When I was a young one (too many years ago) I watched Thunderbirds. It was about a family that ran International Rescue, an organization that saved the world from destruction at least once a week. It was unique because it was a pupet show. They would do it so well that for me at age 10 I suspended my belief quite easily. One character that I identified with was Brains. Not a member of the family but a hired hand, who created all their gadgets that they needed. Today we would call him a nerd or a geek. Well, look what they did to him:
Why must they ruin my childhood???
For those who do not remember the show, here is a clip from the opening. Watch at the end when they blow up the complex of buildings.