Thunderbirds (TV series)

Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called "Supermarionation".

Merchandising

Several companies including Matchbox and Dinky were licensed to produced die-cast metal and plastic toys based on the Thunderbird vehicles. They proved hugely popular and were one of the best selling merchandising lines of the decade. Original Thunderbirds toys are now expensive and highly sought after collectors' items.

Related Topics:
Matchbox - Dinky

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Original novels

A number of novels were published based upon the television series, most during 1966:

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• Thunderbirds, John Theydon (pseudonym for John W. Jennison), 1966
• Calling Thunderbirds, Theydon, 1966
• Ring of Fire, Theydon, 1966
• Thunderbirds Are Go, Angus P. Allen, 1966 (film novelization)
• Operation Asteroids, John W. Jennison, 1966
• Lost World, Jennison, 1966

In 1992 Corgi Books published four episode novelizations for children based upon the teleplays "The Uninvited", "Brink of Disaster", "Sun Probe", and "Atlantic Inferno".

Related Topics:
1992 - Corgi Books

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The character of Lady Penelope was also featured in her own series of novels:

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• A Gallery of Thieves, Kevin McGarry, 1966
• Cool for Danger, McGarry, 1966
• The Albanian Affair, John Theydon, 1967