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Encyclopedia > James Bond parodies
James Bont, a parody from The Simpsons.

The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times in a number of different media including books, films, video games, and television shows. Most notable of all these parodies is the 1967 spoof Casino Royale, which was produced using the actual film rights purchased from Ian Fleming over a decade prior to its release. Image File history File links Bontdown. ... Image File history File links Bontdown. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Flemings commissioned image of James Bond to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Parody of Back to the Future In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... // December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author and journalist as well as Second World War Naval Officer, best remembered for writing the series of novels featuring the character James Bond, as well as the childrens story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ...

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Novels and Comic Books

  • The Book of Bond, or, Every Man His Own 007, sanctioned by Glidrose Productions, official Bond novel publishers, is a tongue-in-cheek guide to being a superspy. It was credited to "Lt.-Col. William 'Bill' Tanner" (a literary Fleming character), but was actually written by Kingsley Amis, who would later go on to write the Bond novel, Colonel Sun under another pseudonym, Robert Markham. The book's first hardcover edition had a false slipcover giving the title as The Bible to be Read as Literature (in the novel From Russia with Love, a fake book with this title hides a gun). The paperback edition was published by Pan Books, formatted the same as its regular James Bond novels.
  • Michael K. Frith and Christopher B. Cerf of the Harvard Lampoon wrote Alligator, by "I*n Fl*m*ng" in 1962. Another "J*mes B*nd" story titled "Toadstool" appeared in a Playboy magazine parody published by the Lampoon. Rumour has it this has not been reprinted because of plagiarism issues (some sections are very close to Fleming.) The cover of Alligator parodies the Signet Books paperback covers used for the Fleming novels in the 1960s, including a short Fl*m*ng biography, and a bibliography of nonexistent B*nd novels: Lightningrod, For Tomorrow We Live, The Chigro of the Narcissus, Toadstool, Doctor Popocatapetl, From Berlin, Your Obedient Servant, Monsieur Butterfly, and Scuba Do - Or Die.
  • There exists a very short book titled Pussy L'amour and the Three Bears, starring James Bear. Although the book James Bond: The Legacy mentions it, one known copy exists, and belongs to the owner of Bondian.com.
  • Sol Weinstein wrote four novels about Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-Seven, beginning in 1965: (i) Loxfinger, (ii) Matzohball, (iii) In the Secret Service of His Majesty – the Queen, and (iv) You Only Live Until You Die. As with the Harvard Lampoon volumes mentioned above, the covers of the American editions of the Israel Bond books were also based upon the cover designs Signet Books used for Fleming's Bond novels.
  • Cyril Connolly wrote the short story "Bond Strikes Camp", satirizing a homosexual relationship between M and Bond.
  • William Henley Knoles, under the pseudonym "Clyde Allison", wrote a 20-novel series between 1965 and 1968, about Agent 0008, a thinly disguised version of Bond. The books were more stories of action and softcore S&M, than legitimate satire, but their scarcity makes them sought-after Bond collectibles. The series included: (i)Our Man From Sadisto, (ii) Our Girl From Mephisto, (iii) Nautipuss, (iv) Go-Go Sadisto, (v) The Desdamona Affair, (vi) Gamefinger, (vii) Sadisto Royale, (viii) 0008 Meets Gnatman,(also parodying Batman) (ix) For Your Sighs Only, (x) The Lust Bomb, (xi) The Merciless Mermaids, (xii) Mondo Sadisto, (xiii) 0008 Meets Modesta Blaze (also parodying comic strip heroine Modesty Blaise), (xiv) The Sex-Ray, (xv) Roburta The Conqueress, (xvi) From Rapture With Love, (xvii) The Ice Maiden, (xviii) The Sin Funnel, (xix) Platypussy, and (xx) The Desert Damsels.
  • Mabel Maney has written two Bond parodies, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy and The Girl with the Golden Bouffant. The two parodies are based on the character of Jane Bond, James' lesbian sister, who is called upon to replace her brother when he is incapacitated.
  • An Agent 00005 appeared in the science fiction epic The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, published in the early 1970s. This character, named Fission Chips, is a somewhat dim-witted Englishman working for British Intelligence, taking orders from a superior named "W." A fan of Ian Fleming's novels, 00005 has patterned his life after James Bond and is obsessed with an organization known as "B.U.G.G.E.R." (s reference to SPECTRE) which he might have completely fabricated.
  • Bridge experts Philip and Robert King wrote a collection of bridge game-related short stories titled Your Deal, Mr. Bond; the title story features 007. (This shouldn't be confused with the official Bond novel, No Deals, Mr. Bond by John Gardner.
  • Kim Newman's novel Dracula Cha Cha Cha features a vampire agent of the Diogenes Club named "Hamish Bond". The segments of the novel featuring this character are filled with references to the James Bond novels and films, including chapters titled "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "From Bavaria with Love", "Live and Let Die" and "The Living Daylights". Bond's archenemy is a vampiric Blofeld (although there's a twist), and an alteration in his personality, towards the end, portrays the change from Sean Connery to Roger Moore.
  • Clive Cussler's novel Night Probe! has its hero Dirk Pitt alternately oppose and work with "Brian Shaw," a retired British Secret Service agent recalled to duty who had taken a pseudonym for protection from his many enemies. The book makes abundantly clear, explicitly so in the two characters' final conversation, that "Shaw" is Bond.
  • The comic book series Planetary has a secret agent character named John Stone who closely resembles Bond, but has some similarities to Nick Fury

