Thunderbirds - To The Rescue

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In Terror in New York City, Ned and Joe are trapped underground in a cave which is slowly filling with water from an underground river. Although breathing apparatus is passed down to them from above, the tension rises as they wonder if they will be rescued before the air runs out. Not only that, but buildings above them are collapsing, which might cause the roof to cave in. The monorail in "Brink of Disaster": completely automatic, and cannot stop if the signal wires are severed. When the owner of this train tries to persuade Jeff to invest in it, Jeff is none too happy about having to be rescued because of this. Unlike most other examples, this episode actually lampshades the trope with Jeff, Brains and Tintin all pointing out the glaring safety issues. Unknown to either of them, though, the Hood is already en route over the desert; and he's not happy - nothing but sand! He wonders how much further it will be until he gets to that lake. It is then that he at last comes upon it, and coming to a stop on a hill above it, he cannot help but admire its beauty... Entering the lake, Brains and Tin-Tin start swimming to the bottom. Although they soon find the temple, it appears to have been heavily-damaged and, Brains thinks, doesn't look all that stable. Carefully, they enter it Costume Copycat: This happens in the "The Impostors". Two men pose as International Rescue, having copied the uniform, so they can commit crimes for which International Rescue will be blamed.

The second television newsflash, and Scott showing up at the Tracy Villa with his basket of farm produce Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?: Sure, Jeff Tracy is a millionaire and Brains is a Gadgeteer Genius, so International Rescue certainly has the resources and the technical knowhow to set up their organization, but that still begs the question how they managed to build their entire fleet of futuristic machines, an island base filled with secret hangars to house these machines, and even a manned space station, without anyone finding out. It's hard to believe Brains could have done all that with only the Tracys' help.A humongous comet is on a direct collision course with Earth, and will wipe out the entire planet in less than twelve hours. The Thunderbirds must head into action and do everything they can to save their home one last time... Split-Screen Phone Call: This happens only once: in the pilot episode Trapped in the Sky, between Scott and Lady Penelope. Character Voices: John Belucci, Earl Hammond, Keith Mandell, Alexander Marshall, Lucy Martin [episodes 1-24]; Laura Dean [episodes 8, 15]; Maia Danziger [episodes 16, 18, 19, 20, 21]

Dr Reesa Kestler dreams of transforming Mars into a habitable world, and the key to her plan is within the Kudzu vine. The experiment runs out of control when the incorrect radiation dose turbocharges the vine's growth into an acid spitting monstrosity. It's up to Kallan and Dylan to stop the newly-dubbed Kudzilla before it consumes the research base. The miniatures used were cutting edge for the time. The show was described as feature film quality, to the point where Lord Grade, the head of the commissioning company ITC Entertainment, upped it from a half hour to an hour long drama (necessitating additional scenes to be shot for the first few episodes). As well as Jeff Tracy, English-Canadian actor Peter Dyneley voiced the recurring character of Commander Norman, chief of air traffic control at London International Airport. His supporting character voices were typically those of upper-class Englishmen. [83] Shane Rimmer, the voice of Scott, was cast on the strength of his performance on the BBC soap opera Compact. [86] Meanwhile, fellow Canadian Matt Zimmerman was selected at a late stage in the process. [83] The expatriate West End actor was given the role of Alan on the recommendation of his friend, Holliday: "They were having great difficulty casting the part of Alan as they wanted a certain sound for him, being the youngest brother. David, who [was] a bit older than I am, told them that he had this friend, me, who would be great." [98] Artistic License – Geography: A few locations and directions are a bit off. See the Recap section for specific examples.The second part, accompanied by composer Barry Gray's "The Thunderbirds March", features portraits of the main puppet cast superimposed on various vehicles and settings. [50] Peel describes this as "ostensibly a return to the 'series stars' concept long known in TV", while Garland considers such imagery demonstrative of Anderson's commitment to "incremental realism" through a convergence of human and puppet characteristics. [183] [184] Essayist Jonathan Bignell suggests that the use of portraits conveys Anderson's partiality to "visual revelation of machines and physical action". [185] Thunderbird 5, manned by John, is a space station capable of monitoring all radio frequencies world wide to listen for distress calls. Beeping Computers: All part of the Zeerust. How else would you know they were doing anything while they grind through those instructions, line after painful line?