Editorial: Lawmakers, be pals and approve J.P. Patches plate

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Unless you’re of a certain age — and grew up in Western Washington — you’re not going to get it.

You’re not going to understand why some of us would shell out $40 — and then $30 every year afterward — for a specialized license plate that has a couple of clowns on it and identifies the car’s owner as a “Patches Pal.”

Legislation that has passed the state House and is now in the Senate would create the specialized license plate honoring children’s entertainers J.P. Patches and Gertrude, with proceeds going to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s “Strong Against Cancer” program. The Patches Pal plate legislation was sponsored by state Rep. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, who, during a transportation committee hearing admitted watching J.P.’s morning kids show with his kids, as The Herald’s Julie Muhlstein reported Friday.

J.P., the mayor of the city dump on KIRO-TV’s show from 1958 to 1981, was played by the late Chris Wedes of Edmonds and joined by Bob Newman who portrayed a number of characters in sketches that ran between cartoons including Gertrude, the evil Boris S. Wort and Ketchikan the Animal Man. The plate featuring Wedes and Newman will informally honor a tradition of regional children’s TV entertainers who included Capt. Puget (Don McCune), Wunda Wunda (Ruth Prins) and Brakeman Bill (Bill McLain).

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They didn't mention Stan Boreson in the last paragraph. His was another local kids' show.