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Films

In addition to the above, there have been literally hundreds of films made around the world parodying the spy film genre of the 1960s, if not directly parodying James Bond. One example is the 1966 film Modesty Blaise, which was a parody of the spy genre rather than a faithful adaptation of the (generally serious) comic strip. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Lois Maxwell (born Lois Hooker on 14 February 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Bernard Lee as M in The Man with the Golden Gun Bernard Lee (January 10, 1908 – January 16, 1981) was a British actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. ... Clifton James is an actor born on May 29, 1921. ... 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Donald Hamilton (born March 24, 1916) is a U.S. writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. ... Deadlier Than the Male is one of the many take-offs of James Bond 007 produced during the 1960s. ... Some Girls Do is the second of Bulldog Drummond films made in the light of the James Bond films of the 1960s. ... Bulldog Drummond is a British fictional character created by Sapper, a pseudonym of H. C. McNeile (1888-1937), in imitation of the hard boiled noir-style detectives appearing in contemporary American fiction. ... Richard Johnson (born July 30, 1927) is a British actor, writer and producer, who starred in several British films of the 1960s and has also had a distinguished stage career. ... Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo is a James Bond spoof movie released in 1966. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Moonraker is a 1979 James Bond film starring Roger Moore, based on the book by Ian Fleming. ... From Beijing With Love From Beijing With Love (Chinese: 國產凌凌漆; pinyin: GuóchÇŽn Líng Líng QÄ«; home-produced 007) is a 1994 action comedy directed by Lee Lik Chi and Stephen Chow, a spoof of James Bond movies. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Stephen Chow (also Stephen Chaiu) (traditional Chinese : 周星馳; simplified Chinese : 周星驰; Romanticized as: Chow Sing Chi ; pinyin : Zhōu XÄ«ngchí) (born June 22, 1962) is a highly popular Hong Kong actor and director, whose expertise in the field of comedy has led him to be dubbed the The King of Comedy... Spy Hard is a 1996 movie starring Leslie Nielsen, parodying James Bond films and other action films. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian actor. ... Weird Al Yankovic (album) Alfred Matthew Weird Al Yankovic (IPA pronunciation: ; born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... Undercover Brother is a 2002 comedy starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D. Lee (cousin of Spike Lee). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Johnny English (2003) is a comic film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre, starring Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer best known for playing Edmund Blackadder in Blackadder and for playing the title role in the British television comedy Mr. ... Cannonball Run can refer to the following: Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an outlaw automobile race of the 1970s or its many copycat successors Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II, movies inspired by the races Cannonball Run 2001, a USA Network reality television show inspired by... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England in the United Kingdom. ... For the villain in this film, see Auric Goldfinger. ... 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  • Freddie as FRO7, a cartoon film about a frog with powers.

