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Bea · 08-31-2004, 08:42 AM

T-Birds: The Animated Series episode guide

Season 1

1. Secret Originisation (1)

The Tracys and Lady Penelope team up against alien invaders, but soon find they need to call in help.

NOTE: All three parts of Secret Originisation bears a partial resemblence to the undercover invasion of Earth by "White Martians" in several different Justice League story arcs, written by Mark Wade and Grant Morrison.
The tripod war machines bear a strong resemblence to H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds." Notice also that General Wells' is named in honor of H.G. Wells.
Despite that they are in the next two parts, Fermat and Tin Tin do not appear in this part
The two alien shapeshfiters disguised as scientists look like Dr Beaker and Professor Polkiss who appeared in Supercar.

2. Secret Originisation (2)

Jeff, Ohana, Tin Tin, Fermat and Kyrano team up with Lady Penelope and the boys to defeat the alien invaders, but one of them falls in battle and the rest are captured.

3. Secret Originisation (3)

The Tracys and their friends race to rescue two of their own before the Imperium gets to Earth and completes its conquest.

Bea · 09-07-2004, 06:51 AM

4. Nemesis

The Hood tries to take over the world with help of a satellite designed on Tracy Island. The helpers of The Hood try to kill Virgil, Lady Penelope, Tin Tin, Gordon, Fermat and Alan, but they can escape and free Scott, Kyrano and Ohana. After this, the gang try to free Jeff but The Hood escapes.

NOTE: John, Brains and Parker do not appear in this episode.
The terrorists in The High Ground appear but do not speak.
Scott mentions John when saying "Oh bummer, where's John when you need him?"

Bea · 09-07-2004, 08:39 AM

5. Perils Of The Island

While they are on Bunny Island, the gang find a criminal named Hector Con Carne and after Gordon's girlfriend Atlanta Shore disappears, Jeff, Scott, John, Virgil, Lady Penelope, Gordon, Brains and Parker realize that Atlanta has been kidnapped so they figure out where Hector is at. Scott, John, Gordon, Virgil and Jeff plan a rescue mission, but they'll have to go through an electric wall to succeed. Can Gordon master the courage and show he deserves his girlfriend's father's respect?

NOTE: Alan, Tin Tin, Fermat, Ohana and Kyrano do not appear in this episode.
Atlanta Shore is also a character in Stingray.
The necklace Major Dr Ghastly has on is the same cat's eye the Replicia twins will have in later episodes.

Bea · 09-07-2004, 08:46 AM

Here's the voice artists I've chosen:

Carlos Alazraqui Parker
Lori Allen Lady Penelope
Diedrich Bader John Tracy/ Kyrano
Grey Delisle Transom
Quinton Flynn Scott Tracy
Sara Gilbert Sara Replicia
Kesley Grammer The Hood
Tom Kenny Brains/ Fermat
Phil Lamar Mullion
Jason Marsden Jason Replicia
Frankie Muniz Alan Tracy
Michael Rosenbaum Virgil Tracy
Justin Shenkarow Gordon Tracy
Tara Strong Tin-Tin/ Ohana
Anson Williams Jeff Tracy

Bea · 09-08-2004, 08:08 AM

6. Out Of Command

Seemingly ordinary men across America keep going berserk and attacking women and unaffected men and our heroes find out that a former USAF colonel has reviving the idea using their positions and Jeff and Scott also fall victim.

NOTE: Gordon, Tin Tin, Brains and Fermat do not appear in this episode.
The colonel sounds a lot like Hector Con Carne.
When Scott goes crazy, he acts a bit like Ezekiel Rage.
Gordon is mentioned at least 7 times even when Alan says "Where's Gordo when you really need him?"

Bea · 09-08-2004, 08:29 AM

7. The Cat Man of International Rescue

While experimenting with a Matter Transporter in her laboratory in Dimmsdale, Florida, the Hood uses Dr Claire Dinkleburg's cat serum to turn people into cats.

NOTE: Lady Penelope and Parker do not appear in this episode.
We learn that Alan screams like a girl.
Chet is often seen in Fairly Odd Parents.
Virgil had a really bad habit of picking his nose when he was 12 years old.

Bea · 09-14-2004, 10:56 AM

8. Double Trouble

When the team find out that the Replicia twins have kidnapped teen singing sensation T.J Barrett, Jeff sends Scott and Virgil to rescue him.

NOTE: This is the first appearence of Jason and Sara or 'those Replicias' as Jeff calls them.
Only John, Jeff, Scott, Brains and Virgil appear in this episode.
John has the Shiny Teeth and Me CD.
Gordon and Alan (despite being absent) are mentioned.

