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Captain Pugwash

Name: Captain Pugwash
Genre: Children
Released: 1957-10-22

1957 – 1975

Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action (the first series was performed and broadcast live), also called Captain Pugwash , first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour series, first shown in 1974–75, and a traditional animation series, The Adventures of Captain Pugwash , first aired in 1998 The eponymous hero – Captain Horatio Pugwash – sails the high seas in his ship called the Black Pig , ably assisted by cabin boy Tom, pirates Willy and Barnabas, and Master Mate. His mortal enemy is Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman .

Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
IMDb: tt0199193