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Barnacle Bill (1930 Cartoon)
Barnacle Bill may refer to: * Barnacle Bill (theme tune), the theme tune of the BBC children's TV programme ''Blue Peter'' *William Bernard (sailor), subject of the song *Barnacle Bill (Martian rock), a 40-cm rock on Mars in Ares Vallis * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1930 film), a Fleischer Studios animated short film * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1935 film), a film starring Archie Pitt and Joan Gardner * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1941 film), a film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1957 film), an Ealing Studios comedy film starring Alec Guinness *Barnacle Bill, Popeye's rival for Olive Oyl in the 1935 animated cartoon ''Beware of Barnacle Bill'' * Barnicle Bill (Franchise), A South Australian Franchise established in 1970 with franchisee's in South Australia and New South Wales *Barnacle Bill and the Seven Seas, a fictional musical group in the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *" Barnacle Bill the Sailor", an American drinking song *Barnacle Bill, a talking parrot from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (theme Tune)
''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Television Centre in London until September 2011, when the programme moved to Dock10 (television facility), dock10 studios at MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester. It is currently aired on the CBBC television channel on Fridays at 5 p.m. The show is also repeated on Saturday mornings on BBC Two, Sundays at 9:00 a.m. and a British Sign Language, BSL version is shown on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. For decades the show was regularly broadcast live; however, in March 2025, a fully pre-recorded format was introduced. Following its original creation, the programme was developed by a BBC team led by Biddy Baxter; she became the programme editor in 1965, relinquishing the role in 1988. Throughout the show's history there have been L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bernard (sailor)
William Bernard (fl. 1849+) was a 19th-century sailor, miner and resident of San Francisco, better known as the notorious "Barnacle Bill" of United States, American yore whose fictional exploits are chronicled in the ribald drinking song "Barnacle Bill (song), Barnacle Bill the Sailor" — itself adapted from "Bollocky Bill the Sailor", a traditional folk song originally titled "Abraham Brown".Cray, Ed (1992). ''The Erotic Muse: American Bawdy Songs''. University of Illinois. . Neither Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM comedy titled ''Barnacle Bill'' has anything to do with Bernard. Bernard first sailed into the San Francisco Bay aboard the ship ''Edward Everett'' on July 6, 1849, just as the California Gold Rush was heating up. Intent on striking it rich, he set out the next morning across the bay, accompanied by a shipmate named Mr. Phelps. They stopped first at present-day Yerba Buena Island, where the treasure of a lost Spanish galleon was rumored by local sailors and dockworkers to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (Martian Rock)
Barnacle Bill is a rock on Mars in Ares Vallis. It was the first rock on Mars analyzed by the Sojourner (rover), ''Sojourner'' rover using its APXS, Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer. The encounter occurred during Timekeeping on Mars#Sols, Sol 3 of the ''Mars Pathfinder'' mission on the surface of Mars and took ten hours to complete. Early analysis of data sent from ''Sojourner'' led scientists to speculate that the rock was andesite. The name was inspired in mission scientists by barnacle-like structures on the rock that appeared in transmitted photos. References See also *List of rocks on Mars *Yogi Rock External links''Mars Pathfinder'' Science Results Rocks on Mars Mars Pathfinder {{Mars-crater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (1930 Film)
Barnacle Bill may refer to: * Barnacle Bill (theme tune), the theme tune of the BBC children's TV programme ''Blue Peter'' *William Bernard (sailor), subject of the song *Barnacle Bill (Martian rock), a 40-cm rock on Mars in Ares Vallis * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1930 film), a Fleischer Studios animated short film * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1935 film), a film starring Archie Pitt and Joan Gardner * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1941 film), a film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main * ''Barnacle Bill'' (1957 film), an Ealing Studios comedy film starring Alec Guinness * Barnacle Bill, Popeye's rival for Olive Oyl in the 1935 animated cartoon ''Beware of Barnacle Bill'' * Barnicle Bill (Franchise), A South Australian Franchise established in 1970 with franchisee's in South Australia and New South Wales *Barnacle Bill and the Seven Seas, a fictional musical group in the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *" Barnacle Bill the Sailor", an American drinking song *Barnacle Bill, a talking parrot fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (1935 Film)
