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Spies by chance (pl. Szpiedzy z przypadku, fr. Espions par hasard, wek. Kémek véletlenül, jap. 偶然のスパイ [Gūzen no supai], esp. Spionoj akcidente) – Polish-Hungarian-French-Canadian-Japanese animated series, produced by Procyon Lotor Entertainment, based on books published by Par Le Fer & Par Le Feu, broadcast on Procyon Lotor TV.

The series is kept in a style somewhat reminiscent of pseudo-documentaries, e.g. due to the narrator, subtitles indicating the place, time, and personal data of the characters, and information given at the end about the further fate of the characters (especially those convicted).

Plot description[]

The main characters are two friends who initially work as cleaners in a detective agency in the town of Glykalibopolis, and then are retrained as real detectives. It is not always an easy job, and their assignments sometimes take on a rather trivial, and sometimes even serious form.

Rules of the series[]

In order to avoid any potential inconsistencies in the worldbuilding, the series has certain rules, from which exceptions are unlikely:

  • Only carnivores and omnivores are sapient (and even then not always) – thanks to this, all the characters can eat meat and there is no need to worry that it is taken from intelligent creatures;
  • The action does not take place in our world or in something that could be called a variation on it - i.e. there are no things from our world that have their own names in our world (such as countries, monuments, cities, etc.) – so if the characters do something legally that is not legal in Poland (or some other country, depending on where the recipient is at the time), then it is simply "not our country, so the law may differ somehow".
  • When the water creatures are out of the water, they have masks filled with water over their breathing holes, as well as microphones with speakers (but not over their mouths, because they have to eat somehow). When they speak, the movement of their mouths (rather) does not match what they are saying.
  • (Rather) we shouldn't count on intelligent snakes or ungulates – if only because it would be difficult for them to catch anything, and this would definitely make it difficult for them to function in a civilized society, etc.

Characters[]

Main[]

  • Solbreynor “Solby” Ideshdorn[1] – a raccoon, intelligent and sensitive, but quite shy, and even with some tendency to panic. His best friend is Grashpy. A talented mechanic, designer and constructor, as well as an artist (especially a draftsman), connoisseur and lover of art and science. Like Grashpy, his birthday is June 21st.
  • Grashpirion “Grashpy” Effervesqend[2] – a red panda, the best friend of Solby. His domain is more action than planning. Hot-tempered. Like Solby, his birthday is June 21st.

Glykalibopolitan Police Department[]

  • Commander Aqvijil Nascrondge[3] – a crocodile, initially a bit spiteful, but over time he liked the main characters and began to appreciate them.
  • Junior aspirant ermine[4]
  • Junior aspirant weasel[4]
  • Aspirant Capinot Rosirm[5] – a pine marten.
  • Senior aspirant Hevurno Placabbems[6] – a sable.
  • Staff sergeant Galando Cazollo[7] – a fitch.
  • Deputy commissioner tortoise[4] – the deputy of Commander Nascrondge.
  • Virvolb[8] and Frishcalb[9] – a condor and a griffon vulture, two pathologists.

Secondary[]

  • Hill myna[4] - a radio announcer.
  • Parrot[4] - a mailman.
  • Doctor Mascalpel[10] - a raccoon, a surgeon.
  • Horseshoe crab[4] – a manager of Lassitudicide.
  • Professor Lonix Enkefrid[11] - a sable, a scientist.
  • Professor Increntim Ghimoffiz[12] – a fitch, a psychiatrist.

Locations[]

  • Binyetorshog[13] – the country of the main characters. It is an elective constitutional monarchy. It is divided into provinces (ruled by governors), those into counties (ruled by counts), and those into baronies (ruled by barons). The currency is the (gold) magnon, divided into 10 (silver) medions, and a medion – into 10 (bronze) parvons.
    • Glykalibopolis[14] – the town of the main characters.

Companies[]

  • Lassitudicide (Polish: Lassytudycydium) – a café.
  • Essitore[15] – a pizzeria.
  • El Sabedor[16] – a tortilla bar.
  • Under the Receipt (Polish: Pod Paragonem, French: Sous Le Ticket de Caisse) – a hypermarket.