It could also be said that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also written by Ian Fleming, is a James Bond parody: the protagonist has a flying car with the usual array of whiz-bang gadgets, gets caught up in a secret mission to an unfriendly foreign power, and becomes romantically entangled with a woman named Truly Scrumptious. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964). ... Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author and journalist as well as Second World War Naval Officer, best remembered for writing the series of novels featuring the character James Bond, as well as the childrens story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the classic musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ...


Austin Powers

Austin Powers is a film series from comedian actor Mike Myers. Many of the characters throughout the series are parodies of Bond characters, including the main character, Austin Powers. In addition, the names of the films are also parodies of Bond novels and films. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... // This article is about the actor. ...


Films

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach, is the first film of the Austin Powers series. ... Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me is the second film in the Austin Powers series started with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and continued in Austin Powers in Goldmember. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... Austin Powers in Goldmember, released in 2002, is the third film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. ... For the villain in this film, see Auric Goldfinger. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Never Say Never Again is a James Bond film, itself a remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ... Parody of Back to the Future In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Die Another Day is a James Bond film made by EON Productions and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings James Bond. ...

Characters

  • Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE and Bond's archenemy, is parodied in all the Austin Powers films as Dr. Evil. Like Blofeld, Dr. Evil wears either a white or a grey suit, and has a facial scar over his eye. Both characters also possess white Persian cats. Evil's cat, however, loses its hair due to a side-effect of the cryogenic freezing process which preserved Dr. Evil for 30 years. Dr. Evil is clearly a combination of Donald Pleasence's Blofeld as well as Dr. Julius No. In one scene of the first Austin Powers film, Dr. Evil even has a protective suit identical to one worn by Dr. Julius No in Dr. No.
  • Emilio Largo, the SPECTRE villain from Thunderball is parodied in all of the Austin Powers movies as "Number Two". Largo and Number Two are both played by an older gentleman wearing a black eye patch, and are the Second-in-Command of their respective evil organizations.
  • Colonel Rosa Klebb in the Bond film From Russia with Love and Irma Bunt from On Her Majesty's Secret Service are said to be the prototypes of Frau Farbissina, a top villain in Dr. Evil's organization. The actresses who play Klebb and Farbissina are similar in appearance.
  • Basil Exposition, the head of Austin Power's organization is meant to be a Combined parody of both M and Q.
  • Random Task, is identical to Goldfinger's henchman, Oddjob, except he throws a shoe instead of a bowler hat.
  • Alotta Fagina is a parody of the Bond girl Pussy Galore.
  • The character Goldmember, like Auric Goldfinger, also had a passion for gold that also included a golden gun similar to Goldfinger's and, later, Francisco Scaramanga.

