Interster

South African puppet-animated TV series

Started: July 20, 1982
Ended: April 26, 1986
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
Country of origin: South Africa
Original language: Afrikaans

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Interster is a two-season science-fiction puppet television series made for children and shown in South Africa from the early 1980s. At the time of its production the show was variously compared to the series Thunderbirds, which was previously broadcast in South Africa in Afrikaans under the title Redding Internasionaal.

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Narrative location: South Africa
Distributor: South African Broadcasting Corporation
Language: Afrikaans
Uses: Supermarionation
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1.gerryanderson.com/inspired-by-supermarionation/
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