Thunderbirds merchandise#Games

{{Short description|Products based on the Thunderbirds television series}}

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This article discusses tie-ins for Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films (later Century 21 Productions).

Since its first broadcast in 1965, Thunderbirds has generated more than 3,000 tie-in products. These include episode novelisations, children's toys and video games. By 1966, Century 21 had granted merchandise licences to over 120 companies and turnover from these licensees was roughly £6 million (or £{{Inflation|UK|6|1966}} million in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Cite book |title = Thunderbirds: The Vault |last1 = Hearn |first1 = Marcus |year = 2015 |publisher = Virgin Books |location = London, UK |isbn = 978-0-753-55635-1 |pages = 224–225 }} In 1995, sales in Japan totalled approximately £60 million a year (or £{{Inflation|UK|60|1995}} million in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Cite news |url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/thunderbirds-are-going-going-gone-1597359.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160322222056/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/thunderbirds-are-going-going-gone-1597359.html |archive-date = 22 March 2016 |url-status = live |title = Thunderbirds Are Going, Going, Gone |date = 21 August 1995 |first1 = Marianne |last1 = MacDonald |newspaper = The Independent |publisher = Independent Print |access-date = 1 March 2020 }}

For a discussion of screen and audio adaptations of Thunderbirds, as well as imitations and references in various media, see Works based on Thunderbirds.

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Audio plays

{{Further information|Works based on Thunderbirds#Audio plays|List of Thunderbirds episodes#Audio episodes}}

From 1965 to 1967, Century 21 Records released 19 Thunderbirds audio plays on 7-inch, 33 RPM, vinyl EP records (promoted as "mini-albums").Bentley 2008, p. 100.Bentley 2008, p. 349.

Books

Between 1966 and 1967, eight original Thunderbirds novels were written by John William Jennison (four under the pseudonym "John Theydon") and Kevin McGarry. Three of the novels focus on the character of Lady Penelope. In 1992, Corgi Books published four children's novelisations by Dave Morris.

In 2008, Minnesota-based FTL Publications, in association with Diamond Comic Distributors, launched a new series of original novels by Joan Marie Verba.{{Cite web |title = NTBS News Flash: Never Give Up ... International Rescue's Motto Pays Off for Thunderbirds Author Joan Marie Verba |url = http://www.tracyislandchronicles.com/newsletter/newsflashlinks/NTBSNEWSFLASH11_12-12.pdf |date = November–December 2012 |work = tracyislandchronicles.com |publisher = NTBS News Flash |pages = 17–18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017053206/http://www.tracyislandchronicles.com/newsletter/newsflashlinks/NTBSNEWSFLASH11_12-12.pdf |archive-date = 17 October 2013 |url-status = live }} Verba had attempted to obtain the licence as early as 2004, while Carlton Television was in the process of merging with ITV Granada. After waiting several months, she contacted Granada, and after three years of discussions FTL Publications was finally granted the licence in 2007. It was the first licence for Thunderbirds titles to be given to an American publisher, and the books constitute the first new, official series of Thunderbirds novels to be written since the 1960s.{{Cite news |url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/18510-licensing-hotline-april-3-2008.html |title = Licensing Hotline: April 2008 |newspaper = Publishers Weekly |author = Raugust, Karen |date = 3 April 2008 |publisher = PWxyz |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211205102/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/18510-licensing-hotline-april-3-2008.html |archive-date = 11 December 2013 |url-status = live }} Countdown to Action, published in June 2008, reveals the founding of International Rescue, exploring the establishment of the organisation and the construction of its machines. The other books highlight the individual Tracy brothers, as well as Brains.

=List of novels and novelisations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:93%"
Year publishedTitleAuthorPublisherISBNstyle="width:40%" | Plot / Notes
1966

| Thunderbirds

| "John Theydon"
(John W. Jennison)

| Armada Books

| Unknown

|

  • When a mysterious meteorite lands in the Gobi Desert, Scott Tracy and the Hood are overpowered by an extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • Reprinted as Thunderbirds 1: Thunderbirds in 1989 (Titan Books, {{ISBN|978-1-85286-160-5}}).Bentley 2005, p. 109.
  • Reprinted as Thunderbirds: Terror from the Stars in 2021.
1966

| Calling Thunderbirds

| "John Theydon"

| Armada Books

| Unknown

|

  • Lady Penelope and her cousin are kidnapped by a Peruvian explorer and the Hood, who are both seeking to recover ancient Inca treasure.
  • Reprinted as Thunderbirds 2: Calling Thunderbirds in 1990 (Titan Books, {{ISBN|978-1-85286-161-2}}).Bentley 2005, p. 110.
1966

| Thunderbirds: Operation Asteroids

| John W. Jennison

| World Distributors

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | A rescue mission to the Moon is hi-jacked by the Hood; he returns to Earth in Thunderbird 3, holding Lady Penelope, Brains and Tin-Tin hostage and plotting to attack major cities from orbit with nuclear devices.Bentley 2005, p. 111.

1966

| Thunderbirds: Lost World

| John W. Jennison

| World Distributors

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | On New Guinea, Scott, Virgil, Gordon and Tin-Tin are abducted by descendants of a lost but scientifically advanced tribe allied with the Hood, who intends to wreak havoc with the natives' anti-gravity technology.Bentley 2005, p. 112.

1966

| Lady Penelope: Cool for Danger

| Kevin McGarry

| World Distributors

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | Lady Penelope and Parker are embroiled in the initial stages of a coup in the European state of Revonia, in part triggered by Penelope's arch-enemy Mr Steelman's desire for world domination.Bentley 2005, p. 113.

1966

| Lady Penelope: A Gallery of Thieves

| Kevin McGarry

| World Distributors

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | Mr Steelman's latest scheme is to hold the galleries of the world to ransom by stealing unique works of art and replacing them with counterfeits.

1966

| Thunderbirds: Ring of Fire

| "John Theydon"

| Armada Books

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | Following a rescue at a disintegrating nuclear power station, Thunderbird 1 is caught in a volcanic eruption; the nuclear explosion has furthermore opened a fissure in the Earth's crust, threatening widespread destruction.Bentley 2005, p. 114.

1966

| Thunderbirds Are Go

| Angus P. Allan

| Armada Books

| Unknown

| Novelisation of the film Thunderbirds Are GoBentley 2005, p. 97.

1967

| Lady Penelope: The Albanian Affair

| "John Theydon"

| Armada Books
Century 21 Publishing

| Unknown

| style="text-align:left" | Lady Penelope's mission to pursue a reporter who has photographed the Thunderbirds machines is complicated by the involvement of a criminal organisation intent on selling the images to a rogue Balkan state.Bentley 2005, p. 115.

1992

| Sun Probe

| Dave Morris

| Young Corgi

| {{ISBN|978-0-552-52765-1}}

| Novelisation of the TV episode "Sun Probe"

1992

| The Uninvited

| Dave Morris

| Young Corgi

| {{ISBN|978-0-552-52763-7}}

| Novelisation of the TV episode "The Uninvited"

1992

| Brink of Disaster

| Dave Morris

| Young Corgi

| {{ISBN|978-0-552-52764-4}}

| Novelisation of the TV episode "Brink of Disaster"

1992

| Atlantic Inferno

| Dave Morris

| Young Corgi

| {{ISBN|978-0-552-52766-8}}

| Novelisation of the TV episode "Atlantic Inferno"

2008

| Countdown To Action!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-0-9653575-7-9}}

| The origins of International Rescue. Central character: Jeff Tracy.

