Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds are Go!
TV-G 1965 · 2 seasons · 32 eps · ★ 7.7 · Family, Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.
Created by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
Network: Associated Television
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David Graham Parker / Wilbur EDandridge III / Captain Hanson (voice) -
Shane Rimmer Scott Tracy (voice) -
Peter Dyneley -
Christine Finn -
Sylvia Anderson Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice) -
Ray Barrett Jansen (voice) -
Matt Zimmerman Press Officer / 2nd Reporter (voice) -
David Holliday Virgil Tracy (voice) -
Jeremy Wilkin - J John Tate Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)
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Charles Tingwell -
Paul Maxwell
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