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Supermarionation ( a portmanteau of " super ", " marionette " and " animation ") is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production company AP Films.

It was used extensively in the company's numerous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-produced action-adventure series, the most famous of which was Thunderbirds.

The term was coined by Gerry Anderson, possibly in imitation of " Dynamation ", Ray Harryhausen's stop motion technique.