''Barnacle Bill'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Archie Pitt, Joan Gardner and Gus McNaughton. A conflicted sailor tries to balance his family life with his time at sea. Plot Cast * Archie Pitt as Bill Harris * Joan Gardner as Jill Harris * Gus McNaughton as Jack Baron * Jean Adrienne as Mary Bailey * Sybil Jason as Jill as a child * Denis O'Neil as Shorty * O. B. Clarence as Uncle George * Henrietta Watson as Aunt Julia * Minnie Rayner Minnie Rayner (2 May 1869 – 13 December 1941) was a British stage and film actress. In 1889, while in Cape Colony, she acted in the comic opera '' Falka'' as Edwige, the fiery Gipsey girl and sister of the brigand chief. The play was stage ... as Mrs Bailey * Iris Darbyshire as Florrie * Tully Comber as Harry Fordyce References External links * 1935 films Films directed by Harry Hughes British drama films 1935 drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (1941 Film)
''Barnacle Bill'' is a 1941 American comedy drama film starring Wallace Beery. The screen comedy was directed by Richard Thorpe. ''Barnacle Bill'' was the second of seven MGM films pairing Beery and character actress Marjorie Main. Plot Lazy fisherman Bill Johansen docks his small (and sinking) fishing boat in San Pedro harbor, aggravating ship chandler Pop Cavendish and Pop's spinster daughter Marge, who would like to marry Bill even though he has welched on paying his debts for years. Pop tries to have Bill's boat attached, but cannot because Bill has craftily listed the boat's ownership in the name of his daughter Virginia, whom he has not seen since she was a baby. Meanwhile, reefer ship-owner John Kelly has a monopoly and intimidates local fishermen into accepting less than market value for their fish. Marge tells Bill he is just the man to stand up to Kelly, but Bill would rather fish for swordfish, which bring a higher price (and thus require less work to earn beer money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (1957 Film)
''Barnacle Bill'' (U.S. title: ''All at Sea'') is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film directed by Charles Frend and starring Alec Guinness. It was written by T. E. B. Clarke. Guinness plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the final Ealing comedy (although some sources list '' Davy'' (1958) as the last), and the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. Plot William Horatio Ambrose wants desperately to live up to the proud family naval tradition. Ambrose has a debilitating problem however: he suffers from violent seasickness. As a result, his contribution to the Second World War consists of testing cures for the malady. When he retires from the Royal Navy, he purchases a dilapidated late Victorian era amusement pier (the closest thing to a command of his own) with his life savings. The workers are an apathetic bunch, led by the insolent Figg, who quits as soon as the new owner begins imposing some discipline. With the assistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill may refer to: * Barnacle Bill (theme tune), the theme tune of the BBC children's TV programme ''Blue Peter'' *William Bernard (sailor), subject of the song *Barnacle Bill (Martian rock), a 40-cm rock on Mars in Ares Vallis *Barnacle Bill (1930 film), ''Barnacle Bill'' (1930 film), a Fleischer Studios animated short film *Barnacle Bill (1935 film), ''Barnacle Bill'' (1935 film), a film starring Archie Pitt and Joan Gardner *Barnacle Bill (1941 film), ''Barnacle Bill'' (1941 film), a film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main *Barnacle Bill (1957 film), ''Barnacle Bill'' (1957 film), an Ealing Studios comedy film starring Alec Guinness *Barnacle Bill, Popeye's rival for Olive Oyl in the 1935 animated cartoon ''Beware of Barnacle Bill'' *Barnicle Bill (Franchise), A South Australia, South Australian Franchise established in 1970 with franchisee's in South Australia and New South Wales *Barnacle Bill and the Seven Seas, a fictional musical group in the animated series ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popeye
Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Segar, Elzie (Crisler) – Encyclopædia Britannica Article . Britannica.com. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.Goulart, Ron, "Popeye", ''St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture''. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. (Volume 4, pp. 87-8).Walker, Brian. ''The Comics: The Complete Collection''. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2011. (pp. 188-9,191, 238-243) The character first appeared on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features Syndicate, King Features comic strip ''Thimble Theatre''. The strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the lead character, and ''Thimble Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnicle Bill (Franchise)
Barnicle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Barnicle (1917–1990), American baseball player * Mary Elizabeth Barnicle (1891–1978), American folklorist, Medieval English literature professor, and activist *Mike Barnicle Michael Barnicle (born October 13, 1943) is an American journalist and commentator who has worked in print, radio, and television. He is a senior contributor and the veteran columnist on MSNBC's ''Morning Joe''. He is also seen on NBC's ''Today ( ... (born 1943), American print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator See also * Barnacle (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria (state), Victoria, and to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its Western Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
