Season 1

(1982)
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Episodes 24

1 Firefall

April 17, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds disobey orders and head out into space to aid a close friend who's trapped aboard the space station Rosinante with a critical reactor.

2 Computer Madness

April 24, 1982

25m

The lunar colony Moonbase Omega is in peril when its computer goes berserk and imprisons all the residents.

3 One Of A Kind

May 1, 1982

25m

A fire breaks out in the Rocky Mountains, endangering all wildlife there. To make matters worse, one of the Thunderbirds is having a breakdown from family troubles.

4 Snowbound

May 8, 1982

25m

In the Alps, a monorail is trapped under an avalanche on the eve of a severe storm, and with air running out for the passengers the Thunderbirds must work fast.

5 Space Warriors

May 15, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds take on a riot of criminals who broke out of a penitentiary.

6 Sunburn

May 29, 1982

25m

A research spacecraft sent to analyze the Sun starts to malfunction from prolonged exposure to solar radiation, endangering its crew.

7 Fear Factor

June 5, 1982

25m

A new member of the Thunderbirds must overcome his fear of failure and agoraphobia when his father is trapped aboard a drifting space station.

8 Fault Line

June 12, 1982

25m

The first commercial underwater thermoelectric plant is built on a source of intense geothermal energy... which turns out to be a fault line.

9 Shadow Axis

June 19, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds celebrate their first year as a team, but also have their first encounter with the entity known as Star Crusher.

10 Star Crusher

July 3, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds face off with the Shadow Axis over the testing of a newly-designed ion engine, which the Shadow Axis plots to steal.

11 Shockwave

July 10, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds must cope with a double crisis: they must disable a malfunctioning missile system, and rescue a spacecraft that is drifting into space.

12 Guardian

July 17, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds investigate the reappearance of the Guardian, an exploratory spacecraft that disappeared ninety years ago.

13 Metal Head

July 24, 1982

25m

A computer goes rogue and takes over its Vancouver complex. The Thunderbirds must stop it as well as save the lives of the complex's residents.

14 Cloudburst

July 31, 1982

25m

When massive hurricanes and typhoons break out in the South Pacific islands, the Thunderbirds race to evacuate its residents.

15 Kudzilla

August 14, 1982

25m

The Thunderbirds head to a space station near Mars, where an experiment gone haywire has created a giant monster plant.

16 Mind Meld

August 28, 1982

25m

Moonbase Omega must be evacuated due to toxic alien vapors. But a resident goes wild when she discovers a crystal that grants psychic powers.

17 Thunderbolt

September 4, 1982

25m

A jumbo aircraft liner, the Thunderbolt, is suddenly disabled and the Thunderbirds must race against time to land it safely.

18 Big Deal

September 11, 1982

25m

The solar system's largest company, Asteroid Mines Inc., has suffered a series of sabotages on its mining ships carrying the rare material cryolite. The Thunderbirds are sent to investigate and uncover a plot to take over the company itself.

19 Nightmare

September 10, 2008

25m

The Thunderbirds must stop Star Crusher from taking over the Nitroid Space Colony and transforming its residents into cyborgs.

20 Crusader

September 17, 2008

25m

The Thunderbirds clear up a toxic spill near a wildlife marina, with the help of an intelligent dolphin named Crusader.

21 Stardive

September 24, 2008

25m

The Thunderbirds must race to save the occupants of an experimental out-of-control spacecraft which is speeding towards Jupiter.

22 Trial

October 1, 2008

25m

The Thunderbirds encounter an alien monolith near Neptune, who subjects them to a trial to determine the worth of the human race.

23 Child's Play

October 8, 2008

25m

Two boys, enthralled by the Thunderbirds, sneak away from a school trip to International Rescue and try to pilot TB-1. It doesn't take long before things go wrong.

24 U.F.O.

October 15, 2008

25m

A alien ship is sighted approaching the sun, creating massive climate changes across the Earth. The Thunderbirds prepare to intercept the UFO, and face the ultimate challenge: the unknown.

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