Thunderbirds 2086

25min

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Thunderbirds 2086 is a Japanese anime series loosely inspired by the original Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series Thunderbirds. The series was dubbed in English by ITC Entertainment, the original company who produced Thunderbirds, but is not officially recognised as part of Thunderbirds canon, due to the non-involvement of either Gerry or Sylvia Anderson. Despite this the English dub of the series contains music and sound effects from Anderson's series Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999. A total of 24 episodes were produced, but only 18 were shown on Fuji TV in 1982.

Episodes

Cast

Firefall

1. Firefall

25min

17th Apr 1982

The Thunderbirds disobey orders and head out into space to aid a close friend who's trapped aboard the space station Rosinante with a critical reactor.

Computer Madness

2. Computer Madness

25min

24th Apr 1982

The lunar colony Moonbase Omega is in peril when its computer goes berserk and imprisons all the residents.

One Of A Kind

3. One Of A Kind

25min

1st May 1982

A fire breaks out in the Rocky Mountains, endangering all wildlife there. To make matters worse, one of the Thunderbirds is having a breakdown from family troubles.

Snowbound

4. Snowbound

25min

8th May 1982

In the Alps, a monorail is trapped under an avalanche on the eve of a severe storm, and with air running out for the passengers the Thunderbirds must work fast.

Space Warriors

5. Space Warriors

25min

15th May 1982

The Thunderbirds take on a riot of criminals who broke out of a penitentiary.

Sunburn

6. Sunburn

25min

29th May 1982

A research spacecraft sent to analyze the Sun starts to malfunction from prolonged exposure to solar radiation, endangering its crew.

Fear Factor

7. Fear Factor

25min

5th Jun 1982

A new member of the Thunderbirds must overcome his fear of failure and agoraphobia when his father is trapped aboard a drifting space station.

Fault Line

8. Fault Line

25min

12th Jun 1982

The first commercial underwater thermoelectric plant is built on a source of intense geothermal energy... which turns out to be a fault line.

Shadow Axis

9. Shadow Axis

25min

19th Jun 1982

The Thunderbirds celebrate their first year as a team, but also have their first encounter with the entity known as Star Crusher.

Star Crusher

10. Star Crusher

25min

3rd Jul 1982

The Thunderbirds face off with the Shadow Axis over the testing of a newly-designed ion engine, which the Shadow Axis plots to steal.

Shockwave

11. Shockwave

25min

10th Jul 1982

The Thunderbirds must cope with a double crisis: they must disable a malfunctioning missile system, and rescue a spacecraft that is drifting into space.

Guardian

12. Guardian

25min

17th Jul 1982

The Thunderbirds investigate the reappearance of the Guardian, an exploratory spacecraft that disappeared ninety years ago.

Metal Head

13. Metal Head

25min

24th Jul 1982

A computer goes rogue and takes over its Vancouver complex. The Thunderbirds must stop it as well as save the lives of the complex's residents.

Cloudburst

14. Cloudburst

25min

31st Jul 1982

When massive hurricanes and typhoons break out in the South Pacific islands, the Thunderbirds race to evacuate its residents.

Kudzilla

15. Kudzilla

25min

14th Aug 1982

The Thunderbirds head to a space station near Mars, where an experiment gone haywire has created a giant monster plant.

Mind Meld

16. Mind Meld

25min

28th Aug 1982

Moonbase Omega must be evacuated due to toxic alien vapors. But a resident goes wild when she discovers a crystal that grants psychic powers.

Thunderbolt

17. Thunderbolt

25min

4th Sep 1982

A jumbo aircraft liner, the Thunderbolt, is suddenly disabled and the Thunderbirds must race against time to land it safely.

Big Deal

18. Big Deal

25min

11th Sep 1982

The solar system's largest company, Asteroid Mines Inc., has suffered a series of sabotages on its mining ships carrying the rare material cryolite. The Thunderbirds are sent to investigate and uncover a plot to take over the company itself.

Nightmare

19. Nightmare

25min

10th Sep 2008

The Thunderbirds must stop Star Crusher from taking over the Nitroid Space Colony and transforming its residents into cyborgs.

Crusader

20. Crusader

25min

17th Sep 2008

The Thunderbirds clear up a toxic spill near a wildlife marina, with the help of an intelligent dolphin named Crusader.

Stardive

21. Stardive

25min

24th Sep 2008

The Thunderbirds must race to save the occupants of an experimental out-of-control spacecraft which is speeding towards Jupiter.

Trial

22. Trial

25min

1st Oct 2008

The Thunderbirds encounter an alien monolith near Neptune, who subjects them to a trial to determine the worth of the human race.

Child's Play

23. Child's Play

25min

8th Oct 2008

Two boys, enthralled by the Thunderbirds, sneak away from a school trip to International Rescue and try to pilot TB-1. It doesn't take long before things go wrong.

U.F.O.

24. U.F.O.

25min

15th Oct 2008

A alien ship is sighted approaching the sun, creating massive climate changes across the Earth. The Thunderbirds prepare to intercept the UFO, and face the ultimate challenge: the unknown.

First air date

17th Apr 1982

Last air date

15th Oct 2008

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks