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Supercar was a British children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis' AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. Thirty-nine episodes were produced between 1961 and 1962, and it was Anderson's first half-hour series. In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication debuting in January 1962. The series uses Supermarionation, based on the complex and difficult Czech style of marionette puppetry. The creation of the show was credited to Gerry Anderson and Reg Hill, but it incorporates elements of "Beaker's Bureau", a series proposed to the BBC by Hugh Woodhouse that was never produced. Anderson would later claim that the whole point of having a series based on a vehicle was to minimize having to show the marionettes walking, an action which he felt never looked convincing.
Original Release
01/28/1961
US Release
01/28/1961
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Graham | Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Zarin / Mitch The Monkey / Bill Gibson / Mustapha Bey / Ho Meng / Ben Judd / J. Farleigh Prothero / The Big Man / Maxie Hoyle / Inspector / Professor Terman / Elevator 1 / President Gourmet / Raman / General Sebastian Maguava / Colonel Humberto Maguava / Guard / Herman Gredenski / Hopkins / Jason / Joe Anna / Kalmus / Newsreader / King Kool / Professor Harlow / Lieutenant / Mitch's Girlfriend / Monsieur Laval / Morse Operator / Professor Watkins / Sheriff Elmer P. Jackson / 1st New York Police Officer / South Dakota / Steindorf / Storekeeper Andy / Uncle Angus McCrail / Warrior / Diver Johnson / Mr. Bell / Shackleton's Buyer / Jazz |
Graydon Gould | Mike Mercury / Narrator / Bud Hamburger / Bud / Captain Ross / Colonel Harris / Colonel Lewis / Patterson Field / Commander Phil Keefe / Radio Announcer / Dr. Harvey / Film Narrator / Hudson Field Rescue / Newsreader / Jason Munroe III / Jodie / 2nd New York Police Officer / Joe Hoyle / Minion / Mr. Feng / Prince Nour'ed Hassan / Red James |
Sylvia Anderson | Jimmy Gibson / Secretary / Felicity Farnsworth / Aunt Heidi / Zizi / Eileen O'Farrell / Freda / Lotus Blossom / Miss Chevenitch / Princess Caroline / Princess Medina / Receptionist / Shopper / Switchboard Operator |
George Murcell | Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Additional Voices / Alif Bey / Black Morgan / Campbell / Cape Canaveral / Harper / Mr. O'Farrell / Jody Mettern / John Fraser / Captain, USS Mistral / Navy 49 / Robots / Sentry / Spyros the Bandit |
Cyril Shaps | Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Diver Foreman / Shackleton / Lieutenant Soir / Croupier / Radio Announcer / Planitimus / Professor Carl Karzinsky / Doctor Clive Maslin / Professor Karloff / Sam Weston |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Runaway Train | Sunday, 04 February 1962 |
2 | Precious Cargo | Sunday, 11 February 1962 |
3 | Operation Superstork | Sunday, 18 February 1962 |
4 | Hi-Jack | Sunday, 25 February 1962 |
5 | Calling Charlie Queen | Sunday, 04 March 1962 |
6 | Space for Mitch | Sunday, 11 March 1962 |
7 | The Sky's the Limit | Sunday, 18 March 1962 |
8 | 70-B-Lo | Sunday, 25 March 1962 |
9 | Atomic Witch Hunt | Sunday, 01 April 1962 |
10 | Jail Break | Sunday, 08 April 1962 |
11 | The Day That Time Stood Still | Sunday, 15 April 1962 |
12 | Transatlantic Cable | Sunday, 22 April 1962 |
13 | King Kool | Sunday, 29 April 1962 |
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Directors
Alan Pattillo, David Elliott, Desmond Saunders, Bill Harris, Gerry Anderson
Writers
Reg Hill, Gerry Anderson, Martin Woodhouse, Hugh Woodhouse, Sylvia Anderson, Arthur Provis
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Graham | Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Zarin / Mitch The Monkey / Bill Gibson / Mustapha Bey / Ho Meng / Ben Judd / J. Farleigh Prothero / The Big Man / Maxie Hoyle / Inspector / Professor Terman / Elevator 1 / President Gourmet / Raman / General Sebastian Maguava / Colonel Humberto Maguava / Guard / Herman Gredenski / Hopkins / Jason / Joe Anna / Kalmus / Newsreader / King Kool / Professor Harlow / Lieutenant / Mitch's Girlfriend / Monsieur Laval / Morse Operator / Professor Watkins / Sheriff Elmer P. Jackson / 1st New York Police Officer / South Dakota / Steindorf / Storekeeper Andy / Uncle Angus McCrail / Warrior / Diver Johnson / Mr. Bell / Shackleton's Buyer / Jazz |
Graydon Gould | Mike Mercury / Narrator / Bud Hamburger / Bud / Captain Ross / Colonel Harris / Colonel Lewis / Patterson Field / Commander Phil Keefe / Radio Announcer / Dr. Harvey / Film Narrator / Hudson Field Rescue / Newsreader / Jason Munroe III / Jodie / 2nd New York Police Officer / Joe Hoyle / Minion / Mr. Feng / Prince Nour'ed Hassan / Red James |
Sylvia Anderson | Jimmy Gibson / Secretary / Felicity Farnsworth / Aunt Heidi / Zizi / Eileen O'Farrell / Freda / Lotus Blossom / Miss Chevenitch / Princess Caroline / Princess Medina / Receptionist / Shopper / Switchboard Operator |
George Murcell | Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Additional Voices / Alif Bey / Black Morgan / Campbell / Cape Canaveral / Harper / Mr. O'Farrell / Jody Mettern / John Fraser / Captain, USS Mistral / Navy 49 / Robots / Sentry / Spyros the Bandit |
Cyril Shaps | Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Masterspy / Diver Foreman / Shackleton / Lieutenant Soir / Croupier / Radio Announcer / Planitimus / Professor Carl Karzinsky / Doctor Clive Maslin / Professor Karloff / Sam Weston |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gerry Anderson | Producer |
Arthur Provis | Producer |