
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.






The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?
The Army's new Sidewinder falls down a burning pit. Can International Rescue haul the machine out of the pit before it breaks up?
Lady Penelope is taken hostage by the evil Dr. Godber while helping Sir Jeremy Hodge investigate the disappearance of Professor Borender, who has developed a means of making rocket fuel out of water.
After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport TB4 to New York City when a news crew is trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.
Col. Tim Casey is dismayed to hear that the new aircraft, Red Arrow 1, is having technical problems.
A space probe must be transported across a bridge that has been weakened by a storm.
International Rescue is called to rescue a man from a burning building in Spoke City.