Unanswerable Thunderbirds Questions

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Join Jack and AC as they ponder some of the unanswerable questions raised by Thunderbirds. If you have any unanswerable questions of your own, or any answers to our questions, leave them in the comments below!

[@GerryAndersonTV]

Tell us your answers, or even ask an additional question below!

[@pcarrierorange]

Gerry Anderson Hey fellas, any news on Firestorm? I”ve heard that it’s only being released/given to the backers, but I didn’t even know of it at the time so I’ve been hoping for a normal internet/dvd release - any such luck?

[@ewaf88]

The Hood's camera was actually an advanced X-Ray machine that could scan from a distance. Sadly many people who were in the areas of operation went on to develop cancer.

[@ewaf88]

At the end of the first Thunderbirds film all the family are in disguise yet Alan calls out their names as he recognises them.

[@jetfire1153red]

There is also the fact that every time they use Thunderbird four you never see them recover the pod yet the next time it's used it's back at the base with no explanation for how it got there.

[@jetfire1153red]

And if you look at the array of pod vehicles will also see a yellow vehicle it's nearly identical to one of the vehicles used by the Fire service probably as a command vehicle.

[@patrickl2195]

“What does John do all day on Thunderbird 5?” His hair, obviously. It looks fantastic!

[@seriousmaran9414]

John uses the telescope to keep an eye on the beaches, just in case someone needs help. He does his hair hoping to meet the right other person.

[@creativegoth]

When I was 7 I had 3 major brain operations, my Scott Tracy puppet always came into theatre with me, to keep me safe, and he did..

[@tommcglone2867]

I had my Supersize TB2 when i had my knee put back together after a major knee injury playing football (YES THE PROPER FOOTBALL YOU PLAY WITH YOUR FEET AND NOT RUGBY FOR PANSIES).

[@SebbusWebbus]

That’s so sweet.

[@josharmstrong8813]

@@tommcglone2867 ha ha Americans wear body armour A real man doesn't wear body armour when playing rugby for his muscles *are* the body armour! Like seriously why didn't you just call American football rugby because it's basically a carbon copy but with body armour and possibly painkillers /steroids

[@josharmstrong8813]

When I was about 5 I got a DVD for Thunderbirds are go the movie To this day I still have that DVD and I still love it I don't know what it is about old movies but I just love how they use models and practical effects rather than just CGI for everything because they didn't have that at the time they had to get quite inventive when they wanted to do certain scenes like spaceships alien attacks monster movies so on so forth You basically never see that now which I find a little sad because it's takes a special set of skills to do something like that well and when it is done well it's very enjoyable to watch because I can't help but think the amount of effort to the went into all the scenes Like in the DVD where the spacecraft get sabotaged all the skill that talking to making the model giving the explosions in pyrotechnics right in all combining all of that together to get the effect they wanted Because they've done it that well even though all the characters are puppets you get an exact idea of what their thinking and what their feeling regardless because of how well they put the scene together Pretty amazing for the time if you ask me to this day whenever I see practical effects put in the odd movie here in their it always makes me smile because even though we've moved on to more advanced things at CGI they still remember the lessons of the past era of movie making

[@madlad6353]

thats really sweet

[@thegadsdenguru4368]

here's the biggest one of all why is the Thunderbirds so criminally underated and forgotten.

[@APAMVs]

I've been thinking that the last 2 weeks. I forgot about this and captain scarlet. And I'm so happy I found those VHS tapes when I was 7 or 8. Cause I was in the early 2000s. No way would I have noticed this. I'm so lucky

[@AndrewChapman]

I don't think Thunderbirds is underrated and forgotten. If it's forgotten, why would they go to the trouble of releasing it on Blu-ray (even though we have the cropped 16:9 versions here in the UK instead of the true 4:3 aspect ratio presentations)?

[@McGowanForge]

There forgotten cause my stupid generation doesn't watch anything good like Thunderbirds or star Trek

[@DavidShepheard]

It's not. There is a rebooted version of it called Thunderbirds Are Go.

[@dogwalker666]

You do know there is a new series.

[@quillerpen]

my answer to 'why don't we see Gordon contacting base on his portrait' is that TB4 probably doesn't have the range from underwater - it can only reach TB2. The portrait is for when he is acting as TB2 relief pilot (which is canon)

[@SkylerLinux]

Also equally for when he's operating TB5, as I'm pretty sure everyone rotates, canonically at least, as pilot of TB5.

[@stevensonstopmotion2031]

There was one time when they could have had Gordon speak through his portrait, in Terror in New York city he launches Thunderbird 4 using emergency procedure (directly from the island instead of Pod 4), and Jeff speaks to him using his watch. They could have used that one opportunity to have Gordon speak through his portrait

[@Wessex90]

After watching Thunderbirds for longer than I remember, my mind is blown by the fact that you NEVER see Gordon’s portrait in use 🤣🤣!!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I was CONVINCED it was in Atlantic Inferno, so I'm amazed to learn that!

[@stigstingray2256]

I didnt care about unanswerable questions when I was seven years old. The theme music was enough to get my imagination running wild about what was going to happen next watching Thunderbirds on my Gran's T.V.

[@doktor_ghul]

I'm looking forward to " Unanswerable Captain Scarlet Questions ". I really am.

[@pcarrierorange]

^this^

[@Uraby210Incorporated]

And I've got the first one - why didn't the show have a proper ending?

[@AdzSONLINE]

Yes please

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

Me too!!

[@billsmith6884]

What happened to Spectrum, the band who sang the theme song?

[@MrRbatty84]

Using the interior diagram of The Hood’s temple from the 1990’s Thunderbirds magazine as a reference, the description notes explain, that the Hoods many connections in the criminal underworld helped him build and acquire his vast array of vehicles. Also, it explains The Hood most probably bought the temple as it is over a 100 years old, but had it modified and extended for his uses. Lady Penelope was well aware of Parker’s past. In Vault of Death, he recalls an experience whilst in prison. She knew he didn’t have a perfect past, but he was hired for his loyalty. His previous crimes were likely to have been largely petty than anything sinister. As with Spielberg, when you are able to bring the viewer into the realms of believabity, some minor floors become unimportant. For example, another point you could raise is, several of the puppets were used as different characters in other episodes, but I think this just add to the charm of the whole series. Once your watching it, you are able to forget the strings, and appreciate the layers of the characters and storyline. That’s the genius of it right there.

