Celluloid Trade Heroes
May 28th 2009 23:34
Remember Jennifer Beales - the Steel Town Girl on a Saturday night - from Flashdance?
How about Tim the Toolman Taylor?
Or Can We Do It - Yes We Can - Bob The Builder?
Well in discourse with my brother-in-law (a builder himself) - we were racking our brains to come up with 10 building tradies who have featured in either movies or TV.
It wasn't easy - and to be honest - other than Al Borland - Tim the Toolman's famous sidekick - we struggled big time - hence the inclusion of Jennifer Beales - and even the construction worker from the Village People!
So help us out! Be they home handymen, electricians, plumbers, builders, steelworkers - who have endeared themselves to us via either the big screen or the box?
How about Tim the Toolman Taylor?
Or Can We Do It - Yes We Can - Bob The Builder?
Well in discourse with my brother-in-law (a builder himself) - we were racking our brains to come up with 10 building tradies who have featured in either movies or TV.
It wasn't easy - and to be honest - other than Al Borland - Tim the Toolman's famous sidekick - we struggled big time - hence the inclusion of Jennifer Beales - and even the construction worker from the Village People!
So help us out! Be they home handymen, electricians, plumbers, builders, steelworkers - who have endeared themselves to us via either the big screen or the box?
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Comment by Natalina
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I thought of a few:
George the Handyman on Newhart.
Roseanne's hubby Dan was a construction worker.
Pretty sure Fred Flintstone would fit nicely into this list as well. Wasn't he like a rock quarry worker?
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Of course Dan was a tradie (or sorts) and Fred Flintstone - well a quarry worker probably fits the bill too.
Though why he wore a tie to work was always beyond me.
Comment by Natalina
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From MEET THE FLINTSTONES!
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Good enough for me . . .
Comment by Morgan Bell
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Kylie Minogue was a motor mechanic on neighbours
the father on Packed To The Rafters is a tradesman
Mike Brady was an architect
Comment by Natalina
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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I'll take the first two - but not in my wildest dreams would I call Mike Brady a tradie . . .
Nice try though