Hood (Thunderbirds) Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the end of the series (the character is absent from the six episodes of Series Two), explaining that, like Kyrano, the character "turned out to be less viable on the screen than on the page." To strengthen the character's antagonistic appearance, the
Thunderbirds merchandise Thunderbirds merchandise This article discusses tie-in merchandise and non-televisual media associated with Thunderbirds, a British science-fiction TV series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson in 1964. Since "Thunderbirds" was first broadcast in 1965, more than 3,000 tie-in productsincluding children's toys, print media and audio episodeshave been marketed. Between 1966 and 1967, eight original "Thunderbirds" novels were written by John William Jennison (four under the pseudonym "John Theydon") and Kevin McGarry; three focus on the character of Lady Penelope. In 1992, Corgi Books published four children's novelisations, all written by Dave Morris. In 2008, Minnesota-based FTL Publications, in association with Diamond