Episode
Thunderbirds Are Go!: Grandma Tourismo
Overview
Virgil and Grandma are out resupplying Thunderbird 2 when a distress call comes in. A mine is in danger of collapsing in the desert. When Virgil goes to help the workers, he gets caught in a massive sandstorm and it is up to Grandma to save the day.
Details
- Series
- Thunderbirds Are Go!
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2017-10-28
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Grandma Tourismo is Episode 18 in Season 2 of Thunderbirds Are Go!. It aired on 2017-10-28. The runtime is 25 min.
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