Craig Ferguson - Fireball

For the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing!

[@sdovas]

The fact that this is over a decade old and still rocks the hilarity bone proves Craig really set a standard for late night goofballery that has YET to be surpassed.

[@amykelly933]

2023 and I'm still watching clips of Craig's show! :)

[@edlaprade]

Only Craig ferguson could do the theme to a 60s Brit puppet show on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and make it work!

[@AngieEnz84]

I've never seen THIS one before! Oh, my dear god...the bit with "look into your starry eyes", GUH, and the dancing, and the tapping the aluminum, and the Larry King bit, and...and... This guy is just flat out amazingly awesome. Seriously. Thank god he got this job-late night would be so boring without him.

[@Starjammerblue]

Damn this was GOOD! A great tribute to both the moon landing and the social forces that helped bring it about. Thanks Craig Furguson and especially thanks to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson! (And to karatekid017 for posting!)

[@ontracks1]

Just an FYI, that's Gerry Anderson.

[@Starjammerblue]

# Ontracks1,My mistake, thanks for correcting.

[@katmagoo1]

I have watched this so many times...I love this song...I love when craig twists...he's so freaking cool!

[@lovetostitch]

It's so great to see this! I loved Fireball XL5 as a child and Craig did it up well. Maybe I'll try to find the videos--didn't know they were available.

[@Dondj55]

Hands down, he is the funniest person on late night TV, if not on television.

[@crazypianolady]

He's like the embarassing uncle at a wedding/party except ...he's not embarassing and he has cute puppets!

[@iamthebirdfearme]

This man is ridiculous. Love you Craig.

[@davelant]

Moon landing anniversaries get me down, when anniversaries are all we have to celebrate, but this redeemed my day. This is the closing theme of Fireball XL-5, a sci-fi puppet show from the early sixties. The full song as heard here was a minor hit in Britain for singer Don Spencer.

[@needlessToo]

One word: AWESOME

[@RocketJ42]

Paris actually looks a bit like the character Venus in Fireball XL5. They should have got her a costume !

[@davidwesley2525]

Venus has 10× the I. Q. of Paris Hilton. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@losira13]

Oh I just love it!

[@dragonpuppetpizzazz]

Amazing choreography! :D

[@tiffwxy]

Craig. Is. ADORABLE.

[@SteveBraithwaite]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@CFergieROCKS]

He's awesome!!! I love Craig Ferguson!!!

[@twostep1953]

I had started doing the Twist while sitting in my chair - then I realized he was also doing it!

[@pdogone1]

who can forget the lovely doctor venus...great kids show from 1963..had to buy the vids and reclaim my childhood...

[@iflarnted]

Fireball XL5 theme by Barry Gray who did all of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson show themes.

[@scorpion111151]

Barry Gray was the composer, Don Spencer sang it over the end credits of Fireball XL5.

[@Sleepfrog]

BEST tribute to space EVER!!!~ lol XD

[@Starjammerblue]

ontracks1 Thanks for pointing out my mistake. Now its fixed.

[@EXRazeBurn]

From the looks of things, 237 people became fireballs...and 1 guy just got burned. =3

[@SteveBraithwaite]

It's actually Fireball XL5.

[@MasherAtolla]

It was only a hit beacause it was the theme tune to a Gerry Anderson SuperMario puppet show.

[@neolithics]

NEEDS MORE VIEWS!

[@EXRazeBurn]

@littlejames11 I can't vouch for this version with the chorus supporting the main singer, but if you search KZbin for the Theme Song for the show "Fireball XL5", it should be the first or second hit. Hope that helps! :3

[@nathansnerdynook]

Does anybody know where I can find the version of "Fireball" that was used here? I'm talking about the version with the backup vocals. Every version of this song I can find just has Don Spencer's lead vocals, but not the backup chorus. Were those added by The Late Late Show for this specific performance? Because they seem to fit too well with the original recording for that.

[@leventetoth4339]

I know I am a "little" late for this.. but is there a version of this song without the audience laughing? I can't seem to find Don Spencer - Fireball XL5 with background vocals.

[@DinoHF79]

Cool!

[@ronen_khazin]

I guess that explains the puppets.

[@irresistablejewel]

Barry Gray is the singer

[@Danovio]

ohhh my god hes so fucking funny

[@dvsrds1]

The fish looks like its trying to eat the blurred cbs logo

[@SNKLoneWolf]

Is the Paris Hilton intro supposed to be a joke or did she actually film this for something important? I can't tell LOL

[@katcove]

I don't like Paris HIlton. So besides the part she was in in this clip, all was good!

[@HattieDame]

Bubbles gonna come out of her tin foil... lol.

[@xsarabearx1]

thats a dinosaur xD

[@carolbridges751]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LemmeLieHere]

@RocketJ42 lol you're assuming she has talent.

[@batlizard37]

it would have been a lot better without the pornstar in the beginning

[@brainsareus]

Her lips are smacking.....i wonder why... ;)

[@ttenchantr]

For an extra 50 bucks she's give you a real moon shot!