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| cerca trova...  Join Date: 01-01-2000 Location: East Anglia
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John Ryan, who created the Captain Pugwash animations for TV and Eagle comic, has died aged 88. Also did the Mary, Mungo and Midge series for the BBC. _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8166946.stm RIP John Ryan. (I won't mention the urban myth involving the Pugwash characters Seaman Staines and Roger the cabin boy Llew | ||
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| Regular Member  Real name: Chris Join Date: 20-07-2009 Location: South Coast, Hampshire
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I used to love the Captain Pugwash animations when I was a little kid. Just shows how long it has been going for. Thanks for them John. R.I.P. The seaman Staines and Roger the cabin boy joke reminds me of the reason camels are known as the ships of the desert: They are usually full of Arabian seamen. | ||
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| Amo Amas Amant Admin  Join Date: 18-11-2004 Location: Blackburn NW England (Siberia)
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RIP John Ryan | ||
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| Dazed and Confused Mod  Join Date: 28-06-2003 Location: Wirral, NW England
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