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Thermoman, a superhero from the planet Ultron (a planet whose major industry seems to be superheroes), currently works to protect the planet Earth. After saving a nurse named Janet from falling into the Grand Canyon, he falls in love with her and moves to Northolt (her home town), where he adopts the secret identity of George Sunday. As George, he opens a health food shop that seems destined for perpetual failure... but this stab at a normal life is enough to cause Janet to fall for him.
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* [[Aliens of London]]:
* [[Aliens in Cardiff]]: In 1x03, "Mission Impossible", Thermoman stops an abandoned Russian space station from crashing into the center of Grimsby.
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: Ultronians and other aliens on Earth speak English. It is pretty easy for Ultronians to learn languages as shown in Series 2 Episode 3, where Xil, who previous just spoke Ultronian, learned English by reading Tyler's mind.
* [[Amnesia Danger]]: In 3x10, "A Day to Remember". Thermoman, whose powers include erasing people's memories, inadvertently erases his own memory of being Thermoman. This, of course,
* [[Amusing Alien]]
* [[Back From the Dead]]: It is revealed in Series 6 Episode 5, ''Not for Prophet'', that George is capable of bringing peope back to life. He does this to Ollie's pet spider, which he then accidently kills, he does it to Piers (also resurrecting a squirrel that was made into a fur coat) which results in him being regarded as a chosen one.
* [[Big Little Man]]: In one episode, the main characters spend a while worrying about the dreaded (*glances around* *whispers*) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oTjs7msqV7E#t=444s Grand High Arbiter of Misuse of Power] coming from Ultron to punish George for cheating in a lottery. The arbiter eventually arrives, and we see a figure in a black robe, seen from below, filling the screen and taking menacingly. Then we see that he's several inches tall and standing on a table. Janet squashes him.
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]:
{{quote|'''Janet''': Polyester trousers?
'''George''': [[Averted Trope|We just think they're naff]]. }}
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* [[Closer to Earth]]: Arnie.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Just... Tyler. For God's sake, the man has tea parties with Frodo Baggins.
* [[Colony Drop]]: In 6x08, "Believe", Thermoman
* [[Cousin Oliver]]: Thermo Baby.
* [[Crossover]]: The Comic Relief special ends with Thermoman meeting Mr. Blobby.
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{{quote|'''Janet''': "Now slow down, there's some traffic up ahead."
'''George''': "Traffic? No problem, baby." }}
* [[Foreign Remake]]: According to an interview with the late John Stroud[
* [[Forgotten Trope]]: Parodied. Instead of changing into his costume in phone booths like Superman, Thermoman always does it in the restroom.
* [[Gender Bender]]. This can apparently happen to Ultronians who contract certain illnesses (one episode has Oliver suffer from this and [[Overnight Age-Up]], turning him into the 20-something Olive). Arnie apparently once had this happen to him... but didn't bother shaving his/her moustache.
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* [[Goo-Goo Godlike]]: The [[Genius Ditz]] superhero Thermoman had a son, Ollie, who is just as powerful as his father - but also twice as intelligent.
** Also, Cassie, while having only just the power to tell the future, has intelligence equal to Ollie.
* [[The Ghost]]:
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]:
** The idea of George and Janet having kids is first pondered in Series 1 Episode 5, ''Old Man Riverdance''. Janet asks George if they had children would they be human or Ultronian, he tells her they'd probably be a bit of both, "in Earth terms: brilliant, in Ultron terms: seriously retarded". He also reveals that Ultronians have been breeding with humans for centuries. Ultronian-Human hybrids include: Mozart, Einstein and loads of sportsmen: Pete Sampras, Nick Faldo and Stephen Hendry, as he says "all brilliant, but something not quite human about them."
** Aside from the children, George and Janet's wedding features an appearance by George's cousins from planet Zargon, who are part human, but are also part fish.
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* [[Identity Impersonator]]: In 1x04, "Thermoman's Greatest Challenge", Thermoman was scheduled to give a public appearance in Northolt and Janet's father threatened to cut off all ties with George if he didn't personally thank Thermoman for having saved Janet's life (his and Janet's first meeting). George made Tyler wear the costume then erased his memory.
* [[In the Blood]]: One episode featured Mrs. Raven's evil(er) mother who {{spoiler|kidnapped her for a ransom}}.
* [[Lost Him in a Card Game]]: The final season opens with George betting his body in a poker game, forcing him to get a replacement, played by a [[The Nth Doctor|different actor]].
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Magical boyfriend for Janet.
* [[Meddling Parents]]:
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Janet.
* [[The Nth Doctor]]:
* [[Rescue Romance]]: {{spoiler|Thermoman saves Janet from falling into the Grand Canyon, and they fall in love at the first sight}}.
* [[Sarcastic Confession]]:
** She'll also tell her parents or anyone else who asks that George is an alien and/or Thermoman. She'll just say it in a sarcastic tone of voice.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Piers Crispin
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