Gerry Anderson loved the design of the Moon Hopper, and asked that they reuse it for UFO. Designer Mike Trim updated the design, and the effects team treated it as a hover vehicle like the rocket bus from 2001: a space odyssey. The 'Moon Hopper' name was in early UFO scripts, but the name was changed to 'Moon Mobile' in later scripts. The more Anderson shows you see, the more you notice these kind of commonalities. Fireball XL5, Stingray, and Thunderbirds all 'pay forward' to later shows.
Refreshing change of scenery, expanding the scope of it all. Almost moving towards movie spin-off territory. Good stuff for a children's TV show in 1967.
I’ve been looking forward to your reaction to this particular episode. I knew you would be recognising the UFO references. 😁 Amazingly, when Chris Dale reviewed this episode on the Randomiser, he came up with the same theory as you. What if the lunar controller was not a Mysteron, but just some poor human who needs medical help. In your last statement, you are right. Not all the Anderson shows are connected but some are. For example: Space: 1999 was originally going to be a second series of UFO. Although the plot was changed, some people still like to set the two shows in the same universe.
Thunderbirds could be connected to Captain Scarlet as Zero X (the one that blow the Mysteron complex and start the war of nerves) appeared in the first Thunderbirds movie. Also an image of the Lunarville 7 destruction appeared in the front page of the newspaper Lady Penelope was reading in *Thunderbird 6*
The puppet equivalent of Lt Ellis will be in the second part of the Moon trinity. PS: Joe 90 came after Captain Scarlet, then the *Secret Services* and it was *UFO*
I will say Alexa sid,s voice is very like the Cybermen,s voices in the early Cybermen stories like Moonbase and Tomb of the Cybermen two top Cyberstories which I would not mind seeing colourised like the way the first Dalek story the Daleks is been colourised for dvd and released next month
In terms of internal chronology, UFO comes first (the opening titles repeatedly stressing that it's 1980), followed by Space: 1999 (the clue is in the title), and then Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which is set in the late 2060s (the first episode has an on-screen caption indicating that it's 2068). So either the different series cannot all be in the same continuity, or somehow Koenig and the other survivors on Alpha managed to get back to Earth orbit in under 70 years.
Fab Fact about why Lieutenant Greens hat doesn’t match his tunic on his first trip out of Cloudbase he was wearing his snow coat, so the hat was painted to match that shade of green and not redone.
Ms. Chipman you are brilliant, the moon hopper may look cute, but give me caterpillar tracks any day, plus its cockpit was a hand me-down from "Thunderbirds"
00:41 - Wow, SID sounds a lot like robotic voice at the start of Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic" song. I wonder if SID inspired that or if they sampled SID from somewhere
Hi, Gerry Anderson, known for his innovative "Supermarionation" technique, created a wide range of iconic television shows, both puppet-based and live-action. Here's a selection of his most notable works: Puppet Series: Supermarionation Era (1957-1969): The Adventures of Twizzle (1957-1958) Torchy the Battery Boy (1960) Four Feather Falls (1960) Supercar (1961-1962) Fireball XL5 (1962-1963) Stingray (1964-1965) Thunderbirds (1965-1966) - Anderson's most famous series, featuring International Rescue saving the day with their incredible vehicles. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-1968) Joe 90 (1968-1969) Later Puppet Productions (1983-1986): Terrahawks (1983-1984) Space Precinct (1986) Live-Action Series: UFO (1970-1971) - A more mature sci-fi series about an alien invasion. Space: 1999 (1975-1977) - A post-apocalyptic series featuring humans stranded on the Moon. Other: Thunderbirds Are Go (2015-present) - A CGI reboot of the classic series. New Captain Scarlet (2005) - A short-lived live-action remake of Captain Scarlet. This is just a selection, and Anderson was involved in many other projects throughout his career. It's also worth noting that some of his shows, like UFO, had both puppet and live-action elements. Do you have any specific interests within Gerry Anderson's work that you'd like to know more about?
I normally would delete a spoiler filled post like this, so will just give you a warning instead, since clearly you put a lot of work into it. Please do not do this again. This is a reaction channel, ie it is to react to new things.
@@alexachipman Hi, Alexa. Telling you about other shows Gerry Anderson did was not a spoiler in my book. A spoiler in my book is telling you what is going to happen in the next episode of the show your watching. I was just making sure you knew about the shows he made. So you would have some more shows to watch on your channel. Sorry if you thought I spoiled it for you.. Stay safe to you and your loved ones. 😥❤
