Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | ||
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| S1 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 5.6 | |
| S2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
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"Puppet heroics elevated by astonishing model-effects craftsmanship"
A wealthy ex-astronaut and his five sons run International Rescue, a secret organization using amazing vehicles to save people from disasters no ordinary team could handle. Made with detailed marionette puppets and elaborate miniature effects, it feels earnest and slow by modern standards, but the model work, rocket launches, and gadget-heavy rescues still carry real charm. It's gentle, optimistic adventure built for family viewing, with each episode following a similar rescue-mission rhythm. Watching it now is as much about admiring the craft and era-defining production design as following the plots themselves.
the painstaking miniature effects and vehicle designs that influenced decades of sci-fi production design.
you find puppet acting and deliberate 1960s pacing hard to sit through.
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