[@SkyCharger001]

0:45, does Kyrano have conscious knowledge of it? 1:13, given the amount of pod-vehicles vs number of pods, it's safe to assume that some swapping may occur. (EG: "we need to load up firefly for this mission." "Except for pod 3, which currently holds the mole, all are prepared with equipment for the monsoon-floods we're expecting." "pod 3 it is then.") 1:46, One of the episodes suggests that they have to deal with private flights detoured from/looking for the nearby island of Moira landing on Tracey Island every now and then. 2:12, different tech-base. (My father once fixed an ESA technician's PC up for the same reason) 3:38, given the full situation, it's likely to assume that those that heard it we're already informed about 'cinematics' being carried out. (with the exception of the constable, for realism's sake) 4:14 second building seems to be a mid-renovation substitute. 5:44, full title should be "Danger at Ocean Pioneer's Deep tanks" but that would reveal too much about the plot. 5:55, acting for two. 6:27, the purpose of a vacation trip is to experience something exotic ... for him living in a tropical environment is *mundane.*

[@robertb7918]

Regarding The Hood taking photos of TB1, I once read the autobiography of an RAF pilot who was asked to fly at virtually zero feet over the Mediterranean to get photos of a Soviet warship because some sort of opening was just visible above the waterline and our boys obviously thought that a photo of this whatever it was might be useful. Photos of the enemy's stuff are regarded as useful.

[@glennfleming]

Here's one I've pondered for the past 50 years: Why didn't Lou Grade just TELL Gerry Anderson he wanted ANOTHER series of Thunderbirds, instead of Gerry having to rack his brains and come up with Captain Scarlet? Gerry wanted to make another Thunderbirds series, too!

[@petro1986]

6:04 John does his hair to make himself feel good, doesn't need to do it for anyone else! Also the Hood's newspapers are delivered by long distance light weight drones, You'd have to imagine that's also how Tracy Island gets the supplies (only in something more van size, much handier having a full runway as well)

[@epiendless1128]

Why does everything need to explode in flames, even if it's an inert structure of concrete or steel lattice, and is already drenched? (I like to use the phrase "negligent inclusion of sodding great quantities of dynamite".) Why is the disaster never a forest fire caused by their landing rockets? Lady Penelope's gardener: "How does you get a lawn to look like this? You mows it and rolls it for 300 years, and then have a couple of _bastards_ land their rocketships on it!"

[@alextrem626]

Hy, pretty good questions you’ve asked. I may have some answers: -3:36 Nobody heard the explosion because it exploded exactly when Big Ben rang. -3:42 They are here to see from their own eyes that The Bank of England’s safe can be easily opened by a single one thief in a couple of hours. The fact is that Sir Jeremy, the bank manager has told to everyone in charge of the security in the government that it had to be replaced by a modern safe but he was never listened until Parker broke in under all these people surprise !! -3:54 The crooks are pursuing Lady Penelope to let time to the Monorail Crook who’s at the same time at Lady Penelope’s Mansion to disabled the alarm and located the jewel safe in the aim of a future illegal investment. 3:57 Brain is doing some test on something which is described in the episode. Unfortunately Alan is erupting and putting an end to them. For the resemblance of the submarine with the Hood’s one, we can say they didn’t have a lot of choice for taking another one. It was this one or the military one in Atlantic Inferno. -4:00 The answer is that they wanted to re-organise the city of NYC and for some reason the Empire State Building wasn’t matching with the architectural projects. Another reason would have been that he was a wrong place and was taking to much space according to what they could have done to welcome more new citizens. 4:18 Called it Duchess ”caprices“ or the pleasure of being driven in an armed car. Safety before all ! 4:38 Policemen didn’t have spikes or other methods. They seem to be not brilliant people too. As you can hear it a little bit after, they are waiting the man to get back to his car to ask him questions about his madness driving way instead of trying to reach him by the elevator or stairs. Hopefully for the employee because it would have killed him. 5:15 In Cry Wolf, Jeff wanted to please the kids because they had good intentions and it have been a good lesson for them to learn how it was important not to send fake alert on their potential danger. Otherwise I’m Atlantic Inferno Jeff thought that no one was in danger and also that the army could have carried this case which was for him a simple fire. Not International Rescue business. -5:25 He got back from a job and took it. He then check the intel he had and saw that it was matching with the newspaper’s one. 5:36 The title comes from the gaz: OD60 which itself comes from the ocean soils (under). I agree it should have been ”from“. 5:41 When Lady Penelope is investigating, an expert showed her where they were exploiting this gaz. The map is pointing many pith in the Pacific Ocean and a new one in the Mediterranean Sea. If they had titled it “Sea” the suspense wouldn’t have been containing this question and wouldn’t have been what he is. 5:52 It’s his twin (joke). 5:58 Maybe the villain who brought the painting try to cut it to avoid problems in case of a bad deal with Dandrigde. He just forgot the personal assistant line. 6:02 He’s the youngest brother = Another fashion time. !! Thanks you !!

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

In the paperback novels, it's stated that The Mole has a forward hatch just behind the drilling screw. The Mole just has to be driven forward far enough for the hatch to be clear so the hatch can be opened. Also in the paperback novels, Scott explicity asks for some people to help him carry the mobile control equipment.

[@stu1701E]

For the Sidewinder question, I'd suggest that the control room (or perhaps all habitable parts of the interior) are attached to gimbals to smooth the walking motion for the crew and stop them feeling sick. Of course no such mechanism appears in Graham Bleathman's cutaway drawings of the Sidewinder.

[@MyLateralThawts]

Did you guys have to pull some strings to make this video?

[@mrgobrien]

I didn't know foreigners knew about English puns - good one

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

To answer your question: yes they did!

[@raymondgerlach3148]

Haha

[@DavidShepheard]

I see what you did there!

[@tommcglone2867]

Haha very funny pal

[@daveroche6522]

Treat questions guys (I'd asked a few when I was 8) - 2 more: 1) "Top Secret Organisation", eh? So how come EVERYONE they encountered/met/rescued knew their names were Scott Tracy, Virgil Tracy and so on - plus ex-astronaut Dad MUST have gotten tons of media coverage at some point, right? No-one noticed that Jeff and 5 other guys called Tracy had strangely familiar voices? 2) And NO- ONE had any radar which could enable them to track the craft? Oh wait, everyone promised to just turn it off? No air-traffic issues there then.

[@neothurmic3780]

Why don't they wear masks if they don't want people to know who they are?

[@NWEmergencySpotting]

One thing I always wondered was how when thunderbird 3 is launched as you can see there’s the seat lowering down and there’s a replacement seat behind but what I wonder is when that replacement seat has risen to the top doesn’t it hit the floor behind the hole

[@garryleerob]

Three more questions . Thunderbird 5. Why when we see John on Thunderbird 5 in the control room are the words International Rescue on the 'widows' viewing ports? He knows who he belongs to, there's no-one else that has to see the name. If they are there to let any passing spacecraft know what they are looking at... why have the words 'showing inwards'? The words would be in reverse to anyone viewing from space. But then again... why advertise a secret 'command/communications platform'?

[@tommcglone2867]

Alan's Dream Sequence in Thunderbirds Are Go is trippy as hell. I think Alan found some extra powerful magic mushrooms on the island.

[@lmj9517]

you mean, Thunderbirds Are Go is Hell?

[@neothurmic3780]

That sequence always scared me as a kid... Don't jump Alan, it's clearly to far!

