Anyone remember Polycarp?

[Shane K. Bernard]

Anyone remember Polycarp, the "Cajun" fellow on KATC Ch. 3 in Lafayette
who used to introduce cartoons in the mornings? This was in the early
70s. He was a local TV personality, and I can't really recall his
presentation, except that he wore a straw hat and overalls -- at the
time he was funny, but it might not go over too well with a lot of
folks nowadays. Anyway, I was a Polycarp fan as a kid, and was thrilled
when one day while boating in Henderson with my parents we found
Polycarp adrift with a broken boat motor and had to tow him ashore.
Alas, I hear he passed away under sad circumstances several years ago.

SKB
Cajun in Exile

[kjn...@cris.com]

>SKB
>Cajun in Exile
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Anyone growing up in the Lafayette area during the '60s should
remember Polycarp... actually it was Polycarp Phillip Picou #2 ( or
something thereabouts...)
His show went through several different sets... first he had a
boat that wouldn't go anywhere...the only thing that worked on it was
the steam whistle... and he had a running feud with some giant catfish
( think it was called "Ol' Bleu").
Then the boat sank, and he had a store of some kind.But he took
the whistle from the boat with him.
He gave away a birthday cake from Keller's Bakery once a week ...
but I may be wrong on that because Happy the Clown ( opposing TV
station) also gave away a prize regularly. Both of my younger brothers
won prizes from these shows, but I can't remember what they were... I
only remember that I was real unhappy cause I never won anything!!!!
Tony Simon

[kjn...@cris.com]

her...@usa.pipeline.com(Herman Fuselier) wrote:

>On Mar 29, 1996 06:57:59 in article <Anyone remember Polycarp?>,

>'skb...@tam2000.tamu.edu (Shane K. Bernard)' wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone remember Polycarp, the "Cajun" fellow on KATC Ch. 3 in Lafayette
>>who used to introduce cartoons in the mornings?
>

> Boy, do I remember Polycarp? Throughout my elementary school years, I
>woke up to him every morning. I was often sick with asthma as a child, but
>I remember his black-and-white cartoons and off-the-wall jokes making me
>feel a whole lot better.
> Was his pet crane named "Mach-choo-flang''? The name "Tant Bazaline"
>rings a bell too.
> By the way, Johnny Allen made a swamp pop song about Polycarp called
>"Phillip Picou Number 2." I don't remember how it goes, but I used to spin
>it ocassionally during my DJ days at KVPI Radio in Ville Platte.
> After watching Polycarp, I'd watched Buckskin Bill on WAFB Ch. 9 out of
>Baton Rouge. I think he set the record for the longest running children's
>TV show.
> It turns out that Buckskin (Bill Black) became one of my journalism
>teachers at LSU. I remember all the strange looks he got that first day of
>class. The first words out of his mouth was "Yes, it's me ..." He didn't
>have to finish his sentence. The class roared with laughter.
>
>Herman Fuselier
>Opelousas, LA
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Buckskin Bill ( Bill Black) was recently elected to the East Baton
Rouge School Board...
Tony Simon

[Herman Fuselier]

[Shane K. Bernard]

In article <4jijtq$b...@liberator.concentric.net>, kjn...@cris.com says:
>
>skb...@tam2000.tamu.edu (Shane K. Bernard) wrote:

>His show went through several different sets... first he had a
>boat that wouldn't go anywhere...

That must be the boat he was in when I saw him adrift in Henderson.

>and he had a store of some kind.

I seem to remember the store.

>He gave away a birthday cake from Keller's Bakery once a week ...
>but I may be wrong on that because Happy the Clown ( opposing TV
>station) also gave away a prize regularly.

Yeah, Happy the Clown lives in my old neighborhood off Moss St. He used
to perform once a year for us at Cathedral Carmel.

SKB

[N5OFF]

Polycarp's real name was John Plauche. He was from Plaucheville, and was
a close childhood friend of my dad's.

The animal Machouflang (sp?) came from a real man's name in Plaucheville.

He had other jobs at KATC as well.

I also remeber Buckskin Bill, Happy the Clown, and Officer Friendly.

Todd Ortego still plays the Polycarp song on his "Swamp and Roll" show
on Wed nights, KJJB, 105.5, Eunice, LA.

Tom
Krewe Chief, Krewe de Swamp and Roll

Tom Marcotte
N5...@aol.com
n5off%w5ddl.a...@usl.edu
Lafayette, LA, USA
Home of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ragin Cajuns

[Terry J. LeBlanc]

Herman Fuselier wrote:
>
> On Mar 29, 1996 06:57:59 in article <Anyone remember Polycarp?>,

My brother, Gary, and I (15 months apart) regularly watched Buckskin
Bill in the mornings (until we started school). I remember the stump
and the play-doh, etc. Fond memories. As I recall, it was in the late
50's, since I started the first grade in 1960 in Clinton, LA. about 30
miles up Plank Road from Baton Rouge.
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[John Trahan]

It would be great if KATC had footage from
Polycarp.. Might be worth looking into..

JT

[Shane K. Bernard]

In article <315EE9...@ix.netcom.com>, "Terry J. LeBlanc" <tleb...@ix.netcom.com> says:

>My brother, Gary, and I (15 months apart) regularly watched Buckskin
>Bill in the mornings (until we started school).

