Talk:Captain Pugwash

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[edit] Double entendres in character names

I thought the guys was called Master Bates and Roger the Cabin Boy--Thewayforward 17:08, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC) nevermind

[edit] Ben Dover?

I don't remember Ben Dover being alleged, just Master Bates, Seaman Staines, and Roger the Cabin Boy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.72.251.53 (talk) 21:19, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

I think you're right, and Snopes agrees. I've removed the Ben Dover reference and added a link to Snopes as a source for the urban myth. Mooncow (talk) 18:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I refer you to YouTube

In some clips from YouTube, one of the earlier series, but not the 1997 version, it can clearly be heard that Pugwash calls a pirate "Master Bate", or "Master Bates". The others seem to be a bit of myth, but master Bates is clearly orated. I refer you to the link below. ALCUS36 19:24, 26 June 2007 (UTC) [1]

I watched the show when I was young and then in my late teens I caught it again on the ABC and I heard Master Bates. Though my father (somewhat embarrassed) tried to convince me it was "Master Mates". I do also recall hearing "Seaman Staines" in the show. But it was always "Tom the cabin boy" and not "Roger the cabin boy". Throb 03:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

The voice-over can certainly be heard as "Master Bate" at times, although at other times it is clearly "Master Mate". It is easy to make an "M"->"B" transition, especially when pointing on a pompous accent (try it!). I think we can accept that "Master Mate" was what was intended, and the pronunciation is simply ambiguous (intentionally or unintentionally) in places. I haven't heard any instances of "Master M/Bates". Mooncow (talk) 18:54, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

There was a giveaway of it with the Sunday Times on 20th January. I have just watched it, and it really does sound like "Master Bates" to me when I watch it. At any rate, anyone could have seen the similarity between "Master Mates" and the forbidden act, so it still seems dirty. Epa101 (talk) 11:47, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Animation technique

It wasn't made using stop-motion, but rather set of cardboard cutouts filmed in real-time.

[edit] Origin of Name

Where does "Pugwash" come from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.25.106.209 (talk) 15:53, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

The article currently suggests the origin as Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Mooncow (talk) 18:56, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Geoff asks - did Cut-throat Jake ever [originally] get called 'Black Jake'? 3 June 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.192.114 (talk) 22:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Episodes

The list of Television Episodes in the article does not correspond to episodes I know. Are they names of episodes in the new series? Mooncow (talk) 18:58, 23 January 2008 (UTC)