"told him it was French for ""the Charlies"", and took his new name of Ken Barrie from the names of his wife's brothers. His own singing and narrating voice and whistling has been heard in many movies and television commercials, and included providing the voices of the Smash Martians. Barrie provided singing voices in various movies for many actors, including Larry Hagman, George C. Scott, and Horst Buchholz. He became the voice of ""Postman Pat"" in 1981, narrating the first series and also providing the voices of the characters Postman Pat, Ted Glen, Granny Dryden, Peter Fogg, Major Forbes, George"
"November 2009. Music for the original 1981 series was by Bryan Daly (died January 2012), who wrote a number of songs including the well-known theme tune. For the 2003 series, pop writer Simon Woodgate scored the show and wrote new songs, including a new closing theme ""What's in His Bag?"". The theme tune ""Postman Pat & His Black and White Cat"" was sung by Ken Barrie for the original series in the 1980s and '90s. An extended version of the tune was released as a single in the UK where it reached number 44 in the charts in July 1982."
"A Cartoonist's Nightmare A Cartoonist's Nightmare is a 1935 Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon short in the ""Looney Tunes"" series, starring Beans the Cat in his first solo film. The film was directed by Jack King and was released on September 21, 1935. It is closing time at an animation studio and all the staff members are calling it a day. Meanwhile, an animator chooses to carry on with his work while a custodian keeps on watch. In his drawing, he sketches a dungeon scene where Beans the Cat encounters a goblin. Weary for working several hours continuously, the animator decides"
"his comedy characters. It peaked at number 32 in the UK charts on 12 November. In 1983 Kenny Everett released the single ""Snot Rap"", ostensibly sung by two of his tv characters, Sid Snot and Cupid Stunt. This would peak at number 9 in the UK charts for the week ending 16 April. A sequel single, ""Snot Rap - Part II"", again performed in character, was released in 1985. In 1981, Everett co-wrote a semi-fictitious autobiography entitled ""The Custard Stops at Hatfield"". It was published by Willow Books, William Collins, Sons, in September 1982. Everett is the subject of a"
"in July 2011), and The Halifax Thespians at the Halifax Playhouse in March 2012. A stage play for amateur production by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower is available from Samuel French Ltd of London ""Hi-de-Hi!"" had a rock and roll style theme tune called ""Holiday Rock"". Sung by Ken Barrie on the series opening titles, the song was later released as single with the main vocal part sung by Paul Shane and the Yellowcoats (it featured several members of the cast on backing vocals). It became a UK Top 40 hit in May 1981 and Shane and members of the"
"Space Stars Wraparounds (1980) Lavern and Shirley in the Army (1980) [uncredited] The Lone Ranger (1980) [uncredited] Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids (1980) [uncredited] The Brown Hornet (1980) [uncredited] Blackstar (1981) [uncredited] Shazam! (1981) [uncredited] Hero High (1981) [uncredited] Bedrock Cops (1981) [uncredited] The Frankenstones (1981) [uncredited] Astro and the Space Mutts (1980) Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm (1981) [uncredited] Smurfs (1981) [uncredited] Dino and Cavemouse (1981) [uncredited] Mork and Mindy (1982) [uncredited] Snorkels (1982) [uncredited] The Dukes (1982) [uncredited] The Little Rascals (1982) Pac-Man (1982) Gilligan's Planet (1982) [uncredited] Monchichis (1982) [uncredited] The Gary Coleman Show (1982) [uncredited] Trollkins (1982)"
"their Cheese flavour and 86 in the salt and vinegar variety. There was also a Cheese and Onion flavour in the 1980s which, although proved very popular, was discontinued. The first mascot of Quavers was a hyperactive cartoon dog named 'Colin Curly', created by Bob Lawrie and voiced by Lenny Henry who featured in many TV commercials. Colin also appeared in two Amiga and Atari ST puzzle games: ""Pushover"" (1992) and its sequel, ""One Step Beyond"" (1993), both published by Ocean. The second was a boy named Quentin Quaverhead and his family. They were first seen in a memorable advertisement"
