Terrahawks (1983)
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Set in the year 2020, the series followed the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.
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Episode 1 - Expect the Unexpected (1)
Release Date: 1983-10-08Zelda attacks NASA's outpost on Mars and establishes her home, then mounts an attack on Earth, forcing the Terrahawks into battle
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Episode 2 - Expect the Unexpected (2)
Release Date: 1983-10-15The Terrahawks struggle to defend against the aliens' strange powers, and find they may be forced to stop the attack at the cost of Ninestein's life.
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Episode 3 - Thunder-Roar
Release Date: 1983-10-22Zelda defrosts one of her monsters, Sram, who unleashes his devastating voice against the Terrahawks.
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Episode 4 - Happy Madeday
Release Date: 1983-10-29Zelda unleashes MOID, Master of Infinite Disguise, who kidnaps Hiro and impersonates him.
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Episode 5 - The Ugliest Monster of All
Release Date: 1983-11-05The Terrahawks find a teddy bear-like alien adrift in a space capsule and take him back to Hawknest. However, he is actually one of Zelda's monsters and begins to wreak havoc in the base.
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Episode 6 - Close Call
Release Date: 1983-11-12The Overlander is hijacked, but the hijacker, a news reporter by the name of Darrel, is a potential security hazard for the Terrahawks.
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Episode 7 - The Gun
Release Date: 1983-11-19Yung-Star devises a way to make the Cubes more powerful by combining them. Zelda forms a group of them into a gun and threatens to destroy a newly constructed dam.
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Episode 8 - Gunfight at Oaky's Corral
Release Date: 1983-12-26Ninestein enters an old-fashioned gun fight between one of Zelda's Cubes in the Arizona desert.
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Episode 9 - Thunder Path
Release Date: 1983-12-03Zelda gives Sram another chance to defeat the Terrahawks by sending him to hijack the Overlander, an automated vehicle that delivers vital supplies to Hawknest.
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Episode 10 - From Here to Infinity
Release Date: 1983-12-10An old space probe approaches Earth, but the Terrahawks worry because it was never meant to return.
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Episode 11 - Mind Monster
Release Date: 1983-12-17The Terrahawks pick up a capsule in space containing only a strange vapour. However, it actually contains a gaseous monster that meddles with their minds.
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Episode 12 - A Christmas Miracle
Release Date: 1983-12-24Zelda attacks Earth on Christmas Eve, convinced that the Terrahawks' guard will be down. However, Ninestein anticipates such a move, and all-out war erupts. Perhaps the Christmas spirit can even reach someone like Zelda.
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Episode 13 - To Catch a Tiger
Release Date: 1983-12-31Zelda lures Ninestein with the captured two-man crew of a commercial space transporter. When the Terrahawks electronically isolate themselves from after rescuing the men, Kate has to inform Ninestein that the mission to get him back is ahead of schedule.