Comment on Why doesn’t Paddington, who is famously from "Darkest Peru," speak with a Spanish speaker’s accent?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Your yearly reminder that the original Paddington Bear stuffed toy was designed and made by Shelly Clarkson and given to her son: Jeremy Clarkson.
Yes, that Jeremy Clarkson. You know, the “Speed and Power!” guy.
(Although this was not the origin of the character himself. Michael Bond bought a generic toy bear from a toy shop and named it after nearby Paddington station. He wrote some stories using the bear as a character, and then they got published, and then he probably got very rich.)
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Michael Bond also wrote many, if not all, episodes of the 1970s show.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Top Gear was around in the 70s?
;)