Girl of the Week: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Austin Powers]]''. As a Bond spoof, it, too, has its own Bond Girls.

** In the first film, Vanessa Kensington was a [[Love Interest]] with a full back story that made her complex and sympathetic. Because Mike Myers only intended the film to do modestly, Austin learned [[An Aesop]] about how life as a [[Casanova]] was far less satisfying in [[The Nineties]], and underwent significant [[Character Development]] to be with her. After the character became a phenomenon and sequels were planned, the franchise underwent [[Flanderization]] from a quirky, sentimental comedy into [[Denser and Wackier]] [[Farce]]. Vanessa was [[Retcon|Retconed]] out of the picture, and this trope was played straight with Felicity Shagwell, [[Punny Name|Ivana Humpalot, Dixie Normus]] and Foxy Cleopatra.

* ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' had several:

** Original: Mme. Clouseau -- she divorced her inspector husband for Sir Charles Litton;

* Drake from ''[[Drake and Josh]]''. There eventually came an episode where Drake does wish and attempts to have a committed relationship, but we never see this girl again either. The guy's pick-ups change so much that Josh has even commented and/or mixed up some names to remember.

** This was even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] at one point...

** Used extensively in the [[Spiritual Sequel]] [[iCarly]]. Many of these can't imply anything other than that Spencer basically has sex with the girl and she slinks off the next day never to be seen again.

*** The rest of the gang have had: Valerie, Melanie, Griffin, Jake, Jonah, Shane, Pete and even Carly/Freddie (to each other) show up like this. Spencer has more than the [[Power Trio]] combined. One notable example was Pete, whom Sam could be argued to have succeeded in getting him, only for it to [[Snap Back]] next week.