Thunderbirds

 This article is about the TV series.

• For other uses, please see Thunderbird.

Thunderbirds
Original Name	Thunderbirds
Translation Name	サンダーバード (Japanese)
Region	UK
Original run	1966
Production company	Century 21 Films A.P. Films
Director	Gerry Anderson
Writer	Gerry Anderson Sylvia Anderson
Music	Barry Gray
Producer	Gerry Anderson Reg Hill
Original network	ATV BBC2 ITV
Licenser	ITV Studios
Platform	Britbox
Status	Finished
Linked works	Thunderbirds Are Go

Thunderbirds was a British puppet television series aired in 1966. Created by Gerry Anderson and his wife Sylvia Anderson under their company A.P. Films (later Century 21), famous for introducing the technique of Supermarionation.

Introduction

Somewhere in the world is a small island called Tracy Island, it is home to the ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy and his five sons Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon, and Alan. Each of them pilots a special rescue vehicle called a "Thunderbird",