When Carlton Home Media took hold of the distribution for Thunderbirds and some of Gerry Anderson's other shows, my friends from International Rescue and I were over the moon. WHOOSH! Sorry, that was me, jumping over the moon.
I was great friends with every single kids' character that Carlton released, especially Christmassy ones like Rudolph and Annabelle the cow. But the ones that inspired me the most were all those Carlton videos which had show don't tell moments - Jellikins, Dream Street, Timbuctoo, you name it, it's in there. Yeah! It was the life.
I would usually tell the Gossips, those two gosh-darn Traffic Lights, to sing me a song. While the polite one sings perfectly, her companion always screams out new words into the song she's singing. It always makes me laugh, and when I was a toddler, I begged for them to do it again and again until their throats were sore. I would go for rides on Rudolph's back, often causing a huge mess behind us - furniture upside down, pictures askew, and loads of muddy hoof tracks on the floor!
But it doesn't matter now, guys, because I've got my friends from International Rescue with me. Thanks, you guys.
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