2008

| Action Alert!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-0-9653575-8-6}}

| Central character: Scott Tracy

2009

| Deadly Danger!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-0-9653575-9-3}}

| Central character: Virgil Tracy

2010

| Situation: Critical!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-0-9825232-2-3}}

| Central character: John Tracy

2011

| Extreme Hazard!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-1-936881-01-7}}

| Central character: Gordon Tracy

2012

| Danger Zone!

| Joan Marie Verba

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-1-936881-08-6}}

| Central character: Alan Tracy

2012

| Arctic Adventure

| Anthony Taylor

| FTL Publications

| {{ISBN|978-0-9825232-5-4}}

| Central character: Brains

Comics

{{Main|TV Century 21|Lady Penelope (comic)}}

A comic strip featuring the characters of Lady Penelope and Parker, set prior to their joining International Rescue, debuted in the first weekly issues of AP Films Publishing's children's title TV Century 21 in early 1965, several months prior to the first broadcast of "Trapped in the Sky".Bentley 2005, p. 104. A full-length "Thunderbirds" strip debuted in the comic's 51st issue, published in January 1966.Archer and Hearn, p. 135. Originally written by editor and Thunderbirds TV scriptwriter Alan Fennell, this mostly replaced the "Lady Penelope" strip, which moved to a sister comic of the same name. The "Thunderbirds" strip, illustrated by Frank Bellamy, was the centrepiece of TV Century 21 (re-branded TV 21 in January 1968) for 186 issues and 30 serials, until October 1969. At their peak, combined weekly sales of TV Century 21 and Lady Penelope in the 1960s numbered 1.3 million. In 1966, Thunderbirds featured as a strip in the Daily Mail.Archer, [https://archive.org/details/gerryandersonsfa00arch/page/21 p. 21].

A Thunderbirds Annual was published by Century 21 Publishing from 1966 to 1968, and a Lady Penelope version until 1969.Bentley 2005, p. 108. Thunderbirds also appeared in the parent TV Century 21/TV 21 annual until 1969; the same year, a joint Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds annual was released. Starting in October 1991, the Bellamy-illustrated strips, as well as some that had first appeared in Lady Penelope, were reprinted in Fleetway Publications' fortnightly Thunderbirds: The Comic.Archer and Hearn, p. 260. Again edited by Fennell, this new title had a 30-month publication run and achieved peak sales of 100,000 copies. Reprints had previously appeared in Polystyle Publications' Countdown and Thunderbirds Holiday Special series in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1992, Ravette Books reprinted 13 strips in a graphic album series.

Games

In 1985, the first Thunderbirds video game was released for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The player pilots Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 2 to explore an Egyptian-style labyrinth.{{Cite web |url = http://www.arowe1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tb80.html |title = Thunderbirds Computer Games |author = Rowe, A. |year = 1999 |access-date = 4 May 2015 |work = arowe1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher = Virgin Media |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080820112152/http://www.arowe1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tb80.html |archive-date = 20 August 2008 |url-status = live }} In 1989, Grandslam Entertainment released a game for the Commodore 64 and Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds |title = Thunderbirds for Game Boy Advance (2004) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |access-date = 22 December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216132918/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds |archive-date = 16 December 2012 |url-status = live }} A NES version was released by Activision the following year.{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds__ |title = Thunderbirds for NES (1990) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |access-date = 1 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406194358/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds__ |archive-date = 6 April 2012 |url-status = live }} In 1993, a game for Super Famicom, subtitled Kokusou Kyuujotai Shutsudou Seyo!, was released in Japan. SCi Games published a Game Boy Color title in 2000.{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds___ |title = Thunderbirds for Game Boy Color (2000) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |access-date = 1 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120725025705/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds___ |archive-date = 25 July 2012 |url-status = live }} The following year, it released a collection of Microsoft Windows themes and screensavers titled "F.A.B Action Pack", as well as Thunderbirds: International Rescue for the Game Boy Advance.{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds-fab-action-pack |title = Thunderbirds: F.A.B. Action Pack for Windows (2001) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |access-date = 1 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701001059/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds-fab-action-pack |archive-date = 1 July 2010 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds-international-rescue |title = Thunderbirds: International Rescue for Game Boy Advance (2001) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |date = 22 November 2006 |access-date = 1 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120725105018/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds-international-rescue |archive-date = 25 July 2012 |url-status = live }} In 2004, a second Game Boy Advance title was released by Vivendi Universal Games.{{Cite web |url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds |title = Thunderbirds for Game Boy Advance (2004) |work = MobyGames |publisher = GameFly |access-date = 1 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216132918/http://www.mobygames.com/game/thunderbirds |archive-date = 16 December 2012 |url-status = live }} A new Thunderbirds video game was released in Europe for the PlayStation 2 in July 2007; the North American release was cancelled.{{cite web |url = http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thunderbirds/index.html |title = Thunderbirds for PS2 |website = GameSpot |access-date = 17 August 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090913061434/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thunderbirds/index.html? |archive-date = 13 September 2009 |url-status = dead }}{{cite web |url = http://uk.ign.com/games/thunderbirds/ps2-15363 |title = Thunderbirds – PlayStation 2 |website = IGN |access-date = 22 December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131222024434/http://www.ign.com/games/thunderbirds/ps2-15363 |archive-date = 22 December 2013 |url-status = live }}

In 2015, a co-operative Thunderbirds board game, designed by Matt Leacock, was released to coincide with the series' 50th anniversary. The game was published by Modiphius Entertainment and three expansion sets were released in 2016.{{Cite web |url = https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160610/thunderbirds |title = Thunderbirds Board Game |year = 2015 |website = boardgamegeek.com |access-date = 22 September 2018 |archive-date = 1 November 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201101045308/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160610/thunderbirds |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160610/thunderbirds/expansions |title = Thunderbirds Board Game: Expansions |year = 2016 |website = boardgamegeek.com |access-date = 22 September 2018 |archive-date = 23 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180923010020/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160610/thunderbirds/expansions |url-status = live }}

Home video

The 1980s and 1990s saw a number of Thunderbirds VHS releases by PolyGram and its subsidiary, Channel 5 Video Distribution. These proved to be a significant commercial success for Channel 5.Bentley 2005, p. 117. Due to rights concerns, not all episodes were released unedited; some were issued in the "Super Space Theater" format, for which pairs of thematically similar episodes had been combined to create double-length compilation films for US broadcast syndication. The compilations were: Thunderbirds to the Rescue (combining "Trapped in the Sky" and "Operation Crash-Dive"), Thunderbirds in Outer Space ("Sun Probe" and "Ricochet") and Countdown to Disaster ("Terror in New York City" and "Atlantic Inferno"). The videos opened with a brief introduction by Parker, informing the viewer of other Gerry Anderson video releases. Volume 12 contained a selection of Lyons Maid advertisements featuring characters from the Anderson productions, and Volume 14 a "Making of Thunderbirds" featurette.

