Supercar(TV show/series, 1961-1962)

Name: Supercar
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
Released: 1961
Rating: 3.4

30min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 39 episodes

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Supercar is a British children's science fiction television series produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis' AP Films (APF) for Associated Television and ITC Entertainment. Two series totalling 39 episodes were filmed between September 1960 and January 1962. Budgeted at £2,000 per episode, it was Anderson's first half-hour series as well as his first science fiction production. The series uses Supermarionation puppetry and scale model special effects. Anderson would later claim that the whole point of having a series based on a vehicle was to minimise having to show the marionettes walking, an action which he felt never looked convincing. Though the series' creation was credited to Gerry Anderson and Reg Hill, it also incorporates elements of Beaker's Bureau, an unmade series that scriptwriter Hugh Woodhouse pitched to the BBC. In the UK, the series premiered on 28 January 1961 in the London area and was later shown on other regional franchises of the ITV network. It was repeated in various regions until 1968, and again by Granada Television between 1971 and 1973. In Canada, it aired... ()

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About Supercar

Supercar was a children's TV show produced by Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis's AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. 39 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. The format uses puppets in a technique called supermarionation, a name that was first seen in the closing titles of the last 13 episodes. The plot of the show consisted of Supercar, a vertical takeoff and landing craft invented by Rudolph Popkiss and Horatio Beaker, and piloted by Mike Mercury. On land it rode on a cushion of air rather than wheels. Jets in the rear allowed it to fly like a jet and retractable wings were incorporated in the back of the car. Retrorockets on the side of the car slowed the vehicle. The car used "Clear-Vu", which included an inside television monitor allowing the occupant to see through fog and smoke. The vehicle was housed in a laboratory and living facility at Black Rock, Nevada, U.S.A. In the show's first episode, "Rescue", the Supercar crew's first mission is to save the passengers of a downed private plane. Two of the rescued, young Jimmy Gibson and his pet monkey, Mitch, are invited to live at the facility and share in the adventures.

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Trailer for Supercar + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Civil War | A Film By Ken Burns | PBS America(Trailer, 4:01)

Supercar Seasons and Episodes

02/02/1962Season 2 - 13 episodes

#1 | 02/02/1962The Runaway Train

When Masterspy sabotages an experimental nuclear powered train in an attempt to kill Dr. Beaker, Mike's only chance to save him is to use an untested magnet designed to grab small vehicles.

#2 | 02/11/1962Precious Cargo

Professor Popkiss orders a special cooking wine from France, but when the crate arrives everyone gets quite a surprise from its contents - there's a girl inside.

#3 | 02/18/1962Operation Superstork

When Mitch unties a rope that is securing the Professor's latest project, a gas-filled balloon, it takes off with Mike, Jimmy, and Dr. Beaker aboard. So it appars to be up to Professor Popkiss to fly Supercar to their rescue.

#4 | 02/25/1962Hi-Jack

What at first seems a simple job training airplane pilots turns into a situation where Supercar must stop Masterspy and Zarin from taking over an airliner in mid flight.

#5 | 03/04/1962Calling Charlie Queen

Answering a distress call, Mike and Beaker find that a Professor Karloff plans to take over America by reducing all its citizens to miniature size, but then find themselves on the wrong end of his shrinking ray.

#6 | 03/11/1962Space for Mitch

Mike must take Supercar into oribt to rescue his pet monkey Mitch, who has accidentally launched himself in a rocket to outer space.

#7 | 03/18/1962Atomic Witch Hunt

On the hunt for the person who engineered the planting of atomic bombs all over the United States, the Supercar team find themselves captured by the culprit, a villainous sheriff.

#8 | 03/25/196270-B-Lo

Professor Popkiss comes down with appendicitis. After the operation, Mike has to fly to the Arctic to get the closest blood donor who has Professor Popkiss's blood type.

#9 | 04/01/1962The Sky's the Limit

Masterspy's latest plan to gain possession of Supercar is to offer to buy it outright - using counterfeit money.

#10 | 04/08/1962Jail Break

A helicopter arrives at Black Rock carrying criminals who have broken out of prison and demand at gunpoint that Supercar fly them to a safe haven in Mexico.

#11 | 04/15/1962The Day That Time Stood Still

In the middle of Mike's birthday party, a stranger from outer space arrives and freezes time for everyone but Mike.

#12 | 04/22/1962Transatlantic Cable

The Supercar team discovers that Masterspy has tapped a transatlantic cable, and is able to use this to track him back to his underwater lair.

#13 | 04/29/1962King Kool

01/28/1961Season 1 - 26 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: Florentine Films, WETA, American Documentaries Inc., Kenneth Lauren Burns, Time-Life Video

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/28/1961

Last episode released on: 04/29/1962

Creator: Gerry Anderson

Directors: David Elliott, Desmond Saunders

Producer: Gerry Anderson

Composer: Barry Gray

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The American Civil War"

"A General Motors Mark of Excellence: The Civil War"

"Ken Burns: The Civil War"

"The Civil War A General Motors Mark Of Excellence"

Keywords: slavery, miniseries, american civil war, robert e lee

Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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