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Niamh.
21-10-2014, 03:52 PM
RIP to him, I loved Fraggle Rock :love:

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Gerard Parkes was the sole-human star on Jim Henson’s much loved live-action puppet show Fraggle Rock during the 1980s.

His agent Gerry Jordan confirmed that Parkes died from natural causes in a Toronto nursing home, just days after his 90th birthday.

Parkes also appeared in children’s television shows such as ‘The Littlest Hobo’, ‘A Muppet Family Christmas’ and ‘Shining Time Station’, as well as theatre productions, films and radio dramas.

Parkes was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 16th 1924 — although his professional IMDb and Wikipedia pages list this as 1936 to help keep him hired.

He made the move to Canada after World War II.

He is survived by Sheelagh Norman, his partner of two decades.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/irishcanadian-actor-gerard-parkes-of-fraggle-rock-fame-dies-aged-90-30680716.html
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2014, 04:09 PM
The Littlest Hobo :bawling::bawling::bawling:


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Niamh.
21-10-2014, 04:11 PM
Oh was he in that too? I used to love that show, for some reason I always remembered the dog looking completely different though :think:
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2014, 04:30 PM
Oh was he in that too? I used to love that show, for some reason I always remembered the dog looking completely different though :think:



Are you thinking of the original show in the early 60s?
Niamh.
21-10-2014, 04:32 PM
Are you thinking of the original show in the early 60s?

I just googled that and it looks like the same dog
rubymoo
21-10-2014, 04:41 PM
Awww....i loved fraggle rock and littlest hobo......when i visit memory lane the littlest hobo is one of the theme songs i sing.....my kids just look at me as if i've gone daft:laugh:
Crimson Dynamo
21-10-2014, 04:43 PM
Awww....i loved fraggle rock and littlest hobo......when i visit memory lane the littlest hobo is one of the theme songs i sing.....my kids just look at me as if i've gone daft:laugh:

White Horses is my fave

:hehe:
rubymoo
21-10-2014, 04:58 PM
White Horses is my fave

:hehe:

Just Googled it as i've never seen it......lol they don't make intros like that anymore! I miss the old intros......i did used to like Highway to Heaven......the one with the dog broke my heart, i cried for ages....the theme to Highway to Heaven still gets me right in the heart:blush: