Joe 90 - The Beginning (Joe 90 - Vol. 1 (DVD))

Member Name: Maximus-Qualitus

Product:	Joe 90 - Vol. 1 (DVD)
Date:	13/11/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great for kids

Disadvantages: Nothing

JOE 90
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Written by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson

This brings back so many childhood memories.

~ Introduction ~
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From the intro music and the spinning chair, if you where a kid you were hooked.
The premise was simple, Genius professor Ian McClaine had created the B.I.G.R.A.T. device, Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer, which can download directly into the brain the special qualities needed to complete various secret missions.

Enter JOE, the bespectacled 9 year old adopted son of the genius Prof. Joe had lost both parent in a car accident when he was 12 months old.
At the start of each episode Joe would enter the chair and the spinning arms would transfer the info direct into his brain,
Once the transfer was complete, Joe would don a pair of 'electrode glasses' to trigger the new knowledge housed within him.

Equipped with his armoury of gadgets, Joe undertakes a series of daring special missions. Various missions called upon him to become an expert racing driver, brain surgeon, astronaut, test pilot, aquanaut and computer boffin.
This was Gerry Anderson's ninth consecutive TV puppet series. You could say he was on a role. At the time it was slick, new, colourful and fun. I think even kids today would enjoy it.

And in case you are wondering why was the series called Joe 90? When Joe joined W.I.N. there were 89 London based agents in operation. Joe became the 90th - hence JOE 90

~ Cast ~
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Joe 90
Professor Ian McClaine
Sam Loover, head of the World Intelligence Network (W.I.N.),
Shane Weston W.I.N. Deputy Controller Supreme Commander of W.I.N. London Office
Mrs Harris, the oblivious-to-it-all house cleaner

Made from 1968 -1969 and consists of 30, 25 minute episodes.
This disc contains 6, 25 minute episodes.

1. The Most Special Agent
Joe becomes the youngest secret agent when his father invents a machine that can, for a short period, put brain patterns into his mind via his special glasses of pilots, divers, racing car drivers, etc etc and so begins Joe 90.

2. Hi-Jacked
Joe goes after a particularly nasty gun runner.

3. Splashdown
Joe becomes a pilot to investigate mysterious test planes that have been crashing.

4. Operation McClaine
This time Joe becomes a brain surgeon to save an important scientists life but half way through the operation begins to forget what to do.

5. Three's A Crowd
Joe must foil a beautiful spies attempts to steal the secrets of BIGRAT.

6. International Concerto
One of 'WIN's top agents have been arrested and Joe must effect a daring rescue.


Wondefully old fashioned puppetry that children today will be agog over. This is what old nostalgic childrens TV was all about. A superb inventive puppetry sci-fi programme. A product of its time but none the less a delightfully innoffensive childrens show.

It will hook childrens imagination straight away and hold their attention, who needs xbox games?
Great music, some mild suspension whilst the picture as well and the sound is true DVD quality.

Even todays kids would enjoy the show.
Worth the money!

Highly recommended.

Greg.

Summary: Wonderful for todays kids.