Saturday 8 March 2014

A Suitography of the "Men into Space" Spacesuits (1959 and onwards)

This is turning out to be the most recycled of space helmets/suits.  I've blogged some and I keep finding more so I'm going to start keeping a list, which I will l update as we go along.  Feel free to point out any I've missed.

Men Into Space (1959)  TV Show
The Phantom Planet (1961)  Film
Sea Hunt - The Aquanettes (1961)  TV Show
Moon Pilot (1962)  Film
The Lucy Show - Lucy Becomes an Astronaut (1962)  TV Show
The Twilight Zone - Death Ship (1963) TV Show
The Outer Limits - The Man who was Never Born (1963)  TV Show
The Outer Limits - Cold Hands, Warm Heart (1964)  TV Show
The Outer Limits - Moonstone (1964)  TV Show
The Outer Limits - The Invisible Enemy (1964) TV Show
Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special (1965)  TV Show
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)  Film
Sergeant Deadhead (1965)  Film
The Outer Limits - The Premonition (1965)  TV Show
The Outer Limits - Specimen Unknown (1965)   TV Show
Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea - The Silent Saboteurs (1965)  TV Show
It's About Time (1966)  TV Show
The Perils of Pauline (1967)  Film
El Planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1967)  Film
Gigantes Planetarios (1967)  Film
Night Gallery - Nature of the Enemy (1970) TV Show
The Lawrence Welk Show - The Tap Dancing Astronaut (1975) TV Show
Crack in the World (1965)  Film
Star Wars: A New Hope - Part 2 - (1977)  Film
Penthouse - October 1978 - Lust in Space (1978) Magazine
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)  TV Show
Salvage 1 - Golden Orbit (1979) TV Show
Heavy Metal (1981)  Film
Laverne & Shirley - Lost in Spacesuits (1982)  TV Show
Kids Incorporated - NASA Space Week (1984)  TV Show
The Sure Thing (1985)  Film

Bill Dana - José Jiménez - Gallery (????) TV Show
 
 
 
Steve
 
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14 comments:

  1. Tim Armstrong10 March 2014 at 22:17

    You forgot Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster

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    1. Steve11 March 2014 at 14:07

      Cheers. Didn't even clock it in the labels

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  2. Tim Armstrong13 March 2014 at 13:35

    Theres also The Steve Allen Show where bill dana wore it in some of his skits,and not to be a nit picker but shouldnt star wars be part 4

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    1. Steve15 March 2014 at 11:33

      The part 2 was in reference to a 2nd of a two part post, not the episode although out of context here in the list it does look a bit confusing.

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    2. Steve15 March 2014 at 11:47

      I've already done that one but forgot to link it - Bill Dana - José Jiménez - Gallery.

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  3. Brent Kling30 March 2014 at 22:38

    Add the movie "The Sure Thing" 1985 to the list. One of the suits is hanging on a coat rack in Walter 'Gib' Gibson's (John Cusack) dorm room.

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    1. Steve31 March 2014 at 17:36

      I'll take your word for it...and blog asap. Could only grab fleeting images from off of the Youtube but it looks probable. Is their a story involved in it being there?
      I really liked that film when I watched it on video. Does it still stand up now?

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  4. Brent Kling1 April 2014 at 01:16

    Just watched it last night, No explanation just kind of hanging there I could get a screencap if you want. As for it holding up, typical 1980's movie better than some.

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  5. Larry Mager7 November 2016 at 16:33

    Love the "SUITOGRAPHY"! I'm looking for any of the original helmets if anyone knows where I might locate one. I had the kid's toy helmet, lunchbox, comic and board game as a kid and loved them all. I'm working on making a replica of the suit for a Convention and am looking for the helmet so I don't have to build one from scratch. BTW, don't forget the suits were used in "I Dream of Jeannie" + "It's About Time" Thanks, Larry

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  6. Steve8 November 2016 at 15:06

    Hi Larry, Sorry I can't help but lets see if anyone else can. Anyone ? Guessing it won't be cheap.
    "It's about time" is in the list already hidden away in the middle (1966). The "I dream of Jeannie" suits/helmet that I've blogged so far look different, or the pictures are too small to be sure. Can you give me an idea of where they appeared in the seasons?

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  7. Unknown28 June 2020 at 13:43

    Hi Steve, Sorry it took so long to answer Heart attacks can do that to a person. But I'm much better now. I don't remember which episodes of "Jeannie" had them. It's not being run here for now. I did get to talk to a studio worker who shall remain nameless at his own request and He started at ZIV and He told me that the helmets were made from a wooden "buck" from which they pulled several negative molds. They then made copies from a new "wonder material"....Fiberglass! He also told me that the helmets were based on the MA-2 helmet. So....I plan on carving out a helmet buck from foam, pull a mold and learn how to fiberglass in order to have my own helmet. Hope this all helps. Cheers

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    1. Steve9 July 2020 at 14:39

      that's brilliant information. Sorry you were unwell but glad you are on the mend. let us know how you get on making your own version

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  8. CostumeArchive21 August 2023 at 04:18

    Said on the Waxwork 2 post but I think this may have been worn by the alien in the first Waxwork, though its wearing a silver not grey jumpsuit. Given horror films often modest budgets I doubt it was bespoke made for the picture

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