Gerry Anderson's Stingray (1964) - HD Opening Titles

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Stingray, a nuclear-powered combat submarine built for speed and manoeuvrability, is the flagship of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP), a branch of the World Security Patrol (WSP) responsible for policing the Earth's oceans in the mid-2060s.
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[@GerryAndersonTV]

Who was your favourite character in Stingray?

[@DanDud88]

@Gerry_Anderson is this a hint at a blu-ray release for stingray

[@VBaskin2010]

StingRay the submarine of course!

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

I always thought Atlanta was hot even if I was only 7!

[@DakariKingMykan]

Troy... hands down.

[@pebble1955]

Agent X2 zero

[@hopebgood]

"Anything can happen in the next half hour!" That STILL sounds exciting!

[@chheinrich8486]

And probably the first meta Humor on tv

[@aranyos1056]

And it usually did happen!! :)

[@TheTravelerww]

also "Stand by for action" best way to open a T.V show

[@vicsaul5459]

still ! gets me, just like, ' achtung spitfire'. my generation c: oh where does the time go, this green and pleasant land, we merry band of brothers, now is the winter of our discontent, dont panic, nurse!

[@Bargoth60]

I could have swore the line was, "Anything can happen at a time like this!"---I had to pull up this intro to find out. Then again, it was 55 years since I first saw Stingray on good ol' Channel 9, WGN in Chicago.

[@lordred4116]

62 yrs of age and I still get goose bumps watching this.

[@maureencora1]

Me Too.

[@eric_in_florida]

62 as well. We had the best shows as kids!

[@michaelward1711]

Same here i am 60 now its the brass section that gives me goose bumbs. Anything can happen in the next half hour. 😁

[@andrewhinds1449]

55yrs old love stingray.

[@Southwest_923WR]

Being 62 is a magic age! The memories! Never missed "Stingray" as well as "Fireball XL5!👍🏿

[@RS14988]

Probably one of the most epic intro themes ever. Barry Gray really knew how to capture the moment and also our attention

[@howardbeatman2820]

How does he generate so much bass from small TV/computer speakers!?

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

"Anything can happen in the next half-hour".

[@andrewwilliams2353]

I think I must have watched every episode of Stingray when I was a boy. I loved it. The opening theme by Barry Gray made your pulses go faster just by its excitement.

[@jerrypadilla4384]

Only the theme music of "Jonny Quest" surpasses it. Even today, no action/adventure series, has the excitement of music and scenes, as this and the aforementioned show.

[@maxblinkhorn]

I keep playing this - that bongo drummer is on another planet!

[@bowl1820]

The use of the Bongo drums for the alert alarm was a great out of the box idea. Plus the lowering of the buildings underground in time of danger was awesome! The thing that made these old shows great, was they took them serious. I loved them back in the day and still do!

[@hopebgood]

"The thing that made these old shows great, was they took them serious." Yes!

[@galahad6300]

Gerry Anderson and Supermarionation, coming with ideas like Kids being spies (Joe 90) and buildings lowering in a time of danger a few decades in advance. (Neon Genesis Evangelion, anime, has a similar thing with a whole city lowering.

[@seriphyn8935]

The characters were all one complexion for the most part (to put it one way), but the use of bongos could be seen from a world-building perspective in the fact that it's a WORLD organization, so maybe it's just incorporating different cultures/traditions into this new international military force :)

[@kshelaanofelaas1967]

Wasn't That The Coolest Thing! Blogs dropping out of sight and harms way? And a Bongo/Conga Drum ALERT Warning System!!! I figured they must be in HAWAII as a young child

[@paulmurphy42]

Anyone who doesn't take a Gerry Anderson production seriously should be SHOT!

[@Sealhunt]

This show, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett...now we're talking nostalgia folks!

[@bobdob6293]

Elite mate fucking elite

[@TheWareek]

and Fireball XL5

[@dambrooks7578]

I might not of been a massive fan, but it was certainly better than the shit animation that is everywhere now, especially as even those animations are computer generated tosh...

[@lelleithmurray235]

Got to remember Joe 90!

[@MorbidCrow666]

Terrahawks?

