Thunderbirds (TV series) by ITV, Sylvia Anderson and the estate of Gerry Anderson. "Thunderbirds" has influenced TV programmes, films and various other media. The puppet comedy of the film "" was directly inspired by the idiosyncrasies of "Thunderbirds"-era Supermarionation techniques. Allusion and homage are also evident in "Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave", "" and "Spaced", as well as the character design of "". The BBC sketch comedy "Not Only... But Also" included a segment titled "Superthunderstingcar" – a parody of "Thunderbirds", "Supercar" and "Stingray". IR's life-saving mission inspired the founding of the volunteer International Rescue Corps, originally made up of a group
Gerry Johnson Gerry Johnson Gerry Johnson (April 4, 1918 – January 24, 1990) was an American actress, best known as the second voice actress of Betty Rubble during seasons five and six of the animated television series "The Flintstones". Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1918. Among her many stage, TV, and screen credits, Johnson created and hosted her own TV variety show in Dallas, Texas, "Gerry Johnson's Variety Fair" in the 1950s and played Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and several characters in "Under Milkwood" in the opening season of the Dallas Theater