Launching Thunderbird 2 - Introducing Thunderbirds 

The dvd/blu-ray of the three new episodes were exclusive to the kickstarter backers who made the making of them possible of which I am proud to say I was one. You may be able to nab a copy on ebay if a backer is selling theirs but they dont come cheap. I would never sell mine, my name is on the list of the backers in the special features section of the dvd.

So so good!

When the music explodes at 0.40 as the hidden rock door lowers to reveal Thunderbird 2 my heart rate soars, and the goosebumps flourish under my skin 😮.😮😮❤ Barry Grays instrumentals, and clashing cymbals make this scene perfect for me. Been a Thunderbirds fanatic since I was 6yrs old, and Im 60 now. You simply NEVER grow put of this incredible show!

I watched this show as a kid... LOVED IT!

In 2010 I gave my little godsons the complete Thunderbirds boxset. In the first few minutes of the pilot episode they were mocking the special effects. Three weeks later they'd devoured the lot.

I will tell you this - as a 5 year old, this show was THE BOMB! What I would give to still have my "working" Thunderbird 2 model. As was typical of British television, it never talked down to kids and, in fact, educated through the simple explanations it provided around the many scientific principles involved. Just enough to intrigue a young mind without overwhelming them. Hats off to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson AND director Derek Meddings. I hope they knew, and took pride in, the number of children they inspired.

Lol ik hou er nog steeds van heerlijk om te zien weer

Love this show. Great memories.

That was a magnificent blend of old and new, seemless. Completely seemless.

Thunderbird 2, my beloved

I'm only 28 and grew up with a degenerate father that loved thunderbirds, and even he taught me that TB2 does realistically .. 90 percent of the work.

I have to say puppetry is a lot better than the computer animated stuff now it's a lot more personal and even beads of sweat can be put on puppetry looks so real 😊👍👌

Is it just me, or is Parker holding the binoculars back to front ?

These 50th anniversary episodes are very enjoyable to watch and I still love Thunderbirds when I was a kid.

Fantastic.. brings back happy memories . My favourite was fireball XL5, though

I don't exactly know why I love this show but I certainly do!

"OI, I can see a lot of green things!" >_

These are great, keep 'em coming guys! 👍👍

Great 4min clip, very sleepless

Let's hope that we can bring back Thunderbirds in puppets with new episodes based on the audiobook series. These Thunderbirds episode titles are Operation: Asteroids, The Peril in Peru, Terror From the Stars, The Vanishing Ray, Brainsis Dead, Blazing Danger and The Space Mirror.

Tremendous.

The inspiration for Team America! F yeah! :-D .... Loved the original Thunderbirds as a child.

TB2 is so counter-intuitive as a flying vehicle that if you stop to think about it this wouldn't work at all. But we suspend disbelief because it's so cool. And remains cool no matter what.

The best launch sequence

A magnificent video and how they mix the old with the modern but I prefer it to the original, it's much better than what others think

I had the EP record of this when I was a kid. Seeing a video made of it is exactly as I imagined it :)

Thunderbird one fastest rocketplane and temporary base . Thunderbird Two giant cargo rescue specialist pod carrier 5,000,000 brake horsepower . Thunder bird 3 interplanetary recue rocket with roundhouse launch facility . Thunderbird 4 . Rubber duckey

Did Parker have the binoculars the wrong way around?

Great 🤶🎅

*_I_** ❤️ **_THUNDERBIRD 2!_*

I’ve just had a thought…. Why does TB2 even need the ramp when it has vertical takeoff capabilities?

Has this been redone ? If so - who where when ?????? Brilliant to anyone who obsessed with this as a kid ---- like me

From a Metaphorical view. The main series is like the Main course of a meal, and the feature films are a desert course, which makes this story a light starter.

Will these new episodes be aviallable for purchase on dvd? Have searched for them - not found anywhere.

everything was perfect, except the binoculars were used backward.

Great stuff, chaps! 👍👍 I have ITVX, on my telly, must take a look.

Are you going to upload Thunderbirds The Anniversary Episodes to RU-vid.

Can somebody tell me why Virgil has to twiddle the steering wheel when TB2 is rolling down the willow straight runway? Are the wheels not on straight? A bit like a supermarket trolley, perhaps ?

Can you show us how Thunderbird 4 gets back into Thunderbird 2?

Has anyone ever seen the undercarriage of Thunderbird 2? Seems to me it's always taxiing on it's belly. This has been bothering me for decades.

(0:59) *Thunderbird 2 Is GO!!!* 💚

Can't beat Supermarionation. For me, being of a mature generation type it's the dogs Boll..ks. I particularly liked the Captain Scarlet/Joe 90 puppets, being of equal body/head proportion , with detail such as stubble or Scars....

When thunderbird 4 goes into action & mission is completed, you never see thunderbird 2 collect thunderbird 4. It must be hard encompass the pod without the tailpipe touching the sea !

The only comment I can give is: where’s the Blu Ray release for North America?

Really neat!

"and Thunderbird 4 slides into the sea" which is the dialogue cut from introducing Thunderbirds" and how do i know this ? because i plyted that " 33rpm mini album record ( 45 sized) so many times i could quote it from beginning to end....ah they were my childhood days.....The future of engineering and innovation was ours....Thank you for showing us these clips. I tried to buy all these now as dvd's but sadly they appear to be only available for streaming...

Will this be available in Australia?

Something that always gnawed at the back of my mind for years until it struck me was those telescopic struts that extend and retract from beneath the wing and seeming disappear up into the engine nacelles. Apart from the obvious that the length of the topmost of the strut sections could not possibly fit in the space between the bottom of the wing and top of the nacelle, these collapsed struts actually go _through_ the engine itself. It can be argued that there are no mechanical components there, they extend from just behind the opening and as part of the air intake, it would be empty space. But there cannot be that much empty ducting to supply air to the engine. There has to be part of the engine behind that grille. Even if you contend that it is empty space, then that strut certainly blocks a great deal of airflow at that point given its diameter, not to mention the space taken up by where the actuators would be located to operate the struts. Sure, it's a TV show, kids show, fiction, but there are small plot holes and then there are big ones and this plot point has a huge over sized strut going right through it.

Blimey, h'and luvva duck, guv'ner. When funderbird four came outa that pod fing, I blinked, h'and h'almost missed h'it. H'it moved so blinkin' farst! All newly made footage? Or a montage of new and remastered original stock? However you did it, it works extremely well.

Not sure about the pod dropping into the sea like that 😂. Alan would've had concussion 😀

Is it me, or is Parker looking through the wrong end of the binoculars?

Didnt they show thunderbird 4 taking off on it own from the island, with out Thunderbird 2?

F-A-B!!

How did Geoff Tracy get all of the civil and mechanical engineering works done, during the construction phase of the island, without any of the third party contractors even knowing what was happening.

IF Virgil drives Thunderbird 2 and then drops into the water in Thunderbird 4, how does Thunderbird 2 stay in the air?

Funny, I always thought T2 was capable of 5000 mph. I must be getting old. Frank.

These days I suppose Tracy Island probably comprises self contained flats for those with enough cash.

Slight niggle. Jeff says TB2 needs the ramp to take off because it's so heavy and yet it never needs a ramp to take off from the rescue site when the job is done and it's heading home.