Andy Pandy and Ben', all having a similar format-filmed marionettes, there was also an animated drawn character called 'Busy Lizzy' incorporated into the "Picture book" series. All the filmed black and white 1950s original transmissions were narrated by Maria Bird, who was to become a co-producer, with Freda Lingstrom, who worked for the BBC. Bird was a prolific writer of books for the very young, notably Andy Pandy, but it was for her distinct BBC English" enunciation that she is best remembered. A marionette who lived in a picnic basket, Andy was later joined by Teddy, a teddy bear, and Looby Loo,
Puppet Strings Fuel entered the studio on March 8, 2012 with producer Eddie Wohl to begin recording "Puppet Strings". In late September the band re-entered the studio to complete the guitar and bass tracks for the record. As guitarist and main songwriter Carl Bell left the group by "mutual agreement" after recording 2007's "Angels & Devils" without Brett Scallions, "Puppet Strings" features songs written by Scallions, along with new members Andy Andersson and Brad Stewart. One exception is "Cold Summer", which was written by Scallions before 2003's "Natural Selection" album. On April 30, 2013 Scallions commented on the new album; "The record