There were plenty of puppets that appeared in Captain
Scarlet and The Mysterons on display at Fab Worlds of Anderson, thanks to the collectors
who brought them along. There was a lot of info cards for each of the puppets
too, so I hope I manage to relay that info fairly accurately without getting my
strings in a twist . If anyone spots an error let me know.
Oddly enough I got the impression that this original Captain
Blue appears to be everyone’s favourite, although this replica studio size
Captain Scarlet looks good too and could fool most but the experts.
The villain of the piece, Captain Black, looking suitably Mysteronized
with his original ‘pink’ eyes due to age. This is an original ‘frowner’ head.
The puppet also sports original hands.
This is an original screen-used ‘normal’ head of Lieutenant
Green, who also has original hands.
I believe this is the only known surviving screen-used head
of Captain Ochre.
A ‘ grinner’ head of Captain Grey, whose likeness was
apparently based on Sean Connery.
A 'normal' Doctor Fawn.
An original ‘ smiler’ Captain Magenta.
An 'under-control' Doctor Fawn, with darker skin tones for a later appearance in Joe 90.
This original screen used head is another of those ‘revamp
puppets’ I mentioned on my previous Secret Service post. It made its first appearance in the Captain
Scarlet episode, ‘Lunarville 7’, as the character, Orson. It was later modified
with darker skin for an appearance in the Joe 90 episode, ‘King for a Day’, as ‘Driver’. It made two appearances in Captain Scarlet,
five in Joe 90, and two in The Secret Service.
This puppet is best known for its appearance as Frazer
in ‘Crater 101’, although it did first appear as Captain Hassel in ‘Point 783’.
It went on to be seen in two other Captain Scarlet episodes, five Joe 90’s, and
two Secret Services.
This revamp puppet first appeared in Captain Scarlet
episode, ‘Model Spy’ as Andre Verdain. It was later modified with greying
temples for the Joe 90 episode, ‘Hi-Jacked. It made two appearances in Captain Scarlet,
seven in Joe 90, and three in The Secret Service.
There were several other puppets on display. Captain Brown, above, who only appeared as that character in two episodes, returned in several other episodes of Captain Scarlet. ' He' was the Mysteronized villains in 'Renegade Rocket', 'Noose of Ice' and 'Codename Europa'. The puppet also turned up as minor characters in three other Captain Scarlet episodes.
This puppet immaculately dressed on this occasion as a Spectrum Security Guard makes several other appearances right up to and including The Secret Service as other characters. It is probably best known as Kruger in the Captain Scarlet episode, 'Heart of New York'.
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