smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) (10/06/84)
Someone pointed out to me this week that the sons on the Thunderbirds
were named after the 1st astronauts -- Gordon, Alan, Virgil, ...
Can someone match each son with the thunderbird they flew/drove?
Which thunderbird came out of the pool? 1 or 3?
(I forgot, so don't think I have the answer squirreled away. I haven't
seen the show in about 20 years or so!)
Other remnants I remember from the show were the ITC logo at the beginning.
The music that accompanied it I thought was part of the show's theme and
I was truly surprised when I saw it on other ITC shows.
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--steve kramer
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linus!axiom!smk@mitre-bedford (MIL)moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (10/09/84)
Well, let's see: Thunderbird 1 was the jazzy inter-atmospheric rocket which
was always the first one on the scene. Thunderbird 2 was the slower cargo
ship which carried a container with equipment for any emergency (even riots
by pre-schoolers?). Thunderbird 3 was the rocket for intra-atmospheric
(i.e. space for all youse non-technical bozos) travel. Thunderbird 4 was
the sub sometimes carried in Thunderbird 2's hold. Thunderbird 5 was the
sattelite station which monitored distress calls, and was generally
allocated to the most uninteresting son (or the puppet who had the most
difficult jaw-strings).
And just as a bonus, Lady Penelophe's car had a licence plate with "FAB 1"
on it.
Now I'll up the ante... on UFO, what were the different defense systems that
were used to repel aliens?
"I support the right to arm bears."
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPArsf@CSL-Vax.ARPA (Ross Finlayson) (10/14/84)
Ah! Thunderbirds must have been my favorite TV show in the late 60s - I remember being fanatical about it. I don't know whether it was shown as widely in the U.S. as it was in British Commonwealth countries (I was living in New Zealand at the time). Anyway, to answer your question: Thunderbird 1 was flown by Scott (<= Scott Carpenter?). It was a high-speed rocket-like scout ship, and was usually the first to arrive at the scene of a rescue. It was launched from inside a cliff, lifting off through an opening formed by a slide-away swimming pool! Thunderbird 2 was the heavy-duty cargo carrying aircraft, flown by Virgil (<= Virgil (Gus) Grissom?). It took off from a sloped ramp at the end of a long runway. It carried one of several numbered "pods", carrying the appropriate cargo for the rescue. Thunderbird 3 was a rocketship (used for space travel). It was piloted by Alan (<= Alan Shepard?), and was launched through the 'eye' of a ring-shaped house. Thunderbird 4 was a small submarine, usually carried in one of the pods (pod 4?) carried by Thunderbird 2. It was piloted by Gordon (<= Gordon Cooper?). Thunderbird 5 was an Earth-orbiting space station, usually manned by John (<= John Glenn?). It's purpose was to monitor worldwide communications. Ross.
jrb@wdl1.UUCP (jrb ) (10/17/84)
And Thunderbird 6 (from the movie of the same name) is a biplane. Lady Penelope has the only Rolls-Royce half-track I have ever seen. John R Blaker UUCP: ...!fortune!wdl1!jrb ARPA: jrb@FORD-WDL1 and blaker@FORD-WDL2