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The Best Episodes of Supercar

Every episode of Supercar ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Supercar!

Supercar was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis's AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. 39 episodes were produced between...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Runaway Train" is the best rated episode of "Supercar". It scored 8.1/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by David Elliott and written by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, it aired on 2/2/1962. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Transatlantic Cable".

  • The Runaway Train
    8.1/1013 votes
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    #1 - The Runaway Train

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/1962

    When Masterspy sabotages an experimental nuclear powered train in an attempt to kill Dr. Beaker, Mike's only chance to save him is to use an untested magnet designed to grab small vehicles.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Transatlantic Cable
    8.1/1012 votes
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    #2 - Transatlantic Cable

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/1962

    The Supercar team discovers that Masterspy has tapped a transatlantic cable, and is able to use this to track him back to his underwater lair.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • 70-B-Lo
    8.0/1011 votes
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    #3 - 70-B-Lo

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/1962

    Professor Popkiss comes down with appendicitis. After the operation, Mike has to fly to the Arctic to get the closest blood donor who has Professor Popkiss's blood type.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Calling Charlie Queen
    7.8/1013 votes
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    #4 - Calling Charlie Queen

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/1962

    Answering a distress call, Mike and Beaker find that a Professor Karloff plans to take over America by reducing all its citizens to miniature size, but then find themselves on the wrong end of his shrinking ray.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • The Sky's the Limit
    7.8/1011 votes
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    #5 - The Sky's the Limit

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/1962

    Masterspy's latest plan to gain possession of Supercar is to offer to buy it outright - using counterfeit money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Atomic Witch Hunt
    7.7/1012 votes
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    #6 - Atomic Witch Hunt

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/1962

    On the hunt for the person who engineered the planting of atomic bombs all over the United States, the Supercar team find themselves captured by the culprit, a villainous sheriff.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Jail Break
    7.7/1011 votes
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    #7 - Jail Break

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/1962

    A helicopter arrives at Black Rock carrying criminals who have broken out of prison and demand at gunpoint that Supercar fly them to a safe haven in Mexico.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Keep It Cool
    7.6/1013 votes
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    #8 - Keep It Cool

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/1961

    Bill Gibson and Beaker come under attack by Masterspy as they are transporting an experimental new fuel across the desert. Mike must rescue them before the volatile fuel warms up past its freezing point and explodes.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: N/A

  • Island Incident
    7.6/1013 votes
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    #9 - Island Incident

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/1961

    Supercar's underwater capabilities come in handy when Mike receives a call for help from the deposed president of the island nation of Pelota.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: N/A

  • Supercar "Take One"
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #10 - Supercar "Take One"

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/1/1961

    When the team uses a newly-acquired movie camera to document Supercar's abilities, the film accidentally falls into the hands of some spies, so Mike and crew have to fly to New York to retrieve it.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: N/A

  • Space for Mitch
    7.6/1012 votes
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    #11 - Space for Mitch

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/1962

    Mike must take Supercar into oribt to rescue his pet monkey Mitch, who has accidentally launched himself in a rocket to outer space.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Hi-Jack
    7.5/1011 votes
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    #12 - Hi-Jack

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/1962

    What at first seems a simple job training airplane pilots turns into a situation where Supercar must stop Masterspy and Zarin from taking over an airliner in mid flight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Magic Carpet
    7.4/1013 votes
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    #13 - Magic Carpet

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/24/1961

    The Supercar team goes to Kirikan, an isolated kingdom in southern Asia, on a mission to deliver medical supplies to save a prince's life, but their efforts are thwarted by an attempted coup.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: N/A

  • What Goes Up
    7.3/1019 votes
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    #14 - What Goes Up

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/1961

    An Air Force test to explode a new rocket fuel in the upper atmosphere goes awry, and only Supercar has a chance of getting close enough to detonate it before it falls back to earth.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: N/A

  • A Little Art
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #15 - A Little Art

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/1961

    When a painting he just bought is stolen from Dr. Beaker, he discovers that it contained a clue to the secret hiding place of a forger's plates for printing counterfeit money.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost City
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #16 - The Lost City

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/3/1961

    Forced off course on its way to the South Pole, Supercar is forced to land in the ruins of an ancient city, where its passengers discover the secret hideout of a mad scientist who is planning to destroy Washington D.C. with a guided missile.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Precious Cargo
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #17 - Precious Cargo

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/1962

    Professor Popkiss orders a special cooking wine from France, but when the crate arrives everyone gets quite a surprise from its contents - there's a girl inside.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • False Alarm
    7.2/1018 votes
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    #18 - False Alarm

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/1961

    Masterspy and Zarin use a phony distress call to lure Supercar to them, and after they have Mike captured and drugged, who will be able to stop them from making off with the super vehicle?

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: N/A

  • Grounded
    7.2/1012 votes
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    #19 - Grounded

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/1961

    When sabotage keeps Mike from pursuing two thieves via the skies, he continues to follow them using his vehicle as an ordinary car.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: N/A

  • Deep Seven
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #20 - Deep Seven

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/13/1961

    On a test dive to the sea floor, Supercar has engine trouble and then becomes entangled in the cable of an unexploded mine.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: N/A

  • Dragon of Ho Meng
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #21 - Dragon of Ho Meng

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/17/1961

    When a typhoon forces Supercar down near an island temple guarded by Ho Meng, the man thinks it is some kind of dragon until his daughter is kidnapped and he gets to see Supercar in action.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Superstork
    7.2/1010 votes
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    #22 - Operation Superstork

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/1962

    When Mitch unties a rope that is securing the Professor's latest project, a gas-filled balloon, it takes off with Mike, Jimmy, and Dr. Beaker aboard. So it appars to be up to Professor Popkiss to fly Supercar to their rescue.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Flight of Fancy
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #23 - Flight of Fancy

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/6/1961

    Jimmy has a dream in which he and Mitch use Supercar to rescue a princess.

    Director: Alan Pattillo

    Writer: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

  • Hostage
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #24 - Hostage

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/20/1961

    While Dr. Beaker is on vacation in Ireland, two men kidnap a girl and force him to call Mike Mercury for help.

    Director: Desmond Saunders

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tracking of Masterspy
    7.1/1012 votes
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    #25 - The Tracking of Masterspy

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/15/1961

    Pretending to be a reporter, Masterspy manages to steal the secret plans for Supercar, or so he thinks. Mike has actually allowed him to steal a tracking device that will allow Supercar to follow him back to his hideout.

    Director: David Elliott

    Writer: N/A