Would you pay over £5000 for Spit the Dog?

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― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, it's a puppet -- I thought you were referring to some strange biological process.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Even at the height of his popularity, I was amazed by the minimalism of Bob Carolgees's performance. He has a dog. Called Spit. Which spits! Amazing!

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been spat on by Spit the Dog. Just thought I would mention it.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

*gasp* Ailsa - were you in the Tiswas audience???

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Nah, he was the special guest when I went to see Rolf Harris and I was sitting right at the front. I also got picked on by Grotbags the Witch. I was traumatised for years.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

GROTBAGS THE WITCH

I understand the UK a bit more now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

No really, you don't. She was EVIL. And starred with Rod Hull and Emu (also EVIL).

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Rod Hull and Emu were good on the BBC. They only became evil when they defected to The Other Side.

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

do not speak ill of the tragically demised

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

what? sorry i wasn't listening, there is something wrong with my tv, i'll be back in a mo...

― zappi (joni), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Spit the Dog was great, much more of a star than the feeble Cough the Cat.

Who was the Phantom Flan Flinger, btw?

― C J (C J), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

was Cought the Cat another Carolgees character? Soz, I have no recollection. The only thing I remember Carolgees doing which wasn't with Spit was advertising Hellmans mayonnaise.

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Bob Carolgees' puppet pets were Spit the Dog, Cough the Cat, and Charlie the Monkey.

His alter-ego was Houdi-elbow (with the song "There's only one Houdi-elbow" sung to the tune of Cuantanamera). Houdi-elbow being like Houdini (knee), y'see.

Please tell me I am not alone in remembering any of this.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Who was the Phantom Flan Flinger, btw?

When Tarrant was on This is Your Life (or that shite Carol Vorderman equivalent, I think it was) they brought on his dad as the Phantom Flan Flinger and claimed it was him all along. Which it wasn't.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Who was it then? John Gorman? Lenny Henry?

― C J (C J), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.80snostalgia.com/classictv/tiswas/characters/james.jpg

what is Sally James doing in this pic?

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 June 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

One sat morn:

After flan flinger gets one himself in the face, wipes face and says something...
Tarrant: "No, flan flinger, it's not a speaking part!"

So, who knows.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 7 June 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I wouldn't be surprised if there were several different Flan Flingers. I suppose I'd have to watch videos of old episodes to see if they moved differently or had varying girth to be sure.

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 7 June 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"girth"

― C J (C J), Monday, 7 June 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

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