The Making of Supercar with Gerry Anderson and Team (Behind the Scenes Special Effects and Puppets)

"Supercar... Supercar... With beauty and grace, as swift as can be, watch it flying through the air... It travels in space, or under the sea, and it can journey anywhere." So heralded the opening titles of Supercar, the classic Supermarionation series from the team that brought the world Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and more. Produced during what were still pioneering days for the team, this cult children's show refined innovative puppetry techniques that had begun to be employed on AP Films' previous series, Four Feather Falls.
In this making of documentary, the behind the scenes story of Mike Mercury, Jimmy, Doctor Beaker, Professor Popkiss, and Mitch the Monkey is told by those who were there - including co-creator Gerry Anderson.
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Century 21 Films Ltd is a multi-faceted production company whose work spans drama to documentary, miniature effects to puppet shows. It was founded by a group of filmmakers who first collaborated on Filmed in Supermarionation, the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's hit puppet shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet.
Since then, we have worked for a multitude of high-profile clients including ITV, BBC, Mammoth Productions, British Film Institute and the Halifax working on projects such Thunderbirds, Endeavour, Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone.
In addition to our regular filmmaking services, we specialise in ‘Supermarionation’ - the puppetry filming technique used to make shows like Thunderbirds and have collaborated with ITV repeatedly to provide specialised services. Our work has been featured on The One Show, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, ITV News and Mastermind.
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[@larrymcclure3842]

Supercar, FireballXL5, and Stingray were my favorite shows as a kid.

[@SimonWallwork]

That last line made me chuckle...😂

[@jonathanmyers2867]

Wow! Supercar is an amazing puppet show!

[@agrinsonis]

Would love to see a live action SUPERCAR

[@normanfawley7379]

Bringing memories back for me !

[@rfletch62]

Geez! I loved that show!

[@johnclay7644]

great doc incl interview with Des Saunders (director, post production on UfO and similar) and cameraman very informative content

[@ewaf88]

Supercar is now on ITVX.

[@smithpm81]

wonderful

[@joaopaulovidalleaodeaquino]

I love the super car

[@Steeyuv]

They had a telephone? AND a filing cabinet? How very DARE Grade try it on!

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

Graydon Gould's grandson Edd ran a popular animated series on TH-cam before his death in 2012. His friends run it now. The show was called Eddsworld.

[@lukegreen5341]

1:26

[@redengine4433]

3:52

[@HappyDude1]

Money talks 😅