Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s television show devised by
Gerry and
Sylvia Anderson and made by
AP Films using a form of
puppetry dubbed "
Supermarionation". The series followed the adventures of International Rescue, an organisation created to help those in grave danger using technically advanced equipment and machinery. The series focused on the head of the organisation, ex-astronaut
Jeff Tracy, and his five sons who piloted the "Thunderbird" machines. A popular show, the series is still shown today and has inspired a number of subsequent television programmes and films.
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