Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!wanttaja From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Marionette shows Message-ID: <135@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 19:21:57 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.135 Posted: Thu Oct 4 19:21:57 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 04:03:56 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 28 > The Thunderbirds have to be the best marionette show of all times. In > fact, does anyone know of any others? Aw, come on, you've got to be kidding... Who could forget: FIREBALL XL 5 and SUPERCAR ???!!! Fireball had (to my 6-year old mind, at least) the NEATEST opening sequence.. the XL 5 blasting along a ground rail (rocket sled-like), boosters kicking in, smoke billowing like hell, 'til it finally hit a ramp at the end, zooming into the depths of space. Damn, I wish I could find a video tape with some old episodes.... Supercar I didn't like as much, but it seemed pretty reasonable (at the time.) Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) "Steve... We're almost out of oxygen pills!" "Don't worry Venus... There's Fireball Junior!"