Master Bates.

[Huntsman]

Sadly it seems the creator of Captain Pugwash has left us.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8166946.s...

Master Bates, Seaman Stains, the impunctual cabin bay Jack ('ee Jack, your late...)

Where they characters or urban myth?

[strudel]

I thought it was Roger the cabin boy?

[DrTre]

All the above myth.

[Don]

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.asp

[DrTre]

Apart from the death bit.

[ShadownINja]

What is curious is that people in publishing didn't think to check old videos before claiming the character names were true.

[Poledriver]

SHOCK HORROR! People in publishing not verifying accuracy of information!

FYI There was a "Roger the cabin boy" in some of Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazon" series of books!

(And a young girl called Titty! (tee hee))

[parakitaMol.]

This has to be the most commonly repeated and corrected urban myth ever. (not the death of the author) I can't believe that people actually thought a childs TV show had those idiotic names in it.

Jesus.

[Nolar Dog]

Poledriver said:

FYI There was a "Roger the cabin boy" in some of Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazon" series of books!

(And a young girl called Titty! (tee hee))

I knew that as it was on TV a couple of weekends ago

[Simpo Two]

parakitaMol. said:

I can't believe that people actually thought a childs TV show had those idiotic names in it.

Jesus.

Just 'cos your dad was God

[parakitaMol.]

Simpo Two said:

parakitaMol. said:

I can't believe that people actually thought a childs TV show had those idiotic names in it.

Jesus.

Just 'cos your dad was God

Sadly my Dad was a gay, autistic, OCD, control freak with no Godly qualities whatsoever.


He was very rich though. Which helped.

[King Herald]

parakitaMol. said:

Sadly my Dad was a gay, autistic, OCD, control freak with no Godly qualities whatsoever.


He was very rich though. Which helped.

And he passed it all on to you, money as well.

[s3fella]

DrTre said:

Apart from the death bit.

I am sure "Hairy Bean bag" was one of the Clangers...?

Edited by s3fella on Friday 24th July 17:28

[mattviatura]

Was there ever any truth in that episode of Rainbow where Bungle played with Geoffrey's balls etc.?

[nelly1]

mattviatura said:

Was there ever any truth in that episode of Rainbow where Bungle played with Geoffrey's balls etc.?

You mean this one?

[Ganglandboss]

mattviatura said:

Was there ever any truth in that episode of Rainbow where Bungle played with Geoffrey's balls etc.?

Yes, but it wasn't for public airing to the kiddiewinks - it was made as a joke for a Christmas video tape for the Thames TV staff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(TV_series)#T...