“Thunderbirds are Go!”
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Episodes
1. Trapped in the Sky
Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
2. Pit of Peril
On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
3. The Perils of Penelope
Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
4. Terror in New York City
A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
5. Edge of Impact
A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
6. Day of Disaster
A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
7. 30 Minutes After Noon
A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.
8. Desperate Intruder
Brains and Tin-Tin set off on an expedition to retrieve sunken treasure from Lake Anasta. The Hood has also set his sights on the riches and plans to put both Brains and Tin-Tin in grave peril.
9. End of the Road
Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.
10. The Uninvited
Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.
11. Sun Probe
A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
12. Operation Crash-Dive
Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
13. Vault of Death
A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.
14. The Mighty Atom
'The Mighty Atom' is a robotic rodent programmed to take photographs. The Hood steals the machine intending to take secret pictures of the Thunderbirds' craft and operations.
15. City of Fire
A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
16. The Imposters
Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
17. The Man from M.I.5
A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
18. Cry Wolf
The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
19. Danger at Ocean Deep
After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.
20. Move – And You're Dead
After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
21. The Duchess Assignment
Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
22. Brink of Disaster
Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.
23. Attack of the Alligators!
An experimental drug that makes animals grow four times their normal size is spilled into the Amazon River by a greedy boatman attempting to steal it.
24. Martian Invasion
The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
25. The Cham-Cham
The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
26. Security Hazard
Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.
Cast & Crew
Peter Dyneley
Jeff Tracy (voice)
Shane Rimmer
Scott Tracy (voice)
Jeremy Wilkin
Virgil Tracy (voice)
Matt Zimmerman
Alan Tracy (voice)
David Graham
Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
Ray Barrett
John Tracy (voice)
Sylvia Anderson
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice)
Christine Finn
Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)
