"Project 90" is the third episode of the Supermarionation television series Joe 90. It was the 17th episode to be produced. Its original UK air date was October 13, 1968 on ATV Midlands. It was written by Tony Barwick and directed by Peter Anderson. Joe 90 is a 1968 Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television series concerning the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, set in the years 2012-13. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Joe 90, made for the British production company ITC Entertainment and first broadcast between 1968 and 1969 on ATV Midlands. ... TV Show Reference Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ... Supermarionation (standing for super marionette animation) is a puppetry technique devised by the British production company AP Films and used extensively in its numerous action-adventure series, the most famous of which is undoubtedly Thunderbirds. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Joe 90 is a 1968 Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television series concerning the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, set in the years 2012-13. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ...

Synopsis

Criminal masterminds decide to uncover the secret behind WIN's File 90, which contains the BIG RAT project and details of Joe's involvement as Most Special Agent. When Mac is kidnapped for information, it is up to Joe to rescue him from the alpine clinic where he is being held – but how will he do it? A clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients - as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. ...

Plot

At his clinic in the Swiss Alps, Dr Conrad Darota, secretly a master criminal, introduces his subordinate, Kurson, to their organisation's next scheme. The doctor presents a series of photographs of WIN Headquarters London, Shane Weston, Sam Loover and Professor McClaine, and reveals that a "File 90" of WIN has been discovered. The contents of the file are unknown, but Darota is certain that they are significant and assigns Kurson to "Project 90" to unearth the secrets. A clinic or outpatient clinic is a small medical facility that provides health care for ambulatory patients - as opposed to inpatients treated in a hospital. ... The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

File 90 houses the BIG RAT project and Joe's involvement with WIN as Most Special Agent. In London, Kurson and an underling drive up to WIN Headquarters in a vehicle disguised as a laundry van and Kurson shoots a bugging device through the open window of Shane Weston's office. Shane returns to the room and notices the strange object embedded in the ceiling, but calls his secretary by intercom as if nothing has happened. Kurson believes that Project 90 is off to a good start. Italian street, with laundry hung to dry Laundry can be: items of clothing and other textiles that require washing, the act of washing clothing and textiles, the room of a house in which this is done. ... A bug is the common name for a covert listening device, usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. ...

At the McClaines' cottage, Joe tells Mac that he was approached by a man while returning home from school. The stranger, who was actually Kurson, introduced himself as Harry Kennett and claimed to know Mac, questioning Joe about his father's work. However, Professor McClaine cannot recall the name Kennett and notifies Shane by telephone. Eyeing the bugging device, Weston implies in his response that there is something big at Mac's cottage and asks if he and Sam can pay a visit to talk business. Later, in the van, Kurson plays back the recorded conversation and orders his assistant to have the cottage thoroughly bugged for the appointment.

Sam and Shane arrive at the cottage while Kurson and his assistant monitor the listening devices from a boat offshore. The crooks hear a reference to the BIG RAT and learn that Weston and Loover are inviting Joe on holiday to the Continent for a few days. That night, Kurson takes all their information back to Darota at the clinic for analysis. The doctor is intrigued by the phrase "Big Rat" and deduces that it is an acronym for one of Mac's inventions, with the second part probably standing for "Record And Transfer" in view of the professor's electronics background. They will find out the first part of the name in their next move. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, that are formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name. ... // Electronics is the study of electron mechanics. ...

After Joe has left with Sam and Shane, Kurson and the subordinate drive to the cottage in the early hours of the morning. The assistant knocks loudly on the door and rouses the professor, shouting that there has been a road accident. However, when Mac opens the front door he is dazzled by the car's headlights and Kurson shoots him with a tranquilliser dart through his rifle. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A sedative is a substance which depresses the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. ... A rifle is a firearm with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the barrel walls. ...

Mac wakes up at Darota's clinic. Met by the doctor and Kurson, he is informed that as he was ostensibly brought to the Alps as a patient, his night attire was accepted by customs. A detector sounds, warning Darota and Kurson that an aircraft is approaching the clinic. However, it is merely a mountain rescue unit. Darota reveals that instead of using radar, the equipment amplifies engine noise to identify nearby planes. Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ... Look up aircraft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mountain rescue refers to search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. ... This long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, is used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on the Kwajalein atoll. ...

As Sam, Shane and Joe drive through the mountains with a caravan, Darota and Kurson order Mac to give details of the BIG RAT. The professor tells the truth about Joe and WIN, even divulging that File 90 was named after his son's field name, but the criminals do not believe him. Incredulous at Mac's coolness and his insistence that Joe will shortly rescue him, Darota and Kurson try a more direct approach by tying the professor to the wall in front of a huge drill and activating the machine to slide slowly towards him. A travel trailer or caravan is a small trailer in which people can live and travel simultaneously. ... A child using an electric drill with a screwdriver bit mounted in the chuck. ...

Meanwhile, Sam, Shane and Joe have stopped their car. As the two adults look on, Joe emerges from the caravan in the hot air balloon that was stored inside it. Dropping ballast, Joe uses the wind to navigate the mountains and make his way to the clinic. Hot air balloon in flight Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human carrying flight technology, dating back to the Montgolfier brothers invention in Annonay, France in 1783. ...

As the drill bears down on Mac, Darota and Kurson urge him to change his story, but the professor has nothing more to say. Joe has reached the clinic undetected in the silent balloon and lands on the roof. Smashing through a skylight, Joe threatens his father's captors with his gun, but Kurson dives for his rifle and opens fire on the boy. As the crooks hurry to the cable car which will take them down the mountainside to safety, Joe deactivates the drill just as it is about to ravage Mac's face. Darota and Kurson have got away, but Mac reminds Joe that it was planned. A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ...

When the cable car arrives at the ground station, the crooks are confronted by Sam and Shane, who place them under arrest. Asked for evidence for a kidnapping charge, Shane reveals that a bug was slipped into Kurson's passport as he went through customs the previous evening. He then humiliates Darota and his assistant by playing back one of their recorded conversations. The Chicago Police Department arrests a man An arrest is the action of the police, or person acting under the law, to take a person into custody so that they may be forthcoming to answer for the commission of a crime. ... For other types of travel document, see Travel document. ...

Later, Shane has joined Joe and Mac in the balloon. The commander-in-chief of WIN is concerned by the safety of the vessel but is even more terrified when they launch without Joe's special glasses. Mac reminds Shane of his knowledge of ballooning and the fact that Joe used his brain pattern earlier. Nevertheless, Shane panics as the craft rises above the mountains. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Cast

Regular voice cast

• Joe McClaine — Len Jones
• Professor Ian "Mac" McClaine — Rupert Davies
• Sam Loover — Keith Alexander
• Shane Weston — David Healy

This article is about the British actor. ... David Healy (born May 15, 1929 in New York) was an American-born actor who starred in many British and American television shows. ...

Guest voice cast

• Dr Conrad Darota — Jeremy Wilkin
• Kurson — Keith Alexander
• Driver — Jeremy Wilkin
• Agent — David Healy
• Receptionist — David Healy
• Secretary — Jeremy Wilkin

Jeremy Wilkin is a British actor, possibly best known for his contributions to the television productions of Gerry Anderson. ...

External links

• Fanderson.org.uk: Joe 90 Episode Guide: "Project 90"
• Clivebanks.co.uk: Joe 90 Episode Guide