Prologue
The 30th September 1965, was a red-letter day in the annuals of television. It was the date that Thunderbirds was first broadcast to the viewing public.
In order to mark 40 years since this historic event I, with Quiller's help, have written the following story. In it I have tried to incorporate references to each television episode, the two Supermarionation movies, and even the 2004 live action movie. My challenge to you is to try and find these references. But be warned, while some are obvious, (perhaps a direct mention of the events and scenarios), others are more subtle (a character may do something that was done by another character in an episode, or mention an individual or place), and some are downright obscure. Sometimes, both intentionally and unintentionally there are two or more references to one show. And there are also a few bonus references of things not directly related to the TV episodes or movies.
Scoring: Score two points for every episode or movie reference. Score one point for every bonus reference. For instance, should someone make the comment that something was 'minty', you would know that that reference came from the episode 'Ricochet' and score two points.
If you want to keep a running score email Quiller and me your answers at turton-tracyathotmail .com. (fanfiction .net won't let me write the correct email address, so replace the at with the appropriate symbol and take out the space before the .com) Email us and we'll give you a running score. Please do not leave your answers as reviews as you may spoil the fun for other readers. Which doesn't mean that we won't accept reviews for the story in general.
I am going against one of my rules of uploading stories, which is to upload a new chapter daily. This time, to give everyone a decent chance to find the hidden references I will upload every second day (if this fanfiction .net cooperates). Sorry.
And so the challenge begins…
How well do you (and I) know our Thunderbirds?
Most of the people, places and machines mentioned in this story do not belong to me; more's the pity. I thank those who own them (currently Granada), for allowing me to 'play' with them, and I thank those who originally created them for giving us all 40 years of wonderful escapism and a fantastically stimulating hobby. I would also like to thank Quiller for her assistance, Thunderbirds knowledge, and proof reading skills.
Enjoy.
Purupuss.
Here is the list of episodes and the three movies for your reference:
Trapped In The Sky
Pit Of Peril
City Of Fire
Sunprobe
The Uninvited
The Mighty Atom
Vault Of Death
Operation Crash Dive
Move And You're Dead
Martian Invasion
Brink Of Disaster
The Perils Of Penelope
Terror In New York City
End Of The Road
Day Of Disaster
Edge Of Impact
Desperate Intruder
30 Minutes After Noon
The Impostors
The Man From M.I.5
Cry Wolf
Danger At Ocean Deep
The Duchess Assignment
Attack Of The Alligators
The Cham Cham
Security Hazard
Atlantic Inferno
Path Of Destruction
Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Ricochet
Give Or Take A Million
Thunderbirds are Go
Thunderbird Six
Thunderbirds 2004