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concludes that while all concerned were impressed by Graham's "original interpretation", the stammer proved to be "one of those experiments that worked better in the recording studio than on the screen". The scriptwriters solved the problem by abbreviating or cutting Brains' lines and limiting the character's appearances, to the extent that by the end of Series Two, his speech impediment had been eliminated. With
792:, and is distinctive for his "big, blue-rimmed glasses and stuttering American accent". Tom Eames of Digital Spy judges Brains to be among the most memorable puppet characters in television, writing that unlike some other series regulars, he is "somebody who everyone remembers. If you were going to bring a small group of TV characters on a rocket to start a new world, Brains should be high on the list."
855:' live-action portrayal has generally been negative. Gray is mildly complimentary, arguing that the character is spoiled only by his "silly haircut", which is considered "too mannered to be convincing". Although he questions the wisdom of giving the re-imagined Brains a son (Fermat Hackenbacker, played by
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A negative effect of the character's delivery was the impact on the pacing of episodes: Anderson remembers that the stutter slowed the action, which potential distributors wanted to "move along fast", despite "bearing in mind that puppet action was slow enough without any speech impediments". She
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and other vehicles and facilities used by the organisation and its agents – indeed, much of the hardware and infrastructure. He is also known to invent in his spare time; he once built a chess-playing robot called Braman (which fortuitously serves as an auxiliary computer in the episode
329:– which he devised himself, without direction from the Andersons or scripts – was a natural evolution of his characterisation: "It seems that with clever people the mind works faster than the mouth can speak." It is likened by Simon Archer and Marcus Hearn, writers of
842:(1968), praising the "amusing" and "entertaining" scenes in which he destroys rejected prototypes of the eponymous, proposed new vehicle (displaying "a side of him we haven't seen before"), as well as the character's major role in the rescue of the
412:; the only thing that's hi-tech about him is his shoes". The glasses that the live-action Brains wears, while intended to be reminiscent of the original "pebble lenses", were made as smaller and "slightly more modern" half-frame spectacles.
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deemed it "brilliant" and remarked that the writer should have been awarded for his joke "Good for Brains". The advert re-appeared in re-cut form, featuring the new slogan "Dehydrated brains don't perform well", in
January 2009.
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engineer who is considered to be fifty years ahead of his time, and the world's greatest aircraft designer. A highly valued if somewhat absent-minded and socially maladroit member of IR, he designed the
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Anderson series, and is described by Daniel Sperling of the entertainment website
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magazine, Edwards stated that his children "made me be absolutely true to the original Brains – it was very important to them." Marit Annen, the film's
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with over-sized specs", adding that the character was "representative of a type. He was the backroom
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inherent in the series' writing. David Ryan of the website
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262:in the TV series and the first two films, while
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1482:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 10.
1447:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 14.
1412:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 20.
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139:Hiram K. Hackenbacker (original series)
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2191:from the original on 12 December 2011
2021:from the original on 16 December 2013
1961:from the original on 28 December 2012
1840:from the original on 21 February 2014
1303:The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made
1180:from the original on 5 September 2013
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258:. The puppet character was voiced by
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2156:from the original on 11 January 2009
1739:from the original on 16 January 2014
1580:Sangster, Jim; Condon, Paul (2005).
1049:from the original on 12 October 2013
1031:Plunkett, John (30 September 2013).
420:Born on 14 November 2001 or 2040 in
380:as director of the then-undeveloped
3169:Thunderbirds (TV series) characters
2146:"Ad Breakdown: Water on the Brains"
2108:"Ad Breakdown: Too Brainy By Half?"
1955:Minnesota State University, Mankato
1949:Zimmerman, Ira (9 September 2013).
1662:from the original on 25 August 2013
1232:Archer and Hearn 2002, p. 117.
1223:Archer and Hearn 2002, p. 116.
879:Minnesota State University, Mankato
740:Thunderbirds: X-Ray Cross Sections,
3149:Film characters introduced in 1966
3114:Fictional characters from Michigan
1930:from the original on 17 April 2012
1561:from the original on 13 March 2013
817:. (Maybe he's an early version of
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2351:The Complete Book of Thunderbirds
2230:from the original on 4 March 2014
2187:. London: Telegraph Media Group.
2106:Wilson, Giles (19 October 2004).
2087:from the original on 4 March 2014
2057:from the original on 29 June 2009
1888:from the original on 3 March 2014
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1631:from the original on 21 June 2013
978:considered the advert "amazing";
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2175:Alleyne, Richard (20 May 2008).
2053:. London: Guardian Media Group.
