Fireman Sam: Difference between revisions

* [[The Ace]]: Sam.

** In [[The Movie]] Elvis gets his chance to shine, even {{spoiler|saving Sam's life!}}

* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: Trevor's satnav system sends his bus over a cliff in one episode.

* [[Alliterative Name]]: James Jones, Tom Thomas (see also [[Repetitive Name]])

** They ''do'' unplug the appliance in question first, however. In [[Real Life]] the crew would have used extinguishers containing foam or powder, so this was probably a concession to the limits of the special effects and/or a subtle PSA about how to deal with an electrical fire when water is all you've got on hand.

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Norman Price's father is never even mentioned.

* [[Dumb and Drummer]]: Touched on with Mike Flood, who drums for a hobby. It's not that he's stupid - he's a competent handyman and builds a space rocket in his spare time! - it's just that he tends to drum on breakable things. With his ''hammers...''

* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Dilys had one in the aptly-named episode "Dilys' Forgetful Day". She had one after falling from a ladder (caused by Norman), and recovered after hitting her head on the bus. Also, Norman gave his mother [[Fake Memories]] just for the hell of it.

* [[First Name Ultimatum]]: "NOR-MAN!"

* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Brownwyn, although it comes back to bite her somewhat when she wishes at a well that Lion would stop hunting birds. Norman qualifies as well, especially where Wooly and Lambykins are concerned.

* [[Granola Girl]]: Bronwyn has hints of this, including giving Dilys a dream catcher for her birthday and believing in a lucky stone.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Elvis and Mike Flood play music together and are paired up for a three-legged race, to their evident delight. It's clear that they get on really well - possibly because they're the only ones daft enough to put up with each other.

* [[Hollywood Fire]]: Almost inevitably. It's more realistic than a lot of portrayals, however, and the firefighters make a point of suiting up appropriately. There's generally a lot of smoke, too.

* [[Invisible Parents]]: Charlie and Bronwyn Jones, until recently.

* [[Jerkass]]: Norman.

* [[Job Title]]

* [[Karma Houdini]]: Norman Price rarely gets punished for the many, many problems he causes. Even starting the {{spoiler|''Great Fire of Pontypandy''}}, putting the lives of every main character in danger along the way, only results in a telling off from his mum. Presumably he serves his punishments after the credits roll...

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Elvis.

* [[No Name Given]]: Sam is nearly always referred to by his first name only. {{spoiler|His full name is Sammuel Peyton-Jones}}

* [[Office Golf]]: Station Officer Steele indulges in one episode, causing a minor disaster in the fire station.

* [[Only Shop in Town]]: Dilys Price's shop is this to Pontypandy.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Elvis can be this with Station Officer Steele and, to a lesser extent, Sam.

* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]: Mike Flood. Need to fix the lighthouse door? Or a broken pipe? Or a misfiring boiler? The solution always begins with a hammer... often at the expense of making the situation worse.

* [[Wrench Wench]]: Penny, more so in the earlier series.

 

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