The Best Episodes of Supercar Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.6/10(48 votes)

   #1 - Rescue

   S1:E11/28/1961

   Jimmy Gibson and his older brother Bill are flying to America by plane with Mitch the monkey when their plane crashes. The Air Sea Rescue team can find no trace of their life raft through the dense fog, but at Black Rock Laboratory, the newly-completed Supercar is ready to be put to the test and Mike Mercury flies out to rescue the trio.

   Director:Gerry Anderson

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.4/10(26 votes)

   #2 - False Alarm

   S1:E22/4/1961

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

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3. 

   7.2/10(29 votes)

   #3 - The Talisman of Sargon

   S1:E32/11/1961

   With Dr. Beaker's unwitting help, Masterspy locates and steals the legendary lost talisman of Sargon, which supposedly has magical powers that will allow him to take over an oil sheik's riches.

   Director:David Elliott

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:David Elliott

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   7.2/10(29 votes)

   #4 - What Goes Up

   S1:E42/18/1961

   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:Unknown

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   Director:David Elliott

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   7.4/10(22 votes)

   #5 - Amazonian Adventure

   S1:E52/25/1961

   When Mitch the monkey falls ill with sleeping sickness, Mike and Dr. Beaker head for the Amazon jungle to retrieve a special plant that can cure him, but they are captured by a tribe of headhunters.

   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

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   7.6/10(19 votes)

   #6 - Grounded

   S1:E63/4/1961

   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:Unknown

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   Director:David Elliott

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7. 

   7.8/10(20 votes)

   #7 - Keep It Cool

   S1:E73/11/1961

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

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   7.2/10(20 votes)

   #8 - Jungle Hazard

   S1:E83/18/1961

   Masterspy tries to take over an old rubber plantation in Malaysia, not realizing that the girl who now owns the estate is Beaker's cousin, and she has obtained the assistance of Mike and Supercar.

   Director:Alan Pattillo

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Pattillo

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   7.5/10(19 votes)

   #9 - High Tension

   S1:E93/25/1961

   Masterspy kidnaps Dr. Beaker and tries to make off with Supercar, but he gets a nasty shock when he finds out that Mike can take over part of the vehicle's operation by remote control.

   Director:David Elliott

   Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Island Incident

    S1:E104/1/1961

    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:Unknown

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    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Ice-Fall

    S1:E114/8/1961

    Exploring a frozen waterfall in an underground mountain cavern, Beaker is trapped by an avalanche. Can Supercar's powerful engines melt the ice in time to save him?

    Director:Desmond Saunders

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Desmond Saunders

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12. 

    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Phantom Piper

    S1:E124/15/1961

    Mike and his friends go to Scotland to solve the mystery of a castle's phantom bagpiper and keep a woman from being swindled out of a valuable gem.

    Director:Alan Pattillo

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Pirate Plunder

    S1:E134/22/1961

    Black Morgan, a descendant of the infamous pirate, has been plundering cruise ships in the Pacific, and Supercar is the only vessel that can match his speed. But then he threatens to blow up a group of hostages with a torpedo if Mike tries to stop him.

    Director:David Elliott

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #14 - A Little Art

    S1:E144/29/1961

    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:Unknown

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15. 

    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Flight of Fancy

    S1:E155/6/1961

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

    Director:Alan Pattillo

    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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    Director:Alan Pattillo

    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
16. 

    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Deep Seven

    S1:E165/13/1961

    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:Unknown

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17. 

    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Hostage

    S1:E175/20/1961

    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:Unknown

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18. 

    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Sunken Temple

    S1:E185/27/1961

    Mike and Beaker help a history professor excavate an underwater cavern, but they are unprepared to encounter a stolen safe full of money and a falling statue.

    Director:David Elliott

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Lost City

    S1:E196/3/1961

    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

    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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20. 

    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Trapped in the Depths

    S1:E206/10/1961

    Mike takes Supercar deep into the ocean to rescue scientists trapped in a bathyscaphe on the sea floor.

    Director:Alan Pattillo

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #21 - The Dragon of Ho Meng

    S1:E216/17/1961

    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:Unknown

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22. 

    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #22 - The Magic Carpet

    S1:E226/24/1961

    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:Unknown

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23. 

    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Supercar "Take One"

    S1:E237/1/1961

    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:Unknown

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24. 

    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Crash Landing

    S1:E247/8/1961

    When engine trouble forces Supercar to land in the African jungle, the first night goes well until Mike and Dr. Beaker wake up to find Mitch missing.

    Director:Desmond Saunders

    Writers:Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

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25. 

    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #25 - The Tracking of Masterspy

    S1:E257/15/1961

    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:Unknown

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