Last edited by Astro; 23rd-February-2008 at 04:06 PM.
Thanks for the link, DF.
I find it quite pathetic, really (probably because up to now I've always enjoyed Lewis-Smith's work) that he made slimy, unfounded and unchecked allegations which - if true - would quite definitely make people think very differently of the person who wrote Captain Pugwash; that the writer then sued him for libel - meaning that when Lewis-Smith received the letter demanding a retraction, apology and compensation he refused, even though he must have discovered he was wrong and in the wrong; but it's the lawyers who are the low-lifes and only interested in money. Presumably he wrote the original article for free.
What an interestingly smug, inflated and self-satisfied view he must have of himself.
Truth be blowed - the article did make people think quite differently of it. I've known quite a few people who believed the story, and two or three who claimed that they noticed all the smutty names when they used to watch the show as kids, and how they used to think at the time how dodgy it was.
I think there's still a huge number of people out there who still believe in the smutty Captain Pugwash - and who'd probably be quite disappointed to find out it wasn't true.
In fitting with this thread, does anyone else remember watching this shocking episode of ? I certainly recall plucking my twanger like Bungle
But it's worth bearing in mind, that Hamlet actually does contain an extremely rude piece of innuendo!
25 top telly 'put downs' published in various places today. Not very well done.
For example, why wasn't this one - from the Fawlty Towers episode featuring Luann Peters as Raylene, an Australian tourist - included:
Sybil: (to Basil) "What on earth makes you think that a lovely young woman like her would be interested in an a-aging brilliantined stick-insect like you?"
That's true, but even as a kid I thought he was constantly calling for Master Bates. The innuendo went right over my head though at that age.
Others on the internet agree it's Master Bates too. They can't all be deaf.
All the Shakespeare plays have innuendo, even The Scottish Play.
Night Porter takes about not being able to get it up, because of the booze.
Oh, I know - I was just pointing out that Shakespeare's innuendo often goes way further than something as tame as fellatio. Much of Shakespeare's innuendo would be considered bad taste nowadays, if a modern writer tried it (don't recall "country matters" ever appearing in a Carry On film, for example - perhaps David James can correct me here ).
I have captin Pugwashes Van parked outside my House !!!
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