[@mickydub3]

As a kid in the 60"s when i first saw the intro to Stingray it blew me away . When i heard " Anything can happen in the next half hour " and then saw jets flying , Buildings sinking ( that really got me ) and that giant fish chasing Stinray ,.... I was ready for anything " LOVED IT "

[@martinmetal7481]

Giant fish which was one of Titans submarines ! Rembering the first show and i seen the fish submarines with Titans henchfishmen in them .

[@MrAdriancooke]

I have a t-shirt with "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour" on it 😂

[@PappyGunn]

Yeah man, on Wed after school, things got serious.

[@bengunns9500]

I used to have nightmares about Titans henchfishmen

[@mickydub3]

"@@bengunns9500 " I still do " LOL

[@zardoz2126]

I know I am stating the bleedin' obvious, but Gerry Anderson was a genius!!

[@statementleaver8095]

I'd hate to quote Metallica at a time like this but it appears that Gerry is actually a "Master of Puppets" lol

[@markmeade2937]

In full agreement matey

[@christopherhowarth9801]

There were a number of geniuses on his team too, in particular special effects designer Derek Meddings and composer Barry Gray. Gerry and Co certainly made some magical television.

[@FromtheHerts81]

The trick is to get people to focus on the action so nobody thinks, as they do at the back of their minds, that this isn't real. And you can do things with puppets that you couldn't have done in the days before CGI or prosthetics.

[@paulohagan3309]

Ironically though, he was very frustrated at the time that he couldn't get a live-action show to do. However, in his later years he was gracious enough to accept the affection in which the puppet shows are held.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

I'm 67, and the music from the Andersons stories was the entry point of profound adventure. I was 10 years old in that era, and I loved every minute of it.

[@PappyGunn]

I grew up on this stuff. I just realized it was made in color. I watched it on a black and white tv.

[@tenparkdrive]

I sat with my dad and we watched the first episode of Stingray together. I cant remember fir sure whether it was a Monday or Tuesday evening. I was 5 years old, and I remember it vividly. My dad was proper excited and told my mum it was pretty good, he was probably 25 years old. Never forget it. We also watched the moon landing together. Wonderful times.

[@lanceharding6573]

Only a kid growing up in the 1960’s can know just how exciting this opening was. Even now, as soon as I hear, “STAND BY FOR ACTION!” followed by those incredible drum beats and brass, a thousand sparks start going off in my head. The whole sequence is just a masterpiece of images, music and editing. And I swear that final chorus of “STING RAY!” still sends me blasting through the roof...

[@bingcherry1122]

I imagine a scene where it is Spring Break and the beach is full of people. Marineville's patrol ships spot Jaws the Super Shark heading straight for the happy unsuspecting beach goers!!! Then the Captain says "Stand by for Action" and the Marineville air force drops its first bomb in an effort to at least slow down Jaws if not stop him!!!! Then Tom Cruise (Troy) Bad Pitt (Phones) board Stingray and then "It's on!!!!" Lol!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@intimaspace646]

This was on when I was a kid growing up, I was born 1975. Captain Scarlett and Thunderbirds too.

[@BiggerBadderBrian]

No, this was on in the 80's when I was a kid and it still gets me pumped now just as it did then.

[@lordred4116]

@lanceharding6573 And the best was you HAD to wait a full week for the next one, no downloading the full series, or recording to watch later. The streets emptied of young lads when it was due on.

[@LionTheHeart]

"Anything can happen in the next half hour" Memories... Absolute Classic!

[@crash8563]

Like a giant small mouth bass.

[@cashmerefunk2136]

My childhood memories. I use run home from school to watch this

[@Mrvad001]

Probably the best opening sequence ever with the 'beat to quarters' drum tattoo and the Typhoon fighter planes flying over the tower 👍😁

[@jimschauer37]

Sorry kiddo, those planes flying overhead were their go-to aircraft. They used a B-58 Hustler model with extra engine and bomb pods stuck on everywhere!

[@Mrvad001]

@@jimschauer37 was just pointing out the similarity to today's state of the art fighter from a programme made over fifty years ago 👍

[@chasam1234]

Agreed this and countdown on Thunderbirds !

