ATLANTIC INFERNO Jeff leaves Scott in charge and he gets involved in an situation at an oil rig. Later an additional problem from the rig causes more problems.
PATH OF DESTRUCTION A crablogger (atomic powered logger) goes out of control and destroys a town on its way to destroy a dam.
ALIAS MR. HACKENBACKER Brain (Mr. Hackenbacker) invents a plane safety device. While on its maiden flight, the plane is hijacked.
LORD PARKER’S ‘OLIDAY Parker is on vacation at a Mediterranean resort that is soon threatened when a giant solar reflector is dislodged and point straight at the resort.
RICOCHET A rocket damages a orbiting TV station and the crew needs to be evacuated.
GIVE OR TAKE A MILLION 2 crooks committing a robbery at Christmas time end up in a rocket full of toys going to a children’s hospital.
TRAPPED IN THE SKY
Hood, an criminal mastermind plants a bomb aboard the new atomic powered airplane, Fireflash. This leads International Rescue to their first mission, helping the crippled vehicle to land.
THE PERILS OF PENELOPE
Lady Penelope is tried to the railroad tracks by Dr. Godber. The evil scientist is trying to get a secret fuel formula from Penelope’s friend, Sir Jeremy Hodge.
TERROR IN NEW YORK CITY
A TV reporter and cameraman are trapped in an underground river when a building collapses above them.
EDGE OF IMPACT
The Hood is back and he sabotages another aircraft, causing a crash into a manned relay station. The structure is about to collapse and International Rescue needs to save the 2 station operators.
DAY OF DISASTER
A Martian probe rocket is being taken across a bridge when it causes the bridge to collapse, sending the rocket into the rover. The crash triggers the countdown and the technicians inside the rocket must be rescued before it explodes.
30 MINUTES AFTER NOON
A British secret agent is trapped inside a vault filled with explosives. He needs to be rescued and the explosives prevented from causing a massive explosion.
DESPERATE INTRUDER
Brain and Tin-Tin (family friend of the Tracy’s) go searching for treasure in Lake Anasta. The Hood finds out and tries to get the treasure first.
END OF THE ROAD
International Rescue must save Eddie Houseman from a high ledge. The problem is that Houseman knows the Tracy’s and this might imperil their secret identities.
THE UNINVITED
Thunderbird 1 is conducting a rescue in the Sahara of 2 scientists who stumbled upon an underground race called Zombites.
SUN PROBE
A spaceship is on a mission to collect particles from the sun when it loses control. They have to save it from crashing into the sun.
OPERATION CRASH DIVE
A series of mysterious crashes of Frieflash airplanes leads to International Rescue investigating the situation. They soon find sabotage.
VAULT OF DEATH
A Bank of England employee is trapped in the new vault. Parker is able to save the day.
THE MIGHTY ATOM
The Hood steals a robot mouse and uses it to try and take pictures of International Rescue.
CITY OF FIRE
A fire is out of control in the underground parking of a large mall. A family is trapped and needs rescue.
THE IMPOSTERS
2 men are posing as International Rescue to steal some secret papers. Jeff Tracy doesn’t want to launch any more rescues until their names are cleared, but someone needs help.
THE MAN FROM MI5
Lady Penelope is in France trying to track down some criminals when she is kidnapped and tied up in a boat with a bomb in it.
CRY WOLF
2 boys in Australia are playing International Rescue when they are overheard and International Rescue races to the scene.
DANGER AT OCEAN DEEP
The Tracys try to save the crew of an ocean tanker who are in danger from a possible explosion of the fuel on board.
MOVE AND YOU’RE DEAD
Alan and his grandmother are trapped on a bridge with a bomb that will explode if they move.
THE DUCHESS ASSIGNMENT
A friend of Penelope’s is kidnapped and placed in a house that catches fire.
BRINK OF DISASTER
Jeff, Tin-Tin and Brain are on a monorail that is in danger from a broken section of track.
ATTACK OF THE ALLIGATORS
Some people are trapped in the Amazon by alligators that have grown enormously after drinking water containing a growth drug.
MARTIAN INVASION
2 actors are trapped in a cave during a film shoot. The Hood uses the situation to film International Rescue.
THE CHAM-CHAM
The singing group the Cass Carnaby 5 are suspects in the crash of American rockets.
SECURITY HAZARD
A boy stows away on Thunderbird 2 during a rescue and makes it to the Tracy’s island.
Thunderbirds is a classic children’s science fiction/adventure series. The series created by Gerry Anderson was his most popular. It debuted in 1965 and was the fourth Anderson series that used the Supermarionation process of puppetry. His earlier shows were Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray, they had all been half hour shows but Anderson’s network insisted that the new series be one hour long. The series lasted 2 seasons and is still extremely popular today.
International Rescue is a secret organization started by Jeff Tracy. He is a former astronaut who uses his large fortune to start up IR and his 5 sons do the rescues. The headquarters is at the Tracy private island in the Pacific. Each of the sons has their own rescue vehicle able to go anywhere in or above the world to rescue people in danger.
THUNDERBIRD 1
This plane goes 700 MPH and is based under the pool on the Tracy’s island compound. Scott Tracy, the oldest son, is in charge of this vehicle. Scott is usually in charge of the rescues. THUNDERBIRD 2
This giant freight plane is designed to carry rescue equipment which is organized into different cargo pods that the plane can quickly pick up and move to the rescue area. Virgil Tracy is the pilot. This plane is also based underground on the Tracy’s island. THUNDERBIRD 3
This orange spacecraft is piloted by Alan, who is a little more reckless than his older brothers and the family heartthrob. His craft is also based on the island. It comes out from under the balcony of the family home. THUNDERBIRD 4
An underwater craft, it is in a cargo pod carried to rescues by Thunderbird 2. Gordon pilots the submarine for water rescues. Gordon is the family joker. THUNDERBIRD FIVE
This is a satellite orbiting the Earth. It keeps an eye on the Earth and transmit data back to the island headquarters. John Tracy is the son who is perpetually stuck on the station relaying information on rescues back to his brothers, who do the actual rescuing. Sometimes International Rescue is contacted directly, but usually John is the one who hears a distress call and calls his father for help. He monitors all communications from his station and only occasionally gets back home.
The Tracy family doesn’t work alone. Lady Penelope is in charge of International Rescue’s England base. She drives a pink Rolls Royce equipped with gadgets that James Bond would envy, including a machine gun behind the front grill. Lady Penelope is driven by loyal chauffeur, Parker, who tries to help in the rescues with limited success.
Brain is the resident engineer who designs all the craft, gadgets and rescue equipment that International Rescues uses on their adventures. He is an amiable and eccentric scientist, devoted to Jeff Tracy and his family.
