Thunderbirds

Trapped in the Sky - S1-E1

Trivia: The shot of the third elevator car swerving out of control was initially filmed by accident. Derek Meddings (Special Effects Director) liked the shot so much that he convinced Gerry Anderson to write the scene into the episode.

Security Hazard - S1-E26

Trivia: When Virgil places the asleep Chip into his own bed towards the end of the episode, look behind Virgil and you can see a WASP Arrowhead Fighter Model from "Stingray" on the shelf by the window.

Brink of Disaster - S1-E22

Trivia: The disaster of this episode is caused by a lightning strike damaging the automatic signals of a monorail train, causing it to speed towards a collapsing bridge. In 2011, a similar incident occurred in Wenzhou, China, when a lightning strike caused the railway's signals to mark a section of track as safe, despite containing a stopped train. A second train then entered and collided with the stopped vehicle, and derailed from the elevated track onto the fields below.

Trapped in the Sky - S1-E1

Trivia: The Doctor who visits Tracy Island at the end of the episode can also be seen reading a newspaper in the Departure Lounge at London International Airport.

Give or Take a Million - S2-E6

Trivia: Despite the large number of characters, Matt Zimmerman's voice is only heard once in the entire episode, when Alan says "F.A.B." during the Thunderbird 3 launch sequence.

Trapped in the Sky - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When the dummy plane is shot out of the sky by the fighter pilot, a piece of the plane shoots off into the top left of the screen and bounces off the sky background. (00:23:05)

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