The Best Episodes of Thunderbirds Season 2
Every episode of Thunderbirds Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thunderbirds Season 2!
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Season 2 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Thunderbirds" season 2 is "Atlantic Inferno", rated 7.5/10 from 133 user votes. It was directed by Desmond Saunders and written by Alan Fennell. "Atlantic Inferno" aired on 10/2/1966 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Path of Destruction".
7.5/10 133 votes#1 - Atlantic Inferno
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1966
World Navy tests of a nuclear torpedo inadvertently threaten the offshore rig Seascape. Jeff, having been invited by Lady Penelope to join her on holiday in Australia, places Scott in charge of International Rescue, with Alan substituting for Scott at the helm of Thunderbird 1. Jeff though is angered when Scott launches a rescue effort to the mid-ocean rig.
Director: Desmond Saunders
Writer: Alan Fennell
7.0/10 135 votes#2 - Path of Destruction
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1966
A new invention – the Crablogger (a nearly fully automated logging machine that converts wood into fuel) — threatens widespread devastation if it collides with an unfinished dam, after its drivers collapse due to food poisoning.
Director: David Elliott
Writer: Donald Robertson
6.6/10 127 votes#3 - Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1966
The passenger aircraft Skythrust, conceived by Brains using his real name (Hiram Hackenbacker) as an alias, falls into the hands of fashion criminals who hi-jack the plane to steal a new French design from the renowned François Lemaire.
Director: Desmond Saunders
Writer: Alan Pattillo
6.8/10 131 votes#4 - Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1966
A malfunctioning solar reflector menaces the Italian coastal village of Monte Bianco, where Lady Penelope and Parker happen to be visiting while on holiday.
Director: Brian Burgess
Writer: Tony Barwick
7.0/10 123 votes#5 - Ricochet
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1966
A staffed, pirate telecommunications satellite (which broadcasts a music programme of which Tin-Tin is a devoted fan) is disrupted by the detonation of a rogue unmanned space rocket and is set on collision course with a Middle Eastern oil refinery.
Director: Brian Burgess
Writer: Tony Barwick
6.5/10 130 votes#6 - Give or Take a Million
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/25/1966
While Christmas preparations are underway at both Tracy Island and a local children's hospital, which is expanding to incorporate a new radiotherapy wing, a pair of criminals attempt to burgle a high-tech vault storing gold bullion.
Director: Desmond Saunders
Writer: Alan Pattillo