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1. Captain Hook in Disney's Peter Pan
The greatest ever voice acting (by Hans Conried) in the best of all Disney cartoons - this choice is a no brainer.
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2. Captain Pugwash
Throatily voiced by the late great Peter Hawkins in the most crudely-animated cartoons ever to grace the BBC.
Pugwash was kindly, but with a tough streak especially in dealing with his arch enemy Cut-Throat Jake.
Excellent five minutes plots, wholesome and funny, great theme tune - what's not to like?
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3. Captain Feathersword
Coarse actor Paul Paddick makes the big time with The Wiggles.
A controversial choice, I realize - but I was always grateful when his unrestrained hamming enlivened what were often turgid episodes watched with my kids in pre-school days.
The following sketch was the very first time that my daughter and her cousin cried uncontrollably with laughter -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZtNrcUW20
4 comments:
Exposing us to the Wiggles is a hanging offence, you scurvy dog!
@COp - But is Feathersword truly A Wiggle? - that is the question.
Sure, he hangs-out with them when back on shore - but that is mostly a matter of eating their food and singing their songs - which are the kind of things he enjoys doing anyway.
It is interesting that pirates are so romanticized when they were essentially state-sponsored terrorists.
But no mention of the great Rafael Sabatini? Captain Blood? The Sea Hawk?
@JP - But, but but...
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