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Gamer Era Episode 029 – Puppetry in the Space Age

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Thunderbirds are GO! It’s all hands on deck and action stations in a series of tales so tall that not even the Mole could get to the bottom of it. Prepare for launch with Sam and David, as they bash their mighty vinyl craniums together in the name of stringing up just what pulled the venerable Anderson puppets along through trials across screens big and small. Oh, and I suppose we’ll talk about some "computer games" too. F.A.B.!

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Topics discussed: Thunderbirds (1965 - 1966), Thunderbirds (2004 film), various “Thunderbirds” tie-in games (1985 - 2004) 

Also mentioned: Cruis’n USA (and other N64 racers), PowerWash Simulator, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (PS2), Grand Theft Hamlet, You Are Peter Shorts, Nordic FuzzCon, Magical Cat Adventure, Kurinu E-Pets; “Supermarionation” shows (The Adventures of Twizzle, Torchy the Battery Boy, Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Secret Service); Firebird Software, “Don't Buy This: Five of the Worst Games Ever”, Pack-In Video, “Scientific Rescue Team Technoboyger” (Thunderbirds 2086), Carlton; Pukka Games (Cool Bricks, Digital Road, Hot Potato), SCi Interactive, Vivendi, Saffire

Music used:

  • Thunderbirds Theme - Barry Gray
  • Tracy Island / Thunderbirds Are Go! [from “Thunderbirds TV Soundtrack”] - Barry Gray
  • Thunderbirds Are Go [from “Thunderbirds: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”] - Hans Zimmer
  • “Track 10” [from “Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds”, GB (1993)] - composer unknown
  • Thunderbird 3 [from “Thunderbirds: International Rescue”, GBA (2001)] - Allister Brimble, Audio Arts
  • Thunderbirds Theme (1967 Japanese ver.) - Royal Knights and the Victor Boys Choir, Barry Gray

    • Further reading:

    • “FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION: The Rocket Powered Story Behind Thunderbirds” (Century 21 Films, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4Co0rD0y4
    • “BEHIND THE SCENES of Thunderbirds Anniversary Specials – Supermarionation Puppets & Special Effects” (Century 21 Films, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnY7VqGSRkA
    • “Thunderbirds (1965-66). "When We Was F.A.B." Apart from Alan” (Stam Fine Reviews, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-pYHRwm0Hk
    • “Thunderbirds (2004). Alan of Confusion.” (Stam Fine Reviews, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5jPN1xkf5k
    • “The Story Of The Real FAB 1 - Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary!” (Jack Stackhouse, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjobCoBFf-s
    • “Hey, I Was There! Thunderbirds for Game Boy Advance” [playthrough by Vivendi QA tester] (Victor Romero, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGtX_XPnd-c
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