[@somethingelse4878]

Its a good intro but I think UFO is the best

[@chasam1234]

@@somethingelse4878 naaaa ...NC

[@AidanEyewitness]

The music by Barry Gray is sensational - maybe it could be considered a character, as it's always present and adds so much to the atmosphere. I never appreciated as a child just how much of a buzz and a feeling of excitement and mayhem is conjured up by the drums, the brass, the harmony vocals singing 'Stingray, Stingray! da da da dat da dat' And it's great how it adopts a more relaxed, triumphant pace at the end to round things off. Musical and supermarionatory genius combined!

[@thecarman3693]

Love the lyrics .... right up there with Batman.

[@raypurchase801]

The music becomes a character in its own right.

[@100Zooey]

That intro is still amazing now

[@electrogestapo]

I just love how outrageously convoluted and unnecessarily complicated 60's marionette action series were. It's a model builder's wet dream on steroids.

[@jimcowley330]

Still gives me a chill down my spine after all these years

[@mandolinic]

The great Derek Meddings, working in Slough about 20 miles from London. He went on to do the special effects for the James Bond and Superman films.

[@norfener]

Everything was such a palaver even before you got to set off. I was 10 when this was on in 1964, and I loved it

[@WyrdWaysRockShow]

Yeah... Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation stuff was pure porn.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

To me, they always looked uncanny and weird. Even as a kid I frankly thought they were quite lame looking. Hard to put aside the suspension of disbelief when you can literally see them being moved by hand

[@jcdent5775]

I just loved this as a kid, when the drums kicked in halfway through I'd be bouncing off the walls! Barry Gray was such a great composer.

[@magistrumartium]

There has never been a better opening for a TV show. The music is so dramatic!

[@TralfazConstruction]

_"Standby For Action!"_ Absolutely right. It sounds as good to me now as it did when I was a kid.

[@bobblum5973]

I actually used that phrase for years before rediscovering where it came from. As a youngster in the USA I watched Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds. Enjoyed them all!

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@bobblum5973 That's pretty cool! I'd have to get the intonation just right.

[@bobblum5973]

@@TralfazConstruction Yes, to make it work, just the same way they did it. I think one of the main reason these shows have held up so well is that, ignoring the puppetry / marionette aspect, everything was done with quality. The scripting, acting, theme and incidental music, all were well done. Yes there were some marginal bits here and there, but they stayed true to the core concepts throughout. The live action Thunderbirds movie was okay, but it focused too much on the younger characters and strayed too far from the original show. I'm not blaming them much, rebooting an iconic show can't be easy, but I was left wondering about the "What ifs"; what if they'd done _this_ instead of _that_ sort of thing.

[@bobblum5973]

I like to point out that on the Disney show Kim Possible, the space center building where her father works looks like the WASP headquarters on Stingray. imdb.com/title/tt0619795/trivia

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@bobblum5973 I'd have to look that up as I'm not familiar with it.

[@jackiejohnson3483]

Being repeated on Talking Pictures. Watching every episode am now 70. Loved it as a child and love it now. Still a good watch

[@pauljeremy52]

Captain Scarlet was on too!

[@martinjay3570]

One of the greatest opening theme tunes.

[@kevinallcock1946]

Gerry Anderson . So far ahead of his time . The master .

[@robertthorpe2401]

Voyage to the bottom of the sea, joe 90, stingray, land of the giants, fireball XL5, lost in space, Thunderbird’s, I’m 64 years young and loved coming home from school to watch these, I lived down the meadows Nottingham, Free school meals, Seems like yesterday 🤗 Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽

[@woolseyallen1048]

I loved that show as a kid. Thinking back, it really never occurred to me that they were puppets!

[@martinmetal7481]

Not much difference between actors now and the cast of Stingray but they where less wooden 🤘🤣🤘

[@matelot95]

I'm nearly 54, but my suspension of disbelief still works when I watch Gerry Andersons programmes. I never see the strings.

[@stevewilliams7441]

Yes .most of them are now in charge of Brexit

[@woolseyallen1048]

@@stevewilliams7441 Hmmm, I wonder who is pulling the strings these days.

