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Originally Posted by marki
Hey don't forget Captain Pugwash co-starring Master Baits and Seaman Stains  . Love the era where PC had no place (snigger snigger). How did they get away with it? Childrens program indeed  .
Mark |
You may have loved it, but it's apparently a figment of your imagination Marki - sorry
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Pugwash!
Claim: The characters on the British TV cartoon series Captain Pugwash had names that were sexual double entendres.
Status: False.
Origins: The Captain Pugwash cartoon, which originally ran on the BBC between 1958 and 1967, is widely believed to have featured characters with risqué maritime names such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy. In fact, the crew of the famous Black Pig ship included sailors with no such names .....
The rest can be read at ...
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/pugwash.asp
Sorry to disillusion all who have subsribed to this most interesting myth. I even thought I remembered these names being used myself. Strange how we can convince ourselves of things that aren't quite correct hey?
Cheers,