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[[File:supersecretsecretsquirrel.png|frame|"Secret Squirrel?!" "In the flesh!"]]

''Secret Squirrel'' is a series of [[Spy Fiction]] parody cartoon shorts made by [[Hanna Barbera]] in 1965. It was later revived in the 1990s as ''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'', in a [[Three Shorts]] format headlined by ''[[Two Stupid Dogs (Animation)|Two Stupid Dogs]]''.

''Secret Squirrel'' is a series of [[Spy Fiction]] parody cartoon shorts made by [[Hanna-Barbera]] in 1965. It was later revived in the 1990s as ''Super Secret Secret Squirrel'', in a [[Three Shorts]] format headlined by ''[[Two Stupid Dogs (Animation)|Two Stupid Dogs]]''.

Secret Squirrel is a [[Funny Animal]] spy. Along with his sidekick, Morocco Mole, [[They Fight Crime|He Fights Crime]].

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* [[Expy]]: Yellow Pinky is one of Bond baddie Goldfinger. The name is even a synonym.

* [[Funny Animal]]: Both Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole, as well as a few others.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: With [[Mel Blanc]] as the voice of Secret Squirrel, it's no surprise that he sounds like Sylvester in the early episodes, then later like Heathcliff with a lisp! Paul Frees, voice of Morocco Mole and the Chief, also provides plenty of voices in addition to Blanc, even using his Boris Badenov voice (of ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' fame) for villains like Yellow Pinky!

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: With [[Mel Blanc]] as the voice of Secret Squirrel, it's no surprise that he sounds like Sylvester in the early episodes, then later like Heathcliff with a lisp! Paul Frees, voice of Morocco Mole and the Chief, also provides plenty of voices in addition to Blanc, even using his Boris Badenov voice (of ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' fame) for villains like Yellow Pinky!

* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: The series' theme song apes the [[James Bond]] theme.

* [[Lions and Tigers And Humans Oh My]]: in the original series, Secret and Morocco are the only funny animals.

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* [[Action Girl]]: ''Agent Penny'' shows that the Chief's PA is a capable [[The Avengers (TV)|Emma Peel]]-alike.

* [[An Arm and A Leg]]: Greg's motivation for villainy is that he's a gingerbread man whose leg was bitten off by the girl who baked him.

* [[Anti Villain]]: ''Platypus'' only wanted to fire his body scrambler at himself. If only he'd hooked up his extension cord to somewhere ''other'' than the Secret Service Solar Energy Station.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: ''Platypus'' only wanted to fire his body scrambler at himself. If only he'd hooked up his extension cord to somewhere ''other'' than the Secret Service Solar Energy Station.

* [[The Cameo]]: Snooper and Blabber, as well as a bunch of other HB detective/mystery solving characters appeared in one segment.

* [[Cool Car]]

* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: Penny certainly gets one of her own in "Agent Penny".

* [[Deadly Dodging]]: {{spoiler|Used against One Ton, a rampaging panda whom Secret must stop but isn't allowed to attack. He then puts him under protective custody for endangering an endangered species.}}

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Platypi]]

* [[Everything's Better With Platypi]]

* [[Evil Twin]]: Morocco has one, named Scirocco.

* [[Expy]]: Goldflipper is one of Yellow Pinky, with a similar voice, wardrobe, & the same obsession with gold. Since Yellow Pinky is an [[Expy]] of Goldfinger, this makes him an [[Expy]] of an [[Expy]].

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** After being assaulted by One Ton with his own "Psychology in a can" spray, a dazed Secret Squirrel asks Morocco if his [[Freudian Slip]] is showing.

** Then there was all the blatant seduction innuendo and the [[Cat Fight]] in Penny's [[Day in The Limelight]] episode.

* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: Hardly anybody wears pants, as Secret quite often demonstrates when pulling open his coat to deploy gadgetry. Being temporarily naked doesn't seem to be much of an issue, either.

* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: Hardly anybody wears pants, as Secret quite often demonstrates when pulling open his coat to deploy gadgetry. Being temporarily naked doesn't seem to be much of an issue, either.

** Though Chief did seem to be quite embarrassed when it was revealed the bison wore bikini briefs.

** And, oddly enough, Secret removes a pair of shorts when changing behind a screen in ''Agent Penny''.

{{quote| '''Quark''': Hey, Secret Squirrel! What's your secret? [[Lampshade Hanging|You're not wearing pants?]]}}

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: This show seems to deserve a sub-trope to this, as it's loaded with recognizable voices. With Jess Harnell, [[Jim Cummings]], [[Tony Jay]] and others, you're bound to think "Secret Squirrel sounds like [[Animaniacs (Animation)|Wakko Warner]]!" or "Goldflipper sounds exactly the same as [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Robotnik]]!"

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: This show seems to deserve a sub-trope to this, as it's loaded with recognizable voices. With Jess Harnell, [[Jim Cummings]], [[Tony Jay]] and others, you're bound to think "Secret Squirrel sounds like [[Animaniacs (Animation)|Wakko Warner]]!" or "Goldflipper sounds exactly the same as [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Robotnik]]!"

** [[Long John Baldry|Not THE Robotnik, though!]]

** Let's not forget Roddy McDowell as the Chameleon.