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During the rescue operation, Thunderbird 2's wreckage grabber changes from being semi-circular with flat edges as TB2 flies over the water to being angular with teeth as it is being dropped down to the rocket. See more...

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Fenella Fielding was Gerry Anderson's first choice for the voice of Lady Penelope.

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At Tracy Island there are portraits on the wall of Jeff Tracy's five sons: John, Scott, Virgil, Alan and Gordon. Gordon's portrait never bleeped once during all thirty-two episodes of the show.

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In the opening credits, you see a picture of Thunderbird 3 in the background, but Alan Tracy is not flying the craft. He in is fact flying Thunderbird 2 with the steering wheel upside down.

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Jeff Tracy's five sons were named after Mercury astronauts - Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shephard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn.

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Gerry Anderson modeled members of the Tracy family on Hollywood actors: Jeff was modeled after Lorne Greene, Alan after Robert Reed, Scott after Sean Connery and John after Charlton Heston.

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Although he is the main villain, the Hood appears in only six episodes throughout the entire series.

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Each episode's opening credit scene would feature some highlights of the episode. Gerry Anderson would later use this gimmick in "Space: 1999" and "Space Precinct".

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Security Hazard (series 1)

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This episode features extensive flashback footage from "End of the Road", "Sun Probe", "Trapped in the Sky" and "Day of Disaster", and only 17 minutes of new material. The reason for this was because the previous two episodes, "Attack of the Alligators" and "The Cham-Cham" had gone other the budget and a flashback episode was required to finish the show's first season.

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This was the last episode in which David Holliday voiced Virgil Tracy. He was replaced by Jeremy Wilkin for the final six episodes. Some sources say that Holliday left because he had to return to the USA, while others say he demanded more money.

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At the beginning of this episode, we see Chip Morrison being put to bed by his father. Chip was last seen as Bob Williams in 'Cry Wolf', whereas his father previously appeared as Dave Clayton in the episode 'Day of Disaster'.

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The Cham-Cham (series 1)

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The Duchess (from the episode "The Duchess Assignment") makes two appearances in this episode. Not only is she in a photograph in Cass Carnaby's dressing room, she can be seen sitting among the audience during the performance of the Cass Carnaby Five.

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The Duchess Assignment (series 1)

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At the art exhibition, look very carefully and you can see that one of the paintings is Virgil's portrait of Alan seen at the end of the episode "Move - and You're Dead".

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The blonde-haired croupier on the Duchess of Royston's table in the casino at the beginning of the episode would go on to be the crook "Scobie" in the second season episode "Give or Take a Million".

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Lil, Lady Penelope's chef (seen in the episode "Vault of Death"), makes a cameo appearance in the gallery scene.

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When Jeff is with Lady Penelope at the London Air Display, look in the background and you can see The Hood in his "Martian Invasion" disguise.

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Danger at Ocean Deep (series 1)

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Lord Worden was originally seen as Sir Jeremy Hodge in the episode "The Perils of Penelope".

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The Manor to Penelope's right at the Clydeside launching of "Ocean Pioneer II" is Professor Holden from "The Mighty Atom". Tony Williams (from "Cry Wolf"), MI5 agent Tidman (from "The Man from MI5") and Lovegrove (from "The Vault of Death") are also visible in the crowd, as well as the Commander of "Ocean Pioneer I".

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This is the only episode in which we see John Tracy taking part in a rescue.

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Cry Wolf (series 1)

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When the Hood is in the laboratory in the tracking station, the camera focuses on the tabletop and one of the items on the table is a photograph. This photo is of Eddie Houseman from the episode "End of the Road".

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The Imposters (series 1)

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In the opening scene, you can see two characters who have appeared in previous episodes. First, when the TV reporter comes through the crowd with the cameraman, you can see Blanche Carter (from "City of Fire") in the background, and the photographer who takes a picture of the impostor is Colonel Tim Casey from "Edge of Impact".

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