"artist. This went on for the five weeks that ""Relax"" was at number one. It then began a slow decline on the charts, falling back as far as number 31 in May 1984 before returning to number two in July whilst Frankie's follow-up single ""Two Tribes"" held the UK number-one spot. In the end, ""Relax"" remained on the Top 75 for 48 consecutive weeks and returned in February 1985 for four more, giving a total of 52. The ban became an embarrassment for the BBC, especially given that UK commercial radio and television stations were still playing the song. Later"
"and Riley's ""homespun philosophy of hard work, respect for elders, and a cheerful outlook on life"". A ""Fortune"" popularity poll in 1937 indicated ""Little Orphan Annie"" ranked number one and ahead of ""Popeye"", ""Dick Tracy"", ""Bringing Up Father"", ""The Gumps"", ""Blondie"", ""Moon Mullins"", ""Joe Palooka"", ""Li'l Abner"" and ""Tillie the Toiler"". Gray was little affected by the stock market crash of 1929. The strip was more popular than ever and brought him a good income, which was only enhanced when the strip became the basis for a radio program in 1930 and two films in 1932 and 1938. Predictably, Gray"
"the UK Top 20 in 1982. George Cole and Dennis Waterman released a Christmas record in 1983 called ""What are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors?"" which reached No. 21 in the charts. The duo performed it on ""Top of the Pops"" on 22 December 1983. In 1980, an annual based on the series was released by Grandreams. It was based upon the early concept of the series being based around Terry, and made no reference to Arthur. Two further annuals were released by World International Publishing for 1985 and 1986. These annuals featured both Terry and Arthur, with illustrations of"
"Cockney Christmas"" (1962), ""You're The Only One"" (1974) and ""Rocking Horse Cowboy"" (1979). In 1979, Emery moved to ITV for three one-hour specials before returning to the BBC in 1980 and resuming ""The Dick Emery Show"". By 1982, Emery was tiring of the format for his BBC series and wanted to do something different. Using a new format and character, Jewish private detective Bernie Weinstock, Emery had a new outlet - two series of comedy thrillers under the banner ""Emery Presents"" (BBC, 1982–83), ""Legacy of Murder"" and ""Jack of Diamonds"". Emery had a very difficult childhood initially, but following the"
"chart-topper ""Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"". Many popular children's TV characters would try to claim the Christmas number one spot after this. In 1997, the Teletubbies who reached number one the previous week failed to gain it with their single ""Say Eh-oh!"". They came second in the charts to The Spice Girls second of three consecutive Christmas number ones, with ""Too Much"". Later on at the turn of the millennium, Bob the Builder was successful in achieving a Christmas number one in 2000, with ""Can We Fix It?"". However, Bob the Builder did have another number one single"
"in thought with a note from Schulz that read as follows: Fittingly, Charlie Brown was the only character to appear in both the first strip in 1950 and the last in 2000. After the comic strip ended, Charlie Brown continued to appear in more television specials. On November 20, 2006, the special ""He's a Bully, Charlie Brown ""beat a Madonna concert special with its 10 million views, although ""Peanuts ""was no longer in its heyday. As of 2016, the latest of Charlie Brown's original television appearances is ""Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown"", which came out on October 1,"
"on camera, though he once dashed onto the set of ""The New Treasure Hunt"" to throw a pie at emcee Geoff Edwards. However, Barris became a public figure in 1976 when he produced and served as the host of the talent show spoof ""The Gong Show"", which he packaged in partnership with television producer Chris Bearde. The show's cult following has endured, though it ran only two seasons on NBC (1976–78) and four in syndication (1976–80). As with some of Barris' other projects (including ""The Newlywed Game""), it was at one point possible to see ""The Gong Show"" twice daily,"
"manage to have us sin, now by your own hand you die."" The characters blame their creator for causing them to commit sins. They seem to argue that they are not inherently bad people, they have been drawn that way. A sentiment echoed in another film by Jessica Rabbit. A Cartoonist's Nightmare A Cartoonist's Nightmare is a 1935 Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon short in the ""Looney Tunes"" series, starring Beans the Cat in his first solo film. The film was directed by Jack King and was released on September 21, 1935. It is closing time at an animation studio and"
