A guy called Joe who
works for Uncle Sam and blows stuff up a whole lot? Again? No we
haven't gone senile while we've been away, we're just talking about
Joe 90!
Due to legal precedent
set in the case of SOTSM V Dinosaur War Izenborg and the currently
airing martial arts marionettes of Thunderbolt Fantasy, we have free
reign to open up discussion to the realm of Supermarionation made
famous by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Joe 90 is a slightly lesser
appreciated example of their output, prey to the cultural
shortcomings of its era but also revelling in the atmosphere of
Sixties spy-fi. The ethics of child spies aside it does a pretty good
job of making intricate espionage operations palatable to a young
audience, helped in no small part by the infamous proclivity to
outrageous explosive puppet violence.
THE SHORT VERSION
Killer kids
Political puppets
REMEMBER JOE, THIS IS A SNEAKING MISSION
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