{"product_id":"db686-supercar","title":"Supercar (1961)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupercar 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sylvia Anderson, Cyril Shaps, David Graham, George Murcell, Graydon Gould\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e DVD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Action \u0026amp; Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e G\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"More information (TMDB)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/tv\/551\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMore information (TMDB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49196437569854,"sku":"DB686","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/8658\/9502\/files\/fLUML86KIWdewA7NFCOVNpoZugq.jpg?v=1712271535","url":"https:\/\/picturesearch.com.au\/products\/db686-supercar","provider":"Picture Search","version":"1.0","type":"link"}