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Pajo's Junkbox

podge018 · 2007-06-09 01:09:44

Sorry if this has been done a thousand times, but I just read on some board that it was on as early as 1986. That can't be right. I'd have said 1989 at the earliest.

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Sorry if this has been done a thousand times, but I just read on some board that it was on as early as 1986. That can't be right. I'd have said 1989 at the earliest.

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#2 09-06-2007 11:11am

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Definitely around 86, I went to Scratch Saturday in 91, and that show had been running a few years after Pajo. What was the Professor's name, knowitall?

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#3 09-06-2007 4:00pm

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Yep, OP. Pajo was definitely '86 - took over from Anything Goes.

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#4 23-06-2007 4:58am

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Pajo used to be on before Action Station Saturday, which was most definately around the 86 mark.

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#5 25-06-2007 2:55pm

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It was definitely '86, the first episode was on the Saturday after we moved into our new house. I remember getting up thinking Anything Goes might be on but finding this Pajo guy about to start and watching it in the front room surrounded by boxes. It's a good thing I liked it because we didn't get cable in the new house for what felt like years.:(

I wrote to Pajo a few times and got sent back goodie bags each time.

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#6 29-06-2007 9:10pm

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I remember getting the poster from Pajo about how to write a letter properly, think he was trying to give me a hint.

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#7 19-05-2011 1:51am

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Barely remember it,mention of archive tapes here,presumely wiped or rte dont want to show it again- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56564975

Photo still of pajo from scratch saturday-

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/result.html?_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXACTION_=query&_IXFIRST_=13&_IXSR_=q9sSYRLgMzv&_IXSS_=_IXMAXHITS_%3d10%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252ft%26_IXFIRST_%3d1%26%252asform%3d%252fweb%252fsearch_forms%252fadvanced%26%2524%253dsi%3dtext%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26_IXSESSION_%3dc2jwm7P28cQ%26_IXINITSR_%3dy%26%2524%253dsort%3dsort%2bdescending%2bsortexpr%2bimage_sort%26search%3dsearch%26%252aiexe%2bSECURITY_filter%3d%252e%26%2524%253ds%3dpajo%26text_search_context%3dpajo%26%253cphoto_taken_date_earliest%3d&_IXSPFX_=templates%2ft&_IXFPFX_=templates%2ft

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#8 19-05-2011 1:58am

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Matias Spoiled Wall-to-wall wrote: »

Barely remember it,mention of archive tapes here,presumely wiped or rte dont want to show it again- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56564975

Photo still of pajo from scratch saturday-

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/result.html?_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXACTION_=query&_IXFIRST_=13&_IXSR_=q9sSYRLgMzv&_IXSS_=_IXMAXHITS_%3d10%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252ft%26_IXFIRST_%3d1%26%252asform%3d%252fweb%252fsearch_forms%252fadvanced%26%2524%253dsi%3dtext%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26_IXSESSION_%3dc2jwm7P28cQ%26_IXINITSR_%3dy%26%2524%253dsort%3dsort%2bdescending%2bsortexpr%2bimage_sort%26search%3dsearch%26%252aiexe%2bSECURITY_filter%3d%252e%26%2524%253ds%3dpajo%26text_search_context%3dpajo%26%253cphoto_taken_date_earliest%3d&_IXSPFX_=templates%2ft&_IXFPFX_=templates%2ft

jaysis look at the eyes on him. he must've been strung out on something. hated pajo!! nasal doobellin accent wrecked my head!

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#9 19-05-2011 10:07pm

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Owen Roe, Rose Henderson, Raymond Keane and Jack Lynch were definitely involved in Pajo's Junkbox, and also the Fáilte Road Cafe, along with other people too obviously! There aren't any records of it at RTE, I'm pretty sure they have wiped all the tapes - such a pity!

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#10 19-05-2011 11:33pm

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Andy Ruane's catchphrase, 'like it, love it!', I remember very well.

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#11 20-05-2011 10:45am

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He had 2 shows - Pajo and the Salty Frog was the earlier one and then Pajo's Junkbox I won a "swimming pool" on Scratch Saturday lol

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#12 20-05-2011 1:52pm

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pauro 76 wrote: »

Andy Ruane's catchphrase, 'like it, love it!', I remember very well.

Pajo's was "Mega"

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#13 20-05-2011 1:54pm

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Andy is very successful businessman now?.

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#14 20-05-2011 5:56pm

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Matias Spoiled Wall-to-wall wrote: »

Andy is very successful businessman now?.

yes he is, he set up a production company called"
like it love it " as far as i recall he made a fortune selling the lyrics board format.

