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The Worst Episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go!

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The Worst Episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go!

Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must...
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 8 - Lost Kingdom
    6.3/10(50 votes)

    #1 - Lost Kingdom

    S2:E8

    When seismic activity near the coast of Greece reveals the lost city of Atlantis, two scientists venture below the depths to explore the area. But when their submarine becomes stuck, International Rescue are called out to assist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 6 - Unplugged
    6.5/10(84 votes)

    #2 - Unplugged

    S1:E6

    An anti-technology group calling themselves The Luddites power up an electromagnetic pulse device underneath London, crippling everything that uses electricity. The result is a near catastrophe as the entire city shuts down. Virgil and Grandma Tracy must find and disable the device - with the help of Lady Penelope and Parker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 22 - Designated Driver
    6.5/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Designated Driver

    S1:E22

    Lady Penelope's Great Aunt Sylvia visits Creighton-Ward Manor for afternoon tea, but has something important to discuss... Guest Star: Sylvia Anderson as Great Aunt Sylvia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 7 - Rally Raid
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Rally Raid

    S3:E7

    Lady Penelope and Parker complete in a desert motor race with FAB1 and a racer named Jensen Hunt. All seems well until the Chaos Crew steal an experimental New engine from the leading BR2 vehicle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 10 - Tunnels of Time
    6.7/10(78 votes)

    #5 - Tunnels of Time

    S1:E10

    Lady Penelope, Parker and Gordon visit the Amazon desert, where an archaeologist shows them round an ancient temple. When they all become trapped inside, the academic refuses to let them call for help, fearing for his reputation - so the trio of heroes must put their wits to the task of finding an escape route.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 11 - Endgame
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Endgame

    S3:E11

    Kayo, with the help of a futuristic game creator that only talks like a wizard, must play through a futuristic holo-game called Cavern Quest to stop The Chaos Crew from stealing a powerful piece of technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 17 - Getaway
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Getaway

    S3:E17

    Lady Penelope, Parker and Sherbert answer a distress call from Parker's old acquaintances - Light Fingered Fred and Gomez. The distress turns out to be a ruse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 2 - Ghost Ship
    7.1/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Ghost Ship

    S2:E2

    A distress call from an interstellar ship called EDEN leads Alan and John to explore the wreckage. There they find space pirates and mysterious spider-like robots known as Builder Bots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 10 - High Strung
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #9 - High Strung

    S2:E10

    International Rescue race to prevent Francois Lemaire's pleasure balloon from crashing into New Zealand's Southern Alps.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 1 - Ring of Fire (1)
    7.2/10(143 votes)

    #10 - Ring of Fire (1)

    S1:E1

    A powerful seaquake turns a busy day for International Rescue into a perilous one. Lady Penelope helps Thunderbirds find who put seismic destabilisers on the sea bed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 11 - Weather or Not
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    #11 - Weather or Not

    S2:E11

    The team travels to Langstrom Fischler's newest invention to stop a hive of malfunctioning weather drones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 17 - Attack of the Reptiles
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Attack of the Reptiles

    S2:E17

    When Buddy and Ellie Pendergast go missing filming their latest episode in a hidden valley in South America Scott and Gordon must rescue them whilst being attacked by mutated lizards.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 4 - Night and Day
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Night and Day

    S3:E4

    The Gray and Houseman mining operation now includes planet Mercury - it uses a moving vehicle that stays on the 'dark side' of the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 18 - Avalanche
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Avalanche

    S3:E18

    When a popular vlogger gets trapped during an avalanche, International Rescue must find a way to carefully dig him out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 19 - Upside Down
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Upside Down

    S3:E19

    Lady Penelope and Parker are testing out FAB2, a luxury yacht, when they receive a distress call from a nearby tanker. A tsunami has formed, and the massive wave is headed for the stalled tanker's location.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 3 - Space Race
    7.3/10(103 votes)

    #16 - Space Race

    S1:E3

    Alan is on space junk duty, when one of the pieces of debris turns out to be a heat-seeking SAT-MINE that activates and locks onto TB3's heat signature. Back on Earth, Lady Penelope and Parker implement a plan to sneak into a top-secret storage facility.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 1 Episode 13 - Heavy Metal
    7.4/10(72 votes)

    #17 - Heavy Metal

    S1:E13

    Brains and Alan visit the Quantum Research Center, adjacent to New Geneva in Switzerland, to see the Supreme Hadron Collider switched on. Disaster strikes when the collider is switched on, creating a gravity well. A satellite is sucked down into downtown New Geneva, and International Rescue is mobilised when an aircraft and the World Wide Space Station are drawn into the gravity well, threatening the city. The only craft that can withstand the gravitational pressure is Thunderbird 4, used out of its normal undersea environment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 16 - Bolt From the Blue
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Bolt From the Blue

    S2:E16

    Lady Penelope and Parker must deal with a malfunctioning orbital power platform whilst Scott, Virgil and Gordon try to rescue the crew of a plane damaged by the platform's output.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 19 - Clean Sweep
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #19 - Clean Sweep

    S2:E19

    When an atmospheric cleaning machine malfunctions, trapping the maintenance crew inside, Parker must square off with a figure from his misspent youth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 2 Episode 23 - Long Haul
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #20 - Long Haul

    S2:E23

    An emergency space docking goes wrong and the core of the orbiting Spacehub transit terminal goes into meltdown. A young traffic controller named Conrad is trapped inside and Alan is unable to reach him. With Thunderbird 3 being used to keep Conrad alive International Rescue's only hope is to modify Thunderbird 2 for space flight in order to transport a new cooling system to the hub.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 1 - Chaos (1)
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #21 - Chaos (1)

    S3:E1

    International Rescue have to deal with The Hood's "Chaos Crew", who are causing trouble across the world. Meanwhile the GDF deploy a fleet of robot rescue drones that threaten to put the Traceys out of business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rob Hoegee

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  22. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 5 - Growing Pains
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Growing Pains

    S3:E5

    The Chaos Crew interrupt the pleasant and quite life of Ned Tedford to steal the orchard growth serum inside the highly secure Global Seed Vault.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 8 - Crash Course
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Crash Course

    S3:E8

    When two space freighters crash in low-earth orbit, Alan and John must evacuate the hotheaded pilots from a dangerous debris field.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 9 - Flame Out
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #24 - Flame Out

    S3:E9

    When gas from a dangerous hydromethane reserve begins to leak, Virgil and Gordon team up with a retired well-capping specialist to plug the leak. Gordon soon discovers the Chaos Crew syphoning off fuel - and moves to stop them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Thunderbirds Are Go! Season 3 Episode 22 - Buried Treasure
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Buried Treasure

    S3:E22

    An urban explorer named Scraps gets trapped inside an underground trash mine. Scott, Gordon and Virgil investigate with the help of Thunderbird 2 and the Mole POD.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Lost Kingdom" is the worst rated episode of "Thunderbirds Are Go!". It scored 6.3/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/3/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Unplugged".