Talk: French Casino

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Outside

This lady outside seems to be a Tin-Tin puppet... --Sigmund 2014 (talk) 16:25, August 6, 2019 (UTC)

Lady in fur (65)

Brink of Disaster

It's not.

Gambler 40

40.

Gambler 40 looks a lot like the Grand Hotel Receptionist, who is already sitting at another table. They never appear together in the same shot. --Sigmund 2014 (talk) 23:17, November 15, 2019 (UTC)

64

I thought 64 was Benson because he has his hair combed that way, but so does Harris. --Sigmund 2014 (talk) 19:22, May 26, 2020 (UTC)

64

Harris

Colonel Benson

Ninety

It's probably Lt. Ninety from Fireball XL5. He's sitting with Atlanta and... Troy Tempest. Sigmund 2014 (talk) 23:19, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

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In A Treasure Trail

Just reading the second story in the Lady Penelope comic and this shows up. Clearly apadated from Penny's table on the first visit in Duchess Assignment (a promo photo taken at the table is also on the cover, it's issue 22). We can see the "comic versions" of the Pioneer II Captain, Maguire and Simms puppets. Interestingly, in regards to the above note about Monaco, the comic version of this casino IS indeed clearly set in Monte Carlo (city in Monaco)!
Guyus24Talk01:48, 21.1.2022

Fireball Puppets

I'm sorry, I've been loving the possibility that puppets from Fireball and Stingray show up in Thunderbirds, but I think recent edits take this a bit too far. I find it very hard to believe that 19 isn't Wingrove - Matic's eyebrows are far too neat for it to be him - and 23's forehead isn't big enough for it to be Zero. Is there anything to particularly suggest they are Fireball puppets, other than a want for there to be some?
Guyus24Talk00:03, 1.5.2022

Once again asking this. Maybe I'm missing something. Zero's hair is pretty grey (as can be seen from his cameo in Stingray: Tune of Danger), whereas number 23's isn't. And the hairline is completely different for 19 to be Matic - besides, I don't know why they would go to so much effort to redo Matic when they already have a puppet that looks exactly like that - Wingrove. But on the Wingrove thing, perhaps you can note that his puppet wears the same grey suit for all of their appearances except TDA, where they get two different suits! Why is that? I don't think it was ever a half-hour episode, so it's not like they would have gone back and filmed new scenes a while later.
Guyus24Talk22:32, 14.8.2022

Monaco

The French casino is in fact located in Monaco. The man with the yellow sash is a member of a Royal Order. He also has an associated chain, so he must be very high-ranked (probably the king or crown prince). Sigmund 2014 (talk) 18:22, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

The first night there's also a man with a sash. He's sitting next to Penny. I never knew what this meant, but now that we have a second royalty connection in "Princess Caroline" and her wig, it's fairly easy to connect the two and see that what they've done is put the entire Monégasque Royal Family inside the casino: the parents are seen on the first night, and the children on the second. Sigmund 2014 (talk) 21:03, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

We're exposing all their secrets here on the wiki. Now we know why certain people hate our guts. Sigmund 2014 (talk) 08:53, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Monaco royalty - first visit. This represents the reigning monarch, Prince Rainier III.

Monaco royalty - second visit. This represents crown prince Albert.

Princess Grace of Monaco, identifiable by her wig.

Princess Caroline was played by the Princess Caroline puppet from Supercar. The head doesn't fit very well.

The other girl at their table probably represents their little sister Stephanie.

See above section "In A Treasure Trail" for why the comic story The Great Silver Robbery! appears to back up this claim, if you believe they're the same casino.
Guyus24Talk21:57, 16.8.2022