[@DutchBondFan]

This is great! Massive Thunderbirds fan, love these questions! For the longest time my question was: "What are those two other things that the Tracy brothers carry in their uniforms? (Besides the gun) I've been watching Thunderbirds since I was 3 years old (I'm now 27), as a kid I thought they were giant batteries or something (Hey, I was 3...) Later, I thought they might be the microphones, like the one Scott has all of the sudden while inside the Piramide in The Univited. It took untill seeing the latest Big Chief Figures to learn that they are extra gunbarrels that can be switched onto the gun. I never ever realised that untill recently!

[@explorer806]

The things on the belts are clearly salt and pepper pots for emergency condimentation.

[@quillerpen]

In the Theydon books the guns can be switched between shooting bullets, smoke pellets and knock out shots, so I would suppose the cylinders are for the different functions

[@SamuraiDynasty]

Quillerpen is actually really close. It is just different form of ammo for their guns.

[@brianartillery]

@@quillerpen You're absolutely correct. The items in their sashes are alternate barrels for their guns, which can be snapped on and off depending on what the requirement is.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Ammo cases, plus maybe a mini winch in a case or something.

[@tedhobgood]

Excellent questions! I got some good laughs out of this video; thanks for making it. Very entertaining. And oh, so many more questions. Why do astronauts never have any control over the emergency features of their vehicles, they always rely on radio beams from Cape Canaveral? Why in "Sun Probe," if the aforementioned beam is necessary, how can TB1's beam not come even close to reaching the probe when TB1 is close enough that the Tracys pass out from the heat, but the beam from TB2 works just fine from Earth? And why did TB2 in that episode go--not to the TOP of a mountain so they could shoot a radio beam into space--but sort of CLOSE TO THE TOP of a mountain? My number one favourite "WHA?!?" bit from Thunderbirds though was in the episode where Penelope is dining in a sidewalk bistro ("Perils of Penelope" maybe?), why does Parker sit in FAB-1, observe that her Pernod is being poisoned, wait until it's served and she has the glass up to her lips, and then shoot it out of her hand with the gun in the grill of the Rolls Royce---in public, mind you!--instead of getting out of the car and apprehending the poisoner in the act, walking up and whispering to Penelope that the drink is poisoned, or at least just screaming out, "NO M'LADY!!!"? I really hope there wasn't anybody in the line of fire when Parker got so trigger happy.

[@Miru_Man]

Why does the slide take Virgil to his seat in Thunderbird 2 and the steering wheel move forward for him to use if he needs to get up straight after to put his uniform on?

[@porkulator]

Because he needs to warm the engine before he dresses?

[@pcarrierorange]

ArcticGuy I imagine so he can take off immediately, and get dressed sometime during the flight while autopilot is on. Saving valuable seconds and such.

[@wmobberley4416]

And in addition, how is he expected to see what is on the monitor in front of him from that angle?

[@AndrewChapman]

Because it's FUN!

[@dalethelander3781]

@@wmobberley4416 There's a monitor?

[@stu1701E]

Why on earth do they try and land the Fireflash at London Airport considering the danger of radioactive material spreading over a large area? Fireflash had practically unlimited range and could have landed anywhere on the planet within a few hours. Fly it to a remote airstrip in the Australian outback and land it there, just in case!

[@jasontremayne6701]

In TV21, everything from Stingray to Captain Scarlet was a shared universe, with frequent references to the other organisations... Biggest question: when is ONE producer going to get the rights to the entire Anderverse, then go all out with crossovers etc? Hey, I'm nearly 60, I can still dream of it...

[@meerkat9783]

This feels like a fusion of Stingray/Captain Scarlet/Thunderbirds. I would LOVE to see a crossover, though I'm sure Scarlet and Thunderbirds are set in different decades, the former being 2030s and the latter being 2060s. Maybe...

[@loonytunescrazy]

mE TOO Me too

[@DaveMan1K]

@@meerkat9783 I believe it was established that Thunderbirds takes place in 2065, and Captain Scarlet in 2068. Both shows taking place 100-101 years from the year when they were made. The Thunderbirds reboot is moved down to the 2040s.

[@ACtheLegend]

@@DaveMan1K TB2004 takes place in 2020, TAG series takes place in 2060.

[@riderstrano783]

In ep1 of the reboot, john’s favorite show is the original stingray

[@hasbook7156]

"How does Commander Norman still have a job" won you a like! :D

[@SergeantSarge]

How does Thunderbird 4 get back into the pod, and how is the pod picked up again? And how does Gordon manage to avoid even the slightest concussion with the force of that landing??

[@tedhobgood]

Always wondered about that first one; the second one never occurred to me, but I laughed when I read it. Excellent point!

[@gbsailing9436]

Oh I so missed asking that question !!! ugh!

[@SgtScorpious]

Thankfully this question is answered in the reboot series XD

[@swdstudios7441]

SergeantSarge if you look in man from mi5 you see thunderbird 2 land on the water to release to pod, thunderbird 2 does the same in reverse, and I’m guessing pod 4 was build with shock exorberters

[@MrHarleythedevil]

For the first, maybe puts the jets in reverse. For the second, probably has a thick skull.

[@wecontrolthevideo]

Big overall question, why does IR need to be a secret organization? I can understand at first before they became operational, but it seems the world at large would be grateful for their existence. Brains developed and conceived everything, I’m sure he could have developed security for the island, to defend it, if needed.

[@MarkSW]

Here's a question. In The Uninvited why did Scott fly over the Sahara desert when the rescue he came from was in Tokyo and Tracy Island is in the Pacific Ocean?

[@singmetothesun]

Dalek Sram THIIISSSS🤣

[@joanevans9508]

@Dalek Sram - Is Tracy Island in the Pacific? Its never really mentioned, unless I missed something when watching it all again for the Nth time. I think it was stated in "TV Century 21" that Tracy Island was in the Atlantic. Which actually exist, only no palm trees that I'm aware of. It would explain how in "Terror In New York" the World Navy were able to pick up and convey Thunderbird 4 so quickly.

[@ACtheLegend]

Both The Imposters and Thunderbird 6 reveal the island is in the south Pacific :)

[@joanevans9508]

I'll have to go and check it again.

[@colinp2238]

Dalek Sram he was going by the scenic route.

[@Santaanacanyon]

In "Trapped in the Sky": Why did The Hood place the label "auto bomb detonator" on the auto bomb detonator?

[@gbsailing9436]

He needed it to be on the bomb so that when the camera panned past it it would give the audience visual confirmation that the bomb was actually on the aircraft, heightening the sense of danger and building suspense! :)

[@muzzaball]

I'm an adult, and a massive fan since childhood. These are all rhetorical questions and considering it was pitched to kids, need no answering. I loved the series and enjoyed ur video - thank you. 😊

[@Fatima502]

One of the best things I've seen since Thunderbirds finished

[@explorer806]

Where did Scott park T1 when he took it on holiday?

[@samuelbrooks1533]

some shed probably. Probably went to the agent posted in whatever part of the world he went to and was like "hey person who never contact, very much like all our agents except _one_ . Can you hook me up?" And they were like, "sure thing, boss. Just tell Jeff I want a wall photo too like that posh girl in the UK."

[@jetfire1153red]

Question is for intents and purposes moot because he shouldn't have taken thunderbird 1 on vacation anyway.

