The BEST episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 3

Every episode of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 3!

In the 21st century Jeff Tracy creates a unique emergency response team: International Rescue. Equipped with special vehicles that enable the organization to react to any crisis, whether it be anywhere on earth or in space. Jeff's five sons operate the Thunderbirds 1 to 5 with help from engineer Brains and Kayo the pilot of Thunderbird Shadow. Lady Penelope and chauffeur Parker are the hands on intelligence team on the ground. Together they save anyone in need, while trying to find and capture the terrorist know as the Hood.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: CITVStatus: Ended
Crash Course
star
8.73
66 votes

#1 - Crash Course

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2018

When two space freighters crash in low-earth orbit, Alan and John must evacuate the hotheaded pilots from a dangerous debris field.

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The Long Reach (1)
star
8.39
23 votes

#2 - The Long Reach (1)

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/15/2020

International Rescue attempt their most difficult mission ever while defending Tracy Island from a dangerous assault.

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SOS (2)
star
8.24
29 votes

#3 - SOS (2)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2019

Gordon travels in Thunderbird 4 to recover Braman but discovers that the Chaos Crew have gotten to the robot first. An underwater battle ensues and both Thunderbird 4 and Gordon are harmed.

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The Long Reach (2)
star
8.19
27 votes

#4 - The Long Reach (2)

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/22/2020

As the surprise attack on Tracy Island continues, the Thunderbirds are being slowly overwhelmed by an army of their enemies. Can anyone out there come to the rescue of International Rescue - and will there be anything left to save, if they do so?

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Chain Reaction
star
8.12
25 votes

#5 - Chain Reaction

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/29/2019

A young GDF guard gets trapped inside a radioactive, and possibly haunted, nuclear facility. Scott goes in to assist, with help from GDF Lieutenant Marion Van Arkle.

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Signals (1)
star
8.10
30 votes

#6 - Signals (1)

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/15/2019

Through the use of archive footage, Brains informs the team of a discovery, but in order to gather more information, our heroes split into groups and search for an escape pod missing since Jeff Tracy's crash.

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Icarus
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8.08
26 votes

#7 - Icarus

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/11/2020

The Tracys attend the Global Air Show, and a test pilot unveils the ultra-fast `Icarus' superjet.

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Signals (2)
star
8.00
25 votes

#8 - Signals (2)

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/22/2019

The chase is on and Kayo and Alan work quickly to re-capture Thunderbird 3 from Havoc. Meanwhile, Scott's efforts to extract the escape pod run into additional complications.

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Break Out
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7.78
27 votes

#9 - Break Out

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/18/2020

In order to build a T-drive engine for the Zero-X, Brains needs help from the Mechanic. The trouble is, the Mechanic is locked inside a space prison known as the Hex.

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Firebreak
star
7.65
23 votes

#10 - Firebreak

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/8/2020

Two Rescue Scouts get locked inside an antiquated crablogger vehicle in the middle of a forest fire. The Tracys respond, and assist both on land and in the sky to rescue the scouts and put out the fires.

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Buried Treasure
star
7.61
23 votes

#11 - Buried Treasure

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/25/2020

An urban explorer gets trapped in an underground trash mine.

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Venom
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7.56
25 votes

#12 - Venom

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/1/2020

A hepetologist is bitten by a rare spider in a dense rainforest, and a carrier drone containing anti-venom goes off course. Kayo, Scott and Virgil fly to the scene to find the drone before its too late.

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Endgame
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7.54
59 votes

#13 - Endgame

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2019

Kayo, with the help of a futuristic game creator that only talks like a wizard, must play through a futuristic holo-game called Cavern Quest to stop The Chaos Crew from stealing a powerful piece of technology.

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Chaos (1)
star
7.54
78 votes

#14 - Chaos (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2018

With the Mechanic arrested by the GDF the Hood sends out his new accomplices, Havoc and Fuse of the Chaos Crew, to cause terrorist attacks across the globe and International Rescue have their hands full.

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Chaos (2)
star
7.50
70 votes

#15 - Chaos (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2018

International Rescue are left with little to do after the GDF roll out their rescue robots, until one of them malfunctions. the combined efforts of IR is needed to save the day and defeat the Chaos Crew.

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Night and Day
star
7.48
75 votes

#16 - Night and Day

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2018

The Gray and Houseman mining operation now includes planet Mercury - it uses a moving vehicle that stays on the 'dark side' of the planet.

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Getaway
star
7.47
51 votes

#17 - Getaway

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/6/2019

Lady Penelope, Parker and Sherbert answer a distress call from Parker's old acquaintances - Light Fingered Fred and Gomez. The distress turns out to be a ruse.

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SOS (1)
star
7.47
60 votes

#18 - SOS (1)

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2019

IR receives a distress call from the Calypso, a space vessel returning from a long mission. Scott and Virgil get aboard the plummeting ship and locate the disoriented crew along with an old robot named Braman, who sent the original distress call.

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Avalanche
star
7.44
50 votes

#19 - Avalanche

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/13/2019

When a popular vlogger gets trapped during an avalanche, International Rescue must find a way to carefully dig him out.

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Life Signs
star
7.42
66 votes

#20 - Life Signs

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2018

On Mars a landslide traps Captain Taylor and a scientist in a cavern. Alan and Virgil fly to the red planet and assist with the aid of Thunderbird 3 and a specialised Exo-Pod. However, circumstances in the cave lead Virgil to eject the air in his suit, leaving our heroes short on air inside a leaking cave.

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Growing Pains
star
7.42
67 votes

#21 - Growing Pains

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2018

The Chaos Crew interrupt the pleasant and quite life of Ned Tedford to steal the orchard growth serum inside the highly secure Global Seed Vault.

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Flame Out
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7.37
62 votes

#22 - Flame Out

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/26/2018

When gas from a dangerous hydro-methane reserve begins to leak, Virgil and Gordon team up with a retired well-capping specialist to plug the leak. Gordon soon discovers the Chaos Crew siphoning off fuel - and moves to stop them.

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Rally Raid
star
7.37
65 votes

#23 - Rally Raid

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2018

Lady Penelope and Parker complete in a desert motor race with FAB1 and a racer named Jensen Hunt. All seems well until the Chaos Crew steal an experimental new engine from the leading BR2 vehicle.

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Path of Destruction
star
7.34
77 votes

#24 - Path of Destruction

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2018

Virgil and Gordon are dispatched when a transporter carrying volatile cargo is hijacked by Fuse.

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Upside Down
star
7.33
24 votes

#25 - Upside Down

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/4/2020

Lady Penelope and Parker are testing out FAB2, a luxury yacht, when they receive a distress call from a nearby tanker. A tsunami has formed, and the massive wave is headed for the stalled tanker's location.

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