Child Of The Sun God

Child Of The Sun God
Air date	23 February 1969
Written by	John Lucarotti
Directed by	Alan Perry
Edited by	Norman A. Cole
Production Order
previous	Test Flight
next	Trial At Sea
Broadcast Order
previous	Breakout
next	See You Down There

Child of the Sun God is the 22nd broadcast episode and 26th produced episode of British television series Joe 90.

Plot

Joe 90 discovers a lost jungle tribe and has to prove that he is a god.

Synopsis

Four world statesman are paralysed after being struck down by poisoned darts from a blowpipe, and when it is discovered that the poison is from the ancient Amaztec civilisation, which flourished in the foothills of the Andes, Joe 90 is given the brain patterns of an expert on the Amaztecs. He flies out to try to discover the lost tribe and obtain an antidote for the poison. Alone in the jungle, he is captured and taken to the temple to face the God who is, in fact, a white man who has obtained power over the natives by a series of electronic tricks. Fearful that his trickery will be exposed, the God demands that Joe is sacrificed, but the natives spare him because they believe he may be the "Child of the Sun God." He must now face trial by entombment to prove that he is a god, and is taken to a cave, which is blocked by a huge stone over the entrance. Joe's only hope of survival is to prove that he is a god - and he succeeds in convincing the natives that he is indeed the Child of the Sun God when he escapes by an underground waterway and reveals the white god to be a fraud.

Cast

Regular Cast

Joe McClaine
(Len Jones)

Professor Ian McClaine
(Rupert Davies)

Sam Loover
(Keith Alexander)

Shane Weston
(David Healy)

Guest Cast

President
(Keith Alexander)

Servant
(Gary Files)

Doctor Aston
(Jeremy Wilkin)

Ataka
(Jeremy Wilkin)

Proctl
(Gary Files)

Amaztec Warrior
(Jeremy Wilkin)

High Priest
(David Healy)

Equipment Used

Passenger Jet

Aircraft

Poison dart

Locations

President's villa

Villian's base

Amaztec's temple

Trivia

• The High Priest and main villain was previously Captain Ochre in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

Goofs

• As the villain falls to his death, the back of the puppet's head falls off.

v - e - d

Characters World Intelligence Network: Joe McClaine • Professor Ian McClaine • Sam Loover • Shane Weston Others: Ada Harris Revamp Puppets Episodes The Most Special Agent • Most Special Astronaut • Project 90 • Hi-Jacked • Colonel McClaine • The Fortress • King For A Day • International Concerto • Splashdown • Big Fish • Relative Danger • Operation McClaine • The Unorthodox Shepherd • Business Holiday • Arctic Adventure • Double Agent • Three's A Crowd • The Professional • The Race • Talkdown • Breakout • Child Of The Sun God • See You Down There • Lone-Handed 90 • Attack Of The Tiger • Viva Cordova • Mission X-41 • Test Flight • Trial At Sea • The Birthday Compilation Film The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 Equipment BIG RAT • Joe's Glasses • Joe's Case Vehicles Mac's Car • Sam Loover's Car Locations McClaine's Cottage • W.I.N. Headquarters