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* [[Executive Meddling]]: Producer Jon Peters' obsession with [[Giant Spider|Giant Spiders]], carried over from his previous meddling with [[Kevin Smith]]'s script for ''[[Superman Returns|Superman Lives]]''.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Producer Jon Peters' obsession with [[Giant Spider|Giant Spiders]], carried over from his previous meddling with [[Kevin Smith]]'s script for ''[[Superman Returns|Superman Lives]]''.
** Believe it or not, the giant mechanical spider is the only thing remaining from the credited writers. [https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wild-wild-west-inside-story The full story of Executive Meddling is long and tragic.]
* [[Eye Remember]]: Retinal Terminus Theory
* [[Eye Remember]]: Retinal Terminus Theory
* [[Fake American]]: Kenneth Branagh
* [[Fake American]]: Kenneth Branagh
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* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Dr. Loveless
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Dr. Loveless
* [[The Film of the Series]] - [[In Name Only]].
* [[The Film of the Series]] - [[In Name Only]].
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* [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises]]: Artemus Gordon, while performing his Karate Kid impersonation.
* [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises]]: Artemus Gordon, while performing his Karate Kid impersonation.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Artemus Gordon and Dr. Loveless.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Artemus Gordon and Dr. Loveless.
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* [[Race Lift]]: Will Smith. Not the sort of thing that would make a bit of difference in this sort of work but of note since he plays an U.S. Army captain at a time when there were no black Army officers.
* [[Race Lift]]: Will Smith. Not the sort of thing that would make a bit of difference in this sort of work but of note since he plays an U.S. Army captain at a time when there were no black Army officers.
** There's also the issue of his dialect. No matter what race, West would not speak like he was, let's say, [[Fresh Prince of Bel Air|1980s West Philadelphia, born and raised]].
** There's also the issue of his dialect. No matter what race, West would not speak like he was, let's say, [[Fresh Prince of Bel Air|1980s West Philadelphia, born and raised]].

* [[Raised by Natives]]: Jim West, by Native Americans.
* [[Raised by Natives]]: Jim West, by Native Americans.
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Artemus Gordon after he and Jim West escape the [[Deadly Disc|Deadly Discs]]. See the [[Wild Wild West (film)/Funny|Funny Moments entry]].
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Artemus Gordon after he and Jim West escape the [[Deadly Disc|Deadly Discs]]. See the [[Wild Wild West (film)/Funny|Funny Moments entry]].
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