As a kid I read that scene as him just being an opportunist but watching it again the “yay capitalism” part is dripping with insincerity and sarcasm.
First Austin Powers was legit good to the best of my recollection, second was a step down but I remember it being pretty good. The third was a disaster
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I wonder if this is a joke about Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five.
:agony-shivering: yay, capitalism :agony-wholesome:
“My father would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark.”