[@mewvufxz8007]

@@stevewilliams7441 And the EU

[@henrykujawa4427]

Hands down, THE MOST EXCITING opening credits of any Gerry Anderson show! I stil get a thrill watching it, even now.

[@bebopreview3187]

You have to give some credit to the great musical scores that Barry Grey contributes to all Anderson's productions. I don't think any other children's program has had such memorable, or well scored themes.

[@glomacari3306]

I remember meeting Barry Grey I was about 11 and I went in his studio in his house and recorded Fire Ball to the original backing track. Very exiting

[@Hellserch]

Those drums. You can almost place it any action sequences and it works. That’s a great talent.

[@rainbowdashandgordon]

Thomas The Tank Engine for sure

[@rainbowdashandgordon]

actually come to think of it, The Director of Thomas the Tank Engine worked very closely with Gerry.

[@jsl151850b]

Bongo Sirens.

[@topcat4759]

Reminds me of eating my tea in front of the tv as a kid aged about 4, would rush in after playing with my mates outside and would certainly not eat at the kitchen table in those days, whether Mum liked it or not. Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds the same, when kids tv was worth watching. Gerry Anderson a legend to kids of my generation!

[@hopebgood]

I was about 9 and doing exactly like you TC mate, having my dinner in the front room watching Thunderbirds. I dropped a huge bottle of Heinz tomato sauce on the floor and it smashed and made a right mess. I was expecting a right good bollocking from mum and dad but they were so cool about it. "These things happen..."

[@adegeary3062]

Play this when you get up in the morning you'll feel 50 years younger until the old pains appear again.

[@stevensaussey8680]

Explosions! Buildings dropping through a trapdoor! A submarine being chased by a fish submarine! Explosions underwater! To a 6 year old in the late 60's this was the very definition of excitement. Still is.

[@stevencarr4002]

The buildings going through the trapdoor was genius.

[@joesycamore2899]

The greatest opening ever

[@briananthony4044]

So much better than CGI.

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

Anything can happen in the next half-hour!

[@vocalist92]

And literally all hell breaks loose after those lines are uttered

[@dlee827]

Well not quite anything. A tortoise couldn't win the Nobel Prize for economics, for example.

[@MORE1500]

@@dlee827 However, Trump did get elected President.

[@knockshinnoch1950]

It is still looking great in 2022!

[@bluedale6563]

2024 still loving it

[@kt9166]

Still one of the best themes ever written! God Bless you, Barry Gray! Anything can happen in the next half hour!

[@raypurchase801]

Still sends tingles up my spine.

[@boltonkevin]

I don’t know what the kids are watching these days, but it won’t be anywhere nearly as exciting as this.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

And this is the best opening theme to any Anderson production.

[@SteveSmith-fk5rd]

Fantastic don’t make them like this anymore 😇

[@suzanne6748]

I beg to differ

[@joelanderos23]

i still like the fireball xl5 theme better.

[@TralfazConstruction]

Fireball XL5 is right up there. I can remember having anxiety as an eight year-old as to Steve and Venus getting aboard the ship before the booster rockets went off.

[@iconicshrubbery]

All the G.A openings had instant shock value; 54321, the Big Rat, STAND BY.., Scarlet drum motif, a green eye..etc

[@terrypussypower]

Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, Joe 90, Thunderbirds, UFO….these were formative shows in my childhood. My interest in science was kindled by these shows and others like them, such as Gigantor, The Tomorrow People and Dr. Who! The reason they’ve stood the test of time is simple….unlike a lot of children’s programming, they don’t talk down to their audience.

[@raypurchase801]

Couldn't have a show like that these days, unless Troy was black and Atlanta was having a love affair with Marina. Also, too much violence. We can't have giant mechanical fish being blown up, simply on the basis that the other race wants to destroy all the land-dwellers.

[@Nickthejoker2003]

You forgot the one that started all of this...SUPERCAR!

[@raypurchase801]

@@Nickthejoker2003 Memories of an ape going wild in an episode of "Supercar". I've had a soft spot for mayhem-making apes ever since.

