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Screenshot. From bottom, clockwise - Tom, Willie, Pugwash, Barnabas and the Mate
Screenshot. From bottom, clockwise - Tom, Willie, Pugwash, Barnabas and the Mate

Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips, books and animated films created by John Ryan. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist John Gerald Christopher Ryan (born 4 March 1921 (86 Edinburgh) is a British Animator and Cartoonist, best known for his character He famously appeared in a British animated TV series, first shown on the BBC in 1957. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

The eponymous hero - Captain Horatio Pugwash - sails the high seas near New Zealand in his ship the Black Pig, ably assisted by cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy is Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman.

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History

Captain Horatio Pugwash made his debut in a comic strip format in the first issue of The Eagle in 1950, then appeared regularly as a strip in Radio Times. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme In 1957 the BBC commissioned a series of short cartoon films produced by Gordon Murray. The year 1957 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1957. Gordon Murray (born 1921 is a British Television producer and Puppeteer. Ryan produced a total of 86 five-minute-long episodes for the BBC, shot in black-and-white film, but later transferring to colour. Ryan used a real-time technique of animation in which cardboard cutouts of the characters were laid on painted backgrounds and moved with levers. The characters' voices were provided by Peter Hawkins. Peter John Hawkins ( 3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was an English actor and voice artist whose voice may be more familiar than The last series of Pugwash shorts by Ryan was produced in 1975. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975

A number of spin-off books were written by John Ryan, and in the 1980s he drew three new Pugwash comic strip storybooks: The Secret of the San Fiasco, The Battle of Bunkum Bay and The Quest for the Golden Handshake. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

The rights to Captain Pugwash were purchased by HIT Entertainment, who from 1997 have issued a number of digital and part computer-animated cartoon films based on the Pugwash character, set on the island of "Montebuffo", "somewhere in the Spanish Main". HIT Entertainment PLC was established in 1989, and was originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. Peter Hawkins did not provide the voices, HIT Entertainment instead employing character actor James Saxon. For the football player of the same name see James Saxon (football player.

A DVD containing 'ALL 30 heroic high sea adventures from the classic 70s TV series' filmed in colour (156 minutes running time) was given away with the Sunday Times on 20 January 2008. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Characters

Captain Pugwash

The pompous but likeable captain of the Black Pig. Although he boasts of being the "bravest buccaneer", he is actually quite cowardly and stupid. His greed often gets him into trouble. Despite all this, he usually wins the day - either with the help of Tom the Cabin Boy or through sheer luck. Strangely enough, despite being a pirate, he is rarely seen committing any acts of piracy.

Master Mate

A somewhat dopey character, who has a tendency to use malapropisms and to mispronounce common words. A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism) is the substitution of an incorrect word for a word with a similar sound usually to comic effect He has a teddy bear in his bunk and is quite mild-mannered. It is not entirely clear why he is the mate, as he does not appear to have any authority over the rest of the crew. He was present in the first ever Pugwash story, in which he was depicted as being constantly sleepy.

Pirate Barnabas

The most aggressive of the pirates, but in reality just as harmless. He is quite rebellious and grumpy, and is perhaps marginally more intelligent than Willy, the Mate or the Captain. He was not present in the 1997 series. "No good will come of this, mark my words!"

Pirate Willy

A simple sailor from Wigan. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester He appears to be the youngest crew member (apart from Tom). He is a gentle soul, and is against using violence. He does, however, have the occasional brainwave and has been the crew's saviour (admittedly sometimes more by luck than by design). "Just you wait 'til we get back to Wigan - we won't half have a 'tail' to tell!"

Tom the Cabin Boy

It might be argued that without Tom, Pugwash would have been sunk long ago. He is the most intelligent and resourceful member of the crew, the only one who can cook and the only one who can actually sail a ship. Although Pugwash would never admit it, Tom's ability to think up schemes is probably the only thing that prevents him from being a total failure as a pirate. Tom is an expert concertina player, and part of his repertoire is The Trumpet Hornpipe (the Captain Pugwash theme). A concertina is a free-reed Musical instrument, like the various Accordions and the Harmonica.

He was portrayed with a Home Counties accent in the first television adaptation, and with an Irish accent in the 1997 series. " Home counties " is an informal phrase used to designate the group of counties that border or surround London, England. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Cut-Throat Jake

Captain Pugwash's fearsome arch-enemy, captain of the Flying Dustman (a pun on the Flying Dutchman combined with a reference to the occupation of Dustman). The Flying Dutchman, according to Folklore, is a Ghost ship that can never go home and is doomed to sail the oceans forever When he is not scheming to bring about Pugwash's downfall, he is a rather more competent pirate than his enemy, and always seems to have plenty of treasure. He speaks with a stereotypical West Country accent, and is easily recognisable by his eye patch and enormous black beard. The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region

Characters added in the later series

This character replaced pirate Barnabas, who featured in the older series. His catchphrase is "No good will come of this, mark my words!"

This character lives at the top of the island in a mansion covered in vines. He talks very loudly and his head of guard, Lt. Scratchwood, usually acts as a megaphone. He is deeply in love with Donna Bonanza and attends to her every need.

