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Thunderbirds 2086

TV·1982–2008·1 season, 24 episodes·Fuji TV·Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·25m

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Thunderbirds 2086 is a Japanese anime series loosely inspired by the original Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series Thunderbirds. The series was dubbed in English by ITC Entertainment, the original company who produced Thunderbirds, but is not officially recognised as part of Thunderbirds canon, due to the non-involvement of either Gerry or Sylvia Anderson. Despite this the English dub of the series contains music and sound effects from Anderson's series Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999. A total of 24 episodes were produced, but only 18 were shown on Fuji TV in 1982.

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Episodes by season

Season0124Episodes1982–08AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01FirefallApril 17, 1982The Thunderbirds disobey orders and head out into space to aid a close friend who's trapped aboard the space station Rosinante with a critic
  2. S01E02Computer MadnessApril 24, 1982The lunar colony Moonbase Omega is in peril when its computer goes berserk and imprisons all the residents.
  3. S01E03One Of A KindMay 1, 1982A fire breaks out in the Rocky Mountains, endangering all wildlife there. To make matters worse, one of the Thunderbirds is having a breakdo
  4. S01E04SnowboundMay 8, 1982In the Alps, a monorail is trapped under an avalanche on the eve of a severe storm, and with air running out for the passengers the Thunderb
  5. S01E05Space WarriorsMay 15, 1982The Thunderbirds take on a riot of criminals who broke out of a penitentiary.
  6. S01E06SunburnMay 29, 1982A research spacecraft sent to analyze the Sun starts to malfunction from prolonged exposure to solar radiation, endangering its crew.
  7. S01E07Fear FactorJune 5, 1982A new member of the Thunderbirds must overcome his fear of failure and agoraphobia when his father is trapped aboard a drifting space statio
  8. S01E08Fault LineJune 12, 1982The first commercial underwater thermoelectric plant is built on a source of intense geothermal energy... which turns out to be a fault line
  9. S01E09Shadow AxisJune 19, 1982The Thunderbirds celebrate their first year as a team, but also have their first encounter with the entity known as Star Crusher.
  10. S01E10Star CrusherJuly 3, 1982The Thunderbirds face off with the Shadow Axis over the testing of a newly-designed ion engine, which the Shadow Axis plots to steal.
  11. S01E11ShockwaveJuly 10, 1982The Thunderbirds must cope with a double crisis: they must disable a malfunctioning missile system, and rescue a spacecraft that is drifting
  12. S01E12GuardianJuly 17, 1982The Thunderbirds investigate the reappearance of the Guardian, an exploratory spacecraft that disappeared ninety years ago.
  13. S01E13Metal HeadJuly 24, 1982A computer goes rogue and takes over its Vancouver complex. The Thunderbirds must stop it as well as save the lives of the complex's residen
  14. S01E14CloudburstJuly 31, 1982When massive hurricanes and typhoons break out in the South Pacific islands, the Thunderbirds race to evacuate its residents.
  15. S01E15KudzillaAugust 14, 1982The Thunderbirds head to a space station near Mars, where an experiment gone haywire has created a giant monster plant.
  16. S01E16Mind MeldAugust 28, 1982Moonbase Omega must be evacuated due to toxic alien vapors. But a resident goes wild when she discovers a crystal that grants psychic powers
  17. S01E17ThunderboltSeptember 4, 1982A jumbo aircraft liner, the Thunderbolt, is suddenly disabled and the Thunderbirds must race against time to land it safely.
  18. S01E18Big DealSeptember 11, 1982The solar system's largest company, Asteroid Mines Inc., has suffered a series of sabotages on its mining ships carrying the rare material c
  19. S01E19NightmareSeptember 10, 2008The Thunderbirds must stop Star Crusher from taking over the Nitroid Space Colony and transforming its residents into cyborgs.
  20. S01E20CrusaderSeptember 17, 2008The Thunderbirds clear up a toxic spill near a wildlife marina, with the help of an intelligent dolphin named Crusader.
  21. S01E21StardiveSeptember 24, 2008The Thunderbirds must race to save the occupants of an experimental out-of-control spacecraft which is speeding towards Jupiter.
  22. S01E22TrialOctober 1, 2008The Thunderbirds encounter an alien monolith near Neptune, who subjects them to a trial to determine the worth of the human race.
  23. S01E23Child's PlayOctober 8, 2008Two boys, enthralled by the Thunderbirds, sneak away from a school trip to International Rescue and try to pilot TB-1. It doesn't take long
  24. S01E24U.F.O.October 15, 2008A alien ship is sighted approaching the sun, creating massive climate changes across the Earth. The Thunderbirds prepare to intercept the UF

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