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Television shows & episodes

  • Get Smart television series
  • In the Inspector Gadget cartoon series, the villain, Dr. Claw, shares many characteristics with Ernst Stavro Blofeld, including a cat (Mad Cat) and an underground criminal network (M.A.D.).
  • The British comedian Russ Abbott's television series featured a character called Basildon Bond named after a brand of writing paper. Russ Abbot (outside link).
  • In the television series Clerks the villain, Leonardo Leonardo, has an assistant, Mr Plug, who is a parody of Goldfinger's assistant Oddjob. However, Plug is a publicist not a bodyguard.
  • A 1989 episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, titled "Diamonds Aren't Forever", featured George Lazenby as a retired spy referred to only as "James ..." (the name is listed in the credits with the ellipsis included; characters are always interrupted before completing the name). The episode includes many subtle references to James Bond, implying that the character played by Lazenby might indeed be Bond.
  • An episode of The Simpsons, "You Only Move Twice", features the supervillain, Hank Scorpio. The James Bond analogue, "Mr. Bont", is based on Sean Connery's portrayal, but, unlike Bond, he is captured and killed, because Homer Simpson interferes with his attempted escape from captivity. This is not the only James Bond homage in The Simpsons, however—the "Chief Wiggum P.I." segment of "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" episode borrows heavily from Live and Let Die, even duplicating certain shots. Also, in an alleged "deleted scene" from $pringfield from The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular clip show, Homer, working as a blackjack dealer, causes James Bond to lose to Blofeld, with Oddjob and Jaws as his henchmen, when Homer fails to take out the Joker card and a card for the "Rules for Draw and Stud Poker" out of a playing deck. In addition, an opening couch gag features Homer as Bond in the gun barrel sequence that opens the Bond films. The character Rainier Wolfcastle, an action movie actor, also regularly references Bond.
  • An episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine entitled "Our Man Bashir" stars Dr. Julian Bashir as a 007-type spy: "Bashir... Julian Bashir" in a holographic program . This Bond spoof's villain is Dr. Noah (an obvious reference to Dr. No), who intends to set off lasers to flood the earth, and includes the female characters with suggestive names such as Mona Luvsitt, Anastasia Komananov, and Honey Bare. In this episode, Bashir is running the program just prior to an emergency, when the transporters are knocked off line while the crew of a runabout are in the pattern buffers. Lt. Cmdr. Eddington orders the pattern information stored in the station's computers, and their physical appearances are stored in the holosuite computers. Bashir and Garak, who showed up uninvited, discover that the images of the characters in the programs have been replaced by images of their crewmates. To prevent deletion of their physical parameters, Bashir and Garak must keep the program running and avoid causing any of them from dying. Unfortunately in order to accomplish this, Bashir floods the entire earth to save himself and his crewmates. In a very un-Bond move, he saves the day, by destroying the world. In a later episode of DS9, "A Simple Investigation" , we see Bashir playing another installment of his spy holoprogram, but it too is interrupted when duty calls and he ends up being captured by his arch-nemesis, Falcon.
  • The Man Called Flintstone was a popular 1966 film, based upon the animated television series The Flintstones, wherein Fred Flintstone is recruited for a spy mission. The Flintstones series itself also featured an episode parodying Goldfinger entitled "The Stonefinger Caper" which aired in 1965.
  • Secret Squirrel, a Secret Agent squirrel 000.
  • The DangerMouse cartoon series
    • Colonel K is clearly based on M
    • Baron Greenback is similar to Blofeld, most notably the white, hairy caterpillar in place of Blofeld's cat.
  • On the Garfield and Friends TV-series' sequence U.S. Acres, Orson Pig plays the Bondian alter-ego named Double-Oh-Orson.
  • The short-lived (and some what controversial) Stripperella had various elements parodying James Bond, including Stripperella being Agent 0069.
  • The opening sequence for the Read or Die OVA series essentially resembles a typical Bond opening credits.
  • The 1995 Lupin III TV special The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure has a character named Lord Archer that is said to be the "inspiration" for the James Bond character. While the name James Bond is never said outright, the original Japanese soundtrack makes several references to him being "007."
  • In the Disney animated series Recess, in the episode "Parents' Night", Spinelli's parents are mentioned to be secret agents when her dad's code name is Agent 006, a digit close to 007.
  • In Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, an episode titled "Double O'Chipmunk" has Dale and Zipper in their own spy adventure, with Dale in a tuxedo armed with gadgets.
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show parodied the concept in the episode "On Her Majesty's Secret Sewer Service", in which Mario and Luigi are sent to rescue James Blond after he is turned to stone by Koopfinger.
  • In a 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live, Steve Martin plays 007 in a skit entitled "Bullets Aren't Cheap", where James Bond is on vacation, and, since his expenses are no longer paid for by the British government, he is revealed to be an extreme cheapskate. Many of Bond's well-known moments are spoofed here, as Bond is shown ordering a beer ("shaken, not stirred") in place of his usual martini, pouring his date's leftover champagne back into the bottle before joining her on the bed, and wagering only one pound in a poker game with his rival Goldsting (played by Sting; an obvious parody of Goldfinger), and cheering with ill-concealed relief when he wins.
  • In an episode of "Ned's Newt", Newt says to Ned, "Now that we have cornered you, Mr. Bond, we will now see why you are never the same actor in two consecutive films."
  • The X's make several references to James Bond.

