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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Rescue | 1961-01-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | False Alarm | 1961-02-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Talisman of Sargon | 1961-02-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | What Goes Up | 1961-02-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Amazonian Adventure | 1961-02-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Grounded | 1961-03-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Keep It Cool | 1961-03-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Jungle Hazard | 1961-03-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | High Tension | 1961-03-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Island Incident | 1961-04-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Ice-Fall | 1961-04-08 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Phantom Piper | 1961-04-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Pirate Plunder | 1961-04-22 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | A Little Art | 1961-04-29 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Flight of Fancy | 1961-05-06 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Deep Seven | 1961-05-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Hostage | 1961-05-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Sunken Temple | 1961-05-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Lost City | 1961-06-03 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | Trapped in the Depths | 1961-06-10 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | The Dragon of Ho Meng | 1961-06-17 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Magic Carpet | 1961-06-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Supercar "Take One" | 1961-07-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | Crash Landing | 1961-07-08 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | The Tracking of Masterspy | 1961-07-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 26 | The White Line | 1961-08-06 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Runaway Train | 1962-02-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Precious Cargo | 1962-02-11 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Operation Superstork | 1962-02-18 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Hi-Jack | 1962-02-25 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Calling Charlie Queen | 1962-03-04 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Space for Mitch | 1962-03-11 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Atomic Witch Hunt | 1962-03-18 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | 70-B-Lo | 1962-03-25 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Sky's the Limit | 1962-04-01 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | Jail Break | 1962-04-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Day That Time Stood Still | 1962-04-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Transatlantic Cable | 1962-04-22 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | King Kool | 1962-04-29 | 30 min |