The Spaceshipper 🚀Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Fireball XL5 is 62 today.
"The interplanetary adventures of the crew of the World Space Patrol (WSP) spacecraft Fireball XL5, patrolling Sector 25 of the galaxy in the year 2062."
Lloyd Alter@TheSpaceshipper and now the theme song is running through my head "I wish I was a spaceman the fastest guy alive, I'd travel round the universe in Fireball XL5"...
ʙᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴇяɪʟʟ@lloydalter @TheSpaceshipper We’d cruise along the Milky Way and land upon the moon…
Chalkwhitehands@TheSpaceshipper I'm 67 and remember this being a huge hit when I was in primary school. Supercar, Stingray, and, of course, the all powerful Thunderbirds were all obsessions.
2xfo@TheSpaceshipper
I still say to people "What goes on?"
I still say to people "What goes on?"
@TheSpaceshipper Never seen an episode. But know the theme song by heart. Dad had it on vinyl.
Canayjun@TheSpaceshipper man I loved those shows. Filmed in Supermarionation! Theme song here https://youtu.be/tnuf2SlOQ_k?si=wZvFCP04OMfBftyf
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60sRefugee@TheSpaceshipper FTL interstellar travel in 100 years. Boy, were we ever optimistic about spaceflight back then. :(