Every time I go to our local airport I pass Murgatroyds fish and chip restaurant.
Despite the welcoming aroma of cod in batter wafting across the road I haven't yet been in. However, passing I always think of a particular phrase from when I was a kid.
That phrase was Heavens to Murgatroyd and was the catchphrase of Sixties Hanna Barbera cartoon character Snagglepuss, as heard here on You Tube:
I adored Snagglepuss and was want to blurt out Heavens to Murgatroyd whenever I could. So much so that my best friend's Dad Stanley nicknamed me Snagglepuss!
Sometimes there was a small yellow duck on his show too, which I also loved. I thought his voice was just that little bit funnier than Donald Duck's but just cannot remember the tiny quacker's name!
Here he is getting some hilarious tooterin from frustrated thesp Snagglepuss, courtesy of You Tube again:
Here he is getting some hilarious tooterin from frustrated thesp Snagglepuss, courtesy of You Tube again:
I also came across this Pinterest image from Minnesota library [EmilyHarris] whilst looking for old kids books and realised that the phrase Heavens to Betsy rang a bell too!
Googling said phrase I was amazed to find on Wikipedia that Heavens to Betsy was also a catchphrase of the wonderful Snagglepuss! Now that I'd forgotten!
You can hear it at the end of this very amusing clip on You Tube:
This clip also features ol' Snag's other famous line 'Exit Stage Left'! ha ha.
Classics all but as for the two Heavens I have no idea what they mean. You?
Did Hanna Barbera shows like this spawn lots of toys and collectables?
Classics all but as for the two Heavens I have no idea what they mean. You?
Did Hanna Barbera shows like this spawn lots of toys and collectables?
isnt "sufferin sockertash" onebof his too? I was always a Foghorn Leghorn man myself.
ReplyDeleteSylvester says sufferin sockertash Bill so i so remember that saying. Foghorn Leghorn was just brill I agree, I say I say boy!
DeleteHiya Woodsy, Back in the sixties our old friends from MARX produced a line of Hanna Barbera character play sets and single figures known as TV Tinykins. I think they look really good. Here's a link which gives some more info - http://www.classicmarx.com/
ReplyDeleteThose Tinykins look great Tone. I suppose Hanna Barbera must have been a godsend to merchandisers like Marx. Did the Tinykins influence the line called Rolykins? I based a series of miniature scratchbiuld SWORD toys on the name Rolykins. I called them SWORDykins!
DeleteDid you ever feature your scratchbuild SWORDykins on the blog, Woodsy ?
DeleteYeah I did Tone but it was years ago. Buried under the scree of Nine years' posts. I'll re-post the little rascals and give them some air!
DeleteDoes Yacky Doodle sound familiar?I think that is the name of the little duck in question.Not 100% sure though.
ReplyDeleteThat's it Brian! Well done! Looked it up, Yakky Doodle it is! ha ha
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