[@RBenjo21]

It was just a flimsy reason to get T1 out of the way, presumably, considering the mission he sends Virgil on is more akin to T1 (to begin with, at least).

[@darthdmc]

Must have been a big shed!

[@brianartillery]

It would have been under the pool, as always, and he would have used one of the small aircraft hangared in the front part of Thunderbird 2's hangar - that's what the visible little door on the cliff face is. He could have been ferried by Thunderbird 2, as Tintin and Brains were in 'Desperate Intruder', or Alan was, in 'Move - And You're Dead'. In any case, TB1 would have been flown by Alan, or presumably, if he was in TB5, by Gordon or John.

[@davidjgomm]

The question about Mr Williams' desk drawers is hilarious.

[@waybec102]

Why does a supposedly secret organisation, tell everybody they meet their Tracy names & identities? Why wasn't this the first obvious question in a fun nit-pick that does indeed raise lucid questions?

[@waybec102]

P.s. Tin-Tin claims she hasn't visited the Pyramids in the Thunderbirds Six movie. When in the earlier 'The Univited' episode, she clearly has!

[@ACtheLegend]

She visited some pyramids in The Uninvited, but not necessarily *The* Pyramids (like the really famous ones) as she later does in TB6.

[@porkulator]

Just cause you tell people your name it doesn't mean you have to tell them who you are, a lot of people know Bruce Wayne, but not everyone knows he is Batman.

[@starpirat]

scott is an unpaid press agent and pr man

[@howardkerr8174]

Maybe it's like the James Bond character? Mr Bond ALWAYS gives his real name but in some of the movies he "pretends" to be something besides a secret agent and even pretends he is not British.

[@plazasta]

ok so I made a massive comment with my questions, let's try to answer a couple of yours Who built The Hood's statue of Kyrano? Probably some artist to whom The Hood paid good money (he's clearly rich) and told to not ask questions Does The Hood own his temple, and if so who did he buy it from? Or did he build it himself? Probably the same answer as the first question. "Build this and don't ask why. I'll pay good money" Does someone have to fly to mainland every week to buy food and supplies? Since there's a mail plane that visits the island, there's probably another one (if not the same plane) that brings in supplies. How does Scott lug his mobile control unit from Thunderbird 1 to the danger zone? Probably machines help him How does Commander Norman still have a job? Can you really blame him for what happened? Why is Operation Cover-Up used for no reason during The Mighty Atom and Operation Crash-Dive? They were probably tired of the IR pictures and wanted to see the casual ones instead How did one minor car crash cause this fire? Cars that burn easily and literally every single anti-fire system outside of the corridor doors failed to operate. How did they all fail at the same time? No idea. Why does this diagram imply the solarnauts are located in the probe section of the Sun Probe? Not answer, just a comment: that bothered me for a long time! It made me think they actually were in the probe, but then what they say when launching the probe and the whole "it's getting real hot in here" situation doesn't make sense. Took me a while to realise that the diagram was wrong. How will photographing the exteriors of the Thunderbird craft make the Hood rich? Easy! Since IR are secretive to the point that no photographs are ever allowed, any picture showing the Thunderbird craft or the men operating them is worth a fortune! Even better if it's a video! How did Brains get the crippled Thunderbird 1 back to Tracy Island for repairs? Probably had Thunderbird 2 fitted to carry Thunderbird 1 for the trip How did the imposters create perfectly accurate replicas of the IR uniforms and emblem without any reference photographs? Probably managed to be there at a lot of IR rescues and had sketchbooks in hand Why is Lady Penelope being pursued by these two crooks in Brink of Disaster? Probably has a bunch of enemies we don't know about I guess? Why is Cape Kennedy launch control centre in this building in Sun Probe, but this building in The Perils of Penelope? If it's the same launching, then I have no idea, but if it's a different Sun Probe rocket being launched (like what happened for the Apollo missions), then they probably renovated the launch control centre in between launches. Looking at how each centre looks, it's pretty easy to guess that the one in The Perils of Penelope is the old one and the one in Sun Probe is the new one. Or maybe the one in Sun Probe is the main one, it's being renovated, so in The Perils of Penelope, they use that one as a backup? Why is there a large gap in the middle of the road block from 30 Minutes after Noon? Looking at the scene, Prescott clearly hit both cop cars and so likely damaged his own. They probably thought he wouldn't want to damage his car and therefore would stop. What on Earth happens to Thunderbird 4 at the climax of Terror in New York City? Gordon escapes the rockfall and everyone lives duh Where did The Hood get this newspaper from in Cry Wolf? Probably gets it delivered to his temple by some form of transportation like the Tracy family does for mail and probably supplies Why is the episode Danger at Ocean Deep called Danger at Ocean Deep? Because half the source of the danger, O.D 60, lies at the bottom of the sea, and because Ocean sounds cooler than Sea. Why does the videophone cut out during Penelope's call with Dandridge after working out that the Dutchess of Royston has been kidnapped? Probably the kidnappers trying, but failing, to stop Dandridge from telling Penelope that the Dutchess hasn't arrived yet. Why? No idea Why doesn't Alan know how to use furniture properly? probably thinks it looks cool. If Star Trek The Next Generation exists in that universe, he's probably a fan of the Ryker Manoeuvre. Why does John bother to do his hair every morning? Either he doesn't like to have messy hair when he looks at himself in the mirror, he puts a lot of importance on his looks for when he calls base or he knows that there's a TV show about the adventures of his organisation and wants to look good in front of the cameras. What happened to the giant alligators at the end of Attack of the Alligators? They were left there to live probably. A real question would be what is to happen to Alan's alligator? It's gonna grow up and might become a danger for the family, are they just gonna deport it elsewhere? that's all the answers I could come up with.

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

Ryker manoeuvre lol I never realised that until I saw a video about it, then it's as plain as day

[@tracytron7162]

plazasta As for the one about cameras; I’m pretty sure that’s more like “How is filming the craft going to give away their secrets in the first place”- Really the only thing they should be worrying about is people seeing their faces. And their father is a multi-millionaire, so you’d think SOMEBODY would recognise them on one of their missions, and I mean they even freely give out not only their first names, but their *Last names* as well.

[@tracytron7162]

Also as for Alan's alligator, Alan calls out “A baby alligator???” in surprise, but then Tin Tin tells him that it’s actually fully grown, it’s just that it’s a special breed

[@georgeowain]

Actually in regards to how Scott moves his equipment. In the very first episode, when he arrives at the airport, he makes a request that his gear be transferred to the the control tower. So possibly he just makes the same request on every location.

[@plazasta]

@@tracytron7162 I mean for the cameras, it might just be simpler to say "no photographs at all of anything" instead of "no photographs of people, but the craft are fine, but just the exterior so any reverse engineering is impossible still" (also the "no exterior photographs" is a question I had in my other comment too!) also for Alan's alligator: yeah, I had forgotten that part!

