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 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)) is a 1958 American black-and-white science fiction horror film directed, produced and written by Bert I. Gordon, who also worked on the special effects. It stars John Hoyt as an eccentric doll maker. It was produced by Alta Vista Productions and distributed by American International Pictures as a double feature with "War of the Colossal Beast". The film was rushed into production by American International Pictures and Bert