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…
TV-G • Family, Action & Adventure • Series • 1965 • 2 seasons
Starring: Peter Dyneley, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin
Created by: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
S1 E1 - 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 • 50m
S1 E2 - 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 • 50m
S1 E3 - The Perils of Penelope
Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
Oct 14, 1965 • 50m
S1 E4 - Terror in New York City
A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
Oct 21, 1965 • 50m
S1 E5 - Edge of Impact
A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
Oct 28, 1965 • 50m
S1 E6 - Day of Disaster
A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
Nov 4, 1965 • 50m
S1 E7 - 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 • 50m
S1 E8 - 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 • 50m
S1 E9 - 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 • 50m
S1 E10 - 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 • 50m
S1 E11 - Sun Probe
A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
Dec 9, 1965 • 50m
S1 E12 - Operation Crash-Dive
Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Dec 16, 1965 • 50m
S1 E13 - 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 • 50m
S1 E14 - 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 • 50m
S1 E15 - City of Fire
A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
Jan 6, 1966 • 50m
S1 E16 - The Imposters
Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
Jan 13, 1966 • 50m
S1 E17 - The Man from M.I.5
A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
Jan 20, 1966 • 50m
S1 E18 - Cry Wolf
The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
Jan 27, 1966 • 50m
S1 E19 - 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 • 50m
S1 E20 - Move – And You're Dead
After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
Feb 10, 1966 • 50m
S1 E21 - The Duchess Assignment
Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
Feb 17, 1966 • 50m
S1 E22 - 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 • 50m
S1 E23 - 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 • 50m
S1 E24 - Martian Invasion
The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
Mar 17, 1966 • 50m
S1 E25 - The Cham-Cham
The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
Mar 24, 1966 • 50m
S1 E26 - Security Hazard
Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.
Mar 31, 1966 • 50m
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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.
TV-G • Family, Action & Adventure • TV Series • 1965
