Patches first came on the air with his childrens tv program on channel 7 in seattle on february 10, 1958. Late for the interurban, a statue honoring washington. Gertrude was born in 1960 when bob loaned his naturally high voice to. On august 17, 2008, on the 50th anniversary of the j. Bob newman, aka gertrude and ketchikan the animal man and a host of other characters on the j. The installation includes a place to leave buttons on patches famously buttonladen jacket, as well as a bronze. The unveiling date was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the j. Welcome to the happiest place for patches pals to get together to share stories and pics of the good ol days.
Read more here and here to see the many reasons seattle loves j. Visit and, please support getting statues made of j. Dicks drive ins 65th anniversary celebration art show, dec. Viewers who numbered 100,000 at the shows peak were encouraged to become patches pals by doing things like minding their parents, sharing their toys, and brushing their teeth.
Patches chris wedes and gertrude bob newman were honored with a statue in the citys fremont neighborhood. Patches and his girlfriend gertrude played by newman, the official name of the statue is late for the interurban, a sly reference to the nearby iconic fremont. P patches show for decades, gives his proper marine salute to his own recognitiontribute at the chris wedesj. People started flocking to fremont well before noon, and when local tv icons j. Thousands crowded into a fremont plaza sunday for the unveiling of a bronze statue of j. Patches nodder bobblehead accoutrements archie mcphee 26594 see more like this j. On a brick plaza in front of an anytime fitness, a statue of two people the statue of j. Seattle natives from the sixties have all those memories and the sculpture of j. Patches, who lived in a shack at and was mayor of the city dump.
Gertrude and all of herhis fabulous bob newman alter egos filled the show with guest characters. Patches and his sidekick gertrude in a slapstick run for the streetcar. Jp patches chris wedes is a guest on seattle radio legend frosty fowlers radio show. Patches jp patches t shirt auto autograph l large patches pal. At this point the amount of work greatly increased. Patches, a tv clown who touched the lives of thousands for more than half a century, makes. Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic seattle clown. The shoes were simple, just drawing lines on some converse allstars. Wort miss smith dingbatman the swami of pastrami leroy frump sturdly the bookworm officer paddy wagon santa clause charlie cando zenobia the witch mr.
Tom emmons asked the sculptor, as hundreds packed around the lifesize bronze, located in the 700 block of north 34th. Patches first television broadcast in the northwest. Bob newmans most enduring character is, of course, gertrude, who after 50. Patches show, sculptor kevin pettelle created a bronze statue of j.
After being a patches pal all my life, i finally got to meet the great j. This 8 x 7 x 4 metal lunchbox with a plastic handle also features ketchikan the animal man, boris s. Patches show aired on kirotv in seattle from 1958 to 1981. Patches gertrude ketchican the animal man ggoorrsstt the friendly frpl boris s. The unveiling date coincided with the 50th anniversary of the jp patches show.
Patches tshirt size xl new, still in packaging and j. Many were black and white stills, pics of jp patches with gertrude, an pics of chris following the show making appearances as jp patches. Patches chris wedes 19282012, pronounced weedus and his faithful sidekick gertrude bob newman is dedicated in the fremont neighborhood of seattle. On august 17, 2008, a bronze statute honoring western washington icons j. Patches show had entertained kids in western washington throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s as a genuine cultural icon. Patches to put them in the mood for fun each morning before school from 1958 to 1981. The sculptures of fremont real estate galsreal estate gals. P patches and gertrude played by chris wedes and bob newman regularly visited kids at childrens hospital over the decades. Sold bowiepainting david bowie 10x10 canvas painting by carrie milburn sold. In his 28 years of focus on sculptures of people and animals, he has gathered together the skills needed for his latest labor of love, a 50th anniversary tribute to his childhood heroes j. Jp patches opening theme music by brunoiswrong free.
From everyones favorite tv clown, jp patches, to wine country, the seattle storm, and veterans and their families, theres a lot of interest in specialized license plates within the state. Gertrude bob newmans most enduring character is, of course, gertrude, who after 50 years is still the most beautiful woman in the city dump. You will live on in the hearts of patches pals forever more. Jp patches gertrude, made my childhood mornings a happy time. Patches pals turn out in fremont for dedication of statue. Wort the second meanest man in the world, ggoorrsstt the friendly frpl and superclown. Mortgage porter has uploaded 4869 photos to flickr. Patches, seattles beloved tv clown originally published july 22, 2012 at 9.
Unfollow jp patches autograph to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Patches, with his sidekick gertrude, ruled seattle television from 1958 to 1981 and still has a legion of devoted fans. Patches statue in fremont immortalizes seattles favorite clown. Patches and gertrude permanently installed near the. Customs services and international tracking provided. Its the year of the license plates in the state legislature. Seattle ap 2012 chris wedes, the man who delighted seattlearea children for decades as the star clown on the j. There artist kevin pettelle will unveil his brand new fun sculpture, late for the interurban, depicting j. Jp patches opening theme music by brunoiswrong published on 20120730t16. Vintage 90s jp patches clown and gertrude signed autographed large nwt shirt. Courtesy of the seattle municipal archives, item no. Patches and his girlfriend gertrude played by newman, the official name of the statue is late for the interurban, a sly reference to the nearby iconic fremont sculpture waiting for the interurban. Thousands turned out on a summer day in 2008 to mark this.
Patches pals turn out in fremont for dedication of statue the. Jp patches and gertrudes statue unveiling rhonda porter. This is the clip showing the unveiling of late for the interurban, a bronze statue dedicated to jp patches and gertrude. The bronze statue in fremont of kiro, seattle, washington channel 7 icon j. With chris wedes, jack armstrong, don einarsen, bill gerald. Jp and bob newman gertrude ketchikangorrrrrssstboris s wort et al have done more for the puget. Gertrude was born in 1960 when bob loaned his naturally high voice to the unseen girlfriend of j. In august 2008 a bronze statue of jp and gertrude was erected in the fremont neighborhood. This seattlebased childrens tv show detailed the adventures of julius pierpont j. Patches during the annual magnolia art show in 2001. Patches show featured wedes as the eponymous clown, who was mayor of the city dump and was forever pursued by gertrude, played by bob newman.