[@mauro.milani]

Why was Gerry Anderon so good at doing this? Great questions! My greetings from Argentina

[@gamingninja5196]

i've got two more. 1. In Terror in New York City. We see Thunderbird 2 crashing onto the runway then the next shot of her we see her facing the right way in the Hangar bay. so if Pod 6's Wheels collapsed how did they turn Thunderbird 2 around and put her back in the hanger? 2. Also in Terror in New York City how was Virgil able to go back to the Living Room via Thunderbird 2 entry chute when Thunderbird 2 is still on the runway?

[@stu1701E]

Why does the Hood wear a mask while making a voice call to London airport control tower, only to take it off immediately after hanging up?

[@brianartillery]

Century22 - He'd already planted the bomb on Fireflash, and had no further need to wear it - and he probably kept it on just in case the videophone didn't obey the 'SOUND ONLY' command.

[@stu1701E]

brianartillery I suppose this is the best in-universe explanation.

[@trevormillar1576]

Because the mask incorporated a miniature digital voice-changer.

[@Bondek1996]

All my life watching Thunderbirds and never realised it was Scott's puppet that takes a tumble for Eddie Houseman.

[@TheSmalltownhick]

Well, there are the two elephants in the room. 1) Tracy Island doesn't get many visitors. Was it really necessary to build their elaborate hidden system of secret runways and launch pads? And 2) Who built Tracy Island and imported tons of expensive state of the art equipment without anyone noticing?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

1. Jeff objected to the planning proposal for conspicuous hangars as he hadn't spent all that money buying a tropical island just to have himself spoil the view with nasty concrete. 2. He ordered it all off Amazon using different names, then withheld his sons allowances until they got their chores done. You know the sort of thing, clean your room, put the bins out, excavate an enormous underground hangar, line it with concrete and install a conveyor belt carrying giant pods of high tech equipment.

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

I guess the place is meant to look normal in case spy satellites or reconnaissance aircraft , or a traveler happens to come across the island. Use your imagination!

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

He foresaw Google maps 😄

[@mrgobrien]

I thought your number 2 point would be in the video as it is an obvious goof - "everything was built by Brains" they say in the series - impossible

[@meerkat9783]

1 has been answered by someone else. 2... compartmentalisation? If you have a hundred companies involved and none know of the other's involvement, what's to be suspicious about?

[@8oomer800]

The intro from the preceding Stingray series cunningly explains all that with: "Anything can happen in the next half hour!" :)

[@doktor_ghul]

As far as John Tracy being all alone on TB5, and what he does, and why he does it...you try being all alone on a space station for extended lengths of time, scanning the Earth with slightly futuristic technology for calls for rescue, with no one to talk to, nothing else to do, and see if your sanity can rise to the challenge. The writers never considered John's psychiatric problems, his odd habits due to isolation and stress, and his general disconnection from the rest of humanity...and if they had, Gerry and Sylvia wouldn't have based an episode on it, because the show was about action and explosions, not John Tracy going into therapy and Alan refusing to take over TB5 permanently...

[@explorer806]

John is alone all day with a broadband internet connection. 'Nuff said.

[@doktor_ghul]

In that future-sixties alternate future, the internet doesn't exist. We're not talking about the CGI remake THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO here; we're talking about the puppet original.

[@brianmartins6777]

Surely this answers the video question about why John has such nicely permed hair all the time. There's a cut scene in Danger at Ocean Deep, where we see John in his vanity room carefully applying make up and getting his hair perfect. The episode was running long so the scene was cut

[@quillerpen]

But we know John and alan take alternate months as that is referred to in several eps; we just don't see Alan on space duty often

[@RailRocketRicky]

The basic reason why John Tracy is all alone aboard Thunderbird 5 is this: Gerry Anderson never like John Tracy, very much like how he disliked Lt. Fisher in 'Stingray'. So, it must've being quite a pain for Gerry when it came to making "Danger At Ocean Deep" in which we see John involved in a rescue mission.

[@AndrewChapman]

4:08 I just assumed that the Cape Kennedy launch control centre was a large complex and had many different buildings. Here's a question, in the final episode "Give or Take a Million", why couldn't John have joined everyone on Tracy Island for Christmas, set up some sort of security system for the temporarily unmanned Thunderbird 5 and reroute communications to Tracy Island in case anyone did try to call International Rescue during Christmas? It could have been one of the rare times where Jeff got to see all his five sons together. But instead, John spent Christmas on his own up on Thunderbird 5.

[@colinp2238]

The first building looks like a rehash of the Control Tower of Marineville in Stingray.

[@jakkiejio1183]

You could also ask, why John have to manning TB5? I mean it's the year 2026 or 2066...anyway. Are the not capable of building a satellite which runs on its own.

[@MrHarleythedevil]

Gerry Anderson hated the John character most of all, so he shoved him up in the satellite to get rid of him.

[@colinp2238]

Someone had to do it. How can you hate a fictional character that you have invented? It's a puppet!!!

[@jakkiejio1183]

colin Paterson All of today's satellites work automatically without anyone having to operate them in space. These are responsible for the fact that we can use radio waves for mobile phones and TV. So why are they not be able to build a satellite that works automatically in 2026/2065? I agree with you, is seem kind of senseless to me, that Gerry Anderson invented a character he didn't even likes. If I don't like a character, I don't invent it and put it in my show. It's a puppet!

[@glwinggar]

In the Bank of England episode lady P's videophone cuts out during her conversation because Parker cut the connection! as he was seen with the wire cutters and the cut wire shown.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

He thought his old mate was going to get nabbed by the rozzers.

[@iandeeley9033]

I didn't know that Gordon's portrait was never used in the show until now!

[@Walkbi]

....yeah, it’s a good job that you guys are not nit picking nerds....!

[@Bravie2001]

You say that as if it's a bad thing!

[@malcolmjones151]

The master elevator cars could be used as supports to move the Thunderbirds around at base and for moving large structures such as buildings and craft over distances. Similar vehicles do exist, they are just a fair bit smaller. The biggest similar vehicles would be the Nasa Crawler-transporter. The hood and pictures, He sells them to obsessive fans. Empire state building, most likely it would need to be moved if there was problems underground such as Subway /or collapse or weakening of the ground beneath the building..

[@marshallhuffer4713]

Here's another question: why does "INTERNATIONAL RESCUE" cover up Thunderbird 5's window obstructing John's view of space?

[@matthewevans97]

On that subject, why was the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE sign on Thunderbird 5's window backwards when viewed from outside?

[@timothyu2]

A question I've had for years.In "Day of Disaster" what happened to the occupants of the escort vehicles when the bridge collapsed? All anyone seems concerned about is the MSP...

[@ACtheLegend]

The transporter floats and the police cars wouldn't be too hard to get out of :)

[@dalethelander3781]

@@ACtheLegend They wood be if you're a puppet. (See what I did there?)

[@ACtheLegend]

@@dalethelander3781 Captain America: I understood that reference

[@minicle426]

​@@dalethelander3781...

[@crispycritterz]

Jeff's the boss. He can get whatever he wants...even a 6th Thunderbird.

[@clemencebeauregard9681]

why Gordon has no after-effects following his hydrofoil accident when he was told that he almost died there? is a taboo subject like Lucille, the mother of the boys?