Upon its acquisition of the brand in 1999, Carlton International Media commenced work on remastering Thunderbirds for the first Region 2 DVD releases.Bentley 2008, p. 117. Dolby 5.1 surround sound was added, and the existing picture and mono sound cleaned up with the aid of digital restoration and noise reduction technology. In addition, the original soundtrack was enhanced with the insertion of new sound effects and background foley (mainly explosions, aircraft and other mechanical noise, and vocal echo).

Region 1 DVDs were released by North American distributor A&E Home Video in 2001, with a "Complete Series" box set following in 2002; it was re-released in slimmer packaging in 2008. The same year, Thunderbirds was released, both in instalments and as a box set, on Blu-ray Disc in the UK.{{Cite web |url = http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/68937/thunderbirds-uk-bd-in-september.html |title = Thunderbirds (UK BD) in September |author = Foster, Dave |date = 17 September 2008 |work = film.thedigitalfix.com |publisher = Poisonous Monkey |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211232123/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/68937/thunderbirds-uk-bd-in-september.html |archive-date = 11 December 2013 |url-status = live }} The region-free version distributed in Region B presents episodes in a vertically panned and scanned, 16:9 aspect ratio; a Japanese set, released by Geneon Universal in 2013, restores the original 4:3 picture. In 2015, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory (through their deal with ITV) released the complete series on DVD and Blu-ray in the US with the episodes in their original full-screen ratio).{{Cite web |url = https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-action-adventure/thunderbirds-the-complete-series |title = Thunderbirds: The Complete Series |website = shoutfactory.com |publisher = Shout! Factory |year = 2015 |access-date = 30 July 2015 |archive-date = 8 July 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150708164548/https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-action-adventure/thunderbirds-the-complete-series |url-status = live }}

=UK releases=

The following is not an exhaustive list.

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TitleContents / NotesFormatRegionReleased
Countdown to DisasterCompilation of "Terror in New York City" and "Atlantic Inferno"VHS{{N/A}}1982 Precision Video{{cite web |url = http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06305 |title = Countdown to Disaster (1966) on Precision |access-date = 7 June 2022 |archive-date = 7 June 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220607205509/http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06305 |url-status = live }} 1986 Channel 5/Polygram
Thunderbirds in Outer SpaceCompilation of "Sun Probe" and "Ricochet"VHS{{N/A}}1983 Precision Video{{cite web |url = http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06484 |title = Thunderbirds in Outer Space (1966) on Precision |access-date = 7 June 2022 |archive-date = 7 June 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220607205847/http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06484 |url-status = live }} 1986 Channel 5/Polygram
Thunderbirds to the RescueCompilation of "Trapped in the Sky" and "Operation Crash-Dive"VHS{{N/A}}1981 Precision Video{{cite web |url = http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06485 |title = Thunderbirds to the Rescue (1966) on Precision |access-date = 7 June 2022 |archive-date = 21 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421022518/http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK06485 |url-status = live }} 1986 Channel 5/Polygram
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 1VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2 (DVD)
B (Blu-ray)
2000 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 2VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2
B
2000 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 3VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2
B
2000 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 4VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2
B
1986 / 2000 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 5VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2
B
1987 / 2001 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 6VHS / DVD / Blu-ray2
B
1987 / 2001 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 7VHS / DVD21987 / 2001 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 8VHS / DVD21987 / 2001 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 (DVD)
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}The Complete SeriesVHS / DVD / Blu-ray2 (DVD)
Free (Blu-ray)
2000 (VHS)
2000 / 2004 / 2005 / 2015 (DVD)
2008 / 2015 (Blu-ray)
The Brains Behind ThunderbirdsBehind-the-scenes featureVHS{{N/A}}2000
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 9VHS{{N/A}}1988 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 10VHS{{N/A}}1988 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 11VHS{{N/A}}1989 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 12VHS{{N/A}}1989 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 13VHS{{N/A}}1989 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 14VHS{{N/A}}1990 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 15VHS{{N/A}}1990 / 2001
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 16VHS{{N/A}}1991 / 2001
Thunderbirds: 40th AnniversaryEpisodes 1 to 3UMDUnknown2006
HD21 / This is Supermarionation"Trapped in the Sky", "Terror in New York City" and "Atlantic Inferno"Blu-rayB2014

=US releases=

The following is not an exhaustive list.

class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:93%"
TitleFormatRegionReleasedDistributor
Countdown to DisasterVHS{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Family Home Entertainment
Thunderbirds in Outer SpaceVHS{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Family Home Entertainment
Thunderbirds to the RescueVHS{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Family Home Entertainment
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 1VHS / DVD1 (DVD)2001A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Volume 2VHS / DVD12001A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Set 3VHS / DVD12001A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Set 4VHS / DVD12001A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Set 5DVD12002A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}Set 6DVD12002A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}MegasetDVD12002A&E Home Video
The Best of ThunderbirdsDVD12004A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}40th Anniversary Collector's Edition MegasetDVD12008A&E Home Video
Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}The Complete SeriesDVD / Blu-ray1 (DVD)
A (Blu-ray)
2015Timeless Media Group
Shout! Factory

Music

The first Thunderbirds-exclusive music record was the mini-album Great Themes from Thunderbirds, published by Century 21 Records in 1967. Two soundtrack albums were released by Silva Screen Records, to favourable reviews by AllMusic and Uncut magazine, in 2003 and 2004. A 40th-anniversary release{{Spaced ndash}}the double album The Best of Thunderbirds{{Spaced ndash}}was released in 2005.{{cite web |url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-thunderbirds-original-television-soundtrack-mw0000702263 |title = The Best of Thunderbirds AllMusic Entry |publisher = AllMusic |access-date = 10 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122014621/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-thunderbirds-original-television-soundtrack-mw0000702263 |archive-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcd3tracks.html |title = The Best of Thunderbirds Fanderson Sales Entry |year = 2005 |publisher = Fanderson |access-date = 10 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090429233915/http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcd3tracks.html |archive-date = 29 April 2009 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.silvascreenusa.com/?p=268 |title = The Best of Thunderbirds Silva Screen Records Entry |publisher = Silva Screen Records |access-date = 10 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130910020917/http://www.silvascreenusa.com/?p=268 |archive-date = 10 September 2013 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-The-Best-Of-Thunderbirds/release/4375423 |title = The Best of Thunderbirds Discogs Entry |publisher = Discogs |access-date = 10 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122014914/http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-The-Best-Of-Thunderbirds/release/4375423 |archive-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = live }} In 2015, Fanderson released a four-disc limited-edition set exclusively for its members in celebration of the 50th anniversary; it contains music either written for, or used in, all but one episode ("Cry Wolf", which contains no original or exclusive music).{{Cite web |url = http://fanderson.org.uk/gerryandersonnews/2015/02/thunderbirds-50th-anniversary-soundtrack-cd-on-sale/ |title = Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary Soundtrack CD Now on Sale! |date = 14 February 2015 |work = fanderson.org.uk |publisher = Fanderson |access-date = 3 May 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150428132320/http://fanderson.org.uk/gerryandersonnews/2015/02/thunderbirds-50th-anniversary-soundtrack-cd-on-sale/ |archive-date = 28 April 2015 |url-status = live }}

