I think it gets overlooked over Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, both of which received CGI remakes in the past 15 years.
Yes, I loved the opening credits “Anything can happen in the next half hour!”
‘Stingraaaaay, stingray…badda, badda dada’
Anyone remember Gargoyles? I thought it was a random dream I must’ve had until I stumbled across it again.
I couldn’t tell you any specifics about it but I defintley watched it as a kid, even now I still occasionaly find myself randomly just going “Stingraaaaaaaaaayyy stingray!”
We definitely watched this as kids in the 80s
Stingraaaay stingray banabana bana
Definitely watched it and remember it along with Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. Was Stingray the one with the Marina song at the end?
Aqua Marina……
I didnt mind Stingray but I always got chills by “We are the voice of the Mysterons’ on Captain Scarlet
“Marina. Aqua Marinaaaa!
Why don’t you say, that you’ll always stay, close to my heart.”
Yes it used to be on BBC2 on a weekday evening. I loved it. I actually think it’s second only to Captain Scarlet for me.
Captain Scarlet > Thunderbirds > Stingray
As cool as fuck as The Mole was, I was obsessed with planes growing up so you couldn’t beat the Angel Interceptor and Cloudbase. Stingray was far too aquatic for my tastes
Anything could happen in the next half hour!
Amazing how many underwater crimes were going on back then.
Fun fact: The female character Atlanta, was voiced by Lois Maxwell who also played Miss Moneypenny for many of the James Bond films.
And before that, Twizzle and Torchy the Battery Boy.
I’ll do you one better
Not only did I watch this show as a kid, but my *dad* did too, back in the 60s when it was new. Then when I was growing up in the 90s, he introduced me to ‘Thunderbirds’, ‘Captain Scarlet’ and ‘Stingray’, all of which I grew up loving and still enjoy as an adult today.
‘Stingray’ had it’s goofy moments (like Oink the seal) but my god it’s opening sequence lives in my head rent free. That rapid fire bongo drumming in the opening, ‘ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR!’, that shot of Stingray and the Terror Fish leaping out of the water together… it really did such a perfect job of getting you hyped for what was coming next. ‘Thunderbirds’ is the best show of the lot, but ‘Stingray’ had the best opening titles, and I’ll fight for that.
I preferred Stingray to Thunderbirds, it seemed to have better storylines and much better models. Watching Team America in later life brought all this whole genre back to me.
I did what about Fireball XL5?
Still have a little metal stingray toy to this day from when I was a kid
Yep. Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray. All dope. Loved them all.
If you want one nobody will actually remember look up the scifi series “Starfleet”, wherein Dr Ben and the crew of the X-Bomber face off against Commander Makara and the imperial alliance.
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I think it gets overlooked over Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, both of which received CGI remakes in the past 15 years.
Yes, I loved the opening credits “Anything can happen in the next half hour!”
‘Stingraaaaay, stingray…badda, badda dada’
Anyone remember Gargoyles? I thought it was a random dream I must’ve had until I stumbled across it again.
I couldn’t tell you any specifics about it but I defintley watched it as a kid, even now I still occasionaly find myself randomly just going “Stingraaaaaaaaaayyy stingray!”
We definitely watched this as kids in the 80s
Stingraaaay stingray banabana bana
Definitely watched it and remember it along with Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. Was Stingray the one with the Marina song at the end?
Aqua Marina……
I didnt mind Stingray but I always got chills by “We are the voice of the Mysterons’ on Captain Scarlet
“Marina. Aqua Marinaaaa!
Why don’t you say, that you’ll always stay, close to my heart.”
I still sing this banger to myself sometimes
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https://preview.redd.it/j99g9zpjxjoe1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5c5900db14fb04fd3837ed9483388b57796ee49
Marina … Aqua Marina
M.A.S.K ftw
Marina (Aqua Marina) awakened something in me…
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Yes it used to be on BBC2 on a weekday evening. I loved it. I actually think it’s second only to Captain Scarlet for me.
Captain Scarlet > Thunderbirds > Stingray
As cool as fuck as The Mole was, I was obsessed with planes growing up so you couldn’t beat the Angel Interceptor and Cloudbase. Stingray was far too aquatic for my tastes
Anything could happen in the next half hour!
Amazing how many underwater crimes were going on back then.
Fun fact: The female character Atlanta, was voiced by Lois Maxwell who also played Miss Moneypenny for many of the James Bond films.
I remember the earlier Gerry Anderson show, [Supercar](https://gerryanderson.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Mercury?file=Mike_Mercury.png).
And before that, Twizzle and Torchy the Battery Boy.
I’ll do you one better
Not only did I watch this show as a kid, but my *dad* did too, back in the 60s when it was new. Then when I was growing up in the 90s, he introduced me to ‘Thunderbirds’, ‘Captain Scarlet’ and ‘Stingray’, all of which I grew up loving and still enjoy as an adult today.
‘Stingray’ had it’s goofy moments (like Oink the seal) but my god it’s opening sequence lives in my head rent free. That rapid fire bongo drumming in the opening, ‘ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR!’, that shot of Stingray and the Terror Fish leaping out of the water together… it really did such a perfect job of getting you hyped for what was coming next. ‘Thunderbirds’ is the best show of the lot, but ‘Stingray’ had the best opening titles, and I’ll fight for that.
I preferred Stingray to Thunderbirds, it seemed to have better storylines and much better models. Watching Team America in later life brought all this whole genre back to me.
I did what about Fireball XL5?
Still have a little metal stingray toy to this day from when I was a kid
Yep. Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray. All dope. Loved them all.
https://preview.redd.it/c2fwpmu94koe1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae6378c2860e512e6960b602199a11c5fea9a0f5
If you want one nobody will actually remember look up the scifi series “Starfleet”, wherein Dr Ben and the crew of the X-Bomber face off against Commander Makara and the imperial alliance.
Marinaaaaa, aqua mariiinnnaaaaa …
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