Thunderbirds (TV Series)

Operation Crash-Dive (1965)

David Holliday: Virgil Tracy, Newsreader

Quotes 

• Virgil Tracy : If they crash-landed on the sea, we'd have picked up a distress call on their radio, unless...

  Brains : ...unless they were trapped in the cabin, and if the hydraulic system jammed the automatic escape hatches would not operate.

  Gordon Tracy : Do you realize what this means?

  Brains : I do, Gordon. They could still be alive, trapped in the flight deck at the bottom of the sea.

• [the Tracy family are watching a report on their successful rescue of Fireflash] 

  Newsreader : Thanks to the International Rescue organization, the Fireflash run from London to San Francisco is to be resumed next week. Police authorities in London have completed their investigations into the sabotaging of the aircraft, and state that the efforts of International Rescue have led to the unmasking of the international gang Benton Aircraft Espionage. Particular stress was laid on the...

  [the television cuts off suddenly] 

  Scott Tracy : [annoyed]  Oh, for Pete's sake!

  Virgil Tracy : Just at the most interesting part!

  Grandma Tracy : [walking into the lounge]  Oh, dear, I *am* sorry! Tin-Tin and I were just putting the apple pies in the oven, and the darn fuse blew!

  Virgil Tracy : Oh, I'm sure Gordon will soon fix that, Grandma.

  Scott Tracy : Yeah, you remember what you said after the Fireflash episode, Gordon? "Just like fixing a fuse," you said.

  Gordon Tracy : [muttering]  Here I go again!

  [Gordon walks out of the lounge as everyone else laughs] 

• Jeff Tracy : Say, where's Scott?

  Virgil Tracy : He flew in a few minutes ago. His takeoff from England was delayed for some reason.

  [just then, Scott arrives back holding a basket containing bottles of milk] 

  Scott Tracy : Uh, sorry I'm late, folks. I had to milk the cows before I took off.