Beyond the TV series, composer Barry Gray's contributions to Thunderbirds included four original songs recorded exclusively for audio release: "Lady Penelope", "Parker", "Parker Well Done" and "The Abominable Snowman", all sung in character by Sylvia Anderson and David Graham.{{Cite web |url = http://www.lampmusic.co.uk/downloads/barry_gray_biog.pdf |title = Barry Gray Biography |author = Titterton, Ralph; Ford, Cathy; Bentley, Chris; Gray, Barry |work = lampmusic.co.uk |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111003181230/http://www.lampmusic.co.uk/downloads/barry_gray_biog.pdf |archive-date = 3 October 2011 |access-date = 16 November 2013 |url-status = dead }}

=Soundtrack releases=

==''Great Themes from Thunderbirds'' (1967)==

{{Infobox album

| name = Great Themes from Thunderbirds

| type = ep

| released = January 1967

| recorded = 1 September 1966
Pye Studios, LondonBentley 2008, p. 350.

| label = Century 21 Records

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side 1

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = That Dangerous Game

| extra1 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length1 = Unknown

| title2 = Joie de Vivre

| extra2 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length2 = Unknown

| title3 = Let's Play Ad-Lib

| extra3 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length3 = Unknown

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side 2

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = The Man from MI.5

| extra1 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length1 = Unknown

| title2 = San Martino

| extra2 = From "Path of Destruction"

| length2 = Unknown

| title3 = Jeremiah

| extra3 = From "The Impostors"

| length3 = Unknown

| total_length = Unknown

}}

{{Clear}}

==''Thunderbirds (Original Television Soundtrack)'' (2003–2004)==

===''Volume 1''===

{{Infobox album

| name = Thunderbirds
(Original Television Soundtrack)
Volume 1{{Cite web |url = http://silvascreenmusic.greedbag.com/buy/thunderbirds-4/ |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 1 Silva Screen Records Entry |publisher = Silva Screen Records |access-date = 5 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130521030149/http://silvascreenmusic.greedbag.com/buy/thunderbirds-4/ |archive-date = 21 May 2013 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcdtracks.html |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 1 Fanderson Sales Entry |year = 2005 |publisher = Fanderson |access-date = 9 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080225021436/http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcdtracks.html |archive-date = 25 February 2008 |url-status = live }}

| type = soundtrack

| released = 24 February 2003 (UK){{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6hw6 |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 1 BBC Review |last = Reavley |first = Morag |year = 2003 |publisher = BBC Online |access-date = 5 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110212184659/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6hw6 |archive-date = 12 February 2011 |url-status = live }}
25 March 2003 (US){{cite web |url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/thunderbirds-original-tv-soundtrack-mw0000593528 |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 1 AllMusic Entry |last = Phares |first = Heather |publisher = AllMusic |access-date = 5 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122015125/http://www.allmusic.com/album/thunderbirds-original-tv-soundtrack-mw0000593528 |archive-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = live }}

| recorded = 8 December 1964{{Spaced ndash}}
10 February 1967{{Cite web |url = http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-Thunderbirds/release/466482 |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 1 Discogs Entry |publisher = Discogs |access-date = 5 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110818173449/http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-Thunderbirds/release/466482 |archive-date = 18 August 2011 |url-status = live }}

| label = Silva Screen Records

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic website

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Uncut magazine

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Main Titles

| extra1 = Stock track

| length1 = 1:36

| title2 = Sun Probe

| length2 = 2:05

| extra2 = From "Sun Probe"

| title3 = Tracy Island and International Rescue

| extra3 = Stock track

| length3 = 1:10

| title4 = Monorail to Disaster

| extra4 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length4 = 2:10

| title5 = Thunderbirds Are Go!

| extra5 = Stock track

| length5 = 4:28

| title6 = Dangerous Game{{Spaced ndash}}Latin Rhythm Instrumental

| extra6 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length6 = 2:08

| title7 = Suite from 'Vault of Death'

| length7 = 8:47

| extra7 = From "Vault of Death"

| title8 = The Man from MI.5

| length8 = 4:28

| extra8 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| title9 = Suite from 'Desperate Intruder'

| length9 = 7:27

| extra9 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| title10 = Commercial Break

| extra10 = With material from Thunderbirds Lyons Maid adverts

| length10 = 2:46

| title11 = Dangerous Game

| note11 = Lyrical

| extra11 = From "The Cham-Cham". Sung by Sylvia Anderson as Lady Penelope.

| length11 = 1:51

| title12 = Let's Play Ad-Lib

| extra12 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length12 = 2:20

| title13 = Lady Penelope on the Move/Suite from 'Pit of Peril'

| extra13 = From Thunderbirds Are Go (first part)

| length13 = 1:37

| title14 = The Fate of the Sidewinder

| extra14 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length14 = 2:01

| title15 = Pit of Peril

| length15 = 2:49

| extra15 = From "Pit of Peril"

| title16 = Rescue!

| extra16 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length16 = 2:04

| title17 = Jeremiah and Lady Penelope

| extra17 = From "The Impostors"

| length17 = 2:06

| title18 = Deadly Plot{{Spaced ndash}}The Hood and the Fireflash

| extra18 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length18 = 4:09

| title19 = Fireflash Landing

| extra19 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length19 = 1:15

| title20 = FAB 1 Pursuit

| extra20 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length20 = 1:00

| title21 = The Tracy Lounge Piano

| extra21 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length21 = 2:00

| title22 = End Titles

| extra22 = Stock track

| length22 = 1:09

| total_length = 1:01:25

}}

{{Clear}}

===''Volume 2''===

{{Infobox album

| name = Thunderbirds
(Original Television Soundtrack)
Volume 2{{Cite web |url = http://silvascreenmusic.greedbag.com/buy/thunderbirds-2/ |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 2 Silva Screen Records Entry |publisher = Silva Screen Records |access-date = 9 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130831061156/http://silvascreenmusic.greedbag.com/buy/thunderbirds-2/ |archive-date = 31 August 2013 |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcd2tracks.html |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 2 Fanderson Sales Entry |year = 2005 |publisher = Fanderson |access-date = 9 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090429233853/http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fansales/tbcd2tracks.html |archive-date = 29 April 2009 |url-status = live }}

| type = soundtrack

| released = 10 August 2004 (US){{cite web |url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/thunderbirds-2-original-television-series-soundtrack-mw0000655940 |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 2 AllMusic Entry |last = Eder |first = Bruce |publisher = AllMusic |access-date = 9 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131122013834/http://www.allmusic.com/album/thunderbirds-2-original-television-series-soundtrack-mw0000655940 |archive-date = 22 November 2013 |url-status = live }}

| recorded = 8 December 1964{{Spaced ndash}}
6 November 1965{{Cite web |url = http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-Thunderbirds-2/release/466486 |title = Thunderbirds: Volume 2 Discogs Entry |publisher = Discogs |access-date = 9 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131024083944/http://www.discogs.com/Barry-Gray-Thunderbirds-2/release/466486 |archive-date = 24 October 2013 |url-status = live }}

| label = Silva Screen Records

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic website

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Starburst magazine

| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}

| rev3 = Uncut magazine

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Main Titles

| extra1 = Stock track

| length1 = 1:25

| title2 = Danger at Ocean Deep

| extra2 = Suite from "Danger at Ocean Deep"

| length2 = 2:17

| title3 = Spoke City Jazz

| extra3 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length3 = 1:39

| title4 = Easy Listening Radio Music

| extra4 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length4 = 1:17

| title5 = Drama on the South East Asia Pass

| extra5 = From "End of the Road"

| length5 = 5:22

| title6 = Taking a Desperate Chance

| extra6 = From "End of the Road"