Bea · 09-14-2004, 12:29 PM

9. The Big Spectrum Combat

The Tracys get mixed up in a fight between Spectrum and the Mysterons and Captains Scarlet and Blue decide to help them even when Colonel White and Jeff are captured by Mysteron agents.

NOTE: Only Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Gordon and Alan appear in this episode.
The Mysterons now sound more like Kang in the Simpsons.
We find out that Virgil's full name is Virgil Daniel Tracy, Gordon's is Gordon Duncan Tracy and Alan's is Alan Robert Tracy.
Captain Scarlet sounds a bit like Winston Dusworth from the Fairly Odd Parents episode A Case Of Diary-Uh.
Captain Blue now sounds a lot like Potsie from Happy Days.
Jeff's full name is Jefferson Beaumont Tracy.

Bea · 09-14-2004, 12:58 PM

10. Double Trouble

While in Canada, Scott is captured and replaced with a spy in his form.

NOTES: John, Kyrano, Ohana and Parker do not appear in this episode.
Thomas Harper looks like Philip Winchester who played Scott in the Thunderbirds movie.
John's full name, as mentioned by Scott, is John Edward Tracy.

Bea · 09-14-2004, 01:10 PM

11. The Revenge Of The Lone Wolf

The Tracys discover that an old friend of Scott's is turning all the old male gang mambers of California in werewolves.

NOTE: The Hood is reviving the Lone Wolf Pack from choosing old gang members in California.
This episode tells us that John and Scott were born in Los Angeles and Virgil, Gordon and Alan were all born in San Fransisco.

Bea · 09-15-2004, 10:13 AM

12. The High Ground

Jeff is abducted by a group of terrorists while trying to stop a group of teenagers from going near the docks and when the boys find out, they are also captured by their leader- The Hood.

NOTE: Ohana, Tin Tin, Kyrano and Brains do not appear in this episode.
We learn that Gordon is right handed.
Scott's full name is Scott Malcolm Tracy.
Virgil is 20 years old.
We learn that Virgil is left handed.
Lady Penelope has a sister who is 3 years younger than her.
This episode also tells us that Lady P and Scott have a thing for each other when he tells her to 'move over' instead of 'get out' when she falls asleep in his hotel bed.

Bea · 09-15-2004, 11:06 AM

13. Birdfellas

When the Tracys discover that a mob is on the loose in Chicago, they decide to investigate only to discover that they are all man hating gangsters and Scott once dated their leader- Miss Vicky.

NOTE: John, Kyrano, Ohano and Brains do not appear in this episode. Gordon appears but doesn't speak.
This episode bears a resemblance to the Futurama episode Bender Gets Made.
When Alan finds out that Scott dated Miss Vicky, he mentions the time that Gordon dated Atlanta. (See The Perils Of Bunny Island)
Virgil mentions that there was a movie based on the mob experience Scott is going through to Alan.

Bea · 09-16-2004, 09:32 AM

Season 2

14. Nightmare in London

Brains's Neutronic Monster-Maker transforms Scott into a werewolf, Parker into a vampire and Jeff into Frankenstein's monster. However, Brains's invention works too well, making those three real monsters!

NOTE: John is a vegetarian.
Alan's blood type is A positive.
Hector Con Carne, Miss Vicky and T.J Barrett are mentioned in this episode.
Virgil mentions that The Hood is single.
This episode is similiar to the Fairly OddParents episode "Scarily Oddparents."

Bea · 09-17-2004, 10:43 AM

15. The Mighty Homer

Having failed a year earlier to steal the plans for the Nuclear Power Plant in Springfield, the Hood turns local power plant safety supervisor Homer Simpson into a mouse.

NOTE: This is Lady Penelope's second mission and visit to Tracy Island since International Rescue began operating.
Incredibly, Alan screams like a girl 10 times in this episode.
We discover that Gordon gets space sickness in this episode.

Bea · 09-20-2004, 07:58 AM

16. Boys Will Be Boys

When their favorite pop singer T.J Barrett is abducted by the Hood, the Tracy boys freak out.

NOTE: This is the only episode in which we see the boys bedrooms.
Kyrano, Ohana and Parker do not appear in this episode.
The song the boys sing is Moonlight Love which was in the Happy Days episode Stolen Memories.
T.J sings Thunderbird Baby and Listen To Me, Jean.
The Hood says he hates music at the end.

