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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Marionette shows
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Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 19:21:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  4 19:21:57 1984
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>  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!"