History Series / Tanked

* OverprotectiveDad: In one episode, Wayde does not take it well when his elder daughter is asked out on a date. He convinces the kids to have their date at the museum where he's installing a tank so he can be nearby, but the camera shows him spying on the pair throughout the entire event.

* CoolHat: Redneck has a cowboy hat with the [=ATM=] logo on the front that he wears almost constantly, to the point that he looks odd when he has it off.

* {{Glomp}}: Larry Caputo was so excited about the koi pond built in addition to the ''Long Island Medium'' tank that he literally did this to Wade during the unveiling.

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Brett, Wayde, Heather, and the General all speak with a heavy New York accent. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that they're originally from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
* BadassBeard: Redneck, up until he shaved it off in season 4.
* BaldOfAwesome: Brett and the General.
** Also Frankie, one of the junior [=ATM=] employees.

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''Tanked'' is a RealityTelevision series airing on Creator/AnimalPlanet. It follows the operations of UsefulNotes/LasVegas-based Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, owned by brothers-in-law Brett Raymer and Wayde King. [=ATM=] bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of customized aquarium installations. In addition, Wayde's wife/Brett's sister Heather is the company's accountant and Heather and Brett's father Irwin Raymer (also known as "The General") is the office manager.

* CreepyCockroach: Brett once used some hissing cockroaches to prank Heather and Agnes not once, but ''twice''!
* CrossOver: Wayde, Brett, and Heather have appeared on episodes of another Animal Planet series, ''America's Cutest Cat'' as well as its sister program ''America's Cutest Dog''.

* {{Fangirl}}: Agnes had this reaction when she got to meet the members of {{Music/KISS}}.

* HiddenDepths: The music store tank episode reveals that Brett took ''cello'' lessons when he was in junior high school, and isn't too shabby at it even after all these years.

* MeaningfulName: Out of gratitude for the shark tank [=ATM=] made for him, Tracy Morgan named his pet octopus 'Bwaydette' - a feminine portmanteau of Brett and Wayde.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In one episode, Brett accidentally drops the decorative glass from an antique pinball machine, which shatters when it hits the shop floor, nearly ruining the whole project.

--> '''Brett''': I now own a cello.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Wayde is usually the one rolling his eyes at Brett's ideas getting ahead of what they can feasibly do; but during the Dunkin' Donuts tank build, it was ''Brett'' who balked when Wayde suggested a donut shaped tank.

* PieInTheFace: Brett and Wayde do this to Heather and Agnes at the end of one episode as payback for a prank the girls had pulled on them earlier.

* SandInMyEyes: Brett teases Wayde about getting "choked up" when making a toast during the party celebrating [=ATM=]'s new building, Wayde replying that he had "allergies".
** Another time Heather comments about The General getting emotional when recalling memories he had of the Coney Island amusement park during a visit, with The General playing the trope laser straight.

* ThreateningShark: Several tanks have had sharks in them and while they're usually not much of a problem, Heather found herself having an unnervingly close encounter when she had to get into a tank with ''several'' sharks in order to add several decorative pieces to a tank, because she was the only one small enough to do the job. She was ''not'' happy, but managed to get the guys back later by arranging for them to undergo a dive in a tank with ''even larger'' sharks without their knowledge.

* YouGetMeCoffee: Part of the "Low man on the totem pole" treatment Frankie gets on a regular basis. It's also occasionally pulled on other members of the staff, to either get them out of the way or get back at them for an earlier slight.
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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: Wayde is fascinated with octopuses ever since he had an encounter with one while scuba diving; Heather and Agnes have a special tank installed in Wayde's office with an octopus in it as a surprise birthday gift for him.
** Tracy Morgan had [=ATM=] build a replacement tank for his giant Pacific octopus after the original tank started falling apart.

* NewYorkCityCops: The Coney Island tank episode revealed that The General used to be an [=NYPD=] officer, and that Coney Island was his 'beat' during his time on the force. Several members of the [=NYPD=] appear in the episode as well, directing traffic when the tank is being delivered.

* DoNotTryThisAtHome: In one episode, the guys attempt to reenact the infamous shopping cart stunt from ''Series/{{Jackass}}'', a warning appearing on the screen beforehand telling viewers not to try it themselves. Predictably someone (in this case Frankie) gets hurt.

** Another time Heather comments about The General getting emotional when recalling memories he had of the Coney Island amusement park during a visit, The General playing the trope laser straight.

* HiddenDepths: The music store tank episode reveals that Brett took ''cello'' lessons when he was in junior highschool, and isn't too shabby at it even after all these years.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one episode, a pair of thieves break into the lot of [=ATM=] and steal a VW Bus that was to be converted into a tank for Gabriel Iglesias. Turns out they actually did them a favor, as the bus they originally bought was the wrong model year.

** NeilPatrickHarris

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one episode, a pair of thieves break into the lot of [=ATM=] and steal a VW Bus that was to be converted into a tank for the Gabriel Iglesias tank. Turns out they actually did them a favor, as the bus they originally bought was the wrong model year.

* TeethFlying: One episode had Redneck have a tooth knocked out when he got hit in the mouth with a soda bottle he and Agnes were fighting over.