08-31-2004, 08:42 AM	#1
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	Animated Thunderbirds episode guide T-Birds: The Animated Series episode guide Season 1 1. Secret Originisation (1) The Tracys and Lady Penelope team up against alien invaders, but soon find they need to call in help. NOTE: All three parts of Secret Originisation bears a partial resemblence to the undercover invasion of Earth by "White Martians" in several different Justice League story arcs, written by Mark Wade and Grant Morrison. The tripod war machines bear a strong resemblence to H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds." Notice also that General Wells' is named in honor of H.G. Wells. Despite that they are in the next two parts, Fermat and Tin Tin do not appear in this part The two alien shapeshfiters disguised as scientists look like Dr Beaker and Professor Polkiss who appeared in Supercar. 2. Secret Originisation (2) Jeff, Ohana, Tin Tin, Fermat and Kyrano team up with Lady Penelope and the boys to defeat the alien invaders, but one of them falls in battle and the rest are captured. 3. Secret Originisation (3) The Tracys and their friends race to rescue two of their own before the Imperium gets to Earth and completes its conquest.
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09-07-2004, 06:51 AM	#2
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	4. Nemesis The Hood tries to take over the world with help of a satellite designed on Tracy Island. The helpers of The Hood try to kill Virgil, Lady Penelope, Tin Tin, Gordon, Fermat and Alan, but they can escape and free Scott, Kyrano and Ohana. After this, the gang try to free Jeff but The Hood escapes. NOTE: John, Brains and Parker do not appear in this episode. The terrorists in The High Ground appear but do not speak. Scott mentions John when saying "Oh bummer, where's John when you need him?"
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:27 PM.

09-07-2004, 08:39 AM	#3
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	5. Perils Of The Island While they are on Bunny Island, the gang find a criminal named Hector Con Carne and after Gordon's girlfriend Atlanta Shore disappears, Jeff, Scott, John, Virgil, Lady Penelope, Gordon, Brains and Parker realize that Atlanta has been kidnapped so they figure out where Hector is at. Scott, John, Gordon, Virgil and Jeff plan a rescue mission, but they'll have to go through an electric wall to succeed. Can Gordon master the courage and show he deserves his girlfriend's father's respect? NOTE: Alan, Tin Tin, Fermat, Ohana and Kyrano do not appear in this episode. Atlanta Shore is also a character in Stingray. The necklace Major Dr Ghastly has on is the same cat's eye the Replicia twins will have in later episodes.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:27 PM.

09-07-2004, 08:46 AM	#4
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	Here's the voice artists I've chosen: Carlos Alazraqui Parker Lori Allen Lady Penelope Diedrich Bader John Tracy/ Kyrano Grey Delisle Transom Quinton Flynn Scott Tracy Sara Gilbert Sara Replicia Kesley Grammer The Hood Tom Kenny Brains/ Fermat Phil Lamar Mullion Jason Marsden Jason Replicia Frankie Muniz Alan Tracy Michael Rosenbaum Virgil Tracy Justin Shenkarow Gordon Tracy Tara Strong Tin-Tin/ Ohana Anson Williams Jeff Tracy
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09-08-2004, 08:08 AM	#5
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	6. Out Of Command Seemingly ordinary men across America keep going berserk and attacking women and unaffected men and our heroes find out that a former USAF colonel has reviving the idea using their positions and Jeff and Scott also fall victim. NOTE: Gordon, Tin Tin, Brains and Fermat do not appear in this episode. The colonel sounds a lot like Hector Con Carne. When Scott goes crazy, he acts a bit like Ezekiel Rage. Gordon is mentioned at least 7 times even when Alan says "Where's Gordo when you really need him?"
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:29 PM.

09-08-2004, 08:29 AM	#6
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	7. The Cat Man of International Rescue While experimenting with a Matter Transporter in her laboratory in Dimmsdale, Florida, the Hood uses Dr Claire Dinkleburg's cat serum to turn people into cats. NOTE: Lady Penelope and Parker do not appear in this episode. We learn that Alan screams like a girl. Chet is often seen in Fairly Odd Parents. Virgil had a really bad habit of picking his nose when he was 12 years old.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:30 PM.

09-14-2004, 10:56 AM	#7
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	8. Double Trouble When the team find out that the Replicia twins have kidnapped teen singing sensation T.J Barrett, Jeff sends Scott and Virgil to rescue him. NOTE: This is the first appearence of Jason and Sara or 'those Replicias' as Jeff calls them. Only John, Jeff, Scott, Brains and Virgil appear in this episode. John has the Shiny Teeth and Me CD. Gordon and Alan (despite being absent) are mentioned.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:31 PM.

