Thunderbirds

Desperate Intruder - S1-E8

Trivia: Apart from the first episode (which he had not been employed before voice recording commenced), this is the only other episode in which Matt Zimmerman does not part in.

30 Minutes After Noon - S1-E7

Trivia: When Prescott is driving in his car on his way to the Hudson Building, look in the background and you can see a building with a large white Swastika on it.

Trapped in the Sky - S1-E1

Trivia: When Tin-Tin is in the lounge of the Fireflash, look in the background and you can see the woman driver who started the Thompson Tower fire in the episode "City of Fire".

The Impostors - S1-E16

Trivia: 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".

Cry Wolf - S1-E18

Trivia: 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".

Trapped in the Sky - S1-E1

Trivia: The character who tries to unsuccessfully defuse a bomb in this episode is "Bob Meddings". This is a reference to the art director Bob Bell and Derek Meddings, the programme's special effects director.

The Uninvited - S1-E10

Trivia: Although the pyramid people are named as "Zombites" in the script and the symbol on their helmets is a stylised "Z", they are never actually referred to as "Zombites" in the episode.

Desperate Intruder - S1-E8

Trivia: This episode has the smallest guest cast of all the Thunderbirds episodes, with only two characters other than the regular cast.

Vault of Death - S1-E13

Trivia: This episode features the only appearance of a real human face in the series: when Lady Penelope peeps through a spyhole in the door of a bank during the opening scene. The face you see is that of puppet operator Judith Shutt, who was also Penelope's hand double throughout the series.

Path of Destruction - S2-E2

Plot hole: In order to build up suspense, Virgil and Brains stand on the Crab Logger as its dangerous fuel is pumped out, despite the fact that it is hanging on the edge of a precipice. In fact they could have left as soon as they had plumbed in the pipes to empty the fuel tanks - the whole procedure is controlled by Scott in Thunderbird 1 and they make absolutely no contribution to the operation at all. They do not need to disconnect the pipes; they are left behind and dropped from Thunderbird 1 as planned. They just stand there chatting about how much danger they are in until jumping clear at the very last second. Silly buggers.

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