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| '''J.P. Patches''' was a ] who appeared on ] television from ] to ]. He was hugely popular among viewers in the ] area, not only with children, but with their parents, too, who enjoyed J.P.'s frequent use of ]. | '''J.P. Patches''' was a ] who appeared on ] television from ] to ]. He was hugely popular among viewers in the ] area, not only with children, but with their parents, too, who enjoyed J.P.'s frequent use of ]. | ||
| The primary conceit of the program was that J.P. was the "Mayor of the City Dump," and he lived in a shack at the dump, surrounded by his cast of stock characters: ], ] (actually a ] doll |
The primary conceit of the program was that J.P. was the "Mayor of the City Dump," and he lived in a shack at the dump, surrounded by his cast of stock characters: ], ] (actually a ] doll), ], ], and his girlfriend, ]. Virtually the entire supporting cast, male and female, human or non-human, was played by the versatile ]. | ||
| Fans were called "]." J.P. would celebrate birthdays of selected Patches Pals by "viewing" them on his "]" set (actually a cardboard prop that created the appearance that J.P. was looking at you from inside your television). He would predict with surprising accuracy where a present my be hidden in the child's house. | Fans were called "]." J.P. would celebrate birthdays of selected Patches Pals by "viewing" them on his "]" set (actually a cardboard prop that created the appearance that J.P. was looking at you from inside your television). He would predict with surprising accuracy where a present my be hidden in the child's house. | ||
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| J.P. was created by ] floor director ], who played the character for the entire run of the program. Wedes continues to make his living portraying J.P. at public events and for private parties, and by licensing J.P. Patches merchandise. | J.P. was created by ] floor director ], who played the character for the entire run of the program. Wedes continues to make his living portraying J.P. at public events and for private parties, and by licensing J.P. Patches merchandise. | ||
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J.P. Patches was a clown who appeared on Seattle television from 1957 to 1981. He was hugely popular among viewers in the Puget Sound area, not only with children, but with their parents, too, who enjoyed J.P.'s frequent use of double entendre.
The primary conceit of the program was that J.P. was the "Mayor of the City Dump," and he lived in a shack at the dump, surrounded by his cast of stock characters: Sturdley the Bookworm, Esmerelda (actually a Raggedy Ann doll), Ketchikan the Animal Man, Boris S. Wort, and his girlfriend, Gertrude. Virtually the entire supporting cast, male and female, human or non-human, was played by the versatile Bob Newman.
Fans were called "Patches Pals." J.P. would celebrate birthdays of selected Patches Pals by "viewing" them on his "ICU2TV" set (actually a cardboard prop that created the appearance that J.P. was looking at you from inside your television). He would predict with surprising accuracy where a present my be hidden in the child's house.
Growing up in the Puget Sound area, Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was a Patches Pal. J.P. was the inspiration for Groening's Krusty the Klown.
J.P. was created by television news floor director Chris Wedes, who played the character for the entire run of the program. Wedes continues to make his living portraying J.P. at public events and for private parties, and by licensing J.P. Patches merchandise.