09-14-2004, 12:29 PM	#8
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	9. The Big Spectrum Combat The Tracys get mixed up in a fight between Spectrum and the Mysterons and Captains Scarlet and Blue decide to help them even when Colonel White and Jeff are captured by Mysteron agents. NOTE: Only Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Gordon and Alan appear in this episode. The Mysterons now sound more like Kang in the Simpsons. We find out that Virgil's full name is Virgil Daniel Tracy, Gordon's is Gordon Duncan Tracy and Alan's is Alan Robert Tracy. Captain Scarlet sounds a bit like Winston Dusworth from the Fairly Odd Parents episode A Case Of Diary-Uh. Captain Blue now sounds a lot like Potsie from Happy Days. Jeff's full name is Jefferson Beaumont Tracy.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:32 PM.

09-14-2004, 12:58 PM	#9
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	10. Double Trouble While in Canada, Scott is captured and replaced with a spy in his form. NOTES: John, Kyrano, Ohana and Parker do not appear in this episode. Thomas Harper looks like Philip Winchester who played Scott in the Thunderbirds movie. John's full name, as mentioned by Scott, is John Edward Tracy.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:33 PM.

09-14-2004, 01:10 PM	#10
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	11. The Revenge Of The Lone Wolf The Tracys discover that an old friend of Scott's is turning all the old male gang mambers of California in werewolves. NOTE: The Hood is reviving the Lone Wolf Pack from choosing old gang members in California. This episode tells us that John and Scott were born in Los Angeles and Virgil, Gordon and Alan were all born in San Fransisco.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:34 PM.

09-15-2004, 10:13 AM	#11
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	12. The High Ground Jeff is abducted by a group of terrorists while trying to stop a group of teenagers from going near the docks and when the boys find out, they are also captured by their leader- The Hood. NOTE: Ohana, Tin Tin, Kyrano and Brains do not appear in this episode. We learn that Gordon is right handed. Scott's full name is Scott Malcolm Tracy. Virgil is 20 years old. We learn that Virgil is left handed. Lady Penelope has a sister who is 3 years younger than her. This episode also tells us that Lady P and Scott have a thing for each other when he tells her to 'move over' instead of 'get out' when she falls asleep in his hotel bed.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:36 PM.

09-15-2004, 11:06 AM	#12
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	13. Birdfellas When the Tracys discover that a mob is on the loose in Chicago, they decide to investigate only to discover that they are all man hating gangsters and Scott once dated their leader- Miss Vicky. NOTE: John, Kyrano, Ohano and Brains do not appear in this episode. Gordon appears but doesn't speak. This episode bears a resemblance to the Futurama episode Bender Gets Made. When Alan finds out that Scott dated Miss Vicky, he mentions the time that Gordon dated Atlanta. (See The Perils Of Bunny Island) Virgil mentions that there was a movie based on the mob experience Scott is going through to Alan.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:39 PM.

09-16-2004, 09:32 AM	#13
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	Season 2 14. Nightmare in London Brains's Neutronic Monster-Maker transforms Scott into a werewolf, Parker into a vampire and Jeff into Frankenstein's monster. However, Brains's invention works too well, making those three real monsters! NOTE: John is a vegetarian. Alan's blood type is A positive. Hector Con Carne, Miss Vicky and T.J Barrett are mentioned in this episode. Virgil mentions that The Hood is single. This episode is similiar to the Fairly OddParents episode "Scarily Oddparents."
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:40 PM.

09-17-2004, 10:43 AM	#14
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	15. The Mighty Homer Having failed a year earlier to steal the plans for the Nuclear Power Plant in Springfield, the Hood turns local power plant safety supervisor Homer Simpson into a mouse. NOTE: This is Lady Penelope's second mission and visit to Tracy Island since International Rescue began operating. Incredibly, Alan screams like a girl 10 times in this episode. We discover that Gordon gets space sickness in this episode.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:42 PM.

09-20-2004, 07:58 AM	#15
Bea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2003 Location: On Fonzie's bike outside Arnold's Posts: 795	16. Boys Will Be Boys When their favorite pop singer T.J Barrett is abducted by the Hood, the Tracy boys freak out. NOTE: This is the only episode in which we see the boys bedrooms. Kyrano, Ohana and Parker do not appear in this episode. The song the boys sing is Moonlight Love which was in the Happy Days episode Stolen Memories. T.J sings Thunderbird Baby and Listen To Me, Jean. The Hood says he hates music at the end.
	Last edited by Bea; 01-05-2005 at 12:43 PM.