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Thunderbirds To The Rescue

| extra7 = From "End of the Road"

| length7 = 2:40

| title8 = Penelope in France

| extra8 = From "The Perils of Penelope", "The Duchess Assignment" and "Alias Mr. Hackenbacker"

| length8 = 4:02

| title9 = Elegance, Charm and Deadly Danger

| extra9 = From "The Perils of Penelope" and "Alias Mr. Hackenbacker"

| length9 = 2:52

| title10 = Dangerous Game

| note10 = Lyrical

| extra10 = From "The Cham-Cham". Sung by Jack Clegg.

| length10 = 1:39

| title11 = Century 21 March

| extra11 = Stock track

| length11 = 2:01

| title12 = Space Observatory 3 Space FX

| extra12 = From "The Impostors"

| length12 = 2:02

| title13 = San Martino

| extra13 = From "Path of Destruction"

| length13 = 2:47

| title14 = The Noon Day Sun

| extra14 = From "Move{{snd}}and You're Dead"

| length14 = 1:15

| title15 = New York City Lights

| extra15 = From "The Duchess Assignment"

| length15 = 0:56

| title16 = The Duchess

| extra16 = From "The Duchess Assignment"

| length16 = 0:35

| title17 = World Exclusive Foiled!

| extra17 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length17 = 1:38

| title18 = Moving the Empire State Building

| extra18 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length18 = 3:31

| title19 = The Rescue of Ned Cook

| extra19 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length19 = 2:33

| title20 = Dangerous Game

| note20 = Piano

| extra20 = From "The Cham-Cham". Performed by Barry Gray.

| length20 = 2:08

| title21 = Lady Penelope and the Mouse

| extra21 = From "The Mighty Atom"

| length21 = 1:11

| title22 = Journey of the Martian Space Probe

| extra22 = From "Day of Disaster"

| length22 = 1:32

| title23 = Coralville Surprise/The Bank Job

| extra23 = From "Give or Take a Million"

| length23 = 3:41

| title24 = Christmas on Tracy Island

| extra24 = From "Give or Take a Million"

| length24 = 4:01

| title25 = Sleepy Time

| extra25 = From "Security Hazard"

| length25 = 0:46

| title26 = End Titles

| extra26 = Stock track

| length26 = 1:07

| title27 = Flying High

| note27 = Bonus track

| extra27 = Unused end theme sung by Gary Miller

| length27 = 1:25

| total_length = 1:00:05

}}

{{Clear}}

==''The Best of Thunderbirds'' (2005)==

{{Infobox album

| name = The Best of Thunderbirds

| type = soundtrack

| released = 14 November 2005{{Cite web |url = http://www.sci-fi-online.com/reviews/soundtrack/05-11-14_BestThunderbirds.htm |title = The Best of Thunderbirds: Original Television Soundtrack |first1 = Anthony |last1 = Clark |website = sci-fi-online.com |year = 2005 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013090041/http://www.sci-fi-online.com/reviews/soundtrack/05-11-14_BestThunderbirds.htm |archive-date = 13 October 2008 |url-status = live }}

| label = Silva Screen Records

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Main Titles

| extra1 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length1 = 1:31

| title2 = Deadly Plot{{Spaced ndash}}The Hood and the Fireflash

| extra2 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Thunderbirds Are Go!

| extra3 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length3 = 4:26

| title4 = Fireflash Landing

| extra4 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length4 = 1:14

| title5 = FAB 1 Pursuit

| extra5 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length5 = 0:59

| title6 = The Tracy Lounge Piano

| extra6 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length6 = 1:58

| title7 = World Exclusive Foiled!

| extra7 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length7 = 1:38

| title8 = Moving the Empire State Building

| extra8 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length8 = 3:32

| title9 = The Rescue of Ned Cook

| extra9 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length9 = 2:33

| title10 = Spoke City Jazz

| extra10 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length10 = 1:39

| title11 = Easy Listening Radio Music

| extra11 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length11 = 1:17

| title12 = Suite from 'Desperate Intruder'

| extra12 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| length12 = 7:29

| title13 = Jeremiah's Theme

| note13 = Alternative

| extra13 = From "The Impostors"

| length13 = 2:02

| title14 = Martian Space Probe

| extra14 = From "Day of Disaster"

| length14 = 1:32

| title15 = Stand By For Lift Off

| extra15 = From "Sun Probe"

| length15 = 1:59

| title16 = Penelope in France

| extra16 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length16 = 4:04

| title17 = San Martino

| note17 = Stereo

| extra17 = From "Path of Destruction"

| length17 = 2:48

| title18 = Drama on the South East Asia Pass

| extra18 = From "End of the Road"

| length18 = 5:22

| title19 = Taking A Desperate Chance

| extra19 = From "End of the Road"

| length19 = 3:25

| title20 = Thunderbirds to the Rescue

| extra20 = From "End of the Road"

| length20 = 2:39

| title21 = Jazz Atlantica

| extra21 = From "Atlantic Inferno"

| length21 = 1:01

| title22 = Suite from 'Vault of Death'

| note22 = Edited

| extra22 = From "Vault of Death"

| length22 = 5:28

| title23 = The Red Arrow

| extra23 = From "Edge of Impact"

| length23 = 3:18

| title24 = The Voyage of Ocean Pioneer 1

| extra24 = From "Danger at Ocean Deep"

| length24 = 2:17

| title25 = Espionage on the French Riviera

| note25 = Edited

| extra25 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length25 = 2:49

| title26 = The Fate of the Sidewinder

| extra26 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length26 = 2:00

| title27 = Pit of Peril

| extra27 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length27 = 2:49

| title28 = Rescue!

| extra28 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length28 = 1:58

| title29 = End Titles

| note29 = Revised

| extra29 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length29 = 1:25

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Parker

| extra1 = From Lady Penelope Themes. Sung by Sylvia Anderson as Penelope.

| length1 = 3:16

| title2 = Lady Penelope

| extra2 = From Lady Penelope Themes. Sung by David Graham as Parker.

| length2 = 2:58

| title3 = Dangerous Game

| note3 = Lyrical, stereo

| extra3 = From "The Cham-Cham". Sung by Anderson as Penelope.

| length3 = 3:53

| title4 = Let's Play Ad-Lib

| note4 = Stereo

| length4 = 2:56

| title5 = The Abominable Snowman

| extra5 = From audio episode "F.A.B.". Sung by Anderson and Graham as Penelope and Parker.