[@leestandley783]

They use reel to reel tape recorders, analogue dials, analogue clocks, CRT monitors, computers using large reels of magnetic tape - this is the 21st century; where are the LED and LCD displays, flat screen monitors, solid state hard drives. It shows that no one can predict the future !

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

And it was a time when it was thought that computers would only get more powerful if generation's generation's could be made even bigger. Even known technology was misunderstood There's an episode of The Avengers "From Venus with Love" where people are being murdered with a laser. The main effect if which is to bleach all the colour out of them. No burns, no smoke no icky mess. The thought was powerful light ray means powerful fading.

[@StolenEyesX]

Why is Jeff Tracy’s late wife, the boys’ mother, NEVER mentioned? Did she even exist? Were the Tracy boys, in fact, all adopted?

[@brianartillery]

StolenEyes - Jeff Tracy's late wife was called Lucille. Jeff's ocean going yacht is named afrer her. Never mentioned in the TV show, but in other media, such as the annuals, 'TV21' comic, tie-in novels, and the near mythic 'Letts TV21 Diary'. Sadly, most of these items were not available outside of the UK in the 1960's. As these were written by the same people who wrote episodes for the show, the details are generally considered canon, such as the Tracy's auxilliary base on nearby Mateo Island. If you don't believe me, check out the 'Thunderbirds Technical Manual', published by Haynes. It has cutaway diagrams of everything Thunderbirds, including Mateo Island. And most people thought that 'expanded universes' started with Star Wars. Nope. Gerry Anderson was doing it in 1965.

[@stu1701E]

kaza12345678 Isn't FAB2 Lady Penelope's yacht, featured in "The Man from MI5"?

[@stu1701E]

kaza12345678 Isn't FAB2 Lady Penelope's yacht, featured in "The Man from MI5"?

[@quillerpen]

Hardly any of Gerry Anderson's marionette series featured a mother, even though there was often a father figure (Stingray/Joe 90/Supercar). Mst of what is known of the Tracy boys mother actuallygrew up from fanon (even the name Lucille mentioned earlier. For more info see www.ticipedia.info/canon-foundry/the-characters/jeffs-wife/

[@TheWeepingDalek]

she is mentioned in the god awful movie as being the reason international rescue was created. she was trapped under an avalanche and because there was no rescue equipment available she died. so jeff created international rescue.

[@theSonicguy001]

I think I can answer 3:16 (about brains and TB1): Brains only repaired TB1 enough to make her airworthy and able to fly back to Tracy Island where the other repairs were done

[@horseygirl6232]

Maybe the Thunderbirds carry spare equipment in case of faults or damage. And since Scott was injured he couldn’t do them himself.

[@martinpemberton2992]

So how come Thunderbird 2 doesn't drop out of the sky when its vertical thrust rockets stop firing. It just seems to hover there? May be there are some strings after all!

[@trevormillar2755]

All Derek Medding's aircraft designs incorporate "Gravity Compensators"; electromagnetic anti-gravity systems; this question was answered in the movie "Thunderbird Six".

[@trevormillar2755]

Because like all Derek Meddings' designed vehicles, her wings only act as stabilisers; she derives her lift via electromagnetic Gravity Compensators; this was explained in the movie "Thunderbird Six".

[@alexswan8597]

Nice string comment. Cause they all have strings :)

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

@@alexswan8597 You're just stringing us along.

[@alexswan8597]

@@melkiorwiseman5234 🤣

[@eddiedulko4937]

Here is the ultimate unanswerable question for you,If International Rescue were so secretive & no pictures or video was permitted by the media during any of their rescues,fiming of their craft was forbidden even TB1 had an automatic camera detector. How the #%@!! did they manage to film the series in the first place??????????????

[@RailRocketRicky]

Whenever Virgil requires additional crew aboard Thunderbird 2, how do the Tracy brothers get aboard Thunderbird 2 from the Tracy Villa? We only see the passenger chute come into final entry into Thunderbird 2 from the interior cabin prospective, never from the exterior shots. The only exterior shots of Thunderbird 2 inside the hanger show Virgil's entry, and then, the pods.

[@brianartillery]

SteamieWithGlasses 1986RailTVLtd - The passenger elevator is accessed from a hatch in the lounge area, possibly from the entranceway. It can also be accessed from Brains' lab, which is under the lounge area. Brains is seen in at least one episode (possibly 'Sunprobe'?) riding in the elevator to Thunderbird 2's hangar.

[@quillerpen]

More crucially, how does Virgil get back from TB2's hangar to the lounge? We never see that either though we see crew return from both TB1 and 3

[@RailRocketRicky]

That's a very good point. I'd never thought of that!

[@brianartillery]

quillerpen - Via the passenger lift, I presume.

[@AarClay]

With the passengerlift. See the technical illustrations in The Agents Book of Haynes.

[@eloy3982]

"How does the hood get rich from photographing the Thunderbirds?". I always assumed some newspapers would buy these pictures for a lot of money.

[@gbsailing9436]

He would be able to sell the advanced technology of the "Thunderbirds" to corporate entities many time over making millions...

[@CreepingSpleen]

Is it entirely healthy for five strapping young men to grow up on an island in the South Pacific when the only members of the oppositesex they see on a regular basis are their grandmother, the daughter of "the help", and their dad's posh bit on the side?

[@GerryAndersonTV]

They seem better adjusted (and far kinder and more selfless) than most people...

[@CreepingSpleen]

As for why Kyrano never told Jeff "Oh by the way boss, I've got this half brother who's an international terrorist, he's a right nasty piece of work." Presumably he's under a post hypnotic compulsion *not* to tell anyone about the Hood.

[@Teobi1]

Hence Scott's need for a vacation ;-)

[@colinp2238]

The real question is why don't they all wear glasses except maybe Alan.

[@samuelbrooks1533]

clever boi

[@Mrphilharmonic]

When TB 1 is first proceeding down the ramp to be launched, we first see the letters "Thunderbird 1" on the fuselage are facing us. Cut to the actual launch pad and the letters are STILL facing us, despite the craft now being at a 90º shot to the first one? This happens whenever TB1 is launched. I'm amazed that no one spotted this in all the episodes.

[@ACtheLegend]

Its on a turntable.

[@mikecane]

Why did the guy on the 20th anniversary run of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire not know it was Thunderbird 4? Oops. Wrong show!

[@ewaf88]

Scott's mobile control unit folds into suitcase size and is made out of a super light composite material. The actual electronics weigh just a few grams.

[@Lizzy-cs9zy]

hahaha!

[@brianmartins6777]

On the subject of Thunderbird 6. Why does Jeff request this when he only has 5 sons. Who'll be the pilot of TB6. Has Jeff been sleeping around and there's a brother/sister the others don't know about :)

[@anthonydiaz6337]

LOL! Very rarely, if ever, were all five Thunderbird machines used at the same time. So any of his existing sons could pilot Thunderbird 6. And who knows? Maybe Tin Tin was being trained?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

It was for the grandmother. Got to keep active in old age, you know.

