Every Saturday morning I would tune in to see this show, it was my earliest favorite that I can remember. I think I was 5 or 6 years old. It was pretty well done for that time, although in B&W, it featured good characters, cool rockets and special effects, and best of all, it stirred the imagination. I always remember the jetmobiles, and for my birthday, I got an Fireball XL-5 playset, which costs my mother a whopping $5. It was the best. When I got a little older, I figured out that I could do something close with an 8mm camera, using GI Joes as my cast, and plastic models (blown up with fire crackers and set on fire, of course) for special effects. And then along came the "Thunderbirds"...
Review of Fireball XL5
