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Captain Pugwash (UK)
TV Series (1957 - 1966)
Captain Pugwash BBC 1957 made in animated graphics. 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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Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Jan. 1957
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Network
Genre
- cartoon
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- On 13 September 1991 national British newspaper 'The Guardian' claimed that certain characters names could be viewed in a vulgar context (e.g. Master Bates and Seaman Staines). Such character…
[show]On 13 September 1991 national British newspaper 'The Guardian' claimed that certain characters names could be viewed in a vulgar context (e.g. Master Bates and Seaman Staines). Such character names did not form any part of the series and creator John Ryan successfully won retractions and settlements from both 'The Guardian' and another British newspaper, 'The Sunday Correspondent', which also printed a similar story.
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