Who Knows Anything

I remember watching "Four Feather Falls" over here in the UK - very good and Gerry Anderson's first foray into TV puppetry.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163445/

In fact, now I come to think of it, we had loads in the UK during the 50s - Muffin the Mule, Ragtag and Bobtail etc etc...........Oh!! And not forgetting the classic "Woodentops", and I must confess my favourite, which I still watch now and then!!!




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Thanx for that, but since I am in America it doesn't help much. But I remember his marionette shows, the ones shown here, but I would like to hear from someone on this side of the pond who might know something about the American puppet shows of old.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

The animated "Beanie and Cecil," of the '60's, was preceded by a (hand) puppet version in the early '50's. I don't know if it began in the '40's, we first got TV in '51. I don't find a record of it on IMDb, but I haven't checked "google."

Also, and I think this was local to the San Francisco market, there was a daily 15 minute program, featuring marionettes, called "Brother Buzz." Brother Buzz was a bee. He had a little bee girlfriend, and some other friends, whose names escape me. For bees to fly from scene to scene, the puppeteers would lift them from the ground, and flap their wings, while the set (which was circular) would rotate to the desired setting in front of the camera. There was an underlying message for children outlining various steps to brotherhood (honesty, friendship, etc.). I don't find it on IMDb, either, but I think I did find something about it on "google," once.

I know Beanie very well as I lived in LA when very young and it originated there and it was shown in 15 min segments. The little Bee guy I never knew like you did. I am particularly interested in show that had a puppy that was a knight; unfortunetly, I can't remember the name of the knight.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

The only knight that I recall is Crusader Rabbit. However, as the title would suggest, he was a rabbit. It was, also, animation.

Yeah, I know and I luv that guy too, but I guess the endless search goes on. Thanx for trying, though.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

The Beany and Cecil series with handpuppets started in 1949, 4 years before my folks had their first TV set. I do remember the comic book from my childhood, never realizing it was based on a TV show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beany_and_Cecil

Oops, I just checked "google" for those 2 shows. The puppet version of "Beanie and Cecil," was called "Time for Beanie." And, "Brother Buzz" was a weekly program, not a daily. Oh, well ... it's amazing that I can remember anything, any more.