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Thunderbirds
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.
- Created by:
- Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
- Cast:
- Peter Dyneley, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin, Matt Zimmerman
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- Associated Television
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.6Trapped in the Sky
1965-09-30 · 50mCriminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Pit of Peril
1965-10-07 · 50mOn a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 9.0The Perils of Penelope
1965-10-14 · 50mProfessor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 10.0Terror in New York City
1965-10-21 · 50mA TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Edge of Impact
1965-10-28 · 50mA fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.5Day of Disaster
1965-11-04 · 50mA Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 6.530 Minutes After Noon
1965-11-11 · 50mA British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 10.0Desperate Intruder
1965-11-18 · 50mBrains 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0End of the Road
1965-11-25 · 50mEddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0The Uninvited
1965-12-02 · 50mScott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 9.0Sun Probe
1965-12-09 · 50mA space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 10.0Operation Crash-Dive
1965-12-16 · 50mThunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 6.0Vault of Death
1965-12-23 · 50mA Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 6.0The Mighty Atom
1965-12-30 · 50m'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.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.0City of Fire
1966-01-06 · 50mA Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.0The Imposters
1966-01-13 · 50mOperations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.0The Man from M.I.5
1966-01-20 · 50mA British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.0Cry Wolf
1966-01-27 · 50mThe Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 6.0Danger at Ocean Deep
1966-02-03 · 50mAfter the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.
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Episode 20
★ 9.0Move – And You're Dead
1966-02-10 · 50mAfter Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 8.0The Duchess Assignment
1966-02-17 · 50mLady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 6.0Brink of Disaster
1966-02-24 · 50mCrooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.
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Episode 23
★ 10.0Attack of the Alligators!
1966-03-10 · 50mAn 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.
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E24
Episode 24
★ 7.0Martian Invasion
1966-03-17 · 50mThe Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
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E25
Episode 25
★ 8.0The Cham-Cham
1966-03-24 · 50mThe villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
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E26
Episode 26
Security Hazard
1966-03-31 · 50mChip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.
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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)
