Thunderbirds at 60

[Bob G]

Well here we are. Some of us even remember seeing the first episode of Thunderbirds in 1965.

I'm obviously Brains (see pic below) but who did you aspire to be?

I'm sure David @Snowwolflair is The Hood, by the way     



Here is the Fireflash in episode 1 (oh and almost everything was atomic powered in Thunderbirds)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hahdKYRdY5k

[Adam1701D]

At Dapol, we are proud to keep Gerry Anderson's legacy alive by still manufacturing the Kitmaster / Airfix Girder Bridge Kit. 

[Bob G]

At Dapol, we are proud to keep Gerry Anderson's legacy alive by still manufacturing the Kitmaster / Airfix Girder Bridge Kit. 

Did he have a role in its design, or was it used in an episode? I can't remember. I expect many girder bridges have been blown up in play over the years 

Bob

[Firstone18]

I was an avid watcher, what ever I was doing either on my own or with my Dad, we stopped to watch it.
Are there any episodes on YouTube I wonder?
Anyone visiting the Corby show on Saturday 4th? if so, I'm on Oakgrove Central, come and say hello.
Cheers

[Newportnobby]

I can't recall ever having missed an episode. Smashing effects/explosions

Are there any episodes on YouTube I wonder?

At least 1 'cos it's in the OP

[Bob G]

Are there any episodes on YouTube I wonder?

All 32 episodes are on ITVx

[javlinfaw7]

The girder bridge was used in to construct items like rocket gantries ,industrial sites and similar, a piece built with it appears in most anderson episodes, Talking Pictures TV show Thunderbirds 10.30 on saturday mornings

[Jim Easterbrook]

Are there any episodes on YouTube I wonder?

Some of us are wise enough to have bought the DVD boxed set.

I credit Brains with being the reason for my choice of career, but I would probably have followed the same path without his inspiration. As far as I know he's still the only TV series hero who appears as "engineer" in the opening titles.

[zwilnik]

I've got the boxed set on DVD as well as a DVD of the remade 'new' episodes using the original puppets etc. from some stories that were recorded as LPs. (it was kickstarted some years ago to do before they scrapped the old studio. End result was good although the campaign was a bit of a shambles )

The fact that I have two Thunderbird 2 models on my desk (mini original one and a larger one from the recent remake series) hints at which of them I wanted to be

[Jim Easterbrook]

I've got the boxed set on DVD as well as a DVD of the remade 'new' episodes using the original puppets etc. from some stories that were recorded as LPs.

Actually they were 33.33 rpm 7 inch records. I still have one of them.

[Skyline2uk]

I always enjoyed Thunderbirds and watched the repeats when they were shown.

I was a fan of Thunderbird 2, but was always extra excited when Thunderbird 4 featured and it was dropped in its pod.

I will say that the modern animated reboot is actually very good and mini Skyline was a big fan at one stage.

It's certainly one of the better children's TV shows of recent years.

The less said about the early naughties film remake the better (poor old Sir Ben!).

Skyline2uk

[Safety Engineer]

What about the ones that came before,Supercar/Stingray, I'm sure there were others just can't recall them now after 60 odd years.

[icairns]

What about the ones that came before,Supercar/Stingray, I'm sure there were others just can't recall them now after 60 odd years.

Fireball XL5 for one.

Ian

[martyn]

I used to watch Supercar, Stingray and Fireball XL5 before Thunderbirds, and Captain Scarlet afterwards.

Four Feather Falls was before my time.

Didn't watch Joe 90 or anything else subsequent to that.

Martyn

[GrahamB]

Unsure how true it is but I remember my dad telling me that Gerry Anderson had been interviewed by the security services.

It seems the people working on it weren't best pleased seeing their top secret project on a kids programme..............