Thunderbird 6

Gentlemen...

We are gathered here today

as representatives...

of some of the greatest

design teams in the world.

We are here to listen

to a proposal...

from a Mr. X...

a man who is 50 years

ahead of his time...

A man who is undoubtedly...

the world's greatest

aircraft designer.

The daddy of them all.

Mr. X?

Are you with us?

Yes...

I am with you,

Mr. President.

Gentlemen, you must

forgive the extraordinary...

security precautions

taken today.

But when I tell you

that Mr. X...

is none other than

the man who designed...

the International

Rescue aircraft...

you will understand the

importance of security.

Mr. X has a proposition

to put to us...

for a revolutionary

new type of aircraft.

It is, perhaps...

The most exciting moment in

the history of our company.

And now, gentlemen,

the moment has come.

What is it to be?

An aircraft that flies 10 times

the speed of sound...

A space vehicle that travels

the speed of light?

If I were able to guess...

Mr. X would not

be here today.

And now, Mr. X, it is

with great excitement...

that we await breathlessly...

the details

of your new design.

Well, gentlemen...

I thought it would be

a good idea...

in this day and age

of, uh, speed...

And, uh, things like that...

to build an... airship.

An airship?

An airship?

A beautiful island

in the pacific...

secret base of

International Rescue...

So far undetected.

Outwardly, the luxury home

of millionaire ex-astronaut...

Jeff Tracy.

Now, let's have a rundown...

on the International

Rescue craft.

At the moment, there are 5.

Thunderbird 1...

sleek, first, and fast.

Thunderbird 2...

giant transporter.

Carries all the rescue

gear to the danger zone.

Thunderbird 3...

designed for space rescue.

Thunderbird 4...

capable of withstanding

the pressure of the depths.

Thunderbird 5...

space monitor.

Capable of receiving

or intercepting...

distress calls from

any part of the world.

And I'm telling you, Brains,

in no uncertain terms...

That we now need

a Thunderbird 6.

Sure, Mr. Tracy.

But can you give me

some sort of a steer?

I like to work

to a specification.

Specification?

You didn't need to work

to a specification...

when you designed

that airship...

for the New World

Aircraft Corporation.

That's right. I didn't.

And what happened?

They laughed.

Yeah, that's right.

They laughed.

And then they built it.

There you are, Brains.

Your specially commissioned

painting of Skyship 1.

Thanks, Virgil.

It's really great.

But I guess that's

about the nearest...

I'm gonna get to it

for some time.

I'm sorry about this,

Brains.

But I've got this feeling,

and I know I'm not wrong.

We desperately need

a Thunderbird 6.

That's OH, Mr. Tracy.

Of course,

I would have liked...

to have been on

the maiden voyage.

Sure.

But at least

International Rescue...

will be represented by

Alan, Tin Tin, and Penelope.

They'll give you

a full report.

So, you like

the painting, eh?

Say, talking of painting...

Alan?

Yes, Dad?

You better get cleaned up.

Don't forget, it's your

farewell dinner tonight.

Just 10 more minutes, Dad,

and I'll be through.

How's she looking?

Great. Just great.

I finished our

packing, Mr. Tracy.

Our packing?

Tin Tin, come here a minute.

Certainly, Mr. Tracy.

Is there anything wrong?

Tin Tin, Alan wanted

to travel to England...

in an unconventional way.

Well, I've organized that.

But it's gonna be

a long journey...

and not exactly the way

for a young lady to travel...

in this day and age.

You are traveling

by scheduled airline.

But Mr. Tracy...

I want to travel with Alan.

Now, Alan leaves tomorrow...

and you leave

in 2 weeks' time.

Understand?

Come on, Mother, over here.

You'll get a good view.

Well, I guess we've seen

a lot of launchings...

but this will beat all.

Say, where's Tin Tin?

I don't know, Dad.

Strange.

Unusual for her

not to see Alan off.

Here she comes.

So long, folks.

Dearest Brains...

I know how much

this project means to you...

and I feel that you, not I,

should be making this trip.

But, of course, you are the one

person who cannot be spared.

I shall be thinking of you.

Love, Tin Tin.

P.S...

I stowed aboard

the Tiger with Alan.

She's what?

That's right, Mr. Tracy.

She's aboard

the Tiger with Alan.

He flies through the air

With the greatest of ease

The daring young man

in his flying machine

His movements are graceful

All girls he can please

And my heart is stolen away

Isn't it a lovely ouit?

It belonged to my ancestor,

the Duchess of Crighton Ward.

Well? What do you think,

Parker?

I think it's very elegant,

milady.

Mind you, I prefer

mini-skirts m'self...

but I suppose

it's appropriate...

that you should be dressed

like that...

For the revival of

the airship, so to speak.

Thank you, Parker.

And that ouit

suits you beautifully.

Well, if Alan's

on schedule...

he should be arriving

at any moment.

Yes, milady.

I understand that he's been

on his way now for 2 weeks.

That's him, Parker.

We must go onto the roof

and see him land.

Come on.

There it is, Tin Tin.

Yes, Alan!

It looks lovely!

OH. You know what to do.

I expect he's

coming in to land.

Milady, he's coming

straight for us!

I don't believe it.

Hi, Penny. Hi, Parker.

Alan, I'm so glad

you're safe.

You gave us quite a scare.

Gee, I like

your ouit, Penelope.

Yes, I was rather

pleased with it myself.

Uh, uh, excuse me.

All the family

send their love to you.

Uh, excuse me,

Mr. Alan. Excuse me.

What is it, Parker?

Uh, your aircraft, sir.

It's got no pilot.

I... I just thought

I'd point it out to you, sir.

Oh, forget about it,

Parker.

I'm finished with it now.

Now, you were saying,

Penelope...

Mr. Alan, please!

Don't you understand?

It's gonna crash

into the house!

Parker! What has

got into you?

Sorry about that, Alan.

Stone the crows...

It's going to land

on its own.

Parker? Milady?

Tin Tin's

an excellent pilot.

Don't you think, Parker?

You should have seen

Parker's face, Tin Tin.

It was the funniest thing

I've ever seen in my life.

I can just imagine it.

Of course, I saw immediately

what Alan was up to

because I knew

you were on board.

Jeff called me yesterday.

I could hardly

keep a straight face.

Come in.

All the baggage

is aboard, milady.

Thank you, Parker.

Now, there's only one thing

left to do before we leave.

Bon voyage.

Bon voyage.

Bon voyage, milady.

As president of the New

World Aircraft Corporation...

this flight is of paramount

importance to me.

The fact that members

of International Rescue...

will be on

the maiden flight...

enables us to achieve

worldwide publicity.

In order to make this

possible in the first place...

we have given

assurances to them...

that the strictest

security arrangements...

will be enforced.

That is why the airfield is

cleared of all personnel.

The passengers are due

to arrive in, um...

30 minutes.

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