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The Thunderbirds are a team of U.S. Air Force pilots who perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the U.S. Air Force. Learn about their team, schedule, news, history and how to join them or see a show.
For the animated remake, see Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series). For other uses, see Thunderbird (disambiguation). Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment.
- Gerry Anderson (Series Two)
- 32 (list of episodes)
- 30 September 1965 –, 25 December 1966
- ITV
Thunderbirds is a British action adventure show about a family of superheroes who use futuristic vehicles to save people in distress. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, trivia, reviews, videos and more for this cult classic series.
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- Animation, Action, Adventure
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Watch videos from the original Thunderbirds series and the new action packed series, Thunderbirds Are Go. Subscribe to the official channel and enjoy the classic moments, behind the scenes and more.
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Originally planned as a series of half-hour episodes the Thunderbirds format was expanded to a full hour on the orders of ITC head Lew Grade, who was extremely impressed by what he saw in the opening episode, Trapped in the Sky. Right from the start the series promised and delivered action and spectacle on the scale of a feature film, and continued...
The show’s format of disasters and rescues enabled the writers to come up with more exciting and action-packed scenarios than ever before, with the special effects and model department then realising those ideas on a scale that even today still stands as some of the best work ever produced for television. Along with dynamic vocal performances from ...
Thunderbirds was now an international phenomenon, and it only made sense to transfer that success to the big screen. 1966 saw the release of the movie Thunderbirds are Go, which was expected to be a box office sensation…but things didn’t turn out that way. Alongside the film a second season of the television series was being shot, but this was to b...
Thunderbirds had come to a sudden and unexpected end, but the exploits of International Rescue were not over yet. A second feature film, Thunderbird 6, was to follow in 1968, albeit to similar public indifference as the first, yet the television series continued to endure in the memories of fans. Over the next 20 years nostalgia continued to grow a...
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Learn everything about Thunderbirds, the 1960s TV series created by Gerry Anderson that features the adventures of International Rescue, a global rescue organisation. Discover the characters, the machines, the history, the films, the merchandise and more.
Series 1 of Thunderbirds comprised 26 episodes, each approximately 50 minutes long. Episodes are listed in the official order published by distributor ITC Entertainment , which matches the order of production.
A TV series of three new episodes of Thunderbirds, the classic 1960s sci-fi show, produced in 2015 to mark its 50th anniversary. Watch the adventures of International Rescue, a global organization that saves lives with their futuristic vehicles and gadgets.
