For those of you who grew up in the Seattle area during the 1960s and 1970s, you might remember a children’s television show called The J.P. Patches Show. J.P. Patches and his co-star Gertrude entertained me for many hours during my childhood television-viewing career. As a child, there were many times that it seemed as though everything they were doing on this live broadcast was unrehearsed and spontaneous, including the frequent and lengthy bouts of Gertrude’s uncontrolled, hysterical, falling-on-the-ground laughter. After I did some reading about the show as an adult, it confirmed what I had always suspected: there were no scripts; there were no rehearsals. They were winging it every single time.
In August 2008, a statue of J.P. Patches and Gertrude, "Late for the Interurban", was unveiled in the Fremont neighborhood.
Despite my fond memories of watching J.P. Patches, I must admit to really being a Gertrude fan. To solve this simple puzzle, please research the following information about the show:
In what year was the actor who plays Gertrude born in Seattle? ABCD
J.P. and Gertrude actually got into the Guinness Book by setting the world record for pies-in-the-face during a 1972 publicity stunt. How many pies-in-the-face did Gertrude receive in half an hour? EFG
Seattle Mayor Charles Royer declared 10-14-HIJK as J.P. Patches Day in Seattle, which was celebrated by a large Patches Pal gathering at the Seattle Center.
How many hours of rehearsal went into the preparation for each show? L
Since The J.P. Patches Show was for children, this cache is hidden near a public children’s area at N 47 40.IGL, W 122 15.GCG. The hours for this Seattle City Park are from 4 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. (May 1 - Labor Day), and from 4 a.m. until 10 p.m. (Labor Day until April 30).