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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The trio in general show this, with their powers having far more uses than one would expect (such as Multi Man making use of numerous copies working together to perform superhuman feats).
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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is shown that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy/Multi (the paper shows both in different shots). Then again, since they seem to have no qualms about transforming wherever they are, even on stage in the middle of a concert, without even attempting to hide, it may just be that their identities just aren't that secret in the first place.

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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is shown that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy/Multi (the paper shows both in different shots). Then again, since they seem to have no qualms about transforming wherever they are, even on stage in the middle of a concert, without even attempting to hide, it may just be that their identities just aren't that secret in the first place. In his self-titled episode, the villain Smogula also recognizes them in their civilian identities.
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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is shown that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy. (Then again, since they seem to have no qualms about transforming wherever they are, even on stage in the middle of a concert, without even attempting to hide, it may just be that their identities just aren't that secret in the first place)

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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is shown that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy. (Then Multy/Multi (the paper shows both in different shots). Then again, since they seem to have no qualms about transforming wherever they are, even on stage in the middle of a concert, without even attempting to hide, it may just be that their identities just aren't that secret in the first place)place.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Multi Man's real name is Multy, with a "y".

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Multi Man's real name is Multy, with a "y". Except when it's shown to be spelled with an "i" instead.
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* KarloffKopy: The titular villain of "The Devilish Dragster" speaks with a Creator/BorisKarloff impression.
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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is revealed that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy.

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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is revealed shown that the civilian names of Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy.Multy. (Then again, since they seem to have no qualms about transforming wherever they are, even on stage in the middle of a concert, without even attempting to hide, it may just be that their identities just aren't that secret in the first place)



* StoutStrength: Coil Man is fat, but he's still quite strong.

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* StoutStrength: Coil Man is fat, but he's still quite strong.strong, the strongest of the team.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Fluid Man, Coil Man and Multi-Man.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Fluid Man, Coil Man and Multi-Man.Multi Man.]]



* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is revealed that the civilian names of Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, and Multi-Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy.

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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is revealed that the civilian names of Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, Coil Man, Fluid Man, and Multi-Man Multi Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Multi-Man's real name is Multy, with a "y".

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Multi-Man's Multi Man's real name is Multy, with a "y".

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"Multy"?


* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in one episode it is revealed that the civilian identities of Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, and Multi-Man are actually Coil, Fluid, and Multy.

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* ClarkKenting: Parodied in that the secret identity of the superhero group The Impossibles is the singing group The Impossibles, and in one episode "Timeatron" (episode 6), it is revealed that the civilian identities names of Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, and Multi-Man are actually just Coil, Fluid, and Multy.


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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Multi-Man's real name is Multy, with a "y".
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* AccentAdaptation: In the Japanese dub, Fluid has an effeminate voice (known as "onee kotoba"). This was not the case in the original version, where he speaks like a beatnik.


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* AntagonistTitle: Every episode is named after the villain featured in it.


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* GroupieBrigade: The Impossibles are often swarmed by crowds of fangirls when they are singers.


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* MechanicalHorse: Billy the Kidder rides a rocket-powered mechanical horse.


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* ReachingBetweenTheLines: Terrifying Tapper's gun enabled him to travel through telephone lines.


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* StoutStrength: Coil Man is fat, but he's still quite strong.
* StrollingOnJupiter: "Fero the Fiendish Fiddler" featured Jupiter as having a solid surface with a normal atmosphere instead being a gas giant with a toxic-to-humans atmosphere


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* TelevisionPortal: Televisatron used television sets to commit thefts.

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* BlindingBangs: Multi Man's bangs completely obscure his eyes.



* EyesOutOfSight: Multi Man's bangs completely obscure his eyes.



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* ElementalShapeshifter: Fluid Man could change into regular water or vaporize himself into a cloud or a storm.

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Fluid Man could change into regular water or vaporize himself into a cloud or a storm.


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* HaveAGayOldTime: "Holy holocaust!" is used as an UnusualEuphemism at least twice. The archaic meaning for 'holocaust' is 'destruction on a mass scale', but today is exclusively associated with ''[[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust that]]'' Holocaust. When used in the show, they probably meant it in the archaic sense, but given that it came out in the 1960s, it's hard to tell.


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* SpringCoil: Coil Man has a spring coil in place of legs.


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* UnusualEuphemism: Just a few of them include "bouncing barracuda!", "crashing comets!", "crumbling crullers!", and "exasperating ectoplasm!"
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* HarmlessLiquefaction: Fluid Man can turn his body into water temporarily.
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Produced by Creator/HannaBarbera for Creator/{{CBS}} in 1966, the same year as ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', ''The Impossibles'' (Coil Man, Fluid Man and Multi Man) were the secret identities of a three-man rock band, also called The Impossibles. Who took the fight right to evil.

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Produced by Creator/HannaBarbera for Creator/{{CBS}} in 1966, the same year as ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', ''The Impossibles'' (Coil Man, Fluid Man and Multi Man) were the secret identities of a three-man rock band, also called The Impossibles. Who Impossibles who took the fight right to evil.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One truly has to wonder how they managed to get a villain named "the Satanic Surfer" on a 1960s kids cartoon.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One truly has GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to wonder how they managed overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to get a villain named "the Satanic Surfer" on a 1960s kids cartoon.make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* TransformingVehicle: The Impossimobile, that could turn from a stage into a car, plane, boat, or submarine.
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* LemonyNarrator: In "The Terrible Twister" (himself an EvilBrit), where the boys are in England for the episode and the usual Creator/PaulFrees-supplied narration is substituted out with a new over-the-top British narrator.

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* LemonyNarrator: In "The Terrible Twister" (himself an EvilBrit), where the boys are in England for the episode and the usual stoic Creator/PaulFrees-supplied narration is substituted out with a new over-the-top British narrator.British-accented narration.
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* ExpendableClone: Multi Man often used his clones as a diversion while the real one snuck up on the villain with something that took him out.

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* ExpendableClone: Multi Man often used his clones as a diversion or to absorb the villain's fire while the real one snuck up on the villain with something that took him out.

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