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unusual facts about Thunderbirds



2012 Adelaide Thunderbirds season

Jamaican-born shooter Carla Borrego applied for Australian citizenship in the offseason, which, if successful by 23 March 2012, would have allowed the Thunderbirds to sign another import player, fellow Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler.

2012 ANZ Championship season

If Borrego's citizenship application is successful, then fellow Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler will reportedly be signed as the Thunderbirds' import player; if the application is unsuccessful, then an Australian player will be chosen instead.

33rd Vanier Cup

UBC Thunderbirds (39) - TDs, Shawn Olson, Frank Luisser, Mark Nohra (2); FGs, Aaron Roed (4); cons.

Angus Allan

Later, he was heavily involved with Alan Fennell's Century 21 Publishing company, becoming associated with Gerry Anderson classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, etc.

Ben Torgersen

Ben Torgersen is best known for appearing as Gordon Tracy in the 2004 film Thunderbirds.

Benchmark Recordings

2008-2 CD The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special

Buddy Arrington

He was known as a stubborne Mopar (Chrysler vehicles) loyalist until 1985 (long after almost every other team moved to other makes, and when the cars became ineligible to compete) and finished his career driving a few FORD Thunderbirds.

Busted discography

Busted's second album A Present for Everyone was released in 2003 and spawned four top-two singles in the UK, "Crashed the Wedding", "Who's David" and the double A-side "Thunderbirds/3am".

Carlton Television

The ITC archive is financially lucrative since it includes such popular shows as Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, and The Saint, as well as feature films such as The Return of the Pink Panther, On Golden Pond, and Capricorn One.

Christine Glanville

In addition to her primary role of lead puppet operator, Glanville was also often responsible for the design and construction of the puppets themselves; for Thunderbirds (1965–66), she sculpted the marionettes of Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy, and Tin-Tin Kyrano.

Clip show

Some examples of shows that have used clip shows in this sense are: Animaniacs, Frasier, Seinfeld, Sex and the City, Friends, Thunderbirds, Everybody Loves Raymond, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, Cheers, and Avatar: The Last Airbender (though this recap episode had no actual clips).

Darren Schwartz

Schwartz remained with the Thunderbirds as the franchise transferred from Winston-Salem to Wheeling and scored a career-high 62 goals in 62 games.

Demented Are Go

The band often claims their name originated from the phrase "Demon teds are go!" as an adaptation of the phrase "Thunderbirds are go!" from the Thunderbirds TV series, as rockabillies are known as "teds", and psychobilly is often associated with horror.

Giannis Giannoulis

He also played with the Huntsville Flight (now called the Albuquerque Thunderbirds) of the D-League during the 2002–03 season.

Jhaniele Fowler

Her contract was contingent on the Thunderbirds' current import, fellow Jamaican shooter Carla Borrego, on gaining Australian citizenship, and allowing the team's import spot for Fowler.

Joel Reddy

He is also the brother of Bianca Reddy who plays netball for the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

John Coffino

Coffino was originally asked to join the Thunderbirds by then head coach Jeff Ruland as an assistant coach.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Chiefs along with the Wheeling Thunderbirds (now known as the Wheeling Nailers) played the role of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1995 film Sudden Death starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Kim Gardner

They were signed to Decca Records at the end of that year, and in 1965 released several singles, including "No Good Without You Baby" and "Leaving Here", after a name change from The Thunderbirds to The Birds.

Lex Shrapnel

He has appeared in many film and television roles such as, K-19: The Widowmaker, Nine Lives, Thunderbirds, Breakfast on Pluto, Flyboys, Ministry of Mayhem and The Last Detective.

Natalie von Bertouch

Natalie von Bertouch has an older sister, Laura von Bertouch, who formerly played with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and has been a member of the Australian national team.

Nick Tate

His father, of Russian descent, also had a connection to the works of Space:1999 creator Gerry Anderson, being a secondary voice actor in Thunderbirds.

Nicole Malachowski

After successfully completing her tour with the USAF Thunderbirds in November 2007, including approximately 140 performances, Malachowski served on staff of the Commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to June 2008.

Rebecca Bulley

In the 2008 ANZ Championship, Bulley became one of the main defenders in the Swifts line up along with Kimberly Purcell and Selina Gilsenan after Liz Ellis (retired in 2007) and Mo'onia Gerrard (played for Adelaide Thunderbirds) left the Swifts.

Reg Hill

A line of successful puppet and live-action TV series followed: Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, The Secret Service (which combined puppetry with live action), UFO (produced mostly in live action), The Protectors and Space: 1999.

South London Thunderbirds

South London Thunderbirds are a girls junior Rugby League club based in the London Borough of Croydon.

Teratornithidae

Some cryptozoologists such as Ken Gerhard, and Mark A. Hall have expressed interest in Teratorns as a possible explanation of anecdotal sightings of very large birds in Texas and Illinois and popularly known as Thunderbirds.

The Duchess Assignment

"The Duchess Assignment" is the 21st episode of the first series of the Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds.

Thunderbirds machines

The Gerry Anderson Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds and the subsequent feature films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 (1965–68) featured a large variety of futuristic air, land and sea vehicles and machines, the majority of which were designed by special effects director Derek Meddings.

Vic Reeves Big Night Out

It would later be revealed that they are both the character of Parker from the children's puppet show Thunderbirds who is actually Les' father (his 'mother' is Glaxo Industries)


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