Mr. Piper: The Proud Princess

[JA268]

@blukmage19R It is!

[timmyburdon]

i have such fond memories of this programme , thanks you

[webwisebusiness]

glad I've found this, so thats for putting it up.

Thought I was the only one that remembered this. where's the parrot?

[jsilence418]

Singing this theme for some reason yesterday ! thanks for posting !

[scriv60]

It is quite catchy isn't it?

[mynameismrwoo]

This is every bit as disturbing as it was in the 60's it used to make me cry - and I'm slmost crying now! there is just something scary about Mr Piper! lol!

[VitalSmiles]

There isn't much at all about this man online, I wouldn't have even known his real name if you guys hadn't mentioned it in previous posts. I wonder what his reason was for commiting suicide, if he had a family, ect ect.... he was obviously a great singer & hid his true emotions very well, just so sad : (

[GravityBoy72]

Mr Piper was a bit creepy.

I remember it from British TV in the 1960's.

[zonegunman]

I haven't seen this since the mid 60s. That theme tune stayed in my head ever since.Youtube is so amazing.

[cokezebno]

haha...

i got my dad an old cartoon dvd collection thing for christmas, and they have some of the mr. piper shorts!

we almost have the theme song memorized!

[miger1]

mysterywalker, do you have a full show of this?

I had one on VHS,but i've not seen any others since the re-runs in the 60's -70's ---i hope they have not been wiped!

[TomoandJerry]

I have full episodes on DVD, i bought them at wal-mart for $5.00. The video also contains Felix the cat, Popeye, Casper, and the original Tom and Jerry ( when they were humans ).

Maybe they still hae some more..... =P

[midgemidge007]

desperate for a copy - any chance?

[wazzock1262]

He killed himself didn't he? I remember this, had a parrot who said "Fiddle diddle here's a riddle" and a dull section called Ports of Call.

[mysterywalker]

I don't know if he killed himself. Alan Crofoot was before my time, except that I dimly recall some reruns when I was little. All I know about him personally is what I've found on the internets. I like his show for some strange reason. Yes, the ports of call section was pretty dull. Besides these "cartoons," I've seen a few of those and a few of the talking animal bits.

[bc2fc]

The sketch I recall was where he produced from his 'bag of tricks' an ancient telephone and a phone book which was full of historical famous names. He then tried to 'call' Christopher Columbus to tell him he was going the wrong way round the world! Fantastic show, great memories of Alan Crofoot as Piper. Well done and thanks for finding it.

[KarenOsment]

Wow! Brilliant stuff! Such nostalgia. I use to love watching this, and yes, very few people, of that certain age seem to remember the program. Thanks for the memory. =o)

[mysterywalker]

You're welcome. I think I saw a few reruns when I was a kid, but I'm not sure if I'm confusing them with another series. The cartoon segments have been showing up in various public domain DVD compilations of cartoons that they sell pretty cheap, which is how I knew it was okay to post these.

[skidbytreacle]

Blimey, this takes me back. When I mention Mr Piper to people of my age, they never seem to remember him. I'm amazed you have got this footage its brill. Do you have anything with the parrot on or his magic bag?

[mysterywalker]

no, just some cartoons and a geography segment about shanghai or somewhere like that

[BeeryUSA]

This takes me back too. This was one of the earliest shows I remember watching on British TV.

[heine71]

Mr. Piper was not just Canada's Pee Wee Herman, he was either a Canadian Captain Kangaroo or a knockoff of Mr. Dressup!

[d1962a]

It's taken me ages to track this down....thank you! I could never rememeber what it was called!

[mysterywalker]

You're welcome! I don't know why, but I suddenly became a big fan of Mr. Piper and obsessively bought everything I could find related to his show. His name is Alan Crofoot.