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Terrahawks is a Gerry Anderson puppet and model based animation set in the year 2020. Mars has been invaded and the Earth is under threat. A small but well equipped force known as the "Terrahawks" has been prepared on Earth to defend the planet from the aggressors.
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Anyone else enjoy Terrahawks when it was on the telly? I really got into this series at the time (was about 8 in 1983) but have never heard much of it since. Compared to Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet (also Gerry Anderson) it seems to have disappeared from sight for me. Thinking of getting it on DVD.....
 
I used to love this!! The game of naughts and crosses at the end to determine the winner of the episode :cool:

Excellent taste as always Badgers :)
 
I used to watch it but always thought the puppets looked really crappy and found it a bit annoying (and I could see nothing wrong with Dr Who).
I always liked the music though (and bought the 7inch).

I did buy a DVD a few years ago and kind of thought more fondly of it than I did as a child. I never never ever liked thunderbirds. Shite.
 
It was totally unfair that the baddies' robots were square and couldn't roll like the others
 
Thats an absolute bargain.
I've just bought 2 box sets. One for me and one for my dad's Xmas present.
 
What a fortunate name ninestien had considering he was one of nine clones. Did that ever come into play?

When I worked for ITV I once got the craziest treatment from a loonball about a special documentary dedicated to Terrahawks sent to me. Quite long and detailed. I think I kept it because it, so I might have a look for it later.
 
Well I grew up on Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, they were far superior I'm afraid. I did see a couple of Terrahawk episodes but was probably too old for it by then.
 
Loved it as a kid but I'd agree that Thunderbirds was way superior.

Basically it went like this imo.

1. Thunderbirds
2. Starfleet X Bomber
3. Captain Scarlet
4. Joe 90
5. Stingray
6. Terrorhawks
7. Fireball XL5
 
Terrahawks was ace.

But Star Fleet was acer. One of the characters even died and they had a space funeral for them. And Brian May did the music.
 
Loved Terrahawks almost as much as I loved The Centurions :cool: Anyone remember them? Animated though, not puppet work.

 
Chorlton and the Wheelies was way better than any of this shit.

That said, I'm enjoying the Terrahawks revival on Eastenders. Zelda's made a convincing Shirley, whilst potato face Mitchell looks like a pink version of one of those spherical things.
 
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