Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

  • 1965
  • 2 Seasons
  • 32 Episodes
  •  7.6  (99)
  •   Ended

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.

Thunderbirds
Seasons
Give or Take a Million
6. Give or Take a Million
December 25, 1966
While Christmas preparations are underway at both Tracy Island and a local children's hospital, which is expanding to incorporate a new radiotherapy wing, a pair of criminals attempt to burgle a high-tech vault storing gold bullion.
Ricochet
5. Ricochet
November 06, 1966
Tin-Tin picks up an SOS message from an intergalactic pirate TV station.
Lord Parker's 'Oliday
4. Lord Parker's 'Oliday
October 23, 1966
Lady Penelope and Parker holiday at the world's first solar-powered town.
Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
3. Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
October 16, 1966
Master criminals hijack a plane with Lady Penelope on board.
Path of Destruction
2. Path of Destruction
October 09, 1966
The massive, atomic powered 'Crablogger' that cuts down and processes trees into pulp goes out of control and razes a town to the ground. Virgil and Scott risk death to shut down its reactor and empty its fuel tanks before it destroys a local dam.
Atlantic Inferno
1. Atlantic Inferno
October 02, 1966
Jeff takes a holiday with Lady Penelope, leaving Scott to take charge of International Rescue. But when a fire threatens to engulf the Seascape drilling rig, he is unsure whether to intervene or not...
Gerry Anderson Primer: Thunderbirds

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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.
  • Premiere Date
    September 30, 1965
  • Rating
    7.6  (99)