| length5 = 1:32

| total_length = 1:33:32

}}

{{Clear}}

==''Thunderbirds'' (2015, Fanderson)==

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Thunderbirds Main Titles – 'Trapped in the Sky' Version

| extra1 = Exclusive to this episode

| length1 = 1:33

| title2 = The Maiden Flight

| extra2 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length2 = 4:33

| title3 = The First Rescue Mission

| extra3 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length3 = 4:37

| title4 = The Elevator Cars

| extra4 = From "Trapped in the Sky"

| length4 = 6:43

| title5 = The Radiation Cloud

| extra5 = From "The Mighty Atom"

| length5 = 3:03

| title6 = The Power of the Atom

| extra6 = From "The Mighty Atom"

| length6 = 1:54

| title7 = Paris in the Springtime

| extra7 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length7 = 7:24

| title8 = The Road To Anderbad

| extra8 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length8 = 1:28

| title9 = The Anderbad Tunnel

| extra9 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length9 = 3:26

| title10 = Let The Fireworks Begin

| extra10 = From "The Perils of Penelope"

| length10 = 5:29

| title11 = Driving Home

| extra11 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length11 = 2:29

| title12 = Room 1972

| extra12 = From "30 Minutes After Noon"

| length12 = 1:57

| title13 = Chasing The News

| extra13 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length13 = 3:33

| title14 = The Fall of the Empire State

| extra14 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length14 = 5:00

| title15 = Voyage To New York

| extra15 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length15 = 1:39

| title16 = Swim For Your Life

| extra16 = From "Terror in New York City"

| length16 = 6:33

| title17 = San Martino

| extra17 = From "Path of Destruction"

| length17 = 2:47

| title18 = The Ocean Pioneer

| extra18 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length18 = 4:23

| title19 = Home And Dry

| extra19 = From "Danger at Ocean Deep"

| length19 = 0:32

| title20 = An Explosive Combination

| extra20 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length20 = 2:36

| title21 = Into the Mist

| extra21 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length21 = 5:21

| title22 = End Titles – 'Trapped in the Sky' Version

| extra22 = Exclusive to this episode

| length22 = 1:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Thunderbirds Main Titles

| extra1 = Standard version

| length1 = 1:32

| title2 = Jungle Invader

| extra2 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length2 = 5:36

| title3 = Mission To Hell

| extra3 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length3 = 1:32

| title4 = The Danger Zone

| extra4 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length4 = 4:07

| title5 = The Recovery Vehicles

| extra5 = From "Pit of Peril"

| length5 = 5:42

| title6 = Cops And Robbers

| extra6 = Stock music from Supercar

| length6 = 0:37

| title7 = Bang on Schedule

| extra7 = From "End of the Road"

| length7 = 6:15

| title8 = Eddie's Monsoon

| extra8 = From "End of the Road"

| length8 = 4:32

| title9 = On The Edge

| extra9 = From "End of the Road"

| length9 = 3:55

| title10 = Roadside Recovery

| extra10 = From "End of the Road"

| length10 = 5:54

| title11 = Monte Bianco

| extra11 = Stock music from Supercar and Stingray

| length11 = 2:04

| title12 = Thunderbirds Are Go

| extra12 = From "Lord Parker's 'Oliday". Also released as a 7" single.

| length12 = 2:32

| title13 = The Red Arrow

| extra13 = From "Edge of Impact"

| length13 = 5:29

| title14 = Collision Course

| extra14 = From "Edge of Impact"

| length14 = 2:06

| title15 = Tower of Terror

| extra15 = From "Edge of Impact"

| length15 = 1:23

| title16 = Down To Earth

| extra16 = From "Edge of Impact"

| length16 = 3:10

| title17 = Braquasso's Blue Period

| extra17 = From "The Duchess Assignment"

| length17 = 0:41

| title18 = Caravan To Anasta

| extra18 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| length18 = 4:49

| title19 = The Lost Temple of Anasta

| extra19 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| length19 = 4:28

| title20 = Commercial Break

| extra20 = Used for the 1965{{ndash}}1980 UK repeats

| length20 = 0:06

| title21 = A Veritable Swarm

| extra21 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| length21 = 1:55

| title22 = The Treasure of the Kings

| extra22 = From "Desperate Intruder"

| length22 = 8:41

| title23 = Thunderbirds End Titles

| extra23 = Standard version

| length23 = 1:22

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 3

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Thunderbirds Main Titles (Stereo FX)

| length1 = 1:33

| title2 = The Bank Job

| extra2 = From "Vault of Death"

| length2 = 7:01

| title3 = The Road To Nowhere

| extra3 = From "Vault of Death"

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = Thunderbirds Launch

| extra4 = From "Vault of Death"

| length4 = 4:40

| title5 = Going Underground

| extra5 = From "Vault of Death"

| length5 = 7:07

| title6 = The Pyramid of Khamandides

| extra6 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length6 = 2:48

| title7 = Countdown

| extra7 = From "Sun Probe"

| length7 = 2:14

| title8 = Heading for the Sun

| extra8 = From "Sun Probe"

| length8 = 1:42

| title9 = The Safety Room

| extra9 = From "Sun Probe"

| length9 = 2:36

| title10 = The Wrong Box

| extra10 = From "Sun Probe"

| length10 = 1:03

| title11 = The Test Crew

| extra11 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Four Feather Falls

| length11 = 5:26

| title12 = Under The Wing

| extra12 = Stock music from Thunderbirds, Stingray and Four Feather Falls

| length12 = 1:34

| title13 = Christmas Preparations

| extra13 = Stock music from Thunderbirds, Stingray and Supercar

| length13 = 1:47

| title14 = The Santa Claus Bank Robbery

| extra14 = From "Give or Take a Million"

| length14 = 3:36

| title15 = Agent 47

| extra15 = From "The Impostors"

| length15 = 4:20

| title16 = Spacewalk

| extra16 = From "The Impostors"

| length16 = 2:11

| title17 = Forward Thrust

| extra17 = From "The Impostors"

| length17 = 4:52

| title18 = Back in Business

| extra18 = From "The Impostors"

| length18 = 5:46

| title19 = Rogue Gyropedo

| extra19 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length19 = 2:01

| title20 = The Monte Carlo Affair

| extra20 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length20 = 5:43

| title21 = The Girl from FAB

| extra21 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length21 = 2:00

| title22 = The Property of a Lady

| extra22 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length22 = 0:52

| title23 = Second Rendezvous

| extra23 = From "The Man from MI.5"

| length23 = 1:56

| title24 = Flying High (Thunderbirds End Titles Song)

| extra24 = Unused end theme sung by Gary Miller

| length24 = 1:16

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 4

| extra_column = Notes

| title1 = Thunderbirds Main Titles (Music Only)

| length1 = 1:23

| title2 = The Bridge of San Miguel

| extra2 = From "Move{{snd}}and You're Dead"

| length2 = 2:36

| title3 = Parola Sands

| extra3 = From "Move{{snd}}and You're Dead"

| length3 = 0:43

| title4 = Target: Alan Tracy

| extra4 = From "Move{{snd}}and You're Dead"

| length4 = 1:20

| title5 = Holding On

| extra5 = From "Move{{snd}}and You're Dead"

| length5 = 1:59

| title6 = The Jewel Thieves

| extra6 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length6 = 0:48

| title7 = The Boatman and the Swamp Monsters

| extra7 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length7 = 2:48

| title8 = Invaders From Mars

| extra8 = Stock music

| length8 = 2:28

| title9 = Flight of the Hood

| extra9 = Stock music from Supercar

| length9 = 1:01

| title10 = Live from Paradise Peaks

| extra10 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length10 = 5:58

| title11 = Dangerous Liaisons

| extra11 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length11 = 6:05

| title12 = Happy Skiing

| extra12 = From "The Cham-Cham"

| length12 = 2:01

| title13 = Dangerous Game

| extra13 = From "The Cham-Cham". Sung by Sylvia Anderson.

