They first meet in Andy's candy store during which Caroline embarrassed herself. After bribing her with unlimited candy Max proceeds to encourage Caroline to go out with Andy. After failing to convince Caroline Andy comes in and cheers Caroline up. After Caroline agrees to go on a date with Andy Max jumps for joy happy to get her unlimited candy. Candy Darling “never lost her head even when she was giving head”, Reed sang. He’d sung about her before – she was the Candy who said “I’ve come to hate my body / And all that it requires in this life” on the third Velvet Underground album in 1968. Reed had feared the reaction of his characters to Walk on the Wild Side, but, he later recalled: “Candy Darling told me he’d memorised all the songs and wanted to make a ‘Candy Darling Sings Lou Reed’ album. It probably wouldn’t sell more than a hundred copies!” Darling, too, was a transgender Warhol superstar, appearing in Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1971). There were other films, too – but it was a brief career. Darling died of lymphoma, aged 29, in 1974. Little Joe Gerry Anderson had hoped that this bizarre combination would take the World by storm, but sadly (or perhaps happily, on reflection) it was not to be. TV executives were wholly unimpressed by the Candy and Andy concept, and once the comic run was complete, the gradually disappeared.

The series saw two panda bears, Mr and Mrs Bearanda, bringing up their plastic children, Candy and Andy, in a picture-perfect English Village. Surreal and unusual, even for the time, Candy never quite reached the same popularity as Anderson’s other projects. However, a new photobook published by Four Corners now presents these photo-strips in all their technicolour glory. All images: Candy, Andy & The Bearandas, published by Four Corners In 1966, at the height of the popularity of his “Supermarionation” TV shows, Gerry Anderson developed a concept for a new television series. The weekly stills-based adventures were photographed by trusted Anderson photographer Doug Luke who found the whole process very frustrating with toppling pandas and awkward dolls to deal with on a daily basis.

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In 1966, at the height of his powers, “supermarionation” creator Gerry Anderson came up with a bold concept for a new television series. He had already designed the puppets and with the recent success of Thunderbirds behind him, it looked certain that the new project would be given the green light. There are probably thousands of people in Britain who shudder at the sight of dolls without knowing why and find themselves suffering from recurring nightmares about talking pandas and psychedelic Minis. Like most traumas from early childhood, these memories are deeply repressed. Sea Monkeys There have been plenty of toys that allowed children to put their natural creative energies to work. Lego, Erector sets, and countless… Spin the Daily Booster Wheel to receive jelly fishes and other tasty rewards! Master time-limited match 3 challenges to earn boosters and clear the jelly! The Candy and Andy books fail to explain the children's relationship with the Bearandas. It is clearly not a genetic bond, so were Candy and her brother adopted? Is Andy even Candy's brother? We are never told.

Andy goes to the diner to tell Max that he is going to say to Caroline that he loves her. Max helps him choose the best scenario to tell her, since according to her the diner is a horrible place. Andy then goes to his shop and sees Caroline and Max dressed up as cupcakes. He was going to tell her he loves her, but she ran away because she saw her friend Stacey. Caroline runs in his shop and see's him on the toilet. Embarrassed, Andy tells her he loves her. Andy comes to the diner and tells her about the landlord. She then lies, and tells him it's online. Andy then sees her at a weed central, and she climbs out of the window, paranoid and embarrassed. The next day, we see them discussing about the events that happened last night. He offers her money, but she declines. They then kiss. Candy, Andy and the Bearandas drove around in a colourful Mini called Stripey, the magic Mini. Dinky even released a model of it (pictured below).Donkey Kong The video game Donkey Kong was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and is owned by Nintendo. It follows the adventures of…

This very unusual and mostly forgotten Gerry Anderson project featured in TV Century 21. Gerry wanted to have a different style of comic strip, and so decided to have the characters photographed rather than drawn. Despite its unusual style, and strange characters (with no explanation of why two dolls were living with Mr and Mrs Bearanda, nor why they were pandas, nor whether they were adopted parents, guardians, or captors of the doll children), the Candy and Andy comic (called simply “Candy”) ran for 154 issues as well as many annuals and story books. Candy and Andy are just like any other children, except that they are plastic and live with two panda bears called Mr and Mrs Bearanda. They drive around in a Mini called Stripey. With their panda parents, Candy and Andy live in a world of humans (and a talking hedgehog). It should be enchanting, but the reality is deeply disturbing. Win thousands of sweet matching puzzles: with new puzzles added every 2 weeks, your sugar fix is never far away! In 1966, Candy, Andy and the Bearandas and their rainbow-striped Mini came to life at Century 21 studios in Slough. Created as a comic book, and a series of annuals and story books for young readers, Candy was the brainchild of Gerry Anderson, more widely known for his ‘supermarionation’ projects such as Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet.Andy is a sweet and loving person and has a horrific sense of humor, often bantering with Max and trading good-natured insults. While he is apparently physically attractive, part of his charm comes from his wit and charisma. He makes a lot of jokes, and is very generous, providing Max with unlimited free candy, even before he started Caroline, and even offering to pay their shop's rent when they were struggling. He has the qualities of a good boyfriend, being thoughtful, considerate, and romantic, and will go to lengths if he believes it will make Caroline happy. Andy is also very helpful, and knows what advice is good or not, and is patient and tolerant, able to and even happy to deal with Caroline's spoiled side and the general chaos she and Max create.

The Candy and Andy books fail to explain the children’s relationship with the Bearandas. It is clearly not a genetic bond, so were Candy and her brother adopted? Is Andy even Candy’s brother? We are never told. The very unusual and mostly forgotten Anderson project never explained why two (very sinister) human dolls were living with pandas (why pandas?) and it was unclear whether Mr and Mrs Bearanda were Candy and Andy’s adopted parents, guardians, or captors.Match and pop candies to get to the top of the leaderboard! Compare scores with friends and find out who’s the match 3 master! He had already designed the puppets, and with the recent success of Thunderbirds behind him, he was confident it would be given the green light. But the proposed new series received a unanimous thumbs down from television executives. An unusual, and often (purposefully) forgotten, Gerry Anderson creation… Candy and Andy have their own peculiar charm, although that’s often lost because of their resemblance to the Children of the Corn. Dig Dug This maze arcade game was developed by Namco in 1981 and released in 1982, licensed and distributed by Atari. The… Candy and Andy are just like any other children, except that they are life-size dolls and live with two panda bears called Mr and Mrs Bearanda. They drive around in a Mini called Stripey. What’s not to like?