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.
Trapped in the Sky (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Gerry Anderson
Air date: 1965-09-30
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
Pit of Peril (Episode 2)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1965-10-07
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
The Perils of Penelope (Episode 3)
Writer: Alan Pattillo
Air date: 1965-10-14
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
Terror in New York City (Episode 4)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1965-10-21
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
Edge of Impact (Episode 5)
Writer: Donald Robertson
Air date: 1965-10-28
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
Day of Disaster (Episode 6)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1965-11-04
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
30 Minutes After Noon (Episode 7) 6.7
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1965-11-11
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.
Desperate Intruder (Episode 8)
Writer: Donald Robertson
Air date: 1965-11-18
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 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.
End of the Road (Episode 9)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1965-11-25
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.
The Uninvited (Episode 10)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1965-12-02
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.
Sun Probe (Episode 11)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1965-12-09
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
Operation Crash-Dive (Episode 12)
Writer: Martin Crump
Air date: 1965-12-16
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Vault of Death (Episode 13)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1965-12-23
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.
The Mighty Atom (Episode 14)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1965-12-30
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: '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.
City of Fire (Episode 15)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1966-01-06
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
The Imposters (Episode 16)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1966-01-13
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
The Man from M.I.5 (Episode 17)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1966-01-20
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
Cry Wolf (Episode 18)
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Air date: 1966-01-27
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
Danger at Ocean Deep (Episode 19)
Writer: Donald Robertson
Air date: 1966-02-03
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.
Move – And You're Dead (Episode 20)
Writer: Alan Pattillo
Air date: 1966-02-10
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
The Duchess Assignment (Episode 21)
Writer: Martin Crump
Air date: 1966-02-17
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
Brink of Disaster (Episode 22)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1966-02-24
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.
Attack of the Alligators! (Episode 23)
Writer: Alan Pattillo
Air date: 1966-03-10
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 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.
Martian Invasion (Episode 24)
Writer: Alan Fennell
Air date: 1966-03-17
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
The Cham-Cham (Episode 25)
Writer: Alan Pattillo
Air date: 1966-03-24
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
Security Hazard (Episode 26)
Writer: Alan Pattillo
Air date: 1966-03-31
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.
