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kerry red

« on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 08:33:15 »

Were there actually characters named 'Master Bates' and 'Seaman Staines' in the children's programme Captain Pugwash?

I watched it as a kid but if there were, those names obviously didn't mean thing to me at the time.

'All aboard the Skylark!'
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 08:41:57 »

Nope it was Master Mates and Barnabas but there was a sailor called Willy.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 10:52:25 »

'All aboard the Skylark!'

Noah and Nelly - that was for wimps
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 11:59:27 »

Nope it was Master Mates and Barnabas but there was a sailor called Willy.
And it was 'cabin boy Tom', not 'Roger the cabin boy'.
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Dozno9

« Reply #4 on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 12:45:53 »

I like watching Mythbusters on sky, discovery I think?
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Amir

« Reply #5 on: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 12:53:36 »

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

Snopes is a great site for many things, not least for the aide of pedantry.  Read this, watch QI, then watch your friends disappear one by one.
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