| length13 = 6:34

| title14 = Penelope's Secret

| extra14 = From "Alias Mr. Hackenbacker"

| length14 = 1:33

| title15 = After A Fashion

| extra15 = From "Alias Mr. Hackenbacker"

| length15 = 2:46

| title16 = The Penelon Collection

| extra16 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length16 = 3:34

| title17 = A Revolutionary Invention

| extra17 = Stock music

| length17 = 1:27

| title18 = All the Way with KLA (Shram Shram/Flying High)

| extra18 = From "Ricochet"

| length18 = 2:35

| title19 = March of the Probe Rocket

| extra19 = From "Day of Disaster"

| length19 = 10:15

| title20 = Brains to the Rescue

| extra20 = From "Day of Disaster"

| length20 = 0:36

| title21 = The Dock Cranes

| extra21 = From "Day of Disaster"

| length21 = 3:59

| title22 = Cutting It Fine

| extra22 = Stock music from Thunderbirds and Stingray

| length22 = 6:13

| title23 = Bedtime for Chip

| extra23 = From "Security Hazard"

| length23 = 1:07

| title24 = Thunderbirds End Titles

| length24 = 1:16

| total_length = 5:06:31

}}

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Toys

When Thunderbirds was first broadcast, AP Films Merchandising awarded licences to companies including Matchbox and Dinky to manufacture plastic and die-cast toy vehicles.Bentley 2005, p. 31. It issued approximately 120 such licences, even buying a company (J. Rosenthal) to keep up with demand.Bentley 2005, p. 95.{{Cite book |last1 = La Rivière |first1 = Stephen |title = Filmed in Supermarionation: A History of the Future |year = 2009 |publisher = Hermes Press |location = Neshannock, Pennsylvania |isbn = 978-1-932563-23-8 |page = 141 }} Among Dinky's first releases were a {{Convert|6|in|cm|adj=mid|-long|spell=in}} FAB 1 (of which more than two million were made) and Thunderbird 2 (some of which were blue instead of green);Archer and Hearn, p. 150.{{Cite book |last1 = Anderson |first1 = Sylvia |author-link1 = Sylvia Anderson |title = Sylvia Anderson: My Fab Years! |year = 2007 |publisher = Hermes Press |location = Neshannock, Pennsylvania |isbn = 978-1-932563-91-7 |page = 89 }}Archer, [https://archive.org/details/gerryandersonsfa00arch/page/64 p. 64e]. these two toys continued to be produced until 1976 and 1979, respectively. By 1966, commentators had dubbed the end-of-year shopping season "Thunderbirds Christmas" in the light of the series' popularity.Bentley 2005, p. 37.

File:Matchbox Thunderbirds Commercial Screengrab.png's Tracy Island, highly sought after in the early 1990s|alt=Scale, toy model of a tropical island, with stationary, futuristic air- and spacecraft and "Thunderbirds" title]]

Japanese model kits of the vehicles continued to be marketed into the 1980s. In the early 1990s, Matchbox launched a new range of toys to coincide with the series' revival on the BBC. Sales in the run-up to Christmas 1991 suffered when demand overwhelmed supply. However, by Christmas 1992, the series had provided manufacturers and retailers with the most successful UK merchandising campaign since Star Wars.{{Cite book |last1 = Marriott |first1 = John |others = Rogers, Dave; Drake, Chris; Bassett, Graeme |title = Supermarionation Classics: Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons |year = 1993 |publisher = Boxtree |location = London, UK |isbn = 978-1-85283-900-0 |page = 190 }}Bentley 2005, p. 124.{{Cite book |last1 = Cull |first1 = Nicholas J. |author1-link = Nicholas J. Cull |others = Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl |title = Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction |series = Routledge Key Guides |year = 2009 |publisher = Routledge |location = Oxford, UK; New York City |isbn = 978-0-203-87470-7 |page = 5 |chapter = Gerry Anderson (1929–) }} Matchbox's Tracy Island playset quickly became the UK's most sought-after toy, resulting in stock shortages, fights in shops,{{Cite book |last1 = Cull |first1 = Nicholas J. |editor1-last = Cook |editor1-first = John R. |editor2-last = Wright |editor2-first = Peter |title = British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide |year = 2006 |publisher = I.B. Tauris |location = London, UK |chapter = The Man Who Made Thunderbirds: An Interview with Gerry Anderson (19 July 2003, XXth International Association for Media and History Conference) |isbn = 978-1-84511-048-2 |page = 119 }} and a black market for the item; the story was reported in the national press.Archer and Hearn, p. 261.{{Cite news |title = Thunderbirds Kids Storm Toy Shops |last1 = Oliver |first1 = Ted |date = 9 November 1992 |newspaper = Daily Mirror |publisher = Mirror Group Newspapers |location = London, UK }} The 1991 Matchbox range included:

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  • Tracy Island Electronic Playset{{Spaced ndash}}with sounds and moveable palm trees. The stock shortage caused by this item's popularity was reported on BBC News.{{Cite AV media |people=Simpson, Jeff (director/producer); Davenport, Jack (narrator) |year=2008 |title=All About Thunderbirds |medium=TV documentary |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008lz78 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114230555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008lz78 |archive-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |publisher=BBC Wales and Granada International}}
  • Electronic Thunderbird 1{{Spaced ndash}}with mechanised wings, firing light and sound
  • Electronic Thunderbird 2{{Spaced ndash}}with sounds and miniature Thunderbird 4
  • Die-cast Thunderbirds 1 to 4 and FAB 1{{Spaced ndash}}were also available in commemorative packaging as a Radio Times exclusive
  • Pullback-action toys{{spaced ndash}}Thunderbirds 1, 2 and 4
  • Thunderbird 2 pod vehicles{{Spaced ndash}}the Mole, Firefly and Recovery Vehicle; all compatible with the electronic Thunderbird 2
  • Action figures{{Spaced ndash}}Tracy brothers, Jeff Tracy, Brains, the Hood, Lady Penelope and Parker
  • Tracy brother dolls

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File:Vivid Imaginations Thunderbirds Tracy Island Electronic Playset Screengrab.png' Tracy Island|alt=Scale, toy model of a tropical island, with stationary, futuristic air- and spacecraft and "Thunderbirds" and "Carlton" titles]]

In 1993, the BBC children's programme Blue Peter broadcast a making-of showing viewers how to build their own Tracy Island out of "old newspaper, pipe cleaners, yoghurt pots, cereal packets and bits of sponge".Bentley 2005, p. 125. Demand for a free instruction sheet detailing the process was so high that the BBC stopped sending the sheets out and released presenter Anthea Turner's demonstration, titled "Blue Peter Makes a Thunderbirds Tracy Island", on home video.