This pirate queen appeared in the second series when she hijacked the captain's ship to escape from the authorities.

An Australian pirate who works for Jake. He almost always has a mug of grog in his hand. This character appeared in the original series, but never spoke, nor was he named.

A Mexican who works for Jake who speaks little English. He repeats everything that Jake says, annoying him greatly. Again, this character was an unnamed, unspeaking character in the earlier series.

The voice for the governor and the law for the town of Portobello. In charge of the guard and collecting taxes, he also spends his time chasing criminals.


Pugwashisms

Captain Pugwash is renowned for his exclamations, owing something to the style of Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin:

Cut-Throat Jake has occasionally been known to utter the similar exclamation, "Scupper me skull-and-crossbones!"

Theme

The series had a memorable signature tune The Trumpet Hornpipe which was played by accordionist Tom Edmundson and arranged by Philip Lane. Captain Archibald Haddock ( Capitaine Archibald Haddock) is a character in the Comic book series The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various Flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today The term hornpipe refers to any of several dance forms played and danced in Britain and elsewhere from the late 17th century until the present day Philip Lane (born 1950 Cheltenham, England) is an English Composer and Musicologist. He had learned the tune from Jimmy Shand. Sir James Shand MBE ( January 28, 1908 &mdash December 23, 2000) was a Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish The tune appears to have been popular from the mid-19th century, but its composer and country of origin are unknown. In the United States it is known as the Thunder Hornpipe.

Captain Pugwash books

Television Episodes

Myth of double entendres

There is a persistent urban legend, originating in the now-defunct UK newspaper the Sunday Correspondent, which ascribes sexually suggestive names - such as Master Bates (masturbates), Seaman Staines (semen stains), and Roger (meaning to bugger) the Cabin Boy - to Captain Pugwash 's characters. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them The Sunday Correspondent was a shortlived British weekly national Broadsheet Newspaper. Masturbation refers to Sexual stimulation especially of one's own genitals ( self masturbation) and often to the point of Orgasm, which Physiological aspects Internal and external fertilization Depending on the Species, spermatozoa can fertilize The English term Buggery is very close in meaning to the term Sodomy, and is often used interchangeably in law and popular speech John Ryan successfully sued both the Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian newspapers in 1991 for printing this legend as fact. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [1]

According to another version, "Pugwash" also had sexual connotations e. g. it could be a term for oral sex used in Australia, but no evidence to back this up has ever been found. Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the use of the Mouth, and may include use of the Tongue, Teeth, and Throat, in order In fact the name was believed to have been taken from a newspaper article about the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, an international organisation that brings together scholars and public figures to work towards reducing the danger of armed conflict, which had its first conference in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in 1955. The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an International organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger Pugwash (2001 population 810 is a Canadian village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's

The wide acceptance of this falsehood probably owes something to the long standing associations in people's minds between sailors and ribaldry, as in the song, "'Twas on the Good Ship Venus". Friggin' in the Riggin, also known as Good Ship Venus, is a bawdy Drinking song devised to shock with ever increasingly lewd and debauched sexual descriptions of This legend may also have been subconsciously reinforced in some people's minds by the fact that there actually were fictional nautical characters with names a bit like these suggestive names. Swallows and Amazons, a very well-known British children's novel, really did have a male character called "Roger the ship's boy" and a female character called "Titty". Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was published in 1930 In The Onedin Line, a very popular BBC television programme in the 1970s, the ship's mate was called "Mister Baines", which in some people's minds could become merged with "Master Mate" to create "Master Bates", and Charles Dickens regularly refers to The Artful Dodgers accomplice Charley Bates as "Master Bates" in the literary classic Oliver Twist. The Onedin Line was a popular BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. Charley Bates is a supporting character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Oliver Twist (1838 is Charles Dickens' second Novel. The book was originally published in Bentley's Miscellany as a serial

This legend may also owe something to the fact that it was shown on the 5. 35pm or 5. 40pm slot on BBC1. Scheduling has since changed, but for many years the children's programmes on BBC1 would end with a 5-minute programme immediately before the early evening news, and these shows could sometimes achieve a cult following among adult viewers. They could end up reading more than was there into some of them e. g. the alleged drug references in The Magic Roundabout. The Magic Roundabout (Known in the original French as Le Manège enchanté) was a children's television programme created in

It has also been suggested that the pronunciation of "Master Mate" was slurred at times thanks to Pugwash's rather nasal voice, and some people could mishear it. Popular industry screenwriting website Scriptmania, presenting a feature on UK Children's television, have produced a soundbite which they claim is taken directly from an episode of the show, containing the words "I certainly did, Master Mate", which can be heard here: - Click this link. Additionally in the episode "a shot across the bows" (available on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbUaxmcYR8), the Captain frequently calls for "Master Mate", and the potential for mishearing is clear.

There may even be a sly reference to the myth in the title of the DVD of the computer animated series Captain Pugwash - Sticky Moments And Other Swashbuckling Adventures.

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