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From: edward@utcsrgv.UUCP (Edward Hsing)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: TOBOR
Message-ID: <1973@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Aug-83 09:47:30 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 16 09:47:30 1983
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I think your thinking of Johnny Sako (sic?) or something like that.
Tobor the eight man was a robot who masqueraded as a human being.
He could do all kinds of super-hero things. 

That show was always on with another great cartoon Prince Planet.

Both these cartoons were Japanese imports.  

Two other great Japanese cartoons that were shown on this continent
were Speed Racer (the driver of the Mark V) and some other superhero
kid who swam under water and chewed some special gum for oxygen.

And let's not forget Ultraman (definitely a classic).

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But now onto the marrionette shows.  In my opinion these were the
best kid's adventure shows on the air and I believe that they were
made in England.  Some of the titles that I remember are;

CAPTAIN SCARLETT- This guy who has some medical condition that makes
	him immortal.  He works for this organization that are fighting
	these nasties from space who are called the Mysterons.

THE THUNDERBIRDS- This rich family that live on an island and have
	all kinds of secret rockets, subs, and even a space station.
	They run a secret organization called International Rescue
	and they save people all over the world who get themselves in shit.

JOE 90- This kid whose father sticks him in this computer that reprograms
	Joe's brain so that he can have the skill's of a spy, a race car
	driver, an astronaut, etc.

There are two or three other shows of this nature, but I can't remember
the titles. Can anyone jog my memory. 

I give just about anything to have these shows re-aired on a Saturday
morning or some rerun slot.  I hope some programming director in the
Toronto area can hear me.

And do you remember that British series UFO?  But that's another
story ......

			Ed Hsing (the 60's tv addict)