[@terrypussypower]

@@Nickthejoker2003 Supercar was brilliant!

[@Skulduggery_G]

Goes to show how much of a cultural icon shows like Stingray amd Thinderbirds are when even when I was a kid in the early 2000s they were selling toys based off these shows. Had a cool Tracey Island playset growing up.

[@Sillimant_]

I've only had a minor exposure to Stingray. my grandparents had some episodes on VHS that I would watch when I went round there, I've still got a toy version of the submarine itself knocking around somewhere. it's been almost two decades and it's never left my head. I may have been born in this millennium but I was raised on classic TV

[@ryanoconnor5256]

I was born in 84, I was around 8 or 9 when they started showing the Anderson shows again on the BBC, I was hooked from the first moment, I too have a Stingray model, my son is not even 2 yet but he plays with the toy, and he couldn't take his eyes off the show when I played it for him :)

[@minicle426]

Possibly the most exciting intro to a TV series ever.

[@karatefella]

One of the greatest opening sequences ever ! Brilliant show too !

[@MrRevan991]

always loved the "anything can happen in the next half hour" so much i got the t-shirt with it on

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I lived in West Kensington and we had this huge office tower at the back of our estate it had and still had a thing on the roof like a control tower looked like marineville we called it the stingray building ironically it belonged to the admiralty

[@ickleshouse]

dude that is so cool, the village where I grew up, guy had a garage (single car) that looked like a Thunderbird 2 pod !. Walks with my Mum and Dad had to go past it.... wish someone would do a new version but keep it more in keeping with the originals.. all GA. .. I still have my original TB2 with a metal TB4.. they were awesome years.. we were very lucky to have those shows then later UFO and Space 1999, my son is 31 and he got to grow up with them on vhs and dvd, now grand childre seeing them too.

[@michaelmancini5773]

I’m 67, I watched this show religiously when I was a kid, I watch this clip, and I’m laughing my ass off at the puppets, it’s hilarious

[@robertmcqueen289]

As a proud person of the 'Gerry Anderson' generation. Loved them all, especially all the toys too. Also, Stringray, if my serves, is the only one that had two theme tunes. 'Call to action, at the beginning, & 'Marina', in the end credits. Today's generation have no idea what their missing.

[@mikecarey1885]

you are right

[@davidfarmer9118]

I play this to my "children" at 7 O'clock on Sunday mornings. Try it, they love it. The wife does too. Honest.

[@dnf-dead]

One of the best openings for a TV series

[@MrMoorkey]

The combination of shots, music and the words "Marineville, I'm calling battle stations! Anything can happen in the next half hour!" STILL gets me pumped up for an exciting show all these years later!

[@soppdrake]

I remember the hype on TV before the show's release: A still picture of a silvery metallic thing coming out of a hole in some rocks along with the words "Stingray, coming soon" Those were the days!

[@k.givens788]

I ❤ed this show. I’m 61 now and the opening still excites me! The music has an element of jazz to it. I became a drummer. I don’t know who he is, but the drummer is outstanding.

[@stewartblaser7895]

I watched this when I was a kid, and I still love it!

[@therealautisticdj]

Such an action packed show! To which I loved watching as a kid in the 2000s. I didn't cared how vintage the show was. It was just so unique and fantastic the show was. Gerry Anderson, you sir was one of the greatest people known to mankind to ever created some fantastic shows. They will always be remembered

[@tempusfugit9796]

Barry gray was a musical genius!

[@johnmcculloch1653]

Watched this in 1964 opening credits are fantastic

[@Oliverdobbins]

If there was anything that needs to be played VERY loudly, it’s this!! I remember avidly watching Stingray and Thunderbirds and the rest of them all the way to Terrahawks. But the opening sequence to Stingray was the one that seemed the most pants-wittingly exciting. Kicking off with “Stand By For Action!” being delivered like a military order and then “Anything could happen in the next half hour!” What 9-year old boy could resist?

[@GaryDuncanson-s4g]

Anything can happen in the next half hour!!! Gerry Anderson. Genius

[@sydmichel]

I have this as my ringtone, it certainly gets attention.

