Basic Info

First Air: September 30, 1965

Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (96 votes)

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 32

Last Episode

Name: Give or Take a Million

Season: 2, Episode: 6

Air Date: 1966-12-25

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Videos

Gerry Anderson Primer: Thunderbirds

Classic Thunderbirds Opening Credits - Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

1965 ⭐ 7.5/10 96 votes

Overview

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.