When the BBC repeated Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons in the early 2000s, the Thunderbirds toy licence was re-issued to Vivid Imaginations, who produced a new range for the series' second BBC revival in 2000.{{Cite web |url = http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/read/vivid-storms-in-for-thunderbirds/030837 |title = Vivid Storms in for Thunderbirds |author = Loveday, Samantha |date = 13 May 2013 |work = toynews-online.biz |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131212001831/http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/read/vivid-storms-in-for-thunderbirds/030837 |archive-date = 12 December 2013 |url-status = live |access-date = 7 March 2020 }} The 2000 Vivid Imaginations range included:

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  • Tracy Island Soundtech Electronic Playset{{Spaced ndash}}with 12 sounds
  • Tracy Island Powertech Transforming Playset{{Spaced ndash}}with vehicle hangars and sounds
  • Thunderbirds 1 to 4 Soundtech Electronic Playsets{{Spaced ndash}}with miniature figures and sounds
  • Action Adventure Set{{Spaced ndash}}to scale with the Thunderbird 2 playset, featuring the Mole, Firefly, the Hood's submarine and six figures
  • Thunderbirds 1 to 5, FAB 1 and the Mole
  • Action figures and dolls

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The release of the live-action film, Thunderbirds, in 2004 prompted renewed interest in Thunderbirds toys.{{Cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2004/sep/15/shopping.theeditorpressreview |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217211629/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2004/sep/15/shopping.theeditorpressreview |archive-date = 17 February 2020 |url-status = live |date = 15 September 2004 |title = Thunderbirds Are Going, Going, Gone |first1 = Matt |last1 = Keating |work = The Guardian |access-date = 7 March 2020 }} The film tie-ins were produced by Bandai.{{cite web |url = http://www.playthings.com/article/CA381112/playthings |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040220135542/http://www.playthings.com:80/article/CA381112/playthings |title = Toy Fair 2004: A to Z – Bandai Brims with a Host of Favorites, New Offerings |magazine = Playthings |archivedate = 20 February 2004 |date = 18 February 2004 |accessdate = 19 May 2025 }} For the series' 40th anniversary in 2005, some items from the Vivid range were re-released in different packaging. The following decade, Vivid produced a new line of toys for the remake series Thunderbirds Are Go.{{Cite web |url = https://www.licensing.biz/itvs-ge-readies-thunderbirds-are-go-merchandise-programme-for-european-launch/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200219213342/https://www.licensing.biz/itvs-ge-readies-thunderbirds-are-go-merchandise-programme-for-european-launch/ |archive-date = 19 February 2020 |url-status = live |date = 23 August 2016 |title = ITVS GE Readies Thunderbirds Are Go Merchandise Programme for European Launch |first1 = Robert |last1 = Hutchins |work = licensing.biz |publisher = Biz Media |access-date = 7 March 2020 }}{{Cite web |url = https://news.sky.com/story/privet-pips-hmv-owner-in-race-for-thunderbirds-toy-maker-vivid-10799860 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181005141412/https://news.sky.com/story/privet-pips-hmv-owner-in-race-for-thunderbirds-toy-maker-vivid-10799860 |archive-date = 5 October 2018 |url-status = live |date = 13 March 2017 |title = Privet Pips HMV Owner in Race for Thunderbirds Toy-Maker Vivid |first1 = Mark |last1 = Kleinman |publisher = Sky News |access-date = 7 March 2020 }} As of 2019, Thunderbirds Are Go toys are distributed by Bandai in the UK, Modern Brands in Australia and Planet Fun in New Zealand.{{Cite web |url = https://www.licenseglobal.com/television/thunderbirds-are-go-appoints-master-toy |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217211244/https://www.licenseglobal.com/television/thunderbirds-are-go-appoints-master-toy |archive-date = 17 February 2020 |url-status = live |date = 22 January 2019 |title = Thunderbirds Are Go Appoints Master Toy |website = License Global |publisher = Informa |access-date = 7 March 2020 }}{{Cite web |url = https://www.toynews-online.biz/2019/04/08/thunderbirds-are-go-toy-line-launches-across-australia-and-new-zealand/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190408210723/https://www.toynews-online.biz/2019/04/08/thunderbirds-are-go-toy-line-launches-across-australia-and-new-zealand/ |archive-date = 8 April 2019 |url-status = live |date = 8 April 2019 |title = Thunderbirds Are Go Toy Line Launches Across Australia and New Zealand |first1 = Robert |last1 = Hutchins |work = toynews-online.biz |publisher = Biz Media |access-date = 7 March 2020 }}{{Cite web |url = https://www.licensingsource.net/toy-companies-take-off-with-thunderbirds-are-go/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217210902/https://www.licensingsource.net/toy-companies-take-off-with-thunderbirds-are-go/ |archive-date = 17 February 2020 |url-status = live |date = 8 April 2019 |title = Toy Firms Take off with Thunderbirds Are Go |first1 = Samantha |last1 = Loveday |work = licensingsource.net |publisher = Max Media Ventures |access-date = 7 March 2020 }}

==Art==

As part of the activities surrounding the 50th anniversary of the TV show, ITV invited the pop art brand Art & Hue to create a new print collection based on Thunderbirds.{{cite web |url = http://artandhue.com/thunderbirds/ |title = "Thunderbirds Are Go" Pop Art by Art & Hue |publisher = Art & Hue |date = 2019 |accessdate = 24 April 2019 |archive-date = 8 May 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190508144239/http://artandhue.com/thunderbirds/ |url-status = live }}

The first annual "International Thunderbirds Day" was celebrated on 30 September 2017, the 52nd anniversary of the series' debut. To mark the event, the InterContinental London – The O2 hotel offered a "Lady Penelope Afternoon tea" from 15 September until 30 October at which the pop art prints were exhibited.{{cite web |url = https://artandhue.com/lady-penelope-afternoon-tea/ |title = Lady Penelope Afternoon Tea |website = artandhue.com |publisher = Art & Hue |date = 8 September 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190425203817/http://artandhue.com/lady-penelope-afternoon-tea/ |archive-date = 25 April 2019 |url-status = live |accessdate = 13 April 2021 }}

References

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=Works cited=

  • {{Cite book |last1 = Archer |first1 = Simon |author1-link = Simon Archer (author) |title = Gerry Anderson's FAB Facts: Behind the Scenes of TV's Famous Adventures in the 21st Century |year = 2004 |orig-year = 1993 |publisher = HarperCollins |location = London, UK |isbn = 978-0-00-638247-8 |url = https://archive.org/details/gerryandersonsfa00arch/ }}
  • {{Cite book |last1 = Archer |first1 = Simon |last2 = Hearn |first2 = Marcus |title = What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson |year = 2002 |publisher = BBC Books |location = London, UK |isbn = 978-0-563-53481-5 }}
  • {{Cite book |last1 = Bentley |first1 = Chris |title = The Complete Book of Thunderbirds |publisher = Carlton Books |location = London, UK |year = 2005 |edition = 2nd |orig-year = 2000 |isbn = 978-1-84442-454-2 }}
  • {{Cite book |last1 = Bentley |first1 = Chris |title = The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide |publisher = Reynolds & Hearn |location = London, UK |year = 2008 |edition = 4th |orig-year = 2001 |isbn = 978-1-905287-74-1 }}

Further reading

  • {{Cite book |title = Gerry Anderson Collectables |chapter = Thunderbirds (1965/66) |first1 = Rob |last1 = Burman |year = 2015 |publisher = Amberley Publishing |isbn = 978-1-44564-872-9 }}
  • {{Cite book |title = TV Toys |series = Shire Library |chapter = The 1960s |pages = 12–32 |first1 = Anthony A. |last1 = McGoldrick |year = 2013 |publisher = Shire Books |location = Oxford, UK |isbn = 978-0-74781-217-3 }}
  • {{Cite magazine |last1 = Richardson |first1 = Michael |magazine = Record Collector |issue = 167 |date = July 1993 |title = Thunderbirds and Century 21 |editor1-last = Doggett |editor1-first = Peter |publisher = Diamond Publishing |location = London, UK |issn = 0261-250X |oclc = 9903993 |pages = 30–35 }}