Thunderbirds meets Looney Tunes with a side of pure puppet chaos.
The first four episodes of Gerry Anderson's 1980s Supermarionation series. In 'Expect the Unexpected (Part 1)' Queen Zelda attacks and destroys a NASA Mars expedition. 'Expect the Unexpected (Part 2)' sees Zelda offer to make peace with the Terrahawks. 'Thunder Roar' finds the Terrahawks battling the mighty Sram, Lord of Felony. 'Close Call' has an investigative reporter threatens to expose the Terrahawks on worldwide television.
Practical Effects
Supermarionation puppetry at its most ambitious and gloriously unhinged.
Production
Miniature work that puts most modern CGI to shame for sheer charm.
Director
Desmond Saunders
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Terrahawks were deliberately designed to look less heroic than Thunderbirds—Anderson wanted flawed, argumentative characters after years of perfect heroes.
This was Anderson's return to puppetry after live-action failures, funded by a desperate ITV hoping to recapture 1960s magic—and it absolutely bombed in ratings despite the cult following it later developed.
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