[@binaway]

My bother has Thunderbird on his and he's 67. Still it's a Good laugh and he has been asked a number of times how to find it.

[@lightwoven5326]

Same here

[@nastybirdy]

Oh, those DRUMS. Goddamn. I loved that all their alarm/alert sounds were different drumbeats.

[@tonynesbit9673]

Nothing tops this fantastic intro,ever.loved it then love it now,nice one Barry!

[@Suddenlyits1960]

Everything about these shows was top flight. The character designs,the voice actors,the special effects and of course Barry Grays phenomenal soundtracks. You could tell all the people in production of the show really cared about what they were doing. It was a work of art and taken very seriously. It’s sad that Gerry kept pushing to abandon the supermarionation shows in favor of live action. These will always be the series he is best loved for and remembered.

[@dillysgirl4ever]

I remember the first time watching Stingray. I loved it! When I was watching it as a kid I thought the characters were actually played by real people! When I got a little older I realized they were perfectly created and controlled marionettes.

[@maureencora1]

1964 This and Hanna- Barbera Jonny Quest Made My Year whe I was 7 yrs old. (smile)

[@davidhamilton6612]

Takes me back to my childhood. Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5 and UFO. Watched them all, have a few series on DVD, and have gotten my grand children hooked on some of them.

[@Synnystershy]

I used to have a toy stingray I used to play with when it was bath time. I remember the day the little Troy Tempest went down the plug hole 😭 I was more of a Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet kid.

[@stu1701E]

It's ok, he's with Marina now...

[@magistrumartium]

R.I.P. Troy Tempest, but long live Captain Scarlet.

[@colinp2238]

@@stu1701E Or Titan.

[@whovian59]

I had one too. You could wind up the propeller to make it move forward. Loved it. Have a scale model now, on my book shelf.

[@the_lichemaster]

When they had the Gerry Anderson Resurgence in the early 90s circa 92-93, it was just the right time for my childhood. The shows still held up back then as it did in the 60s and gripped my attention.

[@29brendus]

God, I love this. The music (which I liked when I was 8yo) is fantastic in retrospect. Who'd ever think that such a fantastic piece of music as Thunderbirds (Barry Gray) would be done for a puppet movie, and I say that with utmost admiration, and supermarionation as well. I play Thunderbirds on my keyboards when I do pub gigs. FAB! Let's hope our pubs open up again, or I will call in International Rescue, and Troy!

[@Durhandoni80]

From a time, where they acutally could compose exciting theme songs, even for small shows.

[@lukegreen5341]

Happy 50th Birthday Gerry Anderson's Stingray. 1964 - 2014. 50 Years Of Family Fun Action Adventure And Excitement. Thanks Mate. Everything Happen In The Next Half Hour. X

[@manuelvidal1387]

My first cartoon memory. How could you not love that song?

[@lukegreen5341]

0:20 Oh Yeah That's Right. I've Liked This Theme Song. Thanks Manuel Vidal Mate. X

[@pauljeffrey1181]

The level of excitement I feel whenever I hear this music is off the scale.

[@DenitaArnold]

I remember seeing this on UHF TV station in the 80's. It was actually a movie I think combining episodes. Pretty cool

[@nemosis9449]

I am 62 and just had a flash back to when Stingray came on and me bouncing up and down with pure excitement on the couch with my mum yelling at me to calm down. Great days.

[@colinp2238]

As a kid I used to love it when the fish subs were hit and the mouthy flap went up and down, I also loved the way the aquaphibians spoke.

[@paulhoughton5164]

Oh boy this is amazing. Fireball xl5 stingray thunderbirds captain scarlet. My whole childhood right there. I only wish I had all the thunderbirds and cpt scarlet toys still. They were amazing . Such a brilliant series of intelligent and exciting children’s tv programs that were way ahead of their time. I’m 63 now and I still get excited listening to that intro.

[@LoneBrowncoat]

I used [still do] to think it was so cool that they used jungle or island drums as the alert klaxon, rather than something electronic.

[@ScottishCCRfan]

Really gives it a sense of urgency, doesn't it?

