Fireball XL 5

One of the highs of watching TV as a kid, in an era when Doordarshan was the only channel and itself had only one channel, was a pseudo puppet+animation sci-fi story..Fireball XL5, with its characters
Col. Steve Zodiac- the hero
Dr. Venus- The Doctor of space medicine and the reason for Steve Z0diac to do a rescue act

Robert the Robot, a twenty-two inch transparent robot (voice of Gerry Anderson) who was the automatic pilot for the XL-5 spacecraft. When confronted with a stressful situation, Robert's circuits heated up and began to smoke.

Prof Matthew Matic- Chief Scientific officer and Navigator

Zoonie..a orangutan-type animal and Venus' pet.

Gerry Anderson's lyrics and voice for the opening credits still echo on my head set....

I wish I was a space man.
The fastest guy alive
I'd fly you round the universe,
In Fireball XL-5.
Way out in space together,
Compass of the sky,
My heart would be a fireball,(funky music)
A fireball,(funky music)
Everytime I gazed into your starry eyes.

We'd take the path to Jupiter,
And maybe very soon.
We'd cruise along the Milky Way,
And land upon the moon.
To our wonderland of stardust,
We'll zoom our way to Mars,
My heart would be a fireball,(funky music)
A fireball,(funky music)
If you would be my Venus of the stars.