Spies in a Van: Difference between revisions

First, we'll need some spies. They can be highly skilled detectives or bumbling idiots. What we're looking for is the ability to further the plot or provide comedy relief as required by the writers. The spies will work for the organization. Most often, it's a slightly corrupt but well - intentioned, [[Anti -Hero|AntiHeroic]] [[Government Agency of Fiction]] that uses this tactic, but the [[Big Bad]] will often have these too. Sometimes it's operated by a much smaller organization, such as a private detective or a pair of crooks planning [[The Caper]].

Next, we'll need a van. The vehicle selected will need to provide sufficient space for the spies to do their job, with relatively few windows, in a reasonably maneuverable, high - speed, and, most importantly, ''nondescript'' vehicle. Of course, it doesn't ''have'' to be a van or even a traditional land vehicle for that matter. After all, surveillance equipment can also be placed in a tractor trailor, boat, aircraft, or spacecraft. It's just that vans tend to look more... ordinary. The van is often if not usually camouflaged with a fake business logo; in comedies this is often a [[Paper -Thin Disguise]] [[Played for Laughs]].

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* In the ''[[Sam and Max]]'' episode, ''Reality 2.0.'', because Max became president last episode and moved the Oval Office to the corner of Straight & Narrow, the Secret Service is staked outside in a truck marked [[Paper -Thin Disguise|"Secret Serv Ice Cream"]].