personalised message from Peter s]Shilton

[3 Colours Red]

Scampi's the one you wanna watch out for - why do you think he wears that plaster on his face?

[Capybara]

Scampi? Who's Scampi? Is Ramsbottom still around?

[andrew7610]

Bloody hell, Matthew Corbett stopped Sooty duty TWENTY TWO years ago. Probably so relatively cheap due to reduced nostalgia value... who's Richard Cadell? Any relation to Simon?

Richard Cadell bought the rights to Sooty to ensure it didn't get sold outside the UK and go all CGI like other kids' favourites have done, and he's kept it true to its roots ever since. He deserves a hearty Guzman.

[Kevin S]

That one where his whole family turned up was pretty chaotic.

[Jah Womble]

Sweep was one of octuplets? News to me. (Matthew doesn't any too pleased about it, whatever.)

I think Scampi was something to do with Fingerbobs? Low-rent kids' television at its lowest-rent.

[Capybara]

It looks more like the extended family Sweep to me because that's surely his parents bottom right with the American cousin directly in front of Matthew. There's always an American cousin.

[pebblethefish]

Americans wear hats with corks on???

[Jah Womble]

Yes, I thought that guy was probably Australian.

Take the point about the possible parents, however.

[Capybara]

Fair enough. I hadn't spotted the corks.

[Kevin S]

You can watch it here if you'd like to know....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNZxW7kTs8&t=14m48s

[3 Colours Red]

Richard Cadell bought the rights to Sooty to ensure it didn't get sold outside the UK and go all CGI like other kids' favourites have done, and he's kept it true to its roots ever since. He deserves a hearty Guzman.

That's nice.

Scampi is Sooty's nephew (they're always nephews, aren't they?), dressed up in full Angus Young schoolboy regalia and looks as though he's just finished scrapping against the whole fifth form.

[Benjm]

(they're always nephews, aren't they?)

Doo not go there.

I hadn't realised that personalised video messages are such an established thing. It's obviously easier than trudging off to sign photos at a fan convention so one can see how it might appeal to a wider range of names than the regulars on that circuit.

That list also throws new light on the discussion we had a while ago about people who can't pass on an earning opportunity despite already being richer than anyone ever really needs to be, Floyd Mayweather seeming a stand out example there.