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,
Attack of the Puppet People Factory Blu-ray. The film received mediocre reviews at the time; It has gained somewhat of a cult status among fans of the B movie genre, and its plotline was reused for the French film "Le Manteau de Glace". It was later released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on DVD as part of the "Midnite Movies" collection. The Donald Barthelme 1961 short story "The Hiding Fan" features two characters viewing the film. Attack of the Puppet People Attack of the Puppet People (also known as "The Fantastic Puppet People", "I Was a Teenage Doll" (working titles), and as "Six Inches Tall" (in the UK))