History WesternAnimation / ThunderbirdsAreGo

** Not technically a tank in the strictest sense, but [=IR=] still has the much-loved Mole pod, which is now a commonly used configuration on the modular pods that replaced the original [[HyperspaceArsenal unnaturally spacious garage]] full of standard vehicles in the original show.

* EpicLaunchSequence: Much like [[Series/{{Thunderbirds}} the original]], ''Thunderbirds Are Go'' is likewise filled with it's fair share of launches. And while most of them are largely reproduced ([=TB1=] still comes out of the pool, for example), the one sequence that was completely changed is Thunderbird 4's "island" launch, first seen in ''SOS Part 2'' ([=S3E13=]): Instead of just taxiing(!?) out of it's module and driving off the end of Thunderbird 2's runway, it instead gets a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SubYfKe1D4 proper sub-aqua launch sequence]] worthy of this trope.

''Thunderbirds Are Go'' is the remake of ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}''. It began on Creator/{{ITV}} and Creator/{{CITV}} on 4 April 2015 and concluded 22 February 2020. The original marionettes have been replaced with CGI, although many of the sets and environments, most notably Tracy Island, are models. The series is a UK-New Zealand co-production and features visual effects by [[Creator/{{WETA}} Weta Digital]], [[Creator/WangFilmProductions CGCG]] and Creator/MilkVFX, which look every bit as awesome as you'd expect. The series received a great deal of publicity in the British media, with all concerned insisting that they wanted the new series to remain true to the spirit of the old.

** "Relic"'s base on the moon, Shadow Alpha One, looks remarkably similar to another [[Space1999 Moonbase Alpha]]...

* ToTheBatpole: Naturally for the Thunderbirds, including the rotating lamp wall that leads to T1, the launch-rail picture that leads to T2, and the descending chairs that lead to T3. The variety is even {{Lampshaded}} in "Impact".

** ''F.A.B. 1': pink

* CoolPet: Lady P now has a dog named Sherbet. In "Getaway", he even proves capable of stymieing two thieves who manage to steal FAB-1.

* HotScientist: Professor Moffat in "Heavy Metal", in a dorky but cute sort of way.

* {{Xenafication}}: Tin-tin has been [[AdaptationNameChange renamed]] Kayo to [[NamesTheSame distinguish her from]] the [[{{Franchise/Tintin}} Belgian boy detective]], and is now head of security with her own Thunderbird. Like Brains, she was also {{Race Lift}}ed.

* OpenSecret: In the original series, International Rescue is top secret due to the technology they use being far ahead of its time. While the Thunderbirds are still more advanced than most of the world, the technology displayed in this series have caught up where there's not a lot of point in keeping their secret. Several characters will even comment on Jeff Tracy's legacy and there are protocols taken if International Rescue is not available.

* DisappearedDad: Unlike in the original show, Jeff Tracy is nowhere to be seen. In "Ring of Fire", it is mentioned that he was in a crash, and that [[BigBad The Hood]] is to blame. But they NeverFoundTheBody. Tintin[=/=]Kayo's father Kyrano has also been AdaptedOut [[spoiler:making her relationship with the Hood even more of a tenuous stretch,]] though she mentions later that he's a RetiredBadass who would likely come out of retirement if Jeff were ever found. [[spoiler:The ''Signals'' two-parter reveals that the Hood impulsively stole Zero-X and overloaded the engine, threatening to accidentally cause the end of the world, but Jeff got it out of the atmosphere and was seemingly killed in the explosion. It later turns out that the "explosion" was in fact an aftershock and Zero-X flew off in a random direction, meaning there is hope that Jeff is alive.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite all the hardship International Rescue endured through all of its mission without Jeff Tracy around to guide them, the Tracys and their allies prove themselves capable of saving lives, even without their organisation's head. [[spoiler:An even better one comes round over in the series finale where after getting put through the wringer by the Hood and his forces and braving extreme danger in space, the organisation manages to pull through and the Tracy brothers successfully find their father and bring him home, allowing him to head IR once again.]]

* FromBadToWorse: Most of the Tracy's rescue missions go this way.

* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: In "The Long Reach", [[spoiler:Jeff Tracy identifies the Hood in disguise as Brains as an impostor because Brains has never called him 'Jeff' to his face, always 'Mr Tracy]].

* EvilGloating: The Hood has a bad case of this in "Unplugged", where he starts gloating to his pawns about how he's used them for his own purposes as soon as he's got his hands on the MacGuffin -- while they're all still standing in the vault where it was stored. Fair enough, he goes on to demonstrate that he's planned his exit, but wouldn't it have been a good idea anyway to leave the scene of the crime first?

* DecoyGetaway: [[spoiler:With a bomb attached to Tracy Island's generator, the Hood plans to make his exit, only to find that thanks to Kayo's misdirection, he's on the neighboring ''Mateo Island'', with the ''backup'' generator set to explode.]].

* BaitAndSwitch: While Lady Penelope is dealing with a rather recalcitrant official whom they need information from, Parker does some KnuckleCracking and says he's got ways to make him talk. After they receive the info, it's revealed that the "way" was to give the official a photo-op with [[TeamPet Sherbet]].

