from "Thunderbird 6"
Edge Of Impact
The Hood joins forces with another brand of General (not "General X" this time), the usual mayhem to follow...
Other than Colonel Tim Casey, Jeff's other current contacts from his Air Force days are Kyrano, who worked with the Space Agency on specialized food preparation for manned space flights, and a worker from the same base, IR agent Jeremiah Tuttle.
An article in a newspaper seen in the movie "Thunderbirds Are Go" announces the finding by the US government of a large undisclosed satellite, apparently a nod to the heavenly Cloud Base of "Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons." Or could it be the "undetectable" Thunderbird 5...?
The later remodeled bedroom on the monitor deck in Thunderbird 5 included a radio unit and microphone just above the bed, for those "after hours" emergency calls!
Jeff is seen reading the same issue of "Kine" magazine often throughout the series!
Jeff Tracy is 56 years old during this series, while Lady Penelope is 27.
The Hood's real name is never revealed throughout the series. In fact, he's never referred to as "The Hood" either; that name was given to him in the TV21 comics series and the "Thunderbirds" record albums and novels.
The circular copper-colored plasma core surrounding Thunderbird 5 is a baffling device used to deflect meteorites and space particles.
Speaking of Jeremiah Tuttle: Jeff objects to Scott's notion that he might have told his good friend Tim Casey about International Rescue, yet in "The Impostors" he says that he told Jeremiah all about his plans once his co-worker "guessed" at what he'd planned to do.
Jeff having Brains go over Colonel Casey's blueprints for the Red Arrow would have to raise this question in Tim's mind: If Tracy Island is nothing more than a paradise retreat for the Tracys, why do they have a resident expert technical engineer who knows all about rocket and airplane engines?
The International Tele-relay Station's construction is partially based on popular designs of the time for such towers, including that of the Royal Postal Service's communications tower in London, nicknamed "Dishes In The Sky."
Jeff's abrupt manner was very much in keeping with the ex-military man style of fatherly image of the 1960s. Viewed in current times, his gruff and stern behavior makes Father Day of the "Life With Father" stories look like Santa Claus.
Alan Tracy is not flying Thunderbird 3 in the opening credits of the show, though the rocket is seen in the background. He's actually at the controls of Thunderbird 2 with the steering wheel turned upside down! (Thunderbird 3 has no wheel).
The tiny flying remote camera used in this episode was first seen in "Pit Of Peril."
International Rescue agents learn to handle themselves in all sorts of adverse conditions. They have pulled off rescues despite rainstorms, extreme heat, heavy fog, bone-chilling cold...and even hurricanes!
Awe-struck rescuer: Virgil appears to be struck and knocked backward by a large chunk of falling debris during this adventure...but he gets better!
The Hood is seen escaping the falling tower disaster in a van for a structural maintenance service, yet he is still wearing his North Pole Laundry uniform. It might have made for an interesting aside to hear him explain this to those pursuing policemen.
John Tracy was named for astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth.
From the "Curiouser And Curiouser" file: While supposedly in "Operation: Coverup" mode during Colonel Casey's visit, somewhere between John's rescue call and the return of the Thunderbirds, the portraits had been changed back to that of the boys in their IR uniforms.
Even more curious: There is none of the usual reverie theme music played during the launches of Thunderbirds 1 and 2, presumably for fear that Colonel Casey might hear it...! Later episodes omit the launch music as well.
The Hood manages to survive car and airplane accidents that would have killed any normal human being---and, in a very bad example to viewers---he is never seen wearing a safety belt.
"Goldeneye," the final film on which Derek Meddings performed his special effects magic, featured a satellite's eye view of Earth which was reminiscent of the ones he used to show John Tracy's view of his home planet from Thunderbird 5.