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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,850
    Had all the videos, but now defunct and disposed of....Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, Joe90, and Terrahawks!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,998
    edited August 2023
    FAB = Forward All Brothers.  It's not, but should have been. 

    Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet were the top two shows. Made in supernarionation. Brilliant. 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,416
    bolloxbolder said:
    FAB = Forward All Brothers.  It's not, but should have been. 

    Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet were the top two shows. Made in supernarionation. Brilliant. 
    The documentary about the Andersons and the making of these iconic series is well worth a gander, I watched it a couple of years back. Going to have to go Google it now,
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,852
    edited August 2023
    My brother had the Tracy Island toy. which had moving parts for the thunderbird crafts to launch from. no idea whats happened to it. Still have some of the actual Thunderbird toys. 

    Stingray was also a fav. 

    never got into captain scartlet. there was no jeopardy as he could always heal himself.

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,794
    There was jeopardy for everybody else.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,794
    I think UFO had the potential to be truly great but it lost its way. I think it was a bit too vague ultimately and I'm not sure the writers knew where they were going. A bit like the American series Lost, which initially I thought was excellent until it became obvious the writers didn't know where the story was going. 

    It was interesting how the special effects was merged into live action and I think it worked.  Gerry Anderson was forced to use puppets for cost reasons and always wanted to use real actors. We obviously had Space 1999 which evolved out of UFO when it was cancelled and Space Precinct which was interesting but the concept didn't match the production skill IMO.

    I would love somebody to take UFO and use the structure to produce a really tight narrative that develops over a series or two. 
  • Draizetrain
    Draizetrain Posts: 801

  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,750
    Draizetrain said:

    Straight from the Anne Summers catalogue. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,794
    This was another example of Dinky getting the colours wrong. I did have one of course, even so.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,864
    Davo55 said:
    Lady Penelope. Wouldya?
    Ha! This just makes me think of the sex scene from Team America. 😂

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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,765
    lordromford said:
    Davo55 said:
    Lady Penelope. Wouldya?
    Ha! This just makes me think of the sex scene from Team America. 😂
    Fuck yeah!
  • catfordmorry
    catfordmorry Posts: 556
    No one has mentioned Supercar or Fireball XL5, but maybe I’m just too old!
  • catfordmorry
    catfordmorry Posts: 556
    Davo55 said:
    Lady Penelope. Wouldya?
    Not my type. But Marina from Stingray, now that’s an entirely different proposition………

    No fish jokes, please.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,712
    I only opened this thread as I had happened upon a rather good version of the Fireball XL5 theme tune.  Then I realised that Fireball XL5 is nothing to do with Thunderbirds ... nor is Stingray or Supercar - they all merge into one in the dusty tunnels of my brain.

    However, I did read this nugget of information. Did you know that Jeff Tracy's sons Scott (pilot of Thunderbird 1 and principal rescue coordinator), Virgil (pilot of Thunderbird 2 ), Alan (astronaut in Thunderbird 3 ), Gordon (aquanaut in Thunderbird 4 ), and John (principal duty astronaut on the space station Thunderbird 5 ) were named after real-world Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter,  Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper, and John Glenn, respectively.

    Not a lot of people know that!
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,385
    lordromford said:
    Davo55 said:
    Lady Penelope. Wouldya?
    Ha! This just makes me think of the sex scene from Team America. 😂
    I had the uncut version DVD. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    DaveMehmet said:
    I’ve got my old Dinky Thunderbirds toys on display, along with Captain Captain Scarlett and Joe 90 ones. I’be also got a Supercar picture signed by Gerry Anderson somewhere. My sister worked in children’s TV and got it for me years ago. 

  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,688
    DaveMehmet said:
    I’ve got my old Dinky Thunderbirds toys on display, along with Captain Captain Scarlett and Joe 90 ones. I’be also got a Supercar picture signed by Gerry Anderson somewhere. My sister worked in children’s TV and got it for me years ago. 
    I have got my old Dinky on display.
    Sorry but couldn’t read that comment any other way.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    Found the picture as well

  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,853
    edited August 2023
    Bilko said:
    Davo55 said:
    Lady Penelope. Wouldya?
    I always fancied Tin Tin.
    I read that as Rin Tin Tin. Made me wonder about you. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,853
    blackpool72 said:
    Draizetrain said:

    Straight from the Anne Summers catalogue. 
    And you know how, exactly?

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  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,853
    DaveMehmet said:
    Found the picture as well

    Probably worth a bit. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,750
    AddicksAddict said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Draizetrain said:

    Straight from the Anne Summers catalogue. 
    And you know how, exactly?
    😉😉
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,173
    Love thunderbirds and have all the DVDs, a few of the thunderbirds themselves and an original Lady Penelope Rolls..
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,794
    edited August 2023
    AddicksAddict said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Found the picture as well

    Probably worth a bit. 
    The vehicle isn't Supercar in that pictire and the girl in the vehicle is Doctor Venus. The Guy is Steve Zodiac and the monkey is Zoony, I am sure it is from Fireball XL5, not Supercar. That could make it more valuable even though Supercar was the first.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,853
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    Found the picture as well

    Probably worth a bit. 
    The vehicle isn't Supercar in that pictire and the girl in the vehicle is Doctor Venus. The Guy is probably Steve Zodiac but I think it is probably from Fireball XL5, not Supercar.
    I agree, but the autograph is still of interest.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,794
    Yes it is still worth a fair bit I would guess. For me it is of more interest.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,096
    Covered End said:
    I just noticed on the TV planner that Thunderbirds S1 E1 is on Saturday 2nd September 15.00-16.05
    Talking Pictures TV Freeview 82 Sky 328 Virgin 445 F'Sat 306.
    Added to my planner  :)
    Bump. 

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