Who is Captain Pugwash

Ranked #4,684 in Entertainment, #51,800 overall

Captain Pugwash

Capt. Horatio Pugwash was a favorite fictional cartoon pirate for a number of generations of children. First broadcast in 1957 the adventures of his ship and crew appeared regularly on BBC television for the next couple of decades. Many urban myths surround the naming of his crew and we will cover these as well as the real names of Pugwash's Crew. Also you will find here Cartoons and Pugwash Books.

Here you will find that the charcters of Master Bates, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy, were  even more fictional than the characters in the book! 

The Guardian Newspaper was among many who printed the myth believing it to be the factual reason why the series was cancelled and had to print an apology to the BBC. 

Captain Pugwash - The Plot

The Jolly, but slightly bumbling, Captain had a very small crew on his ship The Black Pig, (we'll get to their real names shortly), adventures and scrapes were many and the brave captain would often lead his crew foolishly into danger in search of treasure andbounty.

Capt Pugwash was regularly rescued from the threat of his arch enemy Cut-Throat Jake (of the 'Flying Dustman') by the cunning and courage of the cabin boy (you'll find his real name further down the page!).

Originally created in 1957, this very basic animated program, had speech simulated by moving a piece of card behind the character's open mouths.

The series saw a new lease of life in the early 70's with better animation, though very little else changed.

Who Were The Crew of Captain Pugwash's Black Pig?

It is a very popular urban myth that the names of the crew were 'double-entendres' meaning much more in a smutty way though suitable for an innocent audience. This myth originated shortly after the show ceased being broadcast in the 70's and the reason given that it was unfit for broadcast due to the characters being called Master Bates, Seaman Staines & Roger the Cabin Boy, urban myth makers seem to have run out of ideas for renaming the fourth member of crew!

Roger The Cabin Boy

Not a request or order!

Fun and inventive it may have been, the Cabin Boys Name was Tom, he was the most heroic member of the crew, yet rarely was he allowed to take the credit for being the hero of the hour.

Master Bates

Not actually the name of the Black Pig's Master, though of all the characters his real name was close and could easily be twisted from the actual Master Mate.

Seaman Staines

Again another smutty suggested name, though no one would actually be able to tell you which of the 2 remaining crew members this referred to, so I'm guessing this was Willy, mainly due to his shirt pattern!

The Forgotten Pirate

Barnabas is the pirates name that will win you the star prize in trivia quizzes! It can be assumed that he is the most easily forgotten as his name was not corrupted and this may possibly be due to the target audience struggling with the pronunciation of his name.

Cut-Throat Jake

Not a Crew member!

Cut-Throat Jake may not have been on the crew of The Black Pig, though he did appear in most episodes as the nemesis of Captain Pugwash. His ship, The Flying Dustman was often the reason for fear and flight aboard The Black Pig.

Captain Pugwash on Youtube

Loading

More Captain Pugwash Videos

If there were episodes that featured a Master Bates, Seaman Staines or Roger the Cabin Boy, surely you'd find them on youtube!
Loading

Did you believe the Captain Pugwash Myth?

Loading poll. Please Wait...

Captain Pugwash Signature Tune

The Captain Pugwash Theme is also called 'The Trumpet Hornpipe'

press here to hear the signature tune. This link is to Whirligig-tv where they also have a short video clip.

Pirate Booty!

Loading

Captain Pugwash On Amazon.co.uk

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

Captain Pugwash On Amazon.com

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

Talk Like A Pirate Day

September the 19th be Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Loading

Captain Pugwash on eBay

Loading

Captain Pugwash Fan Map

added 22 November '08
Locations of visitors to this page

Do You Remember Captain Pugwash!

Share Your Captain Pugwash Stories & Memories!

submit

by

The_Book_Garden

Hi!
Recently I have not had much time to publish on squidoo due to other commitments and distractions, though I do hope you'll look at some of my other...
more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!