"the Marbles and also provided some background vocals on their recordings, the most successful being the hit, ""Only One Woman"". With Bonnet's powerful vocals taking over the Marbles sound, Gordon felt under utilized and the duo soon disbanded. Gordon secured a contract with Polydor Records in London and released one album called ""Alphabet"". Gordon was also a cast member of the Billy Cotton TV program in the UK before giving up performing and becoming a music teacher. The Marbles were typical one-hit wonders because ""Only One Woman"" became their one and only major hit. It reached Number 5 in the"
"""Prince of Persia"". In 1983, ""Pitfall!"" made its animated television debut as a segment on CBS' ""Saturday Supercade"" cartoon lineup, under the name ""Pitfall Harry"". The basic plotline involved Harry (voiced by Robert Ridgely), his niece Rhonda (voiced by Noelle North), and his cowardly mountain lion Quickclaw (voiced by Kenneth Mars) exploring various locations for hidden treasure. After only one season, ""Pitfall Harry"", ""Frogger"", and ""Donkey Kong Jr."" were replaced by ""Kangaroo"" and ""Space Ace"". Pitfall! Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry"
"Quantum Jump Quantum Jump was a 1970s British band, consisting of singer and keyboard player Rupert Hine, guitarist Mark Warner, bass player John G. Perry (then of Caravan), and drummer Trevor Morais (who had previously played in The Peddlers). The band is best remembered for its 1979 UK hit single ""The Lone Ranger"". Quantum Jump was formed in 1973 at Farmyard rehearsal studios by Trevor Morais and Jeffrey Levinson. The idea for the name came from a conversation Hine had with Anthony Stern, an ex-Cambridge University friend and filmmaker. ""He had told me about the relatively recent discovery at Cambridge"
"the single featured Reagan as a biker with Nancy riding pillion. The B-side of this single was entitled ""Just A Prince Who Can't Say No"" and poked fun at the sexual indiscretions of The Prince Andrew. The TV version of this song (featured in the second ever episode) was heavily censored by Central Television on broadcast but presented uncut on vinyl. In the television series he was shown surrounded by various famous women including Joan Collins, Mary Whitehouse and Linda McCartney. In 1986, the ""Spitting Image"" puppets had a number one hit in the UK charts with ""The Chicken Song"","
"Funny Times (Harry Hill album) Funny Times is the debut comedy studio album released by British comedian Harry Hill. The album was released on 29 November 2010. The album was originally due to be entitled ""Sergeant Peppers II"", but due to copyright issues, it was later retitled to ""Funny Times"". The album is perhaps best known for featuring the song ""Ken!"", a song about Ken Barlow, a character on television soap Coronation Street played by William Roache. Adam Kennedy of the BBC wrote: ""As a television personality, Harry Hill is a rare breed, entertaining the masses with unrestrained wackiness while"
"J. J. Barrie J. J. Barrie (born Barry Authors, July 7, 1933) is a Canadian songwriter and singer. He is best known for his 1976 UK chart-topper, ""No Charge"". A former Blue Mink and Ocean manager, and ex-comedian, Barrie turned to songwriting and in early 1976 co-wrote ""Where's The Reason"" with Terry Britten for Glen Campbell. They sent a demo to Campbell's producer, but he suggested Barrie record it. This he did, but it was unsuccessful. Undaunted, Barrie recorded a cover version of the country ballad ""No Charge"", penned by Harlan Howard, on Barrie's own label, Power Exchange. The track"
"composition, these errors do not occur, with the exception of the teaser of 33B shown at the end of 32B (available on iTunes), where the teaser was accidentally ""cut"" by a fraction of a second. ""The Electric Company"" was canceled in 1977 at the height of its popularity. Unlike its counterpart ""Sesame Street,"" which licensed its Muppet characters for merchandising, ""The Electric Company"" never had a stand-alone brand or character that could have helped to generate additional profits. The only significant items the show licensed were comic books and a Milton Bradley board game of the Fargo North, Decoder character."