If I'm not mistaken, Buckskin Bill Black now serves on the E. Baton
Rouge schoolboard . . . or seems like he was on the board when I lived
in B.R. about a year and a half ago.

SKB

[Tom Coleman]

Boy, Polycarp Phillip Picou Number 2. Don't call him No.1 cause that was
his daddy, and nobody liked that man.

I thought Machouflang was a monster of sorts. Didn't know it was a crane.
I do remember Maurice Moustique, too.

I thought Happy "Pinch of Salt, Grain of Sand" the Clown was dead!
Surprised to learn he's still living in Lafayette.

Boy, what kids today missed, huh?

[Daniel P. Dauterive]

>Polycarp's real name was John Plauche. He was from Plaucheville, and was
>a close childhood friend of my dad's.

>He had other jobs at KATC as well.

>I also remeber Buckskin Bill, Happy the Clown, and Officer Friendly.

When I saw these names come up on my computer screen a smile came
across my face, and a flood of memeories raced through my brain. I
spent my whole youth watching Polycarps morning cartoon show on KATC
tv 3. As I remember his show moved from his boat to a country store.
I watched him every weekday morning before school. He used to sing
this song (I think),

I had a little lizard and his name was Lou
He could change any color he wanted too
On day he sat upon an easter egg
And stipped all his gears

I think the best part is that I now watch the same cartoons (old bugs
bunny, Pixie and Dixie) on the Cartoon Channel with my sons.

I too remember Happy the Clown on KLFY TV 10, but Happy did not stay
on the air long.

And the king of kid show was Buckskin Bill in Baton Rouge. I still
remember The Monday morning march, and the words to the Hello Mudda
Hello fadda song.

--
Dan Dauterive
From Big Sky Country

[MHguth]

In article <4jj3lo$4...@news1.h1.usa.pipeline.com>,
her...@usa.pipeline.com(Herman Fuselier) writes:

> After watching Polycarp, I'd watched Buckskin Bill on WAFB Ch. 9 out
of
>Baton Rouge. I think he set the record for the longest running children's
>TV show.
> It turns out that Buckskin (Bill Black) became one of my journalism
>teachers at LSU. I remember all the strange looks he got that first day
of
>class. The first words out of his mouth was "Yes, it's me ..." He didn't
>have to finish his sentence. The class roared with laughter.
>
>Herman Fuselier
>Opelousas, LA
>
>

As soon as I started reading this Polycarp thread I started trying to
remember "that Buckskin guy" in Baton Rouge and now Herman has kindly
enlightened me. I watched him whenever I was there and really loved the
show. What years did the show run and does this make me really old to
remember him?

Martha

"The cheese stands alone."

[Daniel Bernard]

You know a flood of memories hit me when i saw this thread.
My wife who though I was crazy when I started laughing out
loud. I remember Polycarp very well. I think my favorite
was the PHONOMINA barrel!

Long live childhood memories.

Daniel Bernard,
Misplaced Cajun in Aggieland!

Can't wait for Fesitval International!!!!!

[Shane K. Bernard]

In article <3169C4...@mail.myriad.net>, Daniel Bernard <vidan@mail.
myriad.net> says:

>Daniel Bernard,
>Misplaced Cajun in Aggieland!

You mean there's two of us misplaced Cajuns (and both of us Bernards, at
that) in Aggieland?!!!

Shane K. Bernard
Texas A&M

[mbaudoin]

skb...@tam2000.tamu.edu (Shane K. Bernard) wrote:

You mean Polycarp Peele Peco II? Sure do, it was a must before I went
to school. Officer Friendly was ok too. Nice boat he had eh?

[ridgerun...@gmail.com]

On Friday, March 29, 1996 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Shane K. Bernard wrote:
> Anyone remember Polycarp, the "Cajun" fellow on KATC Ch. 3 in Lafayette

> who used to introduce cartoons in the mornings? This was in the early
> 70s. He was a local TV personality, and I can't really recall his
> presentation, except that he wore a straw hat and overalls -- at the
> time he was funny, but it might not go over too well with a lot of
> folks nowadays. Anyway, I was a Polycarp fan as a kid, and was thrilled
> when one day while boating in Henderson with my parents we found
> Polycarp adrift with a broken boat motor and had to tow him ashore.
> Alas, I hear he passed away under sad circumstances several years ago.
>
> SKB
> Cajun in Exile

Yeah, I remember Polycarp well. I grew up in Lake Charles, which is quite a way west of Lafayette, but I guess we had a pretty good TV antenna...good enough to catch Channel 3. Of course I remember the cartoons, but I also remember Officer Friendly, who'd always tell the viewing audience to be sure and stop and look both ways before crossing the street. I always wondered if Officer Friendly was really a Lafayette policeman. Also, I remember hearing that John Plauche (Polycarp) had died, but I don't know the circumstances. Does anybody else out there know what happened?

[Darrel]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarp_(children's_TV_show_host)

http://bayoutechedispatches.blogspot.com/2012/01/remembering-polycarp-
cajun-childrens-tv.html

http://www.iberianet.com/opinion/columnists/article_d9f2e1f5-e4b1-5214-
b3e3-54b5265d9869.html

http://www.death-record.com/l/151725492/John-Plauche