Thunderbirds

Season 1

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In the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.

26 Episodes

Trapped in the Sky
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Episode 1Trapped in the SkyThe Fireflash, on its maiden flight from London to Tokyo, is sabotaged by the Hood, a criminal who has learned of the formation of International Rescue, and is unable to land. The Hood's attack is intended to draw out International Rescue so he can record secrets of its machinery for sale to the highest bidder, an attempt thwarted by the intervention of the organization's London Agent.
Pit of Peril
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Episode 2Pit of PerilThe Army is testing its new armored vehicle, the Sidewinder, when suddenly the ground gives way, and the machine falls into a burning pit. International Rescue are called in to haul it out and rescue the three-man crew on board.
The Perils of Penelope
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Episode 3The Perils of PenelopeInternational Rescue's top agent Lady Penelope and her butler Parker travel to Paris to investigate a missing scientist who has invented a new and dangerous Super Fuel, which in the wrong hands could poison the worlds oceans.
Terror in New York City
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Episode 4Terror in New York CityWhile returning from a mission, Thunderbird 2 is seriously damaged when it comes under attack from a new, high-speed U.S. Navy strike vessel, the U.S.N. Sentinel. After an operation to move the Empire State Building disastrously ends in the tower's complete collapse, Jeff asks that Thunderbird 4 be transported onboard the same ship to the mouth of an underground river to reach a reporter and his cameraman who are trapped beneath the wreckage.
Edge of Impact
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Episode 5Edge of ImpactThe Hood has been paid by General Bron to destroy Red Arrow - a new British Fighter plane. However, two men are placed in deadly danger when the second prototype crashes into a television relay tower.
Day of Disaster
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Episode 6Day of DisasterThe Allington Bridge collapses while a space rocket is being transported over it, trapping the rocket on the riverbed and inadvertently initiating its automatic countdown. International Rescue is called upon to save the crew before the rocket launches.
30 Minutes After Noon
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Episode 730 Minutes After NoonThe Erdman Gang has developed an ingenious technique of having their work carried out – an explosive bracelet that can be removed only at the designated target. A secret agent's attempt to infiltrate the organisation backfires as he is left trapped in a plutonium store. International Rescue face a race against time to prevent a massive nuclear explosion.
Desperate Intruder
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Episode 8Desperate IntruderThe Hood sees an opportunity to affect International Rescues operations when he hears of their involvement in an archaeological expedition to Africa. By using his mental connection with his half brother Kyrano, the Hood develops a trap that could place Tin Tin and Brains in the ultimate peril. Will International Rescue be able to stop the Hood and save to valuable members of the organization
End of the Road
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Episode 9End of the RoadInternational Rescue's security is jeopardised when Tin-Tin's close friend Eddie Houseman, who recently visited Tracy Island, takes drastic action to save his road-construction company's threatened contract by planting explosives to tear open a jungle mountainside, and the ensuing chaos leaves him trapped on a cliffside in a truck with another case of explosives on board.
The Uninvited
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Episode 10The UninvitedWhile returning to base, Scott is attacked by mysterious fighter aircraft and shot down over the Sahara. He is discovered by two archaeologists, who send him on his way, only to find themselves entombed within the lost Pyramid of Khamandides.
Sun Probe
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Episode 11Sun ProbeThe Sun Probe rocket and its crew are locked in a collision course with the Sun, prompting the launching of Thunderbird 3 – but International Rescue itself requires saving when Thunderbird 3 is unable to escape the Sun's gravitational pull.
Operation Crash-Dive
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Episode 12Operation Crash-DiveA series of unexplained Fireflash airliner disappearances sees Thunderbird 4 being called to rescue a crew stranded on the ocean floor. International Rescue then volunteer its services in helping to diagnose the cause of the mechanical fault.
Vault of Death
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Episode 13Vault of DeathDuring the installation of a new, airtight security vault at the Bank of England, one of the employees is accidentally locked inside, and International Rescue must come to his rescue before the air is extracted.
