Joe 90

Charming puppet spy adventures with model-set spectacle, gentle Cold War thrills and a boy hero who never quite feels in danger.

Created by

Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson

Genres

Action & adventure

Starring

Len Jones, Rupert Davies, Keith Alexander

Overview

Joe 90 is a 1960s British science-fiction television series following the adventures of a nine-year-old child, Joe McClaine, who starts a double life as a schoolboy-turned-spy when his scientist father invents a device capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and experience from one human brain to another. Equipped with the skills of the foremost academic and military minds, Joe is recruited by the World Intelligence Network and, becoming its "Most Special Agent", pursues the ideal of world peace and saving human life.

How it feels

Earnest, tense, whimsical and campy. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Identity, technology, loyalty, power

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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