History Series / Tanked

** Tracy Morgan

* StagParty: The male staff of [=ATM=] threw one for Wayde the night before he renewed his vows with Heather for their 15th wedding anniversary. Redneck provided moonshine, and hilarity ensued. Almost everyone wound up with raging hangovers the next day.

'''''Tanked''''' is a RealityTelevision series airing on AnimalPlanet. It follows the operations of [[VivaLasVegas Las Vegas]]-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.

'''This show provides examples of:'''

* AmericanAccents: Brett, Wayde, Heather, and the General all speak with a heavy New York accent. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that they're originally from New York City.

** Brett, Heather, and Wayde have appeared in several Honda car commercials.

* BadassBeard: Redneck.

* TeamPet: There are several parrots and cockatoos that live in the shop, and Wayde has a pet cat in his office.

* SandInMyEyes: Brett comments about Wayde getting "choked up" when making a toast during the party celebrating [=ATM=]'s new building, Wayde saying that he had "allergies".

* CrossOver: Wayde, Brett, and Heather have appeared on episodes of another Animal Planet series, ''America's Cutest Cat''.

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* CrossOver: Wayde and Heather appeared on an episode of another Animal Planet series, ''America's Cutest Cat''.

* BeyondTheImpossible: At one point the guys have to come up with a way to put ''fire'' in a tank. They pull it off[[note]]they didn't use real fire due to the obvious issues this would create, but instead fabric strips and use a fan to the same effect[[/note]]. It's also frequently pointed out that if the guys have never built a tank of a particular design then it's very likely that ''no one'' has before now.

* BeyondTheImpossible: At one point the guys have to come up with a way to put ''fire'' in a tank. And they actually pull it off[[note]]they wound up not using real fire due to the obvious issues this would create, but instead manage to use fabric strips and a fan to the same effect[[/note]]. It's also frequently pointed out that if the guys have never built a tank of a particular design then it's very likely that ''no one'' has before now.

* DoNotTryThisAtHome: In one episode, the guys attempt to reenact the infamous shopping cart stunt from ''Jackass'', a warning appearing on the screen beforehand telling viewers not to try it themselves.

* 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.

* 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.