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Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds
★ 7.7/10•1965•50m•TV-G•Family•Action & Adventure•Animation
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 30, 1965

Episodes

Episode 1 - Trapped in the SkyE150m

Trapped in the Sky

Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.

Sep 30, 1965

Episode 2 - Pit of PerilE250m

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.

Oct 7, 1965

Episode 3 - The Perils of PenelopeE350m

The Perils of Penelope

Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.

Oct 14, 1965

Episode 4 - Terror in New York CityE450m

Terror in New York City

A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.

Oct 21, 1965

Episode 5 - Edge of ImpactE550m

Edge of Impact

A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.

Oct 28, 1965

Episode 6 - Day of DisasterE650m

Day of Disaster

A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.

Nov 4, 1965

Episode 7 - 30 Minutes After NoonE750m

30 Minutes After Noon

A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.

Nov 11, 1965

Episode 8 - Desperate IntruderE850m

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.

Nov 18, 1965

Episode 9 - End of the RoadE950m

End of the Road

Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.

Nov 25, 1965

Episode 10 - The UninvitedE1050m

The Uninvited

Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.

Dec 2, 1965

Episode 11 - Sun ProbeE1150m

Sun Probe

A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.

Dec 9, 1965

Episode 12 - Operation Crash-DiveE1250m

Operation Crash-Dive

Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

Dec 16, 1965

Episode 13 - Vault of DeathE1350m

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.

Dec 23, 1965

Episode 14 - The Mighty AtomE1450m

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.

Dec 30, 1965

Episode 15 - City of FireE1550m

City of Fire

A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.

Jan 6, 1966

Episode 16 - The ImpostersE1650m

The Imposters

Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.

Jan 13, 1966

Episode 17 - The Man from M.I.5E1750m

The Man from M.I.5

A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.

Jan 20, 1966

Episode 18 - Cry WolfE1850m

Cry Wolf

The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.

Jan 27, 1966

Episode 19 - Danger at Ocean DeepE1950m

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.

Feb 3, 1966

Episode 20 - Move – And You're DeadE2050m

Move – And You're Dead

After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.

Feb 10, 1966

Episode 21 - The Duchess AssignmentE2150m

The Duchess Assignment

Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.

Feb 17, 1966

Episode 22 - Brink of DisasterE2250m

Brink of Disaster

Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.

Feb 24, 1966

Episode 23 - Attack of the Alligators!E2350m

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.

Mar 10, 1966

Episode 24 - Martian InvasionE2450m

Martian Invasion

The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.

Mar 17, 1966

Episode 25 - The Cham-ChamE2550m

The Cham-Cham

The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.

Mar 24, 1966

Episode 26 - Security HazardE2650m

Security Hazard

Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.

Mar 31, 1966

Actors

Peter Dyneley

Peter Dyneley

Jeff Tracy (voice)

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Scott Tracy (voice)

Jeremy Wilkin

Jeremy Wilkin

Virgil Tracy (voice)

Matt Zimmerman

Matt Zimmerman

Alan Tracy (voice)

David Graham

David Graham

Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)

Ray Barrett

Ray Barrett

John Tracy (voice)

Sylvia Anderson

Sylvia Anderson

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice)

Christine Finn

Christine Finn

Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)

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