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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Nov 24, 2010
Must be the face then.
Something to do with the animation/animator.
Was he/they involved in both?
GT
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hygienicdispenser Posted Nov 24, 2010
That's close enough for me. The commercial artist C. Reginald Dalby created Peppy the polar bear in 1922, and in the 1950s became the most popular illustrator of the Thomas books (even though Rev Awdry didn't like him). I'll post fuller details and scores tomorrow. Thanks for sticking with it GT 
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hygienicdispenser Posted Nov 24, 2010
Not much more to say about this one. The Fox’s polar bear was so popular that, in the 1920s, Fox’s commissioned someone to kill and stuff a real polar bear, which was used for advertising at public events. I wonder what would happen if they tried that now?
Dalby’s Thomas pictures were popular for many years, though the writer hated them because they lacked engineering detail.
Scores:
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Taff - Ringo - Correct +3
- ‘later replaced’ - DGI +1
- Bear - DGI +1
Taff Total +5
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Clive - Angelis - DGI +1
Clive Total +1
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pebblederook - adverts - DGI +1
pebblederook Total +1
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gandalfstwin - Willoughby Goddard - Correct +3
- voiceovers - Correct +3
- Fox’s Glacier Mints - Correct +3
- Peppy - DGI +1
- Drawn by the same person - Correct +3
gandalfstwin Total +13
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hygienicdispenser - elf +2
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Herbertcapstan Posted Jan 22, 2011
Hi, - I'm clutching at straws, but can you remember seeing lucien with a van covered in fur to look like a rabbit?
- and would you remember the episode?
Yours hopeful!!
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