80`s sci fi tv program ..help

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TallyHo

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:)i`m trying to remember a tv show that used to be on saturday mornings in the 80`s.. it was before terrahawks was made...but was a similiar show.. puppet and very early special effects.. there where 3 spaceships which joined up to make a huge robot .. can`t for the life of me remember it.. please help. .
 
Star Fleet is possibly my all time favourite show.

As a kid I watched it every week but missed the last episode because we had to go out to visit family in Manchester.

It took 20 years for me to find out how it ended!
 
thanks a lot .. i had an idea it started with s.. but couldnt think.. was one of the best programs on a weekend for kids.. i loved it.. now to find on video or even dvd if poss. i know terrahawks is on dvd.. if anyone finds starfleet on dvd and send to aussie you got a friend forever here.. ;)
 
TallyHo said:
thanks a lot .. i had an idea it started with s.. but couldnt think.. was one of the best programs on a weekend for kids.. i loved it.. now to find on video or even dvd if poss. i know terrahawks is on dvd.. if anyone finds starfleet on dvd and send to aussie you got a friend forever here.. ;)
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There was a UK VHS release but it was a single video and only contained 3-4 episodes.

It can be found on auction sites but not official releases as far as I am aware.......which is quite far;)

In Fact, from Wiki:

Availability
The original Japanese version of the series was released in its entirety on DVD in 2002. The boxset also contained one of two compilation movies created from Star Fleet, in English with Japanese subtitles.

In the UK, only three video tapes were ever released of Star Fleet. The first and rarest one contained episodes 4 and 5 of the series. The other two were compilation movies entitled "The Thalian Space Wars" and "Space Quest For F-01". The series has not been repeated on UK television since the late 1980s.

In the US, 8 video tapes were released which also contained compilations of the series' episodes, albeit in a less-drastically edited format.

As of 2006, there is no sign of the English-language version of the series being released to DVD. Enoki Films, the original rights holders to Star Fleet, no longer list the series on their website, making any possible DVD release even more unlikely at the present time.

It is possible to obtain VCD copies on ****. These are usually taken from the American Tapes and tend to be of poor quality.
 
I used to mention this show to friends from time to time and none had heard of it. It was only when wiki came about and I looked it up, I then learnt it was apparently only shown in the Central TV region so most of the country has never heard of this gem.

Would love to see the whole series again, don't think I ever saw the end.
 
PlacidCasual said:
I used to mention this show to friends from time to time and none had heard of it. It was only when wiki came about and I looked it up, I then learnt it was apparently only shown in the Central TV region so most of the country has never heard of this gem.

Would love to see the whole series again, don't think I ever saw the end.
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It was on in Yorkshire too.
 
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