RIP Zippy & George

[Letters]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13693811



Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children's programme Rainbow, has died aged 79.
His daughter Samantha Skelton told the BBC that her father passed away after suffering a stroke.
The actor joined Rainbow in the early 1970s and remained with the show until it ended in 1992.

:upset:

[MissHandbag]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13693811



:upset:

Never knew he did both voices - Loved George but always wanted to kick Zippy

[Cripps_orig]

Remember watching this when i was growing up

RIP :rose:

[Master Splinter]

:rose:

Rainbow :bow:

[Rors]

There goes 50% of Jim Davidson's act... :(

[Coney]

May his twanger rest in peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kclq2zGQy4w

[Jofnn]

Following the news... Zippy and George are reported to be speechless!

:run:

[The Wengerbabies]

:rose:

[Chrissie]

I never rated it. RIP.

[Master Splinter]

I never rated it.
WTF?

Should be banned from GW for this blasphemy.

Tbh.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

staple diet of kids growing up and now in the cough cough late 30s

great! but not sure if George was a girl or a boy who liked to be a girl

[Cripps_orig]

staple diet of kids growing up and now in the cough cough late 30s

great! but not sure if George was a girl or a boy who liked to be a girl

Wonder if Vpig was a George fan...

[Injury Time]

but not sure if George was a girl or a boy who liked to be a girl
I think it was all cleared up when he released Kama Chameleon tbh

RIP
:rose:

phew managed to avoid making a joke about him "suffering a stroke" fner

[MissHandbag]

staple diet of kids growing up and now in the cough cough late 30s

great! but not sure if George was a girl or a boy who liked to be a girl

I thought he was a hippo or a cow