Thunderbirds was also quite popular in Japan, and is still well-known.
If I remember correctly the episodes were pushed to one hour to allow for the show to be sold to the US – the one hour included time set aside for commercial breaks without them breaking up the flow of the episode.
From childhood memory, and more recent re-runs, Thunderbirds still has it. However dated the puppetry is the incidental music is just perfect for ratcheting up the tension and keeping it high until the end.
You might also want to add UFO to your watch list – Anderson without the puppets…
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Thunderbirds was also quite popular in Japan, and is still well-known.
If I remember correctly the episodes were pushed to one hour to allow for the show to be sold to the US – the one hour included time set aside for commercial breaks without them breaking up the flow of the episode.
From childhood memory, and more recent re-runs, Thunderbirds still has it. However dated the puppetry is the incidental music is just perfect for ratcheting up the tension and keeping it high until the end.
You might also want to add UFO to your watch list – Anderson without the puppets…