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White sneakers worn by Jeff Gilbert for "The Lame List" on Almost Live! ca. 1990
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! He wore these shoes on “The Lame List,” and was the one who came up with the tagline “What’s Weak this Week.” In the reoccurring sketch, a group is introduced as representing “America’s heavy metal community” and comically responds to issues…
ID Number:2024.17.3
Date:1987-1990
Reprinted "Rock Star Fantasy Camp T-shirt" from Almost Live!
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! The show aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING 5 in Seattle. Gilbert was connected to the show through host John Keister, who he had worked with at the music and entertainment newspaper The Rocket. “Rock Star Fantasy Camp” aired…
ID Number:2024.17.Ref
Date:2024
Outfit for "Billy Quan" sketch on Almost Live!, ca. 1988
Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, the show was like a local version of the Tonight Show, but in 1989 the format changed to be a 30-minute sketch comedy show. Recurring sketch “Mind your Manners with Billy Quan” was inspired by Japanese and Chinese action movies. Sketch…
ID Number:2024.22.1
Date:1988-1990
Almost Live! staff jacket owned by Jim McKenna, 1984-1985
Jim McKenna was a writer for the Seattle comedy TV show Almost Live! in the earliest years of the show. Almost Live! aired on KING5 in Seattle from 1984-1999. During the time McKenna was working for the show Ross Shafer was the host and it had a talk show format, similar to a local version of the Tonight Show. Later…
ID Number:2024.30.1
Date:1984
"Up Down" switch from "Jet Guy" on Almost Live! 1990
This “Up Down” switch was a prop from the Jet Guy sketch on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! The show aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 television in Seattle. In its earliest years, Almost Live! was like a local version of the Tonight Show, but in 1989 the format changed to be a 30-minute sketch comedy show. Jet…
ID Number:2024.35.1
Date:1990
Tricycle from the J.P. Patches television show, ca. 1960
Chris Wedes' playful clown character J.P. Patches, affectionately known as the "Mayor of the Dump," hosted one of America's longest-running local children's television programs. The show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. J.P. Patches often rode this tricycle around the set, comically banging into props and tumbling to the ground.
ID Number:2024.38.1
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Trash can from the J.P. Patches television show, ca. 1960
Chris Wedes' playful clown character J.P. Patches, affectionately known as the "Mayor of the Dump," hosted one of America's longest-running local children's television programs. The show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. This trash can was a prominent and appropriate prop for the "Mayor of the Dump" who would often…
ID Number:2024.38.2
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Sturdley the bookworm puppet from the J.P. Patches television show, ca. 1960
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Sturdley the Bookworm was a reccurring character played by Jack Armstrong and Bob Newman. Sturdley had an appetite for paper and would eat any book placed on his bookshelf.
ID Number:2024.38.3
Date:Circa 1960
J.P. Patches outfit, ca. 1990-2010
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Even after the show was off the air, Wedes…
ID Number:2024.38.46ONLINE
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Gertrude outfit from J.P. Patches show, ca. 1970-2000
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Gertrude’s outfits usually included a robe, a colorful dress,…
ID Number:2024.38.79ONLINE
Date:Circa 1970-2000