[@gamingninja5196]

Um Brains is the pilot of Thunderbird 6.

[@jetfire1153red]

Or Jeff could have been planning on piloting Thunderbird six himself.

[@MrHarleythedevil]

Never liked that movie. Stupid ending, felt like a cop out.

[@AarClay]

2:22 The Sidewinder have a anti-grivity compensator. This allows them to walk over the floor without problems, while the sidewinder is not straight. The same also applies to Thunderbird 3 in space.

[@AdzSONLINE]

Why did he do his hair every morning? Probably because it made him feel good. That's the only one I have an answer to 😄 Great video

[@freeagent8225]

It will always be perfect in my eyes!

[@GerryAndersonTV]

F.A.B!

[@jetshot2218]

Why did they have Thunderbird 4 in Attack of the Alligators! even though they took Pod 6? And where are those guns seen in the same episode located? Why is there an extra pod on the right in Trapped in the Sky? Why is Brains' first design for Thunderbird 6 something with a purpose that several other IR vehicles already do? How does the couch transit to TB3 work as it should overlap with TB1's hangar and the tunnel to its launch bay? Don't guests notice that it is impossible to access most of the Tracy Villa? Why is Pod 6 in backwards in the Perils of Penelope? (And why doesn't that episode have a title card?)I love this show but there are a lot of unanswerable questions.

[@jetshot2218]

And the Mole being in Pod 5 in Pit of Peril and Vault of Death (mentioning that the Mole couldn't be used would've been pointless if they didn't actually have the Mole with them) and Pod 3 in City of Fire and the Duchess Assignment, isn't such a big problem as several Pod vehicles change Pods over time, like the Firefly, and the Monobrake.

[@ACtheLegend]

The Pod isn't in backwards in the Perils of Penelope, that's the rear door.

[@jetshot2218]

I'd forgotten that Pods 1-3 and 6 have rear doors. It still seems odd that they use it on a rescue that one time, and only that one time.

[@ACtheLegend]

I don't think it actually exits through that door, I think the door we see in the following shot is the front door (just to confuse us....)

[@brianartillery]

The access to the Thunderbird 1&2 hangars is to the rear of the house, and these DO cross - if you look in Thunderbird 1's hangar, you can see the outside of Thunderbird 2's entry chute emerging from the wall, and dipping down. Thunderbird 3, on the other hand, is some distance from the house, to the right, if you were able to stand in the lounge looking out to sea. The access tunnel seems a lot deeper than that of the other craft hangars. The only question I had was about the replacement couch, but that's quite complicated, and only answered satisfactorily in the 'Haynes' Thunderbirds Technical manual. The house is on several levels, including the balcony above Thunderbird 2's hangar, which is a fair way down the cliff from the rest of the house. I'm old enough to not know a time when there wasn't Thunderbirds, and my love of the show has taken up a great deal of my time. An awful lot of these questions have crossed my mind at some time or other - like 'The Hood's Temple': that's easy. He saw it, wanted it, killed the inhabitants, and moved in. He probably has supplies dropped by heli-jet from a local trading post. He must make his own masks and bogus costumes, so knocking up a statue of his brother would have been simple. Kyrano was hypnotised by the Hood many years before, to forget him. The Hood's telepathic attacks cause seizure like symptoms in Kyrano, making it even harder for him to remember.

[@dca-Letsplay]

Here are some plausible answers i have: Maybe Kyrano didn't know about his relation to the Hood. Its Possible that Operation cover up might be in use as they might fancy something more casual than their continuous work. The Fellow who played Numerous "Mar-Shen Zam-bee Pah-ts" may have been acting in similar roles as come on even nowadays many ideas get recycled, he may be a typecast actor in a future equivalent of a Roger Corman picture. The Impostors may have gotten photographs of the team themselves, because only the Thunderbird crafts (best my knowledge) have detectors for Cameras. A possible answer for the Commander of Ocean 1 being alive is that this was an advanced vessel, can they not have life boats or procedures for this kind of emergency.

[@Firemarioflower]

Why did the Fireflash look so small in comparison with the elevator cars in Trapped in the Sky but in Operation Crash-Dive TB2 was NOTHING compared to it.

[@epiendless1128]

In reply to why Jeff chews Scott out for trying to save lives in 'Atlantic Inferno' - because he's a Point-Haired Boss. (The episode seems to be conflicted about the moral - it could be "Being in charge is more difficult than it looks", except that Scott made sensible decisions based on expert advice, so Jeff's criticism turns into "Adults are always right, even when they are wrong", which is a rather sad lesson to teach the kiddies.)

[@Santaanacanyon]

Epi Endless: Forgot to take his Paxil

[@donnyannessa654]

What happened to international rescue during the Mysteron attacks. We know that it takes place in the same universe as Symphony did work for Lady P

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Ordinary disasters would still be happening, so I suppose they'd keep busy doing the same old day job. Also, weren't Spectrum supposed to be keeping the mysterons secret? I can't remember whether the public were supposed to know about them or not.

[@mrgobrien]

the 2 series do not "inhabit the same universe" (I don't know where that false tale came from) - e.g. the capt scarlet puppet was used in an episode of joe 90 as a different character - they often did that to save some making of puppets.

[@donnyannessa654]

yeah they do my friend, look it up, one of the Angels worked with Penelope, i think it was Symphony

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

+Donny Annessa There was crossover in the comic strips I believe, but never in the actual shows. Apart from reused puppets and refurbished vehicles.

[@meerkat9783]

IIRC Scarlet is set 30 years before Thunderbirds. Kinda canon-breaking considering the first Zero-X launch is in Thunderbirds The Movie which would technically be 2060s/70s. Eh, who knows?

[@AtheistOrphan]

What happens if someone is using the pool when it retracts?

[@StolenEyesX]

In “Terror in New York City”, why does the gantry supporting the damaged Thunderbird 2 also appear to be the one attached to the Empire State Building... in the *same episode*?

[@meerkat9783]

Possible reuse of components. I mean, half those set pieces were unique, so making a second gantry to support TB2 while the IR AA saw to it might've been a nightmare. Best guess...

[@1C49]

Does John ever have a day off, and if so, who covers for him? Does he also work 24/7 when he is on duty? Is the International Rescue phone number in every worldwide telephone directory? If not, how do you contact them? How do they have the right equipment for every emergency? Why is there never any traffic on the road when Lady Penelope is out in the Rolls?

[@OlanKenny]

Several questions can be put down to Americans not understanding geography

[@ridetheory]

In "The Cham Cham," why does Lady Penelope disguise herself as a fictional torch singer -- who can't sing because she has a sore throat -- when it would be just as easy to go to the assignment as Lady Penelope, a rich lady who wants to go skiing?

[@randalscott7224]

How do they fit all the elevator cars into the pod in "Trapped in the Sky"?

[@randalscott7224]

kaza12345678 compressed and stacked two deep and fore/aft? I can see that working. 👍

[@TryptychUK]

I've tried it. They don't.