"was by Central on the ITV Network. At its peak in 1982 it reached number 3 in the children's viewing charts. A knitting pattern, produced by Robin, which if faithfully followed would result in a home-made Pullover toy, was released. Some long-established wool shops still have the pattern in stock! Following ""Pullover"", the company created a more mainstream programme, ""FoxTales"", adapting a number of classic Eastern European folk tales to a cast of animal characters, narrated by Grandpa Fox (again Peter Davison). The show was well received but suffered from the fact that budgets for children's programming were being cut"
"achieved national stardom in the series ""Only Fools and Horses"" in which he played Rodney Trotter, the younger brother of the main character Derek ""Del Boy"" Trotter. ""Only Fools and Horses"" began in 1981 and rapidly grew in popularity until it reached its peak in 1996 with its Christmas Day show in the UK. In a BBC poll in 2004, it was voted No.1 British sitcom ever. Lyndhurst appeared in the show from the very start, right up to its final airing at Christmas 2003. In 1986, Lyndhurst had a minor part in the film ""Gunbus/SkyBandits"". The film went straight"
"The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (sometimes abbreviated as The Amazing Chan Clan) is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, animated by Eric Porter Studios in Australia and broadcast on CBS from September 9, 1972 to December 30, 1972, with reruns continuing through the summer of 1973 and in syndication from 1976 to 1982. It premiered shortly after what would have been Charlie Chan creator Earl Derr Biggers' 88th birthday. The voice of Mr. Chan, Keye Luke, is to date the only actor of Chinese ancestry to play"
"part of a new band, Cold Steel, before co-founding the reconstituted Flying Burrito Brothers with original bassist Chris Ethridge later that year. He remained with the band (which also recorded and performed as Sierra) until 1981 before rejoining again from 1984 to 1997. The later iterations of the band enjoyed several minor country hits on Curb Records. His first solo album, ""Sneaky Pete"", was released in 1978 and ""The Legend and the Legacy"" followed in 1994. Following a second stint on ""Davey and Goliath"" in 1972, he returned to visual effects in earnest as an animator on Sid and Marty"
"Wham!'s ""Last Christmas"" (No. 2, 1984). Examples of songs not explicitly tied to Christmas have included children's songs such as ""Mr Blobby"" (No. 1, 1993) and the theme from ""Bob the Builder"" (No. 1, 2000), novelty songs such as Benny Hill's ""Ernie"" (No. 1, 1971) and South Park's ""Chocolate Salty Balls"" (No. 2, 1998), ""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"" from an ensemble of Liverpudlian celebrities in commemoration of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster (No. 1, 2012), and several examples of standard pop fare that would likely be just as popular outside the holiday season. ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" is the only recording"
"Veronica Lodge, and attractive, blonde, girl-next-door tomboy Betty Cooper. On the show, the friends appeared as a bubblegum pop band featuring Archie on lead guitar. ""The Archies"" had a real-life #1 hit single in 1969 with their song, ""Sugar, Sugar"", written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. ""The Archie Show"" utilized a laugh track, the first such example of the colloquially-titled Saturday morning cartoons. Owing to the success of ""The Archie Show"", most animated series would begin using laugh tracks until the early 1980s. Previous animated series that used laugh tracks, such as ""The Flintstones"" and ""The Jetsons"", were broadcast"
"UK Singles Chart in November 1968, Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached Number 28 in the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached Number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. In 1970, Gordon released his first and only solo album ""Alphabet"" on Polydor Records. He later became a high school music teacher. On 9 January 2013, after not being heard from for several"
"""Only Fools and Horses"" (1981–91), and ""EastEnders"" (1985-). ""Minder"" could be quite uncompromising in its use of obscure forms without any clarification. Thus the non-Cockney viewer was obliged to deduce that, say, ""iron"" was ""male homosexual"" ('iron'='iron hoof'='poof'). One episode in Series 5 of ""Steptoe and Son"" was entitled ""Any Old Iron"", for the same reason, when Albert thinks that Harold is 'on the turn'. In popular music, Spike Jones and his City Slickers recorded ""So 'Elp Me"", based on rhyming slang, in 1950. The 1967 Kinks song ""Harry Rag"" was based on the usage of the name Harry Wragg"
"Father Christmas in ""Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer"", Rola Polar in ""The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey"", ""Angelmouse"", and did voices in animated films including ""Wombling Free"" and ""The Water Babies"". In 1981, Jason found his most popular role, Del Boy Trotter in the BBC situation comedy ""Only Fools and Horses"", created by John Sullivan. Del-Boy is a wide-boy who makes a dubious living in Peckham, south London, trading in shoddy, stolen, and counterfeit goods. He is assisted by his brother Rodney (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Grandad (played by Lennard Pearce) and, in later episodes, Uncle Albert (played"
"The Kid with the Broken Halo The Kid with the Broken Halo is a 1982 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film starring Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, June Allyson, Mason Adams and Ray Walston about a wise-cracking ""angel-in-training"" (Coleman) who needs constant help from his frustrated heavenly teacher. It was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, written by George Kirgo and was originally broadcast April 5, 1982 on NBC. The film's lead character, Andy LeBeau, was spun off into a Hanna-Barbera-produced animated series called ""The Gary Coleman Show"" which aired on NBC during the 1982–83 season. Coleman provided the voice of Andy, an apprentice"
"the character, Leonard Fenton. The album reached number 54 in the UK Albums Chart. Two songs from the show were released as singles. ""Every Loser Wins"" by Nick Berry (Simon Wicks) reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. ""Something Outa Nothing"" by Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts) and Paul Medford (Kelvin Carpenter) reached number 12. Both songs were featured in a storyline where the characters formed a band called The Banned. In 1999, BBC Music in association with Telstar released a single with performances by Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell) and Mike Reid (Frank Butcher). They came together to release the"