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#15 20-05-2011 5:58pm

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Pajo went on to teach inner city kids the evils of drugs

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#16 21-05-2011 7:05pm

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We should have a best of Pajo's Junkbox DVD

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#17 21-05-2011 7:13pm

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Dinny was the professor?

I never would have known.

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#18 27-06-2011 4:38pm

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when it first started they had a competition to win a board game called go for broke,you had to write a letter about yourself and send it in to them,i was the very first winner,i'd forgotten all about until i seen this thread,must have been my 15 minutes of fame.

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#19 27-09-2016 9:14pm

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Here's a blast from the past.BTW what was it with Irish childrens TV in the 80's and women in dungarees?

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#20 04-11-2018 12:35pm

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Was just thinking about this show. Did it go through a few name changes? I know Pajo And The Salty Frog was the final spin off (I think) but was there something else in between Pajos Junkbox and that, I'm sure it had the Pogues Fiesta as the theme song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYI9t-I6qo

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darkdubh wrote: »

Here's a blast from the past.BTW what was it with Irish childrens TV in the 80's and women in dungarees?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ue7s62Kq8

Fyp

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#22 09-11-2018 5:11pm

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Was their a club or a magazine accociated with that? I seem to remember getting an oportunity to write in to them from somewhere.

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#23 10-11-2018 1:03am

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Pajo was kidnapped in a couple of episodes.

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#24 10-11-2018 11:34am

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branie2 wrote: »

Pajo was kidnapped in a couple of episodes.

I remember one episode where another puppet who might have been called Basher comes and threatens Pajo and tells him he's going to take over the show and call it Bashers Junkbox. He said to Pajo "I'll burst ya". In the end Pajo out smarts yer man somehow and says to the viewers "use yer loaf cos bullies never use theirs"

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Matias Spoiled Wall-to-wall wrote: »

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/result.html?_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXACTION_=query&_IXFIRST_=13&_IXSR_=q9sSYRLgMzv&_IXSS_=_IXMAXHITS_%3d10%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252ft%26_IXFIRST_%3d1%26%252asform%3d%252fweb%252fsearch_forms%252fadvanced%26%2524%253dsi%3dtext%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26_IXSESSION_%3dc2jwm7P28cQ%26_IXINITSR_%3dy%26%2524%253dsort%3dsort%2bdescending%2bsortexpr%2bimage_sort%26search%3dsearch%26%252aiexe%2bSECURITY_filter%3d%252e%26%2524%253ds%3dpajo%26text_search_context%3dpajo%26%253cphoto_taken_date_earliest%3d&_IXSPFX_=templates%2ft&_IXFPFX_=templates%2ft

Pajo is the bulb off Gerry Ryan.

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Anthracite wrote: »

Pajo is the bulb off Gerry Ryan.

That link answers my question, it was the Whole Shebang that came between Pajos Junkbox and Pajo & The Salty Frog.

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Wasn't there a whole bunch of those sponge faced characters? The freaky old woman in a shawl one here and there were a few others I'm sure, there was a male puppet who would answer questions Jimmy Magee memory man style. I remember another puppet, not sure if it was Pajo or not, asking how many people were at such and such All Ireland final final in a certain year. When the memory man puppet gives the correct answer the other lad asks "now, what were their names?"

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Fetchit and Grabbit had a love/hate relationship on the show

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#30 26-12-2018 1:25pm

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mcmoustache wrote: »

Dinny was the professor?

I never would have known.

He wasn’t unless there was a different professor when I watched it. 34mins or so in below

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ue7s62Kq8

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#31 26-12-2018 1:29pm

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Matias Spoiled Wall-to-wall wrote: »

Barely remember it,mention of archive tapes here,presumely wiped or rte dont want to show it again- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56564975

Photo still of pajo from scratch saturday-

https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/result.html?_IXMAXHITS_=1&_IXACTION_=query&_IXFIRST_=13&_IXSR_=q9sSYRLgMzv&_IXSS_=_IXMAXHITS_%3d10%26_IXFPFX_%3dtemplates%252ft%26_IXFIRST_%3d1%26%252asform%3d%252fweb%252fsearch_forms%252fadvanced%26%2524%253dsi%3dtext%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26_IXSESSION_%3dc2jwm7P28cQ%26_IXINITSR_%3dy%26%2524%253dsort%3dsort%2bdescending%2bsortexpr%2bimage_sort%26search%3dsearch%26%252aiexe%2bSECURITY_filter%3d%252e%26%2524%253ds%3dpajo%26text_search_context%3dpajo%26%253cphoto_taken_date_earliest%3d&_IXSPFX_=templates%2ft&_IXFPFX_=templates%2ft

I think they did wipe it, remember reading that. Part of the cultural history of the country and the turnips in RTÉ tape over it!

