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Post by Eddie Grohl on Feb 21, 2008 8:41:04 GMT
I'm sure many will second me when I wish Jack in relation to his current ill health stabilising, and that his legacy isn't forgotten. Also if any t.v. reps are reading this to pass on. This brings me to know Jack Wild appearances on t.v. which survive. I know of 'Out of the unknown - come buttercup, come daisy come', which survives 'junior showtime' which may exist on the NFAs copy froma home taper, 'Lift off' and 'Ask Aspel' 1971, which as far as I know don't.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Feb 21, 2008 9:00:02 GMT
His role in George And The Dragon in the 1966 xmas episode where he plays a carol singer exists.
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Feb 21, 2008 9:41:21 GMT
I'm sure many will second me when I wish Jack in relation to his current ill health stabilising, and that his legacy isn't forgotten. Also if any t.v. reps are reading this to pass on. This brings me to know Jack Wild appearances on t.v. which survive. I know of 'Out of the unknown - come buttercup, come daisy come', which survives 'junior showtime' which may exist on the NFAs copy froma home taper, 'Lift off' and 'Ask Aspel' 1971, which as far as I know don't. At the risk of being morbid, Jack Wild died nearly two years ago (I wrote an obituary for the 'Film Review' annual). I'm glad that at least some of Wild's 1960s TV work has survived. His post 'Oliver' career went downhill rapidly, though I can't comment on the quality of 'H.R. Pufnstuf'. |
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Post by johnstewart on Feb 24, 2008 21:03:47 GMT
Well its pleasing for someone to be still celebrating his life, actually.
Though he sadly lost battle with his ailments; wonder if anyone recalled the fantastic reunion thing on ITV where they organised a remeet with the 'OLIVER' cast; not long before.
I recently did some more research; around the time Jack did 'Pufnstuf'; he also appeared in some high quality BBC umbrella play series. theres a 'Thirty Minute Theatre' from 1969; which exists.
As far as I can recall; an appearance in 'OUT OF THE UNKNOWN' exists.
And there was also I believe an appearance in THE HARRY SECOMBE SHOW; Dec 1968 in which Jack appeared. They recreated their OLIVER roles for a sketch. And that on exists too.
He is greatly missed but pleasing about the discovery of existance of these appearances.
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Post by Peter Elliott on Feb 24, 2008 21:35:00 GMT
I do recall a humorous Childrens educational drama thing Jack appeared in. I saw it at school on video in the mid to late 80s and it was mathematics based. Jack played a guy who had bought an electric guitar. He couldn't play it - all he ever did was make noises waggling the tremelo arm) and I think at the end he exchanged it or got his money back. I remember being surprised when the credits came up seeing that it was Jack Wild... probably "Oliver!" had been screened recently.
Now my memory has gotten a little blurred and I might be getting this mixed up with a different show, but I think it may had also starred a dark haired Gillian Taylforth and one scene I remember was her on a helter skelter and as she reached the bottom, some guy pestering her was stood astride and as she passed underneath him, she booted or punched him in the nuts... another scene had her sat in a car going through cassettes and expressing horror at finding a Bucks Fizz tape. I do recall we all found it so amusing we watched it twice in one sitting and I definitely remember seeing the Jack Wild guitar heroics twice in one sitting but am totally unsure if it was the same show as the Taylforth...
Does this ring any bells?
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Post by Peter Bradford on Feb 24, 2008 21:38:53 GMT
Does this ring any bells? .. only that guy's who was pestering her at the bottom of the helter skelter. Edit: Oh, I thought you wrote 'balls'.  |
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Feb 25, 2008 8:25:53 GMT
Well its pleasing for someone to be still celebrating his life, actually. I agree that Wild's legacy should be appreciated, but the first post gave the impression he was still alive. |
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Post by William Martin on Feb 25, 2008 16:29:09 GMT
I thought he'd died 2 years ago?
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Feb 25, 2008 17:48:48 GMT
I thought he'd died 2 years ago? That's what I said in my original post. |
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Post by William Martin on Feb 25, 2008 19:44:56 GMT
I thought so, had me wondering then
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Post by JeffL on Mar 3, 2008 1:31:51 GMT
I would think that H.R. Puf-n-Stuf was available either on VHS or DVD.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Mar 3, 2008 7:57:57 GMT
Ive seen some VHS tapes on ebay originals too
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Post by eric lawton on Mar 3, 2008 9:45:27 GMT
A mate sent me some dvds of the complete series of PUFNSTUFF. Excellent quality, the full series. Im assuming that they are originals and would be available on DVD.
Id forgot just how colourful the series was. My mate always said it was the first "Glam" kids series. Looking at it now, I can see what he means. I can also see what folk mean when they talk about the "Smoking pot" references in the series. "PUFFING STUFF" and all that. Good fun though, and lets be honest, the age of the kids that the series was aimed at, well, a lot of that stuff would go right over their heads............A bit like THE SIMPSONS. When my 2 kids were just 8 and 10 years old, they would look at me strangely when I would literally p**s myself laughing at something that to them seemed a harmless remark or event. At 22 and 20 years old now however, They both laugh at those same type of remarks. As for poor old Jack Wild, I remember seeing an interview with him that cant have been long before he left the planet. He looked at least 25 years older than he was. Bless him.
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Post by johnstewart on Mar 11, 2008 20:33:12 GMT
Well its pleasing for someone to be still celebrating his life, actually. I agree that Wild's legacy should be appreciated, but the first post gave the impression he was still alive. Jack was still about when the thread was originally started. I came back after the event. Thought it would be nice to come back to the thread and say something positive rather than be down beat. |
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