Gallery[]

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

Number at all Number in the season English title Polish title French title
1 Digging out the Dirt Wyciąganie brudów Enlever la saleté
Solbreynor Ideshdorn and Grashpirion Effervesqend start working as cleaners in a detective agency. After hours, they find themselves, without knowing about each other, on the trail of some mystery. The next day at work, they learn more about it from conversations they overhear and start investigating again.
2 A Heavier Task Trudniejsze zadanie Une tâche plus difficile
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend are training to be detectives. They are about to embark on their first official mission.
3 Was it an Accident? To był wypadek? C’était un accident?
Solbreynor and Grashpirion come across a trail of destruction – they must figure out if it was really just an accident, as the perpetrator claims. They also try to pass their driving test.
4 At first glance Na pierwszy rzut oka À première vue
5 Appearances are deceptive Pozory mylą À première vue
The wrong person is accused of a crime.
6 Oh, these kids… Ach, te dzieciaki... Ô, ces enfants…
The heroes have a problem with children who smoke cigarettes.
7 Strange things Dziwne rzeczy Choses étranges
Some strange creatures appear in Glykalibopolis, especially after dark.
8 A holiday full of life Urlop pełen życia Temps libre plein de vie
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend get some time off and head out of town in their RV, but they keep coming across someone in need.
9 It's getting hot Robi się gorąco Il commence à faire chaud
There is a heat wave, which is also accompanied by fires. But that is not the end of the troubles…
10 Garbage out of nowhere Śmieci znikąd Des déchets sortis de nulle part
For some unknown reason, the nearby forest is starting to fill up with garbage, as well as the town itself.
11 Downpour Lanie wody L'Averse
There is a heavy downpour in the town.
12 In the frost Na mrozie Dans le gel
Winter has come.
13 The Rented Ones Wypożyczeni Les loués
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend are “loaned” to the police of a neighboring city.

Season 2[]

Number at all Number in the episode English title Polish title French title
14 1 Too little water Za mało wody Trop peu d'eau
A drought is occurring.
15 2 Too much water Za dużo wody Trop d'eau
The flood is coming.
16 3 Without electricity Bez prądu Sens électricité
The power goes out in the city.
17 4 Second me Drugie ja Le deuxième moi
Someone is impersonating the main characters to take credit for their work.
18 5 It gonna be a boom Będzie bombowo Ça va être un pan
The heroes deal with the planted bomb.
19 6 In the wind Na wietrze Dans le vent
Strong winds are blowing through the city as Solby and Grashpy try to pass their pilot's license exam.
20 7 Black van Czarna fura La bagnole noire
A mysterious black van roams the city streets.
21 8 One-way taxi Taksówka jednokierunkowa Taxi à sens unique
Taxi companies complain that some of their vehicles (along with their “contents” i.e. driver, passengers and equipment) disappear without a trace (and it is not even known whether they reached their destination).
22 9 House of traps Dom pułapek Une maison des pièges
The heroes investigate a strange house full of traps.
23 10 Misfield Wywiedzeni w (nie)szczere pole Mé-champs
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend leave for the countryside.
24 11 Fool's gold Złoto głupców L’or des fous
Two scandals break out in the city at once: one involving stolen jewelry and one involving fake gold.
25 12 I've lost my appetite Straciłem apetyt J’ai perdu l’appétit
One food producer sells products of extremely low quality.
26 13 Mutants Mutanci Les mutants
The characters must face an invasion of mutants.

Season 3[]

Number at all Number in the season English title Polish title French title
27 1 Sick leave Zwolnienie lekarskie Congé de maladie
Solby is sick, so Grashpy goes on a mission alone.
28 2 Northern lights Zorza polarna Aurores boréales
The aurora borealis appears in the city.
29 3 A mountain trip Wypad w góry Un voyage dans les montagnes
The heroes head north into the mountains, where they must rescue avalanche victims.
30 4 Traineeship Temat rzeka Entraînavigation
Solbreynor and Grashpirion set off on a canoe trip and also apply for a license to operate a real boat.
31 5 Sea of impressions Morze wrażeń Un voyage dans les montagnes
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend travel by boat to the sea, where they transfer to a ship. At sea they have to face pirates.
32 6 Abroad Za granicą À l’étranger
Solby and Grashpy have reached abroad by ship.
33 7 Dirty diet Dieta brud Régime sale
A certain food producer is promoting supposedly diet products – but, as it turns out, they are not all that healthy, and they are addictive.
34 8 Strange factory Dziwna fabryka Étrange usine
The heroes protect the museum from thieves.
35 9 Museum Muzeum Musée
The heroes protect the museum from thieves.
36 10 It's my merit To moja zasługa C’est mon mérite
An argument over who invented a device first.
37 11 Sewerage service Ale kanał Tutelle-à-l'égout
The heroes conduct an investigation in the city sewer system.
38 12 No joking with Percentages Z procentami nie ma żartów On ne niaise pas avec les pourcentages
The heroes investigate the pub.
39 13 This is not me To nie ja Ce n’est pas moi
Someone is slandering the main characters by impersonating them.

