Episode
Thunderbirds Are Go!: Rigged for Disaster
Overview
Lady Penelope, Parker and Kayo arrive on the scene of a massive semi-submersible ocean oil rig to decommission the polluting relic, but supervisor Malloy has other plans.
Details
- Series
- Thunderbirds Are Go!
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 2017-12-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Rigged for Disaster is Episode 24 in Season 2 of Thunderbirds Are Go!. It aired on 2017-12-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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