Supermarionation grabbed ahold of me as a kid with "Fireball XL-5", "Supercar", "Stingray" and "UFO". I missed "Thunderbirds", but have caught most of the episodes and films on G-4 Tech TV.
It's cool to pick out the household and kitchen items used as props on the set.
I always liked Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker from Muppet Labs, Animal and The Electric Mayhem!
Jack.
How could I forget the Swedish Chef! That character still makes me shoot coffee out of my nose.
All of those Supermarionation shows were cool.
Speaking of spotting the props, the book "The Art of Start Trek" (I think that is the title) details the interesting items that were used for props and costume details. Look carefully at the belt buckles on Klingons in original Trek; they are cradboard covered with bubblewrap!