Season 4[]

Number at all Number in the season English title Polish title French title
40 1 Famous all over the country Sławni na cały kraj Célèbres partout au pays
The main characters' successes become famous throughout the country. This fame quickly becomes inconvenient for them.
41 2 At the baron’s U barona Chez le baron
The heroes are invited to the barony's capital to temporarily join the baron's bodyguards.
42 3 To save the county Na ratunek hrabstwu Sauver le comté
Solby and Grashpy investigate at the Count's headquarters.
43 4 A competition for the province Konkurs na prowincję Concours pour la province
The heroes are invited to the governor's office to help him prepare for the national Province of the Year competition.
44 5 Long live the king Niech żyje król Vive le roi
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend are given a task of exceptional importance: to protect the king from an assassination attempt.
45 6 The question of the collection Kwestia kwesty Une question de collection
The heroes suspect that the charity collection may actually be a scam.
46 7 Fault in the vineyard Wina w winnicy La faute à la vignoble
Solbreynor and Grashpirion investigate the toxic wine.
47 8 Underwater Pod wodą Sous l’eau
Solby and Grashpy visit the underwater city.
48 9 Desert Pustynia Désert
49 10 Hockey Wars Wojny hokejowe Guerres de hockey
The heroes find themselves in the middle of a conflict between supporters of ice hockey, field hockey, and floorball.
50 11 Nuclear adventure Nuklearna przygoda L’aventure nucléaire
Radioactive contamination and even mutants appear in the city.
51 12 Volcano Wulkan Volcan
52 13 Earthquake Trzęsienie ziemi Tremblement de terre
Glykalibopolis is hit by earthquakes - this is all the more surprising because for geological reasons it should be practically impossible.

Season 5[]

Number at all Number in the season English title Polish title French title
53 1 It wasn't me To nie byłem ja Ce n'était pas moi
The heroes got framed up.
54 2 The forgetful ones Zapominalscy Les oublieux
Effervesqend is constantly forgetting something, preferring to rely on Ideshdorn's memory. But when Ideshdorn loses his memory, Effervesqend is in a big pickle.
55 3 Dream or reality? Sen czy jawa? Songe, mensonge
56 4 Banked on Jak w banku
57 5 In a trap of gambling W pułapce hazardu Dans le piège du jeu d'hasard
58 6 Brawl Bijatyka Bagarre
59 7 Historical reconstruction Rekonstrukcja historyczna Reconstitution historique
60 8 Concert and dance Koncert i potańcówka Concert et soirée dansante
The heroes are tasked with guarding a concert and a dance party - there are suspicions that they will turn out to be the scene of a crime (similar actions have already taken place in neighboring cities).
61 9 Theatrum delicti
62 10 Space, part 1 Kosmos, część 1 Espace, partie 1
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend go to a space observatory and later take part in astronaut training.
63 11 Space, part 2 Kosmos, część 2 Espace, partie 2
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend flew into space.
64 12 Powder of terror Proszek grozy Poudre de peur
65 13 Fired Zwolnieni Les licenciés
After being wrongly accused, the heroes are fired from their jobs. They decide to expose the real culprit in order to get their jobs back.
66 14 The guides Przewodnicy Les guides
Ideshdorn and Effervesqend lead a school tour of the police station.
67 15 School inspection Szkolna inspekcja Inspection scolaire
68 16 Game show Teleturniej Jeu télévisé
69 17 Harvest Dożynki Récoltes
70 18 Gaming arcade Salon gier Sa(l)le d'arcade
71 19 Circus Cyrk Cirque
72 20 The fair Jarmark La foire
73 21 Balloon Balon Ballon
74 22 Castle ruins Ruiny zamku Ruines du château
75 23 A fortress and a palace Twierdza i pałac Une forteresse et un palais
76 24 Soothsayer Jasnowidz Devin
77 25 Go-cart
78 26 New rookies Nowi rekruci Nouvelles recrues
New recruits appear at Ideshdorn and Effervesqend's post – the main characters become their guardians.

Season 6[]