** F.A.B. 1: pink

* CoolPet: Lady P now has a dog named Sherbet.

* DarkSecret: Kayo is The Hood's niece, which she kept as a secret from the Tracy Brothers until the Hood revealed it in "Legacy".

* IKEAWeaponry: Instead of a large variety of auxiliary machines in the original series, Thunderbird 2's second pod contains an array of modular vehicle components, which can be assembled on-site into a variety of auxiliary machines. Examples include a four-rotor gyrocopter, a bulldozer, space modules, and the Mole digger.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: When Grandma Tracy says it's time for a family dinner, Virgil says he'll go to clean up and tells Gordon to meet him at the ship. Scott and Alan on the other hand ...
-->'''Scott:''' ''[pretending to listen to a communicator]'' What's that, John? A rescue? I'm on my way!\\
'''Alan:''' Uh, I think I left my thruster on!

* ButtMonkey: Ned Tedford. Seems no matter what job he and his [[CompanionCube geranium Gladys]] get, from asteroid mining, to undersea cleanup, to working with the GDF, trouble always seems to find him.

* ContinuityNod: Ned in "Under Pressure" makes reference to Alan and the rescue in "Slingshot".

** Its predecessor FAB-0 is older, but just as sophisticated, being, basically, effectively [[ContinuityNod The ''original'' FAB-1]]

** Speaking of ''Stingray'', the aquarium behind the living room that hides the access tube for Thunderbird 4 has a miniature of the sub swimming around in it. Which appears to be autonomous, as it's shown actively maneuvering it's way around the tank during the brief moment it's seen.

* EvilDetectingDog: In "Under Pressure", Lady Penelope's usually-friendly lapdog reacts aggressively to a corporate executive who turns out to be the Hood in disguise.

** Buddy and Ellie Pendergast are this to Francois and Melanie Lemaire. Both couples are {{Bold Explorer}}s with a penchant of going where no-one has gone before, whom the Thunderbirds have rescued more than once, but while Francois mostly does it out of self-aggrandizement, has no respect for the locations he goes into and drags his long-suffering wife along for the ride, the Pendergasts have a true sense of scientific discovery, support each other all the way... and are not colossal jerks.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: While trying to dig through a very crumbly asteroid, Alan jokes the only way to go faster is for Thunderbird 3 to back up and ram it. He stops laughing when he sees Virgil put on his helmet.

* PoweredArmor: Virgil uses a mechanical exo-suit for heavy lifting on occasion.

* RisingWaterRisingTension: In "Ring of Fire" Part 1", International Rescue have to save the crew of an underwater lab that has been damaged by an earthquake and is taking on water.

** And cue Ned taking a deep breath... only to continue his scream upon learning that International Rescue is coming to his aid.

%%Remember, the first two episodes premiered as an omnibus, so it is episode 2 and not episode 1%%

* AdaptationalBadass: Kayo, who is the equivalent of the original series' Tintin. Whereas Tintin was a renowned NeutralFemale, Kayo is a full-blown ActionGirl.

* AdaptationalWimp: Compare Brains' performance in "[[Recap/ThunderbirdsS2E4LordParkersOliday Lord Parker's 'Oliday]]" to his fear-induced paralysis in "Runaway"...

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Alan and Gordon are blonds, Scott and Virigl are brunettes and John is a redhead.
* BluffTheImpostor: In "EOS", the fake John is tested with a leading remark about [[LethalChef Grandma Tracy's cookies]]. When he replies that they're one of the things he misses most while he's in orbit, everyone within earshot immediately knows he's an impostor. Later, in "Chain of Command", Parker does this to a "Colonel Janus" who had grounded International Rescue (and would later interrupt a rescue without taking it over) with wrong information about a former military division both he and Janus were in.

* BreakingOutTheBoss: In "Escape Proof", a tunneling vehicle belonging to the Mechanic leaves a plumber trapped in its wake and it is up to Virgil and Gordon to get him out. Lady Penelope and Parker track down the Mechanic's vehicle and discover that he's heading straight for Parkmoor Scrubs prison, where the Hood is being held. Although the breakout is successful the Hood double crosses the Mechanic and leaves him to be arrested by the GDF while he slips away. The Mechanic also escapes and programs his vehicle to self-destruct.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Of a sort. "Unplugged" showed just how reliant International Rescue (and by extension the City of London) was on their technology. So much so that Virgil believes his presence is useless without it.

* {{Foil}}: After various missions in the first season saw IR dealing with inventor Langstrom Fischler's latest disaster because he didn't do his work properly, the second-season episode "Hyperspeed" featured Tycho Reeves, whose work is so good that it impressed Brains and whose only mistake was a minor error in his calculations that he and Brains had to analyse closely at least twice to find.

* PowerSource: It's never really explained what power source they use in the future setting of 2060, but in "Crosscut", it's explicitly said that nobody uses nuclear power anymore, to the point that when it's mentioned that someone is trying to buy uranium, the automatic assumption is that it's The Hood attempting to create a nuclear weapon, because apparently nobody else wants uranium. And in "Designated Driver", Parker mentions that FAB 0, a very old car, uses petrol (gasoline) like it's something unusual, meaning that's probably not used anymore either.