that was meant to attract girls into action. The show has also garnered a large following from boys as well. I think another secret to the success of < Totally Spies > can also be because of its approach to the subject. Like I said in my introduction.

There is an odd case for more girl-centric shows. Something about the need to balance femininity with action. The show needs to feel like an action that happens to have the main characters be girls.

This show is a girl's show. The girls are unapologetic being girly. Doing girl things like shopping, manicure, dating and going on dream vacations but with their secret life as spies. The show balances it out with good action and is still using that girly theme to add to its gadgets.

Heck, some of the gadgets are stuff that I would personally want to have. The Jet Pack backpack, The Wind Tunnel 3000 Tornado Blast Hair Dryer, Lazer lipstick and the Compowder are on my list. Especially with its costume change function.

It's a show that embraces both ends of the spectrum and allows it to show its respective strengths rather than shy away from the themes. With the announcement that this show is going to have a season 7/ soft reboot. It does look promising with several concerns.

But I am hopeful that for a beloved show such as this. The girls will have a proper return and inspire a new generation of girls (and boys) to be < Totally Spies >

[limeinaltime]

What's M.O.M. mean X is a mother figure to all, and what's her personality in X?

M.O.M is an false mechanical "god" made by an evil family of tech barons. She kind of serves an antithesis to X; with X being Death through balance, M.O.M is the chaotic, "tear it all down" kind. Natural death versus mass murder would be a good way to put it.

They don't like each other.

[captain-ass-gard]

[pistachi0art]

Re: Aubrey angst Okay but. That just means you could draw M.O.M angst

I HAVE AND I WILL AGAIN 😈

[mxdwn]

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[sketchnskribbles]

ya‘ll should go read: Multiverse of Michelangelo

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: A distraught woman suspects her teenage son is plotting a school shooting, but when he slips through the cracks of the system, she must take matters into her own hands.

[caw4brandon]

What about Team Galaxy being interconnected to Martin Mystery??

I must admit, I've never heard of < Team Galaxy > until researching for the Totally Spies post. From the community posts, I can definitely see how it also connects with the Marathon (the studio) Universe.

Apparently, there is [a M.O.M-look alike], shown to be married in a flashback picture. Which yes, is a good idea but it could be a studio inside joke. Where the creators want to put in Eastereggs for fun.

Like how in Totally Spies, there have been Martin, Marvin, Diana and Jenni look-alikes. I like to think, it went from a fun cameo to a proper episode like in < Totally Mystery Much? >

[limeinaltime]

What if…. Ok head me out WHAT IF

Amberose and M.O.M went on a date..

Ok maybe not a date but they just bumped into each other.

These two cannot feel any love but they would have fun burning down an orphanage and spreading a plague or two together.

[burningexeter]

Here's two interesting facts about these Marathon shows if anyone remembers them along with a just as interesting bonus one that is somewhat related:

According to the co-creators of all three —

• Martin Mystery, Totally Spies and The Amazing Spiez! are all set in the same universe as each other while Team Galaxy is simply just a show that exists in their universe.

and

• M.O.M.'s real name is Olivia Lombard and she's Martin's stepmother, Gerard's second wife and Diana's mother. She just had that part of her family's memory erased so it doesn't get in the way of running the Center and kept in stasis to restore one day.

As for the bonus one, when asked if there's anything else set in what they jokingly called the "Marathon Universe", they replied with different types of movies and shows that while not created by them do feel that they could be a part of it as they both A). show the different sides and viewpoints to this world and B). have heroic leads that are strong in their own different ways....

• The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns

• The Mask

• Commando

• Reaper

• Pushing Daisies

and

• Transformers Prime

Those were the ones they used as examples.

[martin-mystery-headcanons]

I'm curious to know what do you think of the cancelled Season 4 info especially the planned twist that M.O.M. was in fact Diana's mother and Martin's stepmother.

Personally? I don't care for the idea. I think I posted something about it before but I see M.O.M. and the team as being more of a found family than anything.

But after reading what you posted about it, I would have loved to see how it played out!

[captain-ass-gard]

[pistachi0art]

The only thing saving Aubrey from me drawing angst is MOM taking every hit for her.