Number at all Number in the season English title Polish title French title
79 1 Skatepark Planchodrome
80 2 Obstacle course race Wyścig z przeszkodami Parcours d'obstacles
81 3 Amusement Park Lunapark Parc d'attractions
82 4 Golfers Golfiści Golfeurs
83 5 Truck trip Podróż ciężarówką Voyage en camion
84 6 Crop circles Kręgi w zbożu Cercles de culture
85 7 Time machine Wehikuł czasu Machine à voyager dans le temps
86 8 Vending machine Automat Distributeur automatique
The heroes solve the mystery of vending machines, which are supposedly cheating customers.
87 9 Forest camping Leśny biwak Camping en forêt
Solby and Grashpy decide to spend a few nights in a tent in the forest (they are going there in a RV, but they intend to keep its residential functions for a rainy day, or use it as additional luggage space).
88 10 Barbecue Grill Barbecue
89 11 Renovation Remont Rénovation
The main characters' houses are seriously damaged – they move to the RV for the renovation.
90 12 Castaways Rozbitkowie Les naufragés
The heroes set off on a cruise - unfortunately, the ship is wrecked, and they end up on an unknown island.
91 13 Island of Freaks Wyspa dziwolągów L'île aux bizarres
92 14 Robots and Troubles Roboty i kłopoty Robots et troubles
The employees of the police station in Glykalibopolis are gradually replaced by robots. This also happens to the main characters, and then to their superiors. As a result, the entire team has nowhere to go. Suddenly, however, they notice something strange...
93 15 Pelota Pelote
The entire city is preparing for the pelota games. However, one of the sides is suspected of doping...
94 16 Laughter Not for Jokes Śmiech nie na żarty Rire pas pour le plaisir
The city is plagued by empty laughter.
95 17 I Live in Rocks Mieszkam w skałach J'habite dans les roches
The characters take part in the survival game show "I Live in Rocks".
96 18 The poles Bieguny Pôles
97 19 New neighbours Nowi sąsiedzi Les voisins nouveaux
New residents move into Glykalibopolis. They seem nice, but suddenly, mysteriously, many things in the city start to go wrong…
98 20 Delivery Dostawa Livraison
The characters investigate the case of a certain call-in restaurant.
99 21 Post Poczta Poste
100 22 Birthday Urodziny Anniversaire
Solby and Grashpy are celebrating their birthday.
101 23 A scary lumberjack Straszny drwal Un bûcheron effrayant
102 24 Jungle Dżungla Jungle
103 25 Archeology Archeologia Archéologie
104 26 Change of roles Zmiana ról Changements de rôles
Solbreynor and Grashpirion end up at some strange school (as students). And the surprises don't end there.
  1. ↑ Latin “solvo” – “(I) solve”, ; “sol” – “sun”, French “sauver” – “save”, Dutch “rein” – “clean”, "pure"; French “or” – “gold”; Hungarian “édes” – “sweet”, Dutch “isdoorn” – “maple”
  2. ↑ English “grasp”; Dutch “krasser”, French “gratter”, Spanish-Portuguese “raspar” – “to scratch”; English “rush”; Polish “aspirant” - a rank in the Polish police; Greek “πυρ” [pyr] – “fire”; English “raspberry”; French “effervescent” – “sparkling”, “fizzy”; Latin “fervor” – “boiling”, “zeal”; Latin “scando” (as suffix: “-scendo”) – “(I) climb”
  3. ↑ Latin “aqua” – “water”; “vigeo” – “(I) watch”; “vigil” – “guardian”; Italian “nascondere” – “to hide”, Latin “acer” – “sharp”; French “ronger” – “to gnaw”
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Temporarily no idea for a name.
  5. ↑ “Latin “capio” – “to catch”, grasp”; Latin “pinus” – “pine”; Latin “rodo” (perfect active “rosi”) – “I gnaw”; Greek “σύρμα” (sýrma) – “wire”.
  6. ↑ Latin “hebeneus” – “ebony”; “eburneus” – adjective from “ebur” – “ivory”; French “hiver” – “winter”; Latin “hibernus” – “wintry”; French “plaque-bière”, Latin "Rubus chamaemorus" – "cloudberry".
  7. ↑ From, among others, Irish “galánta” – “elegant”, Spanish-Italian “casa” – “house”, Spanish “cazar” – “to hunt”, Latin “oleo” – “to smell”.
  8. ↑ French: "virvoltant" - "tumbleweed", Latin: "volubilis" - "voluble".
  9. ↑ French: "friche" - "fallow", "wasteland"; Latin: "calvus" - "bald".
  10. ↑ From one hand: "mask" and "scalpel", from the other hand: a reference to a Polish expression "ma skalpel" - "(he/she/it) has a scalpel".
  11. ↑ Latin "Lonicera caerulea" - "haskap"'; "'nix" - "snow"; Greek “εγκέφαλος” [enkéfalos] – “brain”; Italian “freddo” – “cold” (a reference to “brainfreeze”).
  12. ↑ From Latin "in-" (negative suffix); French "crainte" – "fright"; Esperanto: "timo" – "fear"; French "guimauve" – "marshmallow" (both a confectionery product and a plant); Latin "Althaea officinalis" – "marsh mallow" (plant); English "fizzy".
  13. ↑ French: “beignet” – “donut”, Hungarian: “orszàg” – “country”
  14. ↑ Greek “γλῠκῠ́ς” (glŭkŭ́s) – “sweet”; “καλύβα” – “hut”, “shack”; “πόλις” (pólis) – “city”; this is a reference to the English “sugar shack” and French “cabane à sucre”.
  15. ↑ Italian “essere” – “to be”; suffix “-tore” (for verbs ending in “-ere” or “-ire” it defaults to “-itore”) denoting the doer of the action, so loosely translated it would be “the being” (although in Italian it would literally be “l'essere”).
  16. ↑ Spanish for “informed” or "aware", but also a reference to “sabor” – “taste”.
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