The Making of Thunderbirds

Step into the twisted mind of Gerry Anderson, and see how he makes Thunderbirds, as well as Stingray and his other supermariontastic shows.

F.A.B.!!!

Need a hand with something? He's got boxes full...

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• Thunderbirds
• Gerry
• Anderson
• Stingray
• Captain
• Scarlet
• puppets
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• hands

[Thunderdragon]

Why is this stuff so great? Great Storytelling! Every episode were given great care and detail, and like the the bugs bunny cartoons of the 1940's they were directed towards an adult audience, As opposed to today, were anything that remotely looks like this has to be "kids stuff" (no respect, no care for the work) and also half the episode has to be dedicated to selling the mandatory toys.

Don't poo-poo it because it so old only grandpa saw it!

Nobody bad mouths Rembrandt and his older!

[masterstarfox]

the long stick judith shutt(i think it is)uses at 1:44 to 1:57 was called "the prodder".it had an early name "murrayprodder"and was used in the early days of A.P.films/century 21 productions namely to poke early puppteer murray clark when he was asleep on the walkway above the set.

[tibbington]

so cool how they filmed thunderbirds and stingray

[visor109]

This is a true historical treasure! Thanks very much for posting! 

[tornadoe13]

this is stingray not thunderbirds

[bilotin]

work as making ultraman ?

[EmielM94]

I still can't figer it out how they do the explosions and stuff :p. Modern movies it is just some green screen activities..

[captainumbnuts2]

nothing can replace the excitement of seeing all this as a child on the TV and cinema in the 60's,

[650bigal]

@jewel1260 I agree totally. And cowboys, what happened to cowboys? There must have been a dozen westerns on TV in the 60's. Now it's all CSI and "reality" shows. As you say, even when they do a remake they screw around with the essential elements of the original and lose the magic.

[jewel1260]

@650bigal LOL! As if CGI could ever take the place of models and puppets. Why do people think they have to remake classic TV shows and movies? All they do is mutilate it in the process. Can't anybody come up with an original idea? I'm so glad I grew up in the generation of fantastic cartoons like the Thunderbirds, Bugs Bunny, the Flintstones, Tom & Jerry and so forth. No remakes could ever replace them!

[650bigal]

@jewel1260 Yeah, I loved those shows too. I'm an Aussie and Thunderbirds went on to become a staple of early Saturday morning kid's TV here. My comment about Gerry Anderson was something that I read. He tried (and ultimately failed) to sell the show in America. Only afterwards did it get taken up in syndication. Pity really, imagine how good it would have been with a bigger budget. They're making a new series, but with CGI not models and puppets. I have a bad feeling about that.

[jewel1260]

@650bigal Gerry Anderson underestimated this American kid. I not only watched the Thunderbirds but was a huge fan of other British icons like the Avengers, Secret Agent Man, the Champions, the Saint, and so forth. English accent only enhanced it for me. I always loved it.