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| '''J.P. Patches''' was a ] who appeared on the ] television station ] channel 7 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 the ] television station ] channel 7 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. was created by KIRO News's 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 private parties, and by licensing J.P. Patches merchandise. | ||
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| 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 ]. | 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 ]. | ||
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| Growing up in the ] and going to college in the Puget Sound area, ], creator of '']'', was a Patches Pal. J.P. was the inspiration for Groening's ]. | Growing up in the ] and going to college in the Puget Sound area, ], creator of '']'', was a Patches Pal. J.P. was the inspiration for Groening's ]. | ||
| J.P. was created by ] 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. | |||
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J.P. Patches was a clown who appeared on the Seattle television station KIRO channel 7 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. J.P. was created by KIRO News's 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 private parties, and by licensing J.P. Patches merchandise.
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 amazing accuracy where a gift might be hidden in the child's house.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest and going to college 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.