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Video games

  • in ratchet and clank 3 clank has a tv show called secret agent clank
  • No One Lives Forever — Released in 2000 by Monolith Productions, the game is a cross between the James Bond series and Austin Powers. It features a female secret agent, Cate Archer, that takes place during the 1960s. The game is similarly titled to John Gardner's Bond novel, Nobody Lives For Ever.
  • In Command and Conquer: Red Alert and its sequel Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2, the Allies feature a Spy unit, which is dressed in a tuxedo and sounds suspiciously like Sean Connery. In-game he is unarmed, can disguise himself as enemy soldiers, and sneak past any base defense undetected, and is only vulnerable to attack dogs or psi corps troopers. The Spy unit can infiltrate buildings to shut off power, disable unit production, steal resources, or capture plans for enemy unique units like the Chrono (crazy) Ivan or Psychic Commando.
  • James Pond is a series of video games that parody Bond movies. Levels in a James Pond are also parodied with titles like A View to a Spill and Leak and Let Die.
  • Spy Muppets: License to C.R.O.A.K. is a video game featuring Muppet characters directly spoofing James Bond characters, plots and titles.
  • In Metal Gear Solid, on the third playthrough of a saved file, Solid Snake will be wearing a James Bond-style tuxedo instead of his usual Sneaking Suit.
  • In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the character Major Zero is a fan of James Bond as revealed during a codec conversation. The protagonist, Naked Snake, also chides James Bond as not being a real spy, ironically a meta-reference to the many similarities he has with Bond. The title theme, Snake Eater, is also a play on the jazzy pop title tracks from Bond movies -- constantly describing nuances in the story and repeating the movie title over and over.
  • In the expansion pack to 'Grand Theft Auto', Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, there is a car called the 'James Bomb' which looks strangely like an Aston Martin.
  • The computer game Evil Genius is played from the perspective of a stereotypical 1960s "Bond villain" type of character, as the player builds a trap-filled base, trains minions, hires elite henchmen, and fights off agents from various world intelligence agencies. The most difficult of the agents to defeat is the British agent John Steele, based on Bond.
  • In Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, the Wanna Kick Rayman Lesson n°73 features a Hoodmonger Private First Class who dons a tuxedo and holds up a handgun in a characteristic 007 pose, before producing an enormous, laser-firing satellite dish-like device out of his arm.
  • In episode of Mad TV, Jane Bond has to stop an evil corporation from taking over the world, the skit is called, Jane Bond, for your files only

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Imitations

There have also been numerous films that have attempted to use the James Bond formula. Some films that have been made have also used the character of James Bond unofficially.

  • xXx - borrows heavily from James Bond and includes gadgets and so forth that are similar to some found in a Bond film. Its sequel, XXX: State of the Union, was directed by Lee Tamahori, who had previously directed Die Another Day.
  • James Bond 777, 1971. Starring: Ghattamaneni Krishna. A black-and-white, Indian-made 007 movie, starring a pompadoured, moustachioed James Bond.
  • The Green Jade Mahjongg, 1980s. Bond actor unknown. A very obscure, Asian Bond movie. The actor playing James Bond is American.
  • Conceal When You Speak, 1981. Aldo Maccione plays Giacomo ("James" in Italian), who dreams that he is James Bond. Original title: Tais Toi Quand Tu Parles
  • Our Man From Bond Street, 1984. The third movie in the Mad Mission series, also known as Aces Go Places. A Bond look-alike appears, played by Sean Connery's younger brother Neil, as does Oddjob (though not played by Harold Sakata), and Richard Kiel (though not as Jaws).

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Music

  • Regular Urban Survivors, a 1996 album by the British rock band Terrorvision featured sleeve artwork that was very reminiscent of spy movies in general, and Bond in particular. It featured a painted cover, depicting the band members in a montage of Bond-like poses, and included Tropical locales, a man rappelling from the underside of a Navy helicopter, and a car very close to an Aston Martin in appearance crashing off a mountaintop road. The album also featured production credits styled to look like movie credits, and mocked-up 'movie' stills of the band in numerous action-packed poses. The song titles and lyrics do not always continue the Bond theme, though Enteralterego, the first track, is based on a 'spy theme' type riff, and features lyrics about bombs and cutting differently coloured wires. A second song on the album, Bad Actress, was considered by some critics to sound like a typical Bond-theme, complete with string arrangements and a suitably bombastic climax.
  • There's an album by the Beastie Boys titled Licensed to Ill.

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