The Mighty Atom
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Episode 14The Mighty AtomThe Hood plans to corner the Thunderbirds vehicles by drawing them out to an emergency at an atomic irrigation plant in the Sahara, then photographing them with a miniature camera disguised as a mouse.
City of Fire
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Episode 15City of FireThe world's tallest tower catches fire following an explosion in the car park and International Rescue are called to rescue a family trapped in the basement, which they can accomplish only with an experimental cutting gas ("Oxyhydnite") that previously rendered Scott and Virgil Tracy unconscious during testing.
The Imposters
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Episode 16The ImpostersA gang of criminals masquerade as International Rescue to conceal their theft of top-secret military plans. The ensuing worldwide manhunt for International Rescue leaves the organisation powerless to operate in a rescue situation until its name is vindicated, just as a member of a manned reconnaissance satellite is suddenly trapped in space while trying to repair the station.
The Man from M.I.5
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Episode 17The Man from M.I.5Plans for a nuclear device have been stolen and MI.5 call International Rescue to help find them. Lady Penelope goes undercover to track down the criminal that stole the plans but is captured and left tied up with a bomb.
Cry Wolf
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Episode 18Cry WolfTwo young Australian boys inadvertently call out International Rescue on a false alert. Soon the boys face real peril when the Hood traps them in a mine when trying to steal top secret images from the boys father.
Danger at Ocean Deep
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Episode 19Danger at Ocean DeepWhen the Ocean Pioneer tanker inexplicably explodes, Brains investigates the cause. With some help from Lady Penelope, he discovers it to be a chemical reaction between the cargo of liquid Alsterene and OD60, which is found in the sea. International Rescue set out to save the crew of the ill-fated Ocean Pioneer II.
Move – And You're Dead
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Episode 20Move – And You're DeadAfter Alan Tracy returns to motor-racing, his rivals decide to remove the competition by rigging a bridge with a movement-sensitive bomb, which will explode the moment that Alan and Grandma Tracy try to escape. (Some of this episode is narrated in flashback.)
The Duchess Assignment
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Episode 21The Duchess AssignmentThe Duchess of Royston has fallen on hard times, leading her friend Lady Penelope to enlist Jeff's help. The Duchess and her one asset – the painting Portrait of a Gazelle, by Braquasso – fall into criminal hands and it is up to International Rescue to save both.
Brink of Disaster
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Episode 22Brink of DisasterAn unscrupulous investor attempts to recruit Lady Penelope into funding his automated, cross-country monorail building project. Jeff volunteers to ride the prototype, but he, Brains, and Tin-Tin find themselves trapped onboard, and with no possibility of escape, when it is discovered that the monorail train is speeding towards a stricken bridge.
Attack of the Alligators!
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Episode 23Attack of the Alligators!When a new growth hormone is accidentally released into a South American river, a house is besieged by alligators – now many times their normal size. International Rescue must subdue the reptiles and save the house's occupants.
Martian Invasion
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Episode 24Martian InvasionThe Hood arranges for a mishap with explosives during a film shoot, leaving two of the actors sealed inside a cave. When International Rescue arrive the ensuing rescue is surreptitiously recorded by the Hood, and when the Tracys realize they've been set up a tense chase through the nearby desert ensues.
The Cham-Cham
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Episode 25The Cham-ChamWhen aircraft are shot down during live broadcasts of a hit song, International Rescue suspects foul play. Tin-Tin and Lady Penelope (posing as the singer Wanda Lamour) investigate, but are left in mortal danger when a ski lift is sabotaged and speeds out of control down a mammoth mountain slide in the Alps.
Security Hazard
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Episode 26Security HazardClip show episode: the Tracy family cannot help but reminisce about their many successful missions after a young boy infiltrates the island. They are nevertheless burdened by the problem that the boy knows their identity and the location of their base – until Jeff realises that they can use the boy's dreams to their own advantage. Includes clips from "End of the Road", "Sun Probe", "Trapped in the Sky" and "Day of Disaster".