Four Feather Falls | |
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Released by | Granada Television |
Producer | Gerry Anderson |
Directed By | Gerry Anderson David Elliott Allan Pattillo |
Director of Photography | Arthur Provis |
Art Director | Reginald E.Hill |
Music Director | Barry Gray |
Special Effects | Derick Meddings |
Medium | Black and White |
Episodes | 39 (1 Season) |
Duration | 12-13 Minutes |
Original Air Date | Feb 1960 |
Previous | Next |
Torchy the Battery Boy | Supercar |
Four Feather Falls was a marionette show which used an unusual combination of the western and fantasy genres. The show follows the adventures of Tex Tucker the Sheriff of Four Feather Falls. It was Gerry Anderson's first series to be Filmed inSupermarionation, though the term itself would not be coined until midway through production of Anderson's next series, Supercar.
Regular Cast[]
Marvin Jackson - Kenneth Connor
Dan Morse - Nicholas Parsons
Doc Haggerty - Kenneth Connor
Slim Jim Denison - Kenneth Connor
Makooya - Denise Bryer
Chief Kallamakooya - Kenneth Connor
Pedro - Kenneth Connor
Fernando - David Graham
Big Ben - David Graham
Red Scalp - David Graham
Bill Asher - David Graham and Kenneth Connor
Abe Weeks - Kenneth Connor
Episodes[]
(Production Order)
- How It Began
- Kidnapped
- Pedro Has A Plan
- Pedro's Pardon
- A Close Shave
- Indian Attack
- Sheriff For A Day
- Dusty Becomes Deputy
- Gun Runners
- Trouble In Yellow Gulch
- Frame-Up
- Gold Diggers
- Gold Is Where You Find It
- Trapped
- The Best Laid Plans
- Escort
- The Toughest Guy In The West
- Chance Of A Ghost
- Gun Play
- A Lawman Rides Alone
- Jail Break
- A Little Bit Of Luck
- Land Grabbers
- Once A Lawman
- Election Day
- Gun Fight On Main Street
- Horse Thieves
- A Bad Name
- The Ma Jones Story
- Bandits Abroad
- A Cure For Everything
- Teething Troubles
- Buffalo Rocky
- Safe As Houses
- First Train Through
- Fancy Shooting
- Happy Birthday
- Ambush
- Ride 'Em Cowboy
(Broadcast Order)
- How It Began
- Trouble In Yellow Gulch
- Frame-Up
- Pedro Has A Plan
- Sheriff For A Day
- Indian Attack
- A Close Shave
- Pedro's Pardon
- The Toughest Guy In The West
- Gun Runners
- Jail Break
- Trapped
- Dusty Becomes Deputy
- A Lawman Rides Alone
- Buffalo Rocky
- Gun Play
- Escort
- A Little Bit Of Luck
- The Best Laid Plans
- The Ma Jones Story
- Election Day
- Gun Fight On Main Street
- Chance Of A Ghost
- Once A Lawman
- Land Grabbers
- A Cure For Everything
- Bandits Abroad
- Safe As Houses
- Gold Is Where You Find It
- Gold Diggers
- First Train Through
- A Bad Name
- Kidnapped
- Teething Troubles
- Fancy Shooting
- Ride 'Em Cowboy
- Ambush
- Horse Thieves
- Happy Birthday
Credits[]
Cultural References[]
Some fans believe that Four Feather Falls was the inspiration for the fictional show Woody's Roundup which featured in the 1999 film Toy Story 2. Like Four Feather Falls, Woody's Roundup was a marionette show which was cancelled in favour of space shows, the former being succeeded by Supercar and Fireball XL5, the latter by the fictional Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. A connection is also suggested by the fact that the protagonists in Supercar and XL5 are named in the same style as the equivalent character from Toy Story; Mike Mercury and Steve Zodiac compared with Buzz Lightyear.
Merchandise Gallery[]
Supermarionation: | |
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About Supermarionation: | What is it? | Who makes it? | The marionettes | the legacy |
The Series: | Four Feather Falls |Supercar | Fireball XL5 | Stingray | Thunderbirds | Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons | Joe 90 | The Secret Service |
The Films: | Thunderbirds Are Go | Thunderbird 6 |
Other Uses: | Calling Elvis | The Investigator |
Imitators and tributes: | Paul starr | Team America World Police | Interster | X-Bomber (Star Fleet) | Superthunderstingcar | Thunderbirds F.A.B. | Misc. Parodies and references |
Preceding series: | Four Feather Falls | Following series: |
Torchy the Battery Boy | Crossroads to Crime |