About this season
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 (24)
1. Firefall
Aired 17 April 1982 • 25 min
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.
2. Computer Madness
Aired 24 April 1982 • 25 min
The lunar colony Moonbase Omega is in peril when its computer goes berserk and imprisons all the residents.
3. One Of A Kind
Aired 1 May 1982 • 25 min
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.
4. Snowbound
Aired 8 May 1982 • 25 min
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.
5. Space Warriors
Aired 15 May 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds take on a riot of criminals who broke out of a penitentiary.
6. Sunburn
Aired 29 May 1982 • 25 min
A research spacecraft sent to analyze the Sun starts to malfunction from prolonged exposure to solar radiation, endangering its crew.
7. Fear Factor
Aired 5 June 1982 • 25 min
A new member of the Thunderbirds must overcome his fear of failure and agoraphobia when his father is trapped aboard a drifting space station.
8. Fault Line
Aired 12 June 1982 • 25 min
The first commercial underwater thermoelectric plant is built on a source of intense geothermal energy... which turns out to be a fault line.
9. Shadow Axis
Aired 19 June 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds celebrate their first year as a team, but also have their first encounter with the entity known as Star Crusher.
10. Star Crusher
Aired 3 July 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds face off with the Shadow Axis over the testing of a newly-designed ion engine, which the Shadow Axis plots to steal.
11. Shockwave
Aired 10 July 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds must cope with a double crisis: they must disable a malfunctioning missile system, and rescue a spacecraft that is drifting into space.
12. Guardian
Aired 17 July 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds investigate the reappearance of the Guardian, an exploratory spacecraft that disappeared ninety years ago.
13. Metal Head
Aired 24 July 1982 • 25 min
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.
14. Cloudburst
Aired 31 July 1982 • 25 min
When massive hurricanes and typhoons break out in the South Pacific islands, the Thunderbirds race to evacuate its residents.
15. Kudzilla
Aired 14 August 1982 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds head to a space station near Mars, where an experiment gone haywire has created a giant monster plant.
16. Mind Meld
Aired 28 August 1982 • 25 min
Moonbase Omega must be evacuated due to toxic alien vapors. But a resident goes wild when she discovers a crystal that grants psychic powers.
17. Thunderbolt
Aired 4 September 1982 • 25 min
A jumbo aircraft liner, the Thunderbolt, is suddenly disabled and the Thunderbirds must race against time to land it safely.
18. Big Deal
Aired 11 September 1982 • 25 min
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.
19. Nightmare
Aired 10 September 2008 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds must stop Star Crusher from taking over the Nitroid Space Colony and transforming its residents into cyborgs.
20. Crusader
Aired 17 September 2008 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds clear up a toxic spill near a wildlife marina, with the help of an intelligent dolphin named Crusader.
21. Stardive
Aired 24 September 2008 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds must race to save the occupants of an experimental out-of-control spacecraft which is speeding towards Jupiter.
22. Trial
Aired 1 October 2008 • 25 min
The Thunderbirds encounter an alien monolith near Neptune, who subjects them to a trial to determine the worth of the human race.
23. Child's Play
Aired 8 October 2008 • 25 min
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.
24. U.F.O.
Aired 15 October 2008 • 25 min
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.