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The Best Episodes of Thunderbirds Season 1

Every episode of Thunderbirds Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thunderbirds Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 1 - Trapped in the Sky
    7.0/10(376 votes)

    #1 - Trapped in the Sky

    S1:E1

    Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.

    Director:Alan Pattillo
    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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  2. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 2 - Pit of Peril
    0.0/10(281 votes)

    #2 - Pit of Peril

    S1:E2

    On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  3. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 3 - The Perils of Penelope
    0.0/10(243 votes)

    #3 - The Perils of Penelope

    S1:E3

    Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.

    Directors:Desmond Saunders, Alan Pattillo
    Writer:Alan Pattillo

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  4. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 4 - Terror in New York City
    0.0/10(258 votes)

    #4 - Terror in New York City

    S1:E4

    A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.

    Directors:David Elliott, David Lane
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  5. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 5 - Edge of Impact
    0.0/10(214 votes)

    #5 - Edge of Impact

    S1:E5

    A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writers:Donald Robertson, Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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  6. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 6 - Day of Disaster
    0.0/10(213 votes)

    #6 - Day of Disaster

    S1:E6

    A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  7. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 7 - 30 Minutes After Noon
    6.7/10(203 votes)

    #7 - 30 Minutes After Noon

    S1:E7

    A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  8. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 8 - Desperate Intruder
    0.0/10(187 votes)

    #8 - Desperate Intruder

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Donald Robertson

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  9. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 9 - End of the Road
    0.0/10(187 votes)

    #9 - End of the Road

    S1:E9

    Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  10. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 10 - The Uninvited
    0.0/10(213 votes)

    #10 - The Uninvited

    S1:E10

    Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  11. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 11 - Sun Probe
    0.0/10(216 votes)

    #11 - Sun Probe

    S1:E11

    A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  12. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 12 - Operation Crash-Dive
    0.0/10(186 votes)

    #12 - Operation Crash-Dive

    S1:E12

    Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:Martin Crump

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  13. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 13 - Vault of Death
    0.0/10(189 votes)

    #13 - Vault of Death

    S1:E13

    A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  14. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 14 - The Mighty Atom
    0.0/10(175 votes)

    #14 - The Mighty Atom

    S1:E14

    '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.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  15. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 15 - City of Fire
    0.0/10(183 votes)

    #15 - City of Fire

    S1:E15

    A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  16. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 16 - The Imposters
    0.0/10(170 votes)

    #16 - The Imposters

    S1:E16

    Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  17. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 17 - The Man from M.I.5
    0.0/10(172 votes)

    #17 - The Man from M.I.5

    S1:E17

    A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  18. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 18 - Cry Wolf
    0.0/10(166 votes)

    #18 - Cry Wolf

    S1:E18

    The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  19. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 19 - Danger at Ocean Deep
    0.0/10(162 votes)

    #19 - Danger at Ocean Deep

    S1:E19

    After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:Donald Robertson

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  20. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 20 - Move – And You're Dead
    0.0/10(165 votes)

    #20 - Move – And You're Dead

    S1:E20

    After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.

    Director:Alan Pattillo
    Writer:Alan Pattillo

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  21. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 21 - The Duchess Assignment
    0.0/10(167 votes)

    #21 - The Duchess Assignment

    S1:E21

    Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Martin Crump

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  22. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 22 - Brink of Disaster
    0.0/10(167 votes)

    #22 - Brink of Disaster

    S1:E22

    Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  23. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 23 - Attack of the Alligators!
    0.0/10(191 votes)

    #23 - Attack of the Alligators!

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Alan Pattillo

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  24. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 24 - Martian Invasion
    0.0/10(164 votes)

    #24 - Martian Invasion

    S1:E24

    The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.

    Director:David Elliott
    Writer:Alan Fennell

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  25. Thunderbirds Season 1 Episode 25 - The Cham-Cham
    0.0/10(166 votes)

    #25 - The Cham-Cham

    S1:E25

    The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.

    Director:Alan Pattillo
    Writer:Alan Pattillo

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Trapped in the Sky" is the best rated episode of "Thunderbirds" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 376 votes. Directed by Alan Pattillo and written by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, it aired on 9/30/1965. This episode is rated 7.0 points higher than the second-best, "Pit of Peril".