* ThreateningShark: Several tanks have had sharks in them and while they're usually not much of a problem, Heather found herself having an unnervingly close encounter when she had to get into a tank with ''several'' sharks when she had to add several decorative pieces to a tank because she was the only one small enough to do the job. She was ''not'' happy, but managed to get the guys back later by arranging for them to undergo a dive in a tank with ''even larger'' sharks without their knowledge.

** In another episode, the General treated Brett and Wayde to lunch at Dairy Queen.

** One episode had The General use [=FedEx=]'s One Rate shipping to solve a logistics issue he had to deal with.

* PunnyName: As payback for taking Music/CelineDion tickets as payment for a tank, the guys hand The General a LongList of people who he needs to collect money from. The names are obviously fake and the only one who doesn't get it is The General himself.

* BigFancyHouse: A lot of the clients have these, which isn't surprising considering they have the money to blow on massive custom-built acylic tanks and all the trimmings.
** Wayde has one as well, as the audience occasionally gets glimpses inside it in a few episodes.

* CoolCar: Several classic / vintage cars have ben converted into unique, custom aquariums.

* FamilyBusiness: [=ATM=] is run by brothers-in-law Wayde King and Brett Raymer, as well as Brett's sister Heather (Wayde's wife) and Brett and Heather's father Irwin 'The General' Raymer.

* HiddenDepths: The music store tank episode reveals that Brett took ''cello'' lessons when he was in junior highschool, and isn't too shabby at it after all these years.
* MeaningfulName: Out of gratitude for the shark tank [=ATM=] made for him, Tracy Morgan named his pet octopus 'Bwaydette'; a feminine portmanteau of Brett and Wayde.

* NewYorkCityCops: The Coney Island tank episode revealed that The General used to be an [=NYPD=] officer, and that Coney Island was his 'beat' during his time on the force. Several members of the [=NYPD=] appear in the episode as well directing traffic when the tank is being delivered.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Wayde is usually the one rolling his eyes at Brett's ideas getting ahead of what they can feasibly do, but during the Dunkin' Donuts tank build, it was ''Brett'' who balked when Wayde suggested a donut shaped tank.

* PieInTheFace: Brett and Wayde do this to Heather and Agnes at the end of one episode as payback for a prank the girls had pulled on them earlier on.

* PopUpTrivia: ''Tanked: Unfiltered''; reruns of past episode with this trope applied to them, with commentary from the cast.

** One episode had Little Caesar's Pizza commission [=ATM=] to build a tank for a children's hospital, the restaurant's pizza and bread sticks featuring prominently during the episode.

* PunnyName: As payback for taking Music/CelineDion tickets as payment for a tank the guys hand The General a LongList of people who he needs to collect money from. The names are obviously fake and the only one who doesn't get it is The General himself.

* YouGetMeCoffee: Part of the "Low man on the totem pole" treatment Frankie gets on a regular basis. And occasionally pulled on other members of the staff if they want to either get them out of the way or get back at them for an earlier slight.

'''''Tanked''''' is a RealityTelevision series airing on Creator/AnimalPlanet. It follows the operations of UsefulNotes/LasVegas-based Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, owned by brothers-in-law Brett Raymer and Wayde King. [=ATM=] bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of customized aquarium installations. In addition, Wayde's wife/Brett's sister Heather is the company's accountant and Heather and Brett's father Irwin Raymer (also known as "The General") is the office manager.

** Shaquille O'Neal

** David Hasselhoff

!!Tropes:

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite all the office shenanigans ATM is one of the top aquarium makers ''on the planet'' for a reason.
* ButtMonkey: Frankie, one of the junior members of the [=ATM=] staff, is often subjected to this. As Brett & Wayde put it, it's part of being the "lowest man on the totem pole" there.
* {{Callback}}: Heather & Agnes have a tank built between Brett & Wayde's offices in the new [=ATM=] building with miniatures of some of the tanks built in previous episodes inside it.

* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: Wayde is fascinated with octopuses ever since he had an encounter with one while scuba diving; Heather & Agnes have a special tank installed in Wayde's office with an octopus in it as a surprise birthday gift for him.

* FamilyBusiness: [=ATM=] is run by brothers-in-law Wayde King and Brett Raymer, as well as Brett's sister Heather (Wayde's wife) and Brett & Heather's father Irwin 'The General' Raymer.

--> '''Brett''': "I now own a cello."
* NotSoAboveItAll: Wayde is usually the one rolling his eyes at Brett's ideas getting ahead of what they can feasibly do, but during the Dunkin' Donuts tank it was ''Brett'' who balked when Wayde suggested a donut shaped tank.

* PieInTheFace: Brett and Wayde do this to Heather & Agnes at the end of one episode as payback for a prank the girls had pulled on them earlier on.

** [=ATM=] was also shown building a combination freshwater/saltwater tank & terrarium for the corporate office of Petco, and visited a Petco store to select animals for it.

** Jimmy Riffle & Paul Bedard from ''Gator Boys'' as mentioned in the Cross Over entry above.

** {{NASCAR}} driver Ryan Newman