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