I vaguely remember bits of it. The last episode wasn’t Pajo and his junk box loaded up on a forklift and brought off? Devastated I was!
Also loved the Professor guy. Remember another episode he was explaining about the peat bogs, he was superimposed on a hot air balloon across the midlands I seem to remember!!

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#32 26-12-2018 1:57pm

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road_high wrote: »

I think they did wipe it, remember reading that. Part of the cultural history of the country and the turnips in RTÉ tape over it!

I vaguely remember bits of it. The last episode wasn’t Pajo and his junk box loaded up on a forklift and brought off? Devastated I was!
Also loved the Professor guy. Remember another episode he was explaining about the peat bogs, he was superimposed on a hot air balloon across the midlands I seem to remember!!

The bit with the forklift wasn't the last episode; he was kidnapped in the episode in question.

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I remember one bit from one of the very early episodes where Pajo has a dream about these 18th century types in wigs chanting "off with his hair" then he wakes up frightened. Might have been a reference to the French Revoloution.

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mcmoustache wrote: »

Dinny was the professor?

I never would have known.

wally79 wrote: »

He wasn’t unless there was a different professor when I watched it. 34mins or so in below

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ue7s62Kq8

Not Dinny, that was Joe Lynch.

Coincidentally Jack Lynch aka the Professor did appear in Glenroe. He pops up here in a scene starting around 22.40 playing a detective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI9X1Q7AM9g

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Rosemary Henderson, who played Grabbit in Pajo's Junkbox, went on to become Sister Assumpta in Fr.Ted and is now waiting to get her gas boiler repaired.

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Oh man... the first record I got was Pajo. (Vinyl, didn’t have a tape player yet) Can’t remember any of the songs though! I think it’s still at home somewhere.

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The puppeteer behind Pajo, Pat Bracken died in 2010. I only found that out now, RIP.

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The puppeteer and voice of Pajo was Raymond Keane. He’s now a respected theatre actor and voiceover artist.

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I remember an episode where Pajo and the other 2 were getting lashed out of it on a cliff with poisonous fish (I think).

Then there was an episode where Pajo wrote a Valentines letter and The Professor told us the story of the pair of lovers that feature in that China teacup and saucer set aul ones used to have.

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Fetchit and Grabbit had an aunt called Nookey

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van_beano wrote: »

I remember an episode where Pajo and the other 2 were getting lashed out of it on a cliff with poisonous fish (I think).

Then there was an episode where Pajo wrote a Valentines letter and The Professor told us the story of the pair of lovers that feature in that China teacup and saucer set aul ones used to have.

Pajo, Fetchit and Grabbit were making their own detective series called the Tale of the Smelly Fish in which they played detectives investigating a case of rancid fish being thrown at people from a long distance.

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Hangdogroad wrote: »

The puppeteer behind Pajo, Pat Bracken died in 2010. I only found that out now, RIP.

thejuggler wrote: »

The puppeteer and voice of Pajo was Raymond Keane. He’s now a respected theatre actor and voiceover artist.

Ok, there's a post on Reddit saying Pat Bracken was Pajo, did he possibly have more than one puppeteer?

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Hangdogroad wrote: »

Ok, there's a post on Reddit saying Pat Bracken was Pajo, did he possibly have more than one puppeteer?

Not sure but there were other puppets - I think an old woman character. Maybe Pat performed her?

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Who was the voice of pajo??

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Raymond Keane

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Christy Moore was a guest on it one time. He sang a song about Pajo, I can remember the chorus went "He's the megastar of the whole junkyard, Pajo's everybodys favour-rat".

Weird the things that stick in your head after more than 30 years.

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He sang it in the very last episode of the series.

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One memorable episode was when Fetchit was accidentally turned into a banana by one of Professor Knowitall's inventions.

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I'm not 100% sure if this was from Pajos Junkbox or Scratch Saturday but I remember a comedy skit featuring an Irish trad act who instead of playing their instruments all just went "diddle diddle diddle diddle" in a really fast demented way while the camera zoomed in and out and there were all flashing strobe light effects.

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I can't say I remember that

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Remember the Egghead cartoons that were on the show? Pajo created them

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