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JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 14 Feb 2013 00:14

nnn Might as well have all outstanding rr'd OP's reviewed tomorrow

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 2 Feb 2013 21:51

Yes. I remember Catweazle :-D :-D

He was great. No, regrettably I am not like him :-D I think I could identify with Carrot more :-)

Errol. You are giving me all the symptoms described in my brilliant OP :-)

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 2 Feb 2013 21:43

lol Muffy :-D

I think more adults watched it than children did. Certainly my friends,their parents and my family did.

RamblingRose

RamblingRose Report 2 Feb 2013 21:36

I remember Gary Warren better, from the second series, as 'Owlface' :-)

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 2 Feb 2013 21:29

I thought he was from Worzel Gummige lol

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 2 Feb 2013 21:25

So did we all as a family Rose :-D

for those who do not know of him:

The series featured Geoffrey Bayldon as the title character, an eccentric, dishevelled and smelly (but lovable) old 11th century wizard who accidentally travels through time to the year 1969 and befriends a young red-headed boy, nicknamed Carrot (Robin Davies), who spends most of the rest of the series attempting to hide Catweazle from his father and farmhand Sam. Meanwhile Catweazle searches for a way to return to his own time whilst hiding out in 'Castle Saburac', a disused water tower, with his familiar, a toad called Touchwood.

ErrolSheep

ErrolSheep Report 2 Feb 2013 21:22

sadly, I think his cover was blown some time ago

Allan

Allan Report 2 Feb 2013 21:22

For all who would wish to live in earlier times. I think that Capsticks father was suffering from the male PMT.

The link may have to be C&P into the search bar. Any difficulties ask John as he is considered by many to be an expert C&p'er

http://www.maxilyrics.com/tony-capstick-capstick-comes-home-video-b40a.html

Enjoy :-)

RamblingRose

RamblingRose Report 2 Feb 2013 21:19

:-D @ Sue, I liked Catweazle :- )

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 2 Feb 2013 21:10

Got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John you said you are not John, telling bones in the 17th century, you are...............





















CATWEAZLE :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 2 Feb 2013 21:08

Maybe John's REAL area of expertise is in time travelling...he is maybe being a bit modest about it...or he doesn't want his cover blown ! lol..

I'd love to time travel....could make a fortune in the bookies !!!!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 2 Feb 2013 21:06

telephone wasn't invented until the 19th Century - 1870's

ErrolSheep

ErrolSheep Report 2 Feb 2013 20:49

thank you Muffy
John - why say I was in the wrong era when you seemed to think there were telephone engineers in the 1700s?

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 2 Feb 2013 20:43

Only in Doctor who :-D

*edit*...this was in reply to Errol's comment...

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 2 Feb 2013 20:43

Not sure. I am not an expert. Were there?

When did witchfinders appear? I know very little about him/them. Saw a film once. :-)

ErrolSheep

ErrolSheep Report 2 Feb 2013 20:40

And there were telephone engineers in the 1700s?

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 2 Feb 2013 20:37

No, Errol. No similarity at all between those two jobs. A witchfinder used to .........

Much more elevated job. I can imagine you would have been excellent :-D

ErrolSheep

ErrolSheep Report 2 Feb 2013 20:34

Meaning?
A telephone engineer in the 1700s?

JohnLovesHorlicks

JohnLovesHorlicks Report 2 Feb 2013 20:26

Are you not in wrong century, Errol? And not for first time. ;-)

ErrolSheep

ErrolSheep Report 2 Feb 2013 20:22

I always wanted to be the witchfinder pursuivant - no idea why