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Bob Carolgees (born ''Robert Johnson'') is a comedy entertainer who appeared on the Saturday morning TV series ''Tiswas'' and then later in its adult versions ''O.T.T.'' and ''Saturday Stayback''. He is best known for appearing with an expectorating canine puppet named Spit the Dog. ==Career== In the early 1970s Carolgees ran a DJ and modelling school at 11A Lord Street in Liverpool. After a five-week course, DJs and models were tested in front of an audience at the Sportsmans Club in central Liverpool. Carolgees first appeared in a guest spot on ''Tiswas'' on 31 March 1979.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tiswas Online list of Bob Carolgees appearances )〕 Main presenter Chris Tarrant's first words to him were "I don't know who the f--- you are, but stand there, you're going to be on the telly, it's great!" Clowning around with a monkey puppet named Charlie, Carolgees went down well with the viewing audience and after being invited back for several guest spots he soon became a team presenter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= 'Later Magazine' Tiswas article )〕 Carolgees, in pyjamas and headband, was also the ''Tiswas'' character ''Houdi Elbow'', a comedy psychic and small-time magician. As well as gaining national fame with these and Spit the Dog (plus Cough the Cat), he was also part of The Four Bucketeers who made the UK Top 30 in 1980, even making a ''Top of the Pops'' appearance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top of the Pops Videoclips )〕 Carolgees went on to work for eight years alongside Cilla Black in ''Surprise Surprise'' and for nearly two decades he entertained British armed forces around the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spit the Dog sale fetches £5,000 )〕 He also fronted pop/game show ''Hold Tight!'', produced by Granada Television for Children's ITV and game show Concentration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bob Carolgees at ukgameshows.com )〕 In the 1980s, and at the height of his popularity, he featured in a series of Hellmann's Mayonnaise press and television commercials for eight years dressed as an overgrown schoolboy. Carolgees was the subject of ''This Is Your Life'' in 1994 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe. Carolgees now owns a candle shop — Carolgees Candles — in Frodsham, Cheshire.〔Noble.R (2011) 'Two wheels - lots of tweets', ''The Guardian'', Travel p.5, 2011-06-11.〕 He temporarily came out of show business retirement to appear with all his old colleagues in ''Tiswas Reunited'' on ITV on 16 June 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ITV Media — Tiswas Reunited )〕 Carolgees made a surprise return to show business by agreeing to appear in pantomime at Hull New Theatre for the 2013 run of Jack and the Beanstalk. Carolgees was quoted as saying "What I had missed most was panto".〔http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Christopher-Biggins-Bob-Carolgees-star-Jack/story-20019342-detail/story.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Carolgees」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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