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A 16mm reel of the first episode was discovered with the entire 16mm reels of the complete series of ''Space Patrol'' in Roberta Leigh's possession. The pilot episode was included in the 2003 DVD release of ''Space Patrol''. | A 16mm reel of the first episode was discovered with the entire 16mm reels of the complete series of ''Space Patrol'' in Roberta Leigh's possession. The pilot episode was included in the 2003 DVD release of ''Space Patrol''. | ||
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==Episode List== | ==Episode List== | ||
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Twizzle And Footso||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And Footso||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And Footso Get Caught||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And Footso Get Caught||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle Saves The Doll||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Saves The Doll||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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The Breakdown Van||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |The Breakdown Van||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Footso Is Stolen||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Footso Is Stolen||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And The Golliwog||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Golliwog||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Jiffy And The Chawky Quarrel||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy And The Chawky Quarrel||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Footso Disappears||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Footso Disappears||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And The Broken-Down Toy||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Broken-Down Toy||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle Builds Stray Town||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Builds Stray Town||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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A Flag For Stray Town||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |A Flag For Stray Town||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Jiffy's New House||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy's New House||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And Footso Go Fruit Picking||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And Footso Go Fruit Picking||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle Has Some Fun||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Has Some Fun||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And Candy Floss Open A Cake Shop||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And Candy Floss Open A Cake Shop||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Saves The Broken-Down Toys||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Saves The Broken-Down Toys||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Gets Lost||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Gets Lost||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Jiffy Opens A Barber Shop||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy Opens A Barber Shop||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Another Racing Car||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Another Racing Car||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And His Friends Go To The Circus||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And His Friends Go To The Circus||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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The Toys Go To School||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |The Toys Go To School||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Bouncy The Ball||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Bouncy The Ball||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Jack-In-The-Box||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jack-In-The-Box||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle Catches Cold||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Catches Cold||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
The Naughty Girl||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |The Naughty Girl||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Jiffy's New Twigs||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy's New Twigs||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And The Snowman||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Snowman||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle And The Thin Teddy Bear||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Thin Teddy Bear||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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The Lazy Broomstick Man||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |The Lazy Broomstick Man||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And The Polly Moppet||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Polly Moppet||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Footso And The Magic Seeds||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Footso And The Magic Seeds||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Jiffy And The Polly Moppet Quarrel||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy And The Polly Moppet Quarrel||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Footso Gets A New Tail||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Footso Gets A New Tail||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Is Naughty||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Is Naughty||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Is Stolen||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Is Stolen||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Chawky Gets A Present||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Chawky Gets A Present||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And The Toy Inspector||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Toy Inspector||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And The Naughty Breakdown Van||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And The Naughty Breakdown Van||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Orange And The Banana Tree||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Orange And The Banana Tree||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Jiffy's Birthday||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Jiffy's Birthday||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Polly Moppet Disappears||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Polly Moppet Disappears||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Naughty Polly Moppet||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Naughty Polly Moppet||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Footso And The Naughty Girl||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Footso And The Naughty Girl||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Stray Town Thief||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Stray Town Thief||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Papers The Cabin||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Papers The Cabin||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle And Footso Go Camping||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle And Footso Go Camping||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Goes To The Seaside||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Goes To The Seaside||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Goes To The Fair||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Goes To The Fair||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Twizzle Goes Fishing||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Goes Fishing||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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Twizzle Goes To The Zoo||Unknown||<span style="color:red;"> | |Twizzle Goes To The Zoo||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
Candy Floss's Birthday||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost | |Candy Floss's Birthday||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | ||
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|Footso and the Toothache||Unknown||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |||
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[[Category:Lost puppetry|Adventures of Twizzle]] | [[Category:Lost puppetry|Adventures of Twizzle]] | ||
[[Category:Lost TV|Adventures of Twizzle]] | [[Category:Lost TV|Adventures of Twizzle]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media|Adventures of Twizzle]] |
Revision as of 16:28, 5 March 2018
The Adventures of Twizzle is the break-into-television from AP Films and Supermarionation artist Gerry Anderson, who would go on to create popular British science fiction shows as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Terrahawks. In total, 52 episodes were made and aired, with the first episode being broadcast on November 13, 1957 at 4:30pm.
Genesis
It was created by Roberta Leigh and Suzanne Warner in 1957, with many of Anderson's future collaborators, including composer Barry Gray, art director Reg Hill and special effects director Derek Meddings serving as part of the production crew. The series, while using intricate puppetry, predates the first official Supermarionation series by Anderson, Four Feather Falls, by two years, though it's still classified as such by many.
Premise
Twizzle is a boy puppet with the ability to extend, or "twizzle", his legs and arms, who wears a pixie-like hat and has a cat companion known as "Footso". Twizzle was voiced by Nancy Nevinson, and Footso was voiced by Denise Bryer, who would go on to work on Terrahawks.
The series follows Twizzle and Footso's adventures, as Twizzle uses his limb-extending powers to get out of troublesome problems.
Availability
Much like Roberta Leigh's other puppet show Sara & Hoppity, the entire series minus the first episode, "Twizzle and Footso", is believed to be lost.
A 16mm reel of the first episode was discovered with the entire 16mm reels of the complete series of Space Patrol in Roberta Leigh's possession. The pilot episode was included in the 2003 DVD release of Space Patrol.
Episode List
Episode Title | Air Date | Status |
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Twizzle And Footso | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And Footso Get Caught | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Saves The Doll | Unknown | Lost |
The Breakdown Van | Unknown | Lost |
Footso Is Stolen | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Golliwog | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy And The Chawky Quarrel | Unknown | Lost |
Footso Disappears | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Broken-Down Toy | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Builds Stray Town | Unknown | Lost |
A Flag For Stray Town | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy's New House | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And Footso Go Fruit Picking | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Has Some Fun | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And Candy Floss Open A Cake Shop | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Saves The Broken-Down Toys | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Gets Lost | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy Opens A Barber Shop | Unknown | Lost |
Another Racing Car | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And His Friends Go To The Circus | Unknown | Lost |
The Toys Go To School | Unknown | Lost |
Bouncy The Ball | Unknown | Lost |
Jack-In-The-Box | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Catches Cold | Unknown | Lost |
The Naughty Girl | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy's New Twigs | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Snowman | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Thin Teddy Bear | Unknown | Lost |
The Lazy Broomstick Man | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Polly Moppet | Unknown | Lost |
Footso And The Magic Seeds | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy And The Polly Moppet Quarrel | Unknown | Lost |
Footso Gets A New Tail | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Is Naughty | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Is Stolen | Unknown | Lost |
Chawky Gets A Present | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Toy Inspector | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And The Naughty Breakdown Van | Unknown | Lost |
Orange And The Banana Tree | Unknown | Lost |
Jiffy's Birthday | Unknown | Lost |
Polly Moppet Disappears | Unknown | Lost |
Naughty Polly Moppet | Unknown | Lost |
Footso And The Naughty Girl | Unknown | Lost |
Stray Town Thief | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Papers The Cabin | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle And Footso Go Camping | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Goes To The Seaside | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Goes To The Fair | Unknown | Lost' |
Twizzle Goes Fishing | Unknown | Lost |
Twizzle Goes To The Zoo | Unknown | Lost |
Candy Floss's Birthday | Unknown | Lost |
Footso and the Toothache | Unknown | Lost |