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F.A.B. is the codeword used by International Rescue agents as a means of acknowledgement, serving a similar purpose to "Roger". Although pronounced as individual letters, it does not stand for anything. The codeword was suggested by Grandma Tracy as a short, precise, and unique sounding term of acknowledgement, and based it off 'fabulous ...
Apr 22, 2013 · A couple of callers to an LBC radio show a few years ago cited these answers: Answer: I used to collect all Thunderbirds comic books and in one issue only, FAB stood For Always Brothers. I once won a competition in Smash Hits magazine with this very answer! Answer: It means Fully Audible Broadcast.
A term used frequently in Thunderbirds, fans often think it stands for some kind of acknowledgement. The phrase is also used in wider popular culture, and in...
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Ever wondered what FAB means and why International Rescue adopted it as a code? Jeff Tracy has the answers! Voiced by Jon Culshaw, written and directed by An...
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Aug 30, 2016 · 8. In Gerry Anderson's 'Thunderbirds' (1965-66), the Tracy brothers (Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan) would respond on the radio. "F.A.B." meaning 'affirmative' or 'understood'. There are many theories as to the meaning to this acronym. While watching 'The Right Stuff', I noted that Virgil Grissom would respond to the other astronauts with ...
Jun 19, 2021 · A term of acknowledgement used frequently in Thunderbirds, some fans think the three letters must stand for three particular words. In this video, we explore just what F.A.B. means! Previous postThunderbirds: Cold Fury! - A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story.
Back to Thunderbirds: some have retconned FAB into a backronym in their own headcanon to stand for fully acknowledged broadcast which makes the most sense if you want to reconcile the show with the fact that Thunderbirds is sandwiched between Stingray's 'PWOR' and Captain Scarlet's 'SIG' which actually were both acronyms - proceeding with ...
