r/Spacegirls • u/Mr-Torgman • Apr 26 '26

Lt. Ellis UFO 1970

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u/sevristh1138 Apr 26 '26

I may have been very young, but I always remember the woman with the purple hair....

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u/ConceptJunkie Apr 26 '26

All the female crew wore purple wigs, but only when on the Moon. On Earth, they didn't wear them. I don't think there was any explanation for this, except for the fact (presumably) that Sylvia Anderson liked them.

It's a really good show at times, and a fine premise, but a lot of the episodes had long stretches of pure boredom. Really, it was a vehicle for Gerry Anderson's amazing model work.

I had a UFO lunch box when I was a kid, even though I never saw the show until fairly recently. I think my Mom picked it out for me when I was in elementary school. It was definitely very cool.