1951:"Movies that Portray Stuttering"
1609:Sperling, Daniel (26 May 2012).
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1721:Ryan, David (28 January 2008).
1658:. London: Hearst Magazines UK.
435:Brains is a highly-intelligent
284:According to series co-creator
218:A replica Brains puppet at the
2250:"Talking Shop: Gerry Anderson"
915:, nicknamed Labour politician
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3099:Fictional aerospace engineers
2181:Brains Advert is YouTube Hit"
2144:Wilson, Giles (28 May 2008).
1214:La Rivière 2009, p. 110.
1146:La Rivière 2009, p. 115.
428:, and discovered later on by
157:Engineer, scientist, inventor
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1799:. London: Poisonous Monkey.
1783:Gray, James (12 June 2004).
1650:Eames, Tom (9 August 2013).
956:. Giles Wilson, writing for
952:, where it inspired various
758:, for use in Thunderbird 4.
372:. In the late 1990s, before
43:The classic puppet character
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1241:Marriott 1993, p. 124.
1118:Simpson, Paul, ed. (2002).
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509:knows him only as "Mr X".
382:live-action film adaptation
195:Indian (remake series only)
106:(original puppet character)
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280:Conception and development
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1793:Box Set DVD Video Review"
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1375:Bentley 2005, p. 58.
1198:Bentley 2005, p. 26.
1067:Bentley 2005, p. 92.
654:Attack of the Alligators!
270:in the CGI remake series
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3124:Fictional Indian people
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2398:Marriott, John (1993).
1551:Creator Gerry Anderson"
1263:Archer, Simon (2004) .
926:In 2004, news magazine
535:Terror in New York City
426:University of Cambridge
276:, which aired in 2015.
117:In-universe information
94:(2004 live-action film)
2872:Give or Take a Million
2851:Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
2798:The Duchess Assignment
2721:The Perils of Penelope
2591:Vehicles and locations
1723:"DVD Verdict Review –
1300:Hughes, David (2001).
970:" promotions of 2007.
710:Give or Take a Million
689:Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
480:Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
356:proposed to develop a
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2763:30 Minutes After Noon
1396:, 1968; approx 00:30.
851:Critical response to
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556:30 Minutes After Noon
220:National Media Museum
129:Hiram K. Hackenbacker
3144:Fictional stutterers
2791:Danger at Ocean Deep
2693:Operation Crash-Dive
1981:"Boffins on the Box"
1912:"DVD Savant Review:
1910:(30 December 2004).
1882:Bauer Consumer Media
1735:. Verdict Partners.
1312:Chicago Review Press
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1035:Thunderbirds Are Go!
762:Thunderbirds Are Go!
756:his favourite insect
633:Danger at Ocean Deep
591:Operation Crash-Dive
388:approached comedian
165:International Rescue
3129:Fictional inventors
2942:Thunderbirds Are Go
2903:Thunderbirds Are Go
2844:Path of Destruction
2373:La Rivière, Stephen
2289:The Daily Telegraph
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2014:The Daily Telegraph
1787:Thunderbirds Are Go
1625:Hearst Magazines UK
1582:Collins Telly Guide
1511:Pang, Alex (2004).
1476:Pang, Alex (2004).
1441:Pang, Alex (2004).
1406:Pang, Alex (2004).
1001:La Rivière, Stephen
919:"Brains" after the
717:Thunderbirds Are Go
682:Path of Destruction
467:Thunderbirds are go
416:Character biography
410:forgetful scientist
273:Thunderbirds Are Go
243:Thunderbirds Are Go
173:Fermat Hackenbacker
58:(30 September 1965)
16:Fictional character
3109:Fictional aviators
3015:Thunderbirds / 3AM
2756:Desperate Intruder
2644:Trapped in the Sky
2431:Visual Imagination
2295:on 13 January 2010
2256:. 7 October 2008.
1689:Visual Imagination
1014:978-0-992-9766-0-6
946:Rhythm Is a Dancer
744:artificial gravity
563:Desperate Intruder
521:Trapped in the Sky
370:computer scientist
352:In the mid-1980s,
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2413:978-1-85283-900-0
2390:978-1-932563-23-8
2364:978-1-84442-454-2
2341:978-0-563-53481-5
2150:BBC News Magazine
2113:BBC News Magazine
1769:978-1-903111-16-1
1615:: Tube Talk Gold"
1595:978-0-007190-99-7
1359:2004, p. 39.
1357:Starburst Special
1344:2004, p. 27.
1342:Starburst Special
1325:978-1-55652-449-3
1286:978-0-00-638247-8
1133:978-1-84353-009-1
1104:978-1-856850-11-7
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