Two of the most enduring characters in the history of Canadian children's programming, Rusty the Rooster and Jerome the Giraffe, are being removed from their retirement home at the CBC.
The children of actor and Friendly Giant creator Bob Homme, were angered by the CBC's recent treatment of the loveable puppets and have e-mailed The Globe and Mail, asking for assistance in tracking down a video of the recent Gemini Awards, which included a skit showing Rusty, Jerome and other stuffed stars now living in a retirement home after their shows were cancelled.
From friends, Ms. Homme had heard about her dad's puppets appearing in the mock clip, where a narrator described them as sitting around, drinking, smoking and having sex.
Rusty and Jerome were not shown engaging in any salacious behaviour. Personally, I believe thatwhat former puppets do in the privacy of their retirement home is none of her damned business.
Maybe she has "other plans" for the puppets...
The children of actor and Friendly Giant creator Bob Homme, were angered by the CBC's recent treatment of the loveable puppets and have e-mailed The Globe and Mail, asking for assistance in tracking down a video of the recent Gemini Awards, which included a skit showing Rusty, Jerome and other stuffed stars now living in a retirement home after their shows were cancelled.
From friends, Ms. Homme had heard about her dad's puppets appearing in the mock clip, where a narrator described them as sitting around, drinking, smoking and having sex.
Rusty and Jerome were not shown engaging in any salacious behaviour. Personally, I believe thatwhat former puppets do in the privacy of their retirement home is none of her damned business.
Maybe she has "other plans" for the puppets...
3 comments:
Just blogged about this myself. I am not sure why they got so upset...perhaps a Best of DVD is in the works?
Dear pumpernickel. Weirrd.. I feel like I'm drunk when I read this post.
Ooh, how very funny. Clever, Progressive. Etc.
But ya know, I'm not likely the only one finding that the steady diet of salacious sneering and snickering by entertainment and media "professionals" is starting to get tiresome.
In future, it would behoove the juveniles responsible for airing such offal to restrain themselves a tad and leave the public at least a tiny relic of an earlier, more innocent age.
Not that I expect they'd appreciate the value of such a refined choice.
But, hope springs eternal.
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