animated series. He has a nephew, Skipper Simpson (named Paul in the Japanese version), a young boy who idolizes the Thunderbirds and hopes to one day join their ranks. Oddly, the introductory dialogue in the English version describes the characters as cadets, while all of the episodes rank them as captains. Grant Hanson is the senior captain in charge of the whole group. Team base Similar to the original show, the team's headquarters is an island in the Pacific, known as "Arcology". Its main building is a huge pyramid containing an entire city inside. Like the original International Rescue, a space station in orbit is maintained to monitor mayday calls; in this series, the space station is Thunderbird 6. Both Arcology and TB-6 are home to thousands of people. Episodes The original run of Thunderbirds 2086 in Japan was cancelled after only eighteen of its twenty-four episodes aired in 1982. The remaining six episodes were finally aired during a 2008 rerun on the Home Drama Channel. In total, only three countries broadcast the show in its entirety: the United States in 1983, Australia in 1984, and Malaysia in 1985. The 1986 broadcast in the United Kingdom fared worse than the original Japanese broadcast, being cancelled after only thirteen episodes aired. Around 1985, Spain aired Spanish dubs of four episodes under the title Pájaros Trueno 2086. See also X-Bomber – previous Gerry Anderson-inspired production by Kimio Ikeda and Jin Productions. Created by Go Nagai. Firestorm – Japanese anime co-created by Gerry Anderson References External links 1982 anime television series debuts Japanese children's animated action television series Japanese children's animated space adventure television series Japanese children's animated science fiction television series Action anime and manga Adventure anime and manga Aviation television series Fuji TV original programming ITV children's television shows Science fiction anime and manga Showtime (TV network) original programming Television series by ITC Entertainment Animated television series reboots Television series set in the 2080s Television series set in the future Works based on Thunderbirds (TV series) English-language television shows