Thunderbirds
★ 7.6 · 1965 · 50m · Family · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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.
Episodes
1. Trapped in the Sky50m · Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
2. Pit of Peril50m · On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
3. The Perils of Penelope50m · Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
4. Terror in New York City50m · A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
5. Edge of Impact50m · A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
6. Day of Disaster50m · A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
7. 30 Minutes After Noon50m · A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.
8. Desperate Intruder50m · 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.
9. End of the Road50m · Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.
10. The Uninvited50m · Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.
11. Sun Probe50m · A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
12. Operation Crash-Dive50m · Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
13. Vault of Death50m · A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.
14. The Mighty Atom50m · '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.
15. City of Fire50m · A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
16. The Imposters50m · Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
17. The Man from M.I.550m · A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
18. Cry Wolf50m · The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
19. Danger at Ocean Deep50m · After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.
20. Move – And You're Dead50m · After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
21. The Duchess Assignment50m · Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
22. Brink of Disaster50m · Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.
23. Attack of the Alligators!50m · 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.
24. Martian Invasion50m · The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
25. The Cham-Cham50m · The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
26. Security Hazard50m · Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.More Like This
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