[@craiglangley9224]

To true

[@fearlessfoxfilms]

@@craiglangley9224 Tropical theme

[@tempusfugit9796]

As a young boy in the early 70's, how could you not get excited by an intro like that!

[@bodieofci5418]

My dear old mum called this the show with the dumb mermaid.

[@martinjay3570]

It was allowed then .....Haha.

[@jameshisted]

Your dear old mum must've been from a generation who could speak properly, seeing as dumb by definition meant (should still mean) without speech!

[@bodieofci5418]

@@jameshisted people twist words to mean things they were never intended for these days sadly.

[@douglasgreen437]

Too much fish to eat & not enough woman to love 🤔 🤣😆

[@warrenbennett1863]

Yeah, the simpering look as she swam along with the feet in the perpendicular. But hey, they all had that simpering look, ya big stupidy stupidy. Master Spy and Friend ZarinKill me, kill me now.

[@AJSSPACEPLACE]

Good model work truly never looses its beauty. I didn’t grow up with any of these shows, but the lack of nostalgic connection doesn’t effect how much I enjoy them.

[@miniroll32]

Architect: I wish to have the submarine dock directly to the loading area. 1964: No. Let's have the pilots sit in chairs, descend 100ft via hydraulic poles.

[@lawrenceallwright7041]

1965: Shall we have Scott step into Thunderbird 1 through a nice safe tunnel? No, let's have him stand right on the end of a wobbly extending gantry, 40 feet up without so much as a safety bar in front of him.

[@briananthony4044]

I loved the way the buildings retracted underground and the missiles came up.

[@boktobak]

wow just wow, amazing all my memories just come flooding back.

[@justinobrien3593]

I love any gerry anderson series as the 1960s was a majical year for corgi/dinky toys especially 📺 TV related models like stingray/thunder-birds i still get exited watching them now at 50 year old lol 😂best days ever 1960s/70s cartoons/sci-fi programmes 🎉🥰😍🤩

[@stevencarr4002]

The launch sequences were so cleverly done to try to avoid having the puppets walk anywhere.

[@iconicshrubbery]

"STAND BY FOR ACTION !!!" BOOoooomM. + furious bongos. My childhood complete.

[@robbey300]

Loved Stingray as a kid........used to jump around the room at the drumming and use my mum’s kitchen tools as gadgets !

[@litten2133]

Teacher: Did everyone do their homework? Literally everyone in the class 0:43

[@stevepochly7784]

Great to see all the opening titles.The memories come flooding back. Steve Pochly

[@therealautisticyoutuber]

23 years old I am and this show still rocks.

[@Topgooner01]

Gerry Anderson was a genius, his productions were epic, as to were the music themes by Barry Gray. Talking about music themes and scores, can I mention Laurie Johnson, who probably wrote two of the best TV themes ever...."The Avengers" and "The Professionals"

[@sylvaleader]

No one would invest the money and assemble the talent to produce a modern equivalent of this for children these days. Gerry |Anderson might have been the only person to produce content for kids that was better than most adult programmes at the time.

[@bonetower]

So many memories :D love that opening.

[@davidjones4291]

Ths best opening sequence to any kids programe , dont you just love the music, still a kid at 67 🤗

[@TheDanno34]

When the intro’s were as epic as the show 👍🏻

[@Olliemets]

Hah !!!! Haven't heard , seen or though to this show in over 50 years. Wow !!!.Yet that music brought it right back to my hybernated kid brain. I remember the bad guy Fish Submarines now. When one considers the era, the production value of these Gerry Anderson Shows was incredible. They look great, with no CGI and limited special effects.

[@killy1]

Shtand by for action. We are about to launch Shtingray! Classic.

[@EditorOfSL]

There must be something wrong with your hearing if you hear a lisp where there isn’t one. 🤦‍♀️

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

Glorious. A real piece of my childhood. Thank you.

[@lukegreen5341]

May The Force Be With You Captain Troy Tempest. X

[@frglee]

Despite the 'In Videcolor' titles, British children didn't see this in colour in 1964. We didn't have colour tv in the UK until 1967 and it wasn't really widespread until the early 70s.