"Joe 90" (1968) TV series 1968-1969

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 September 1968 (UK)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

Joe McClaine is a 9-year-old boy whose adoptive father has developed a method of transferring specialist "brain patterns"...

Plot Keywords:

Supermarionation | Puppet | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Len Jones	...	Joe McClaine (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Rupert Davies	...	Professor Ian McClaine (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Keith Alexander	...	Sam Loover (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
David Healy	...	Shane Weston (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Sylvia Anderson	...	Mrs. Ada Harris (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Gary Files	...	Additional character voices (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Martin King	...	Additional character voices (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Elizabeth Morgan	...	Additional character voices / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Shane Rimmer	...	Additional character voices (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Jeremy Wilkin	...	Additional character voices (2 episodes, 1968-1969)

Runtime:

30 min (30 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Century 21 Television

Trivia:

Was never aired in the United States.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008) (TV)

Best of Supermarionation

Stingray was good, Thunderbirds were fantastic, and Captain Scarlet was awesome - but for me Joe 90 was the best of all. Maybe because I was about "Joe's" age when I watched it that it seemed all the more wonderful.

Typical Gerry Anderson - superb sets, rocking explosions and fantastical vehicles. What more could you want! Haven't seen it for years on TV but as all the others have made it back to UK TV fingers crossed...

Thanks Gerry!

(P.S. Every kid I grew up with who wore glasses probably hates this show!)