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Thunderbirds

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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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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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Trapped in the Sky

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

Episode 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.

Episode 3

The Perils of Penelope

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

Episode 4

Terror in New York City

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

Episode 5

Edge of Impact

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

Episode 6

Day of Disaster

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

Episode 7

30 Minutes After Noon

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

Episode 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.

Episode 9

End of the Road

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

Episode 10

The Uninvited

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

Episode 11

Sun Probe

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

Episode 12

Operation Crash-Dive

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 15

City of Fire

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

Episode 16

The Imposters

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

Episode 17

The Man from M.I.5

A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.

Episode 18

Cry Wolf

The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.

Episode 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.

Episode 20

Move – And You're Dead

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

Episode 21

The Duchess Assignment

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

Episode 22

Brink of Disaster

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

Episode 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.

Episode 24

Martian Invasion

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

Episode 25

The Cham-Cham

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

Episode 26

Security Hazard

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

Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026