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{{quote|''"You wanna know how big my balls are? My balls are bigger than two of your heads duct taped together. I've been in the middle of shit that would make you piss your pants '''right now!''' Uptown, downtown, Harlem, Brooklyn. But there ain't no medals on my chest, assholes, cause I ain't no hero. I'm a fireman. We're not in the business of making heroes here. We're in the business of discovering cowards, because that's what you are if you can't take the heat. You're a pussy, and there ain't no room for pussies in the FDNY!!!"''|'''Tommy Gavin''', on the bravery of the FDNY}}
'''''Rescue Me''''' is a drama series created by comedian [[Denis Leary]] and Peter Tolan. The series follows the lives of the firefighters of FDNY station Battalion 15, Engine 99, Ladder Company 62 (referred to as a whole by the firefighters as "62 Truck"), as they deal with the job, their personal lives, and the strange quirks and oddities that seem to only happen to firefighters (such as the fact that women, no matter what their preference, line up like geese for firemen
The show ran for seven seasons and concluded on September 7th, 2011 - less than a week before the tenth anniversary of 9/11, which was a major point within the last season as well.
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* [[The Alcoholic]]
** The biggest one has to be {{spoiler|in the final episode which opens with Lou eulogizing his fellow crew members, only for Tommy to wake up, revealing that Lou was only of the core six dead
** And the best part? {{spoiler|They have to resort to mixing what remains of Lou's ashes with cake mix
* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]
** {{spoiler|Another fireman at the house, Billy, would have won that contest with 10 inches, had he entered the contest and had he not died a few days earlier
▲* [[The Alcoholic]] -- Tommy, Tommy, ''Tommy.'' He'll use prescription drugs recreationally when he can get his hands on them, too.
▲* [[All Just a Dream]] -- Many episodes begin [[In Medias Res]] and turn out to be this.
▲** The biggest one has to be {{spoiler|in the final episode which opens with Lou eulogizing his fellow crew members, only for Tommy to wake up, revealing that Lou was only of the core six dead.}}
▲* [[Ashes to Crashes]]: {{spoiler|What do you expect when you let Mike hold Lou's ashes?}}
▲** And the best part? {{spoiler|They have to resort to mixing what remains of Lou's ashes with cake mix.}} Several characters, including {{spoiler|Lou's ghost}} remark how that is either symbolic or fitting.
▲* [[Big Damn Heroes]] -- Averted. There are times when the crew cannot get to a victim in time.
▲* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]] -- The boys have a measuring contest. {{spoiler|Franco wins - 9 inches.}}
▲** {{spoiler|Another fireman at the house, Billy, would have won that contest with 10 inches, had he entered the contest and had he not died a few days earlier.}}
** Also, {{spoiler|Chief Feinberg}} is implied to have one of [[Gag Penis]] proportions.
* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]]
*
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Call Back]]:
**
* [[Character Development]]: Particularly notable with Needles, who is a consummate nice guy when he first comes into the station, and as an especially young chief commands little respect from the crew. In Season Five, after breaking up a fight in the station, he delivers a [[World of Cardboard Speech]] to his crew, [[Took a Level
* [[Cliff Hanger]]: Seasons 3 and 5 both end on fairly agonizing cliffhangers.
* [[Conflict Ball]]
* [[Cop Show]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
* [[Crime
* [[Da Chief]]
* [[Death
* [[Dirty Old Man]]
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female
* [[Downer Ending]]
** Subverted in the series finale. Thank ''God''.
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]
* [[Everybody's Dead, Dave]]
* [[Firemen Are Hot]]: Thoroughly averted in this pretty realistic series. There are a few fair ones, but most of the guys are normal-looking people. Firefighters are employed for their credentials after all, not their looks. In one episode, Gavin did encounter a women who seemed to hold this belief. She was passively waiting in her room for somebody to come for her while the building was burning up around her and comes on to Gavin when he tries to escort her out, all in the pursuit of some [[Rescue Romance]] scenario.
* [[The Fun in Funeral]]:
* [[Gambit Roulette]]
* [[The Ghost]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[The Immodest Orgasm]]
** Don't forget about [[Gina Gershon]]'s guest appearances, who'd refuse to be touched after getting off.
* [[Infant Immortality]]
* [[Instant Death Bullet]]
* [[Interrogation
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Teddy calls Tommy this, but considering how crappy Tommy's life is, the trope itself is averted. Sheila, on the other hand, fits this to a T after what she pulls in Season 3 (see [[Moral Event Horizon]] in the YMMV section).
** Teddy himself is one. He doesn't get any jail time for shooting Tommy.
* [[
** {{spoiler|Lou in the series finale}}.
* [[Magical Realism]]: If you believe Tommy isn't hallucinating when he sees ghosts of his dead cousin,
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The show lives off this trope.
* [[Mother
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: The Season 6 finale made it seem like
** The series finale implied that
* [[No
* [[No Ending]]:
▲* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Tommy to Johnny, when he discovers the latter's relationship with Janet.
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Tommy's a veritable ''geyser'' of [[Manly Tears]].
* [[Off the Wagon]]: {{spoiler|Tommy}} in Season 5.
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** "Off the wagon" doesn't begin to cover it. At the rate that he gets on and off, either he must be really good at catching up, or that's a very slow wagon.
** Played with to death in the finale season where he almost falls off three times.
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]
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''(kicks Jimmy in the gut)''
'''Tommy:''' The one time I take my ''goddamn'' eyes off you, you wander off! Ends up being the biggest goddamn tragedy in the history of the fire service, huh, and you're the hero and '''I'm''' the goddamn goat?!
''(kicks Jimmy in the gut again)''
'''Tommy:''' I'm glad you're dead. I'm ''glad'' you're dead, and I'm glad I'm alive.
**
* [[The Philosopher]]
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: The episode "Seven
* [[Shout
* [[Sign of the Apocalypse]]: "Sean Garrity readin' a book."
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]
* [[Victim Falls For Rapist]]
* [[Wham! Episode]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]
** Tommy has his Secret [[Evil Plan|Evil Plans]].
* [[Yandere]]
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]:
**
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