[@randalscott7224]

tryptychUK perhaps if the pad is lowered closer to the body of each car reducing their individual height before stacking?

[@TryptychUK]

It's possible, but they don't compress much. Also the pod is tapered to the back.

[@randalscott7224]

tryptychUK in that case Brains borrowed TARDIS technology when he designed the pods. 😁

[@Firemarioflower]

3:08 The photos alone would make a lot of money!!!

[@trevormillar2755]

How do they always have the right pod vehicles for the job within minutes of getting the alert? What about the long process of design, developement, and testing before taking it out? I mean, who could forsee that they might need a fleet of trucks to replace the undercart of a jumbo-sized supersonic airliner?

[@ACtheLegend]

That's why they have 6 Pods with vehicle combos pre-set most of the time

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

They developed vehicles for every possible scenario. What do you need? Put out fires, check. Drill into ground, check. Grappling magnets, check. An air cushion to catch people falling, check. Even the sky crane, ok we need to set down an aircraft with no landing gear, check.

[@womble1981]

Brains’ “phenomenal mind made all this possible”, apparently. Do you need any more explanation? :)

[@TheGamersState]

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't Scott only give "Warning Shots" to the 2 villains of that episode? As I recall, he never shot directly at them, only at the side in order to get them to stop. He even said afterwards "They've gone crazy, they're gonna crash!".

[@luckyluchs7779]

Biggest question that I had when I was a child and watched Thunderbirds for the first time... *How the holy fudge did Virgil managed to cram 4 Elevator cars in one little pod?*

[@SerenaHParker]

What can we say he is just that good at reverse parrallel parking

[@womble1981]

If anyone intelligent did a parody of Thunderbirds, this is the kind of thing they’d focus on instead of picking on the excellent puppetry.

[@kchishol1970]

John Tracy is an astronomy enthusiast and does observations from Thunderbird 5 when he is not attending to emergency calls.

[@jetshot2218]

Just thought of another question. When does the series take place? All of the dates on calendars and newspapers are completely different (1964,2017,2026,2065 etc.)

[@brianartillery]

Jetshot 22 - TV21 comic was always set 100 years ahead, so 2065 became the default setting. TV21 was interesting, because all of Gerry Anderson's shows existed in a shared universe, leading to arcing storylines featuring Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Zero-X (from the 1966 'Thunderbirds Are Go! movie) and Captain Scarlet. The Sidewinder, from the Thunderbirds epidode 'Pit Of Peril' actually appeared in a TV21 comic strip before Thunderbirds was aired on TV. Lady Penelope and Parker had their own comic strip before Thunderbirds did, acting as a lead in to the new show. Supercar, being set in the late 20th century, was left out, as was Joe 90, who had his own comic. But 2065 is the default date.

[@matt0044]

I figured Kyrano wasn't aware that it was his brother manipulating him and couldn't fully explain his hypnotic episodes himself. I feel that this would've been answered if the series had gotten a proper Season 2. I do like the idea of a delivery boy riding a bike all the way into the Jungle and tossing it at the temple. Reminds me of that running gag in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Though it's likely because The Hood has some sort of transportation like the one he uses to get around and cause havoc.

[@dutch_asocialite]

I believe there's a bigger question to be asked than "why does John bother to do his hair every morning?" and that is, "Why is John voiced by Jun Fukushima, the VA of Kazuma from Konosuba, in the Thunderbirds Are Go movie!?"

[@Matkin222]

The Joan Marie Verba books explain bits like Scott's vacation; he was stressed from overwork and got a bit obsessed with apples... that was the trigger for Jeff ordering them all to become cross-trained on the Thunderbirds in case one brother was out of commission. They also reveal that the Tracy's eventually thwarted the Hood's hypnosis ^_^

[@anthonycsimmons7215]

This was a children’s program from the mid 1960’s not something that overpaid underworked nuclear scientists need to be worried about.

[@class87fan54]

Another one I noticed in "The Duchess Assignment", how did Chandler & Brophy find out about the Duchess' arrangement with Dandridge? They overhear the Duchess talking about the painting at the casino, but the meeting between her and Dandridge took place at the Creighton-Ward mansion, where there's no way the crooks could have eavesdropped. Also, regarding the Duchess keeping the painting in her umbrella, was she actually planning to fob Dandridge off by giving him the copy had she not been kidnapped?

[@jimsmith8360]

I have a theory that the parola sands commentator puppet Billy Biloxi from MAYD who appears 4 times in TDA and the Doolan puppet from BOD who appears 3 times in TDA were also in on the kidnapping and theft of the painting.

[@lloyd9710]

How did thunderbird 2 pick up pod 4 after dropping it?

[@darthdmc]

How does TB4 get back aboard Pod 4 after a mission? The CGI series provided an answer, but not the original show.

[@AbelMcTalisker]

By somehow accurately landing on top of the thing! This was actually shown in one episode as was TB4 seen reversing backwards up the ramp (they ran the launch sequence in reverse!).

[@darthdmc]

Which episode? I've got all 32 of the original series, and not one shows TB4 returning to the pod.

[@tedhobgood]

I always wondered that as well!

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

+darthdmc It's a while since I watched them, but I recall seeing TB4 go up the ramp backwards. Is it in one of the movies?

[@rootlessmisanthrope2611]

Why is an organization dedicated to saving human lives at all costs go around armed to the teeth and prepared to kill people just for taking pictures of them?

[@trevormillar2755]

Here's a question; Surely , if Sunprobe was trapped in a decaying orbit around the Sun, firing the retros would cause it to fall into the Sun, they should have fired the main engines when the ship was at apohelion (the highest point of orbit).

[@briane5706]

Why does Thunderbird 2 taxi out on to a raised runway to take off from Tracy Island, but uses vertical take landing and take-off at rescue locations?

[@TegusChromis]

It's at its maximum fuel load on the first take-off

[@briane5706]

Chris Bell Thank you. That makes sense.

[@trevormillar1576]

To avoid scorch marks on the concrete.

[@joeblack8915]

Here's an observation. This was aimed at kids (even though many grown ups enjoy it) and I doubt very much they thought about or posed such questions. I watched its original broadcast and I certainly didn't!

[@CaydeSmax]

Scots mobile command is sometimes carried by those he meets on rescues or it simply has it's own transport rig.

[@brianartillery]

Milo spesh - Yup. It's mentioned, at least once, that he has help from police at a danger zone.

[@willemaurik6856]

Well the reason why the bankers were there in the middle of the night was because they wanted to test the security of the bank... thats why they used a stopwatch to time the time they took.

[@TheMJKnight]

Regarding Gordon's portrait never being used for calls - that is a very good point

[@michaelhealey9538]

Why can Lady Penelope drive like a pro when being chased by the crooks, but drive like she's blind when driving Parker & the other guy to London? 😂

[@TralfazConstruction]

Adrenaline!

[@AndrewChapman]

Or maybe she didn't have a driver's licence in "Vault of Death", but then took up driving lessons and got a licence sometime before "Brink of Disaster". Cuz she also drives like a pro in "Lord Parker's 'Oliday" too.