Gerry Anderson's Supercar (1961) - HD Opening Titles

Supercar was a vertical takeoff and landing craft invented by Prof. Rudolph Popkiss and Dr. 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.

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[rockyhill]

Early 1960's I was 7 tears old. Los Angeles. I always watched Supercar.

[stevedoubleuB]

The Andersons gave so much pleasure to so many little ( and not so little) kids like myself. Fantastic stuff! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[stevepochly]

Supercar was my first Anderson I remember.Thanks to Gerry and Sylvia for a lifetime of memories. Steve Pochly

[lukegreen]

I've Used To Love Watching Gerry Anderson's SuperCar Back In 1961. X

[howardbeatman]

Notice how Barry Grey blends the roar of the turbines of the altitude-climbing Supercar into the opening chords of the theme music. The man was a musical genius!

[heru-deshet]

Loved this show. I knew the song by heart and just sang along with it again in this video. Almost 60 years later I still remember it!

[robertromero]

One of my very earliest TV watching memories. :)

[primus]

Philosophical heads up:
I'm 66. This was magnificent in the sixties to a young kid with 2 TV channels to play with.
Now, of course, it's ludicrous.
But I remember the flow of inspiration it offered back then...
Nothing fundamental really changes.
Interesting to imagine what kids born today will find inspiring and (fundamental) in 2050?

[kenderen]

Watched this as a little kid while my Mom was in the kitchen baking cinnamon buns. Never thought i'ld own it on dvd. Great memories.

[dalethelander]

Watched this in 1963. Ran on WGN TV Saturday mornings at 9am. Then I'd change over to WMAQ TV (NBC) to watch Fireball XL5 at 9:30am. Double dose of Gerry Anderson.

[ScratchGlass]

I was born in 1960, in Detroit 🇺🇲. Right next to Windsor, Canada. CBC ch.9.. somehow I've remembered that song and the car diving into the water all my life.. it wasn't until the internet, around the year 2000, that I discovered the supercar image and song again !!!

[RJLbwb]

If they redid these Andersons shws as live action they would be just horrible, the puppets and animation make them charming. Sort of the toy set every kid dreamed of having.

[robertdodd]

loved that show, used to pretend i was driving supercar under the kitchen table stuck in a chair laid on the floor, kids these days eh, missing fun like that!!!

[DIY-valvular]

I am watching all the opening titles clips in sequence and can't stop smiling. Simply happiness!
Most of those series were transmitted and re ran time after time during the whole 70's up to mid 80's here in Buenos Aires.
There was only one tv set at the living room, valves and black and white of course, connected to a lousy aerial that received four and a half channels... ;-)))

[stewartsnape]

I was 8 when this show was on and I always watched it

[reghand]

I remember watching it week in, week out, when I was 10.

[ferraridinoman]

Oh to be 10 years of age again!! (Most satisfactory Mike!)

[Armitagea]

I'm a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Every once in a while, they'll sing as a riff when they see a car. I never understood what they were talking about. Thank you for posting this.

[yorinov]

I always liked the startup sequence, firing up the thrusters! so cool

[johnsurrey]

I’d seen Torchy, Twizzle and Four Feather Falls, but this was something else! I was absolutely hooked, and I still love the imagination that went into it. And thanks for the theme song, which I’d forgotten.