tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post4201731163835280536..comments2024-03-23T15:48:15.416-05:00Comments on Bayou Teche Dispatches: Remembering Polycarp: A Cajun TV Show Host for ChildrenShane K. Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00454946054965548589noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-55049981724787349632023-07-16T00:44:44.463-05:002023-07-16T00:44:44.463-05:00Hey I'm holly plauche an John is my grandma I&...Hey I'm holly plauche an John is my grandma I'm reaching out to find his records so we can here his voice my dad Johnson son would be so proud and blown away to hear his daddy's vice if anyone can help me recover any recording of his show an music anything really we would be so greatful please contact me at 205-431-0226 max god be with you all <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-4756657420948516632022-11-04T12:45:32.131-05:002022-11-04T12:45:32.131-05:00I remember it pronounced with the “p” at the end. ...I remember it pronounced with the “p” at the end. Is there any place to see old episodes? I remember loving the showAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-64761761062233450232022-06-21T14:52:31.184-05:002022-06-21T14:52:31.184-05:00Can you post the image or send it to me at shane a...Can you post the image or send it to me at shane at cajunculture.com ? (Substituting @ for “ at “). I’d love to see it.Shane K. Bernardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-33082077665505044342022-06-21T12:53:20.151-05:002022-06-21T12:53:20.151-05:00In 1970 I was Master Toddler with Nadine Mier and ...In 1970 I was Master Toddler with Nadine Mier and we were accompanied by Polycarp in Gueydan’s Spring Festival Parade. Don’t remember since I was only 4, but I do have the photo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-39053024160340523692019-11-17T14:12:06.872-06:002019-11-17T14:12:06.872-06:00There is actually a tiny community in St. Martin P...There is actually a tiny community in St. Martin Parish called Anse La Butte. It did have a grocery store/home that also served as our local post office. This was the home/grocery store/post office. GPS coordinates 30.2713595,-91.9502473. If I remember correctly, there was a Landry family that ran it in the mid to late 60's. I lived in the community until I moved away in the early 80's, but was SO PROUD that Polycarp "lived" in our community when I was a child. I would make believe that he was a distant relative of ours. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-424142394947905942019-02-13T16:02:16.506-06:002019-02-13T16:02:16.506-06:00Age 57 now, born 1961. Watched and loved the Polyc...Age 57 now, born 1961. Watched and loved the Polycarp show on channel 3 from my home in tiny Hackberry, LA, south of Sulphur. I remember hearing Polycarp WITH the p. I remember him identifying himself as something that sounded like “Polycarp peelee peckle number two” to my young ears, and I did know until just reading this blog that it was actually Phillipe Pecot. The only reason I googled this now is because my daughter now living in Lafayette was looking for a good king cake bakery there, of which there are now several, but anyway I remembered that Polycarp always used to talk about Poupart Bakery. That place is still in business and apparently doing well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738176212300570525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-64743058041085940032018-01-13T12:48:24.202-06:002018-01-13T12:48:24.202-06:00Poe lee carp!
Poe lee carp!<br />BJJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212855435271711038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-7710858482151222102017-07-29T22:43:04.656-05:002017-07-29T22:43:04.656-05:00I am 54 yrs. Old every morning I was up to watch P...I am 54 yrs. Old every morning I was up to watch Polycarp. Loved the cartoons. All classics today.Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-90216369247694038112017-07-15T20:02:43.983-05:002017-07-15T20:02:43.983-05:00I too remember Polycarp Phillipe Pecot Number 2! W...I too remember Polycarp Phillipe Pecot Number 2! Wish we could see him & his stuff on YouTube! Very sorry to hear of John's passing. I'm now 57 & appreciate what his show did foe me in passing the time before school. Thank you guys! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852810343807992013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-42365060077806325512017-05-18T22:32:32.115-05:002017-05-18T22:32:32.115-05:00By the way, I recall the pronunciation was most de...By the way, I recall the pronunciation was most definitely Polycarp, with a final P. I loved watching the show growing up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-84919052296860122312017-05-18T22:23:35.232-05:002017-05-18T22:23:35.232-05:00Wow, what a shame there's not even one single ...Wow, what a shame there's not even one single show left. That show was an important part of Cajun culture for a lot of us (then) youngsters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-9082303930416471122017-02-23T08:26:42.972-06:002017-02-23T08:26:42.972-06:00Love the article. Happy Feast Day of Saint Polycar...Love the article. Happy Feast Day of Saint Polycarp! Could you pleeease update the music links which currently say video not found on youtube?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603514063629164711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-68286129625467509152016-12-17T14:26:43.957-06:002016-12-17T14:26:43.957-06:00I'd love to know, as would many others, if the...I'd love to know, as would many others, if there is film of him hosting the show, or in parades, etc. Also if there are photos, fan letters, etc., that might some day go in a university archives.Shane K. Bernardhttp://cajunculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-22369182510829385572016-12-17T01:34:05.580-06:002016-12-17T01:34:05.580-06:00John Donald Plauche, was my uncle (my mother's...John Donald Plauche, was my uncle (my mother's brother) I was only 2 when he passed, but it is so wonderful to hear all the nice things y'all have said about him. My mom would tell me how much he enjoyed making people laugh. Thank you all for your ok kind words.<br />Michael Clesi Ponchatoula LaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103124120920285670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-34156998926969756712016-12-02T00:09:28.473-06:002016-12-02T00:09:28.473-06:00I am going to try and push this issue on social me...I am going to try and push this issue on social media so it can spread around !!! What ya'll think ??Boo LuQuette AKA Boudreaux in Eunice, La.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09947640728272208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-34822885932216936272016-12-02T00:07:47.849-06:002016-12-02T00:07:47.849-06:00I am glad that people are commenting on here on Po...I am glad that people are commenting on here on Polycarp. <br /><br />I remember when I was a young boy in the 60's My mom sent in a postcard for a give away. I didn't win but I watched in earnest to see or hear my name on TV and win those huge gifts. <br /><br />I remember those old barrels in tne front of his counter with the pop ups that looked like the muppets. <br /><br />I wish someone could find some old videos or contact the station to put them on the internet.. <br /><br />I know a lot of people that love to watch them and possibly donate to that cause. Pure Kajun Kids episodes right there ~!~!Boo LuQuette AKA Boudreaux in Eunice, La.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09947640728272208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-53677550384204120212016-12-01T16:37:25.381-06:002016-12-01T16:37:25.381-06:00I know his name was "Polycarp", pronounc...I know his name was "Polycarp", pronounced "po-LEE-carp", and I had to have heard him say it that way, because I could not yet read, so I would not have known about the "p" without hearing it. When he said his name was "Polycarp Phillip Pecot No. 2", of course Phillip was pronounce "fi-LEAP", I had no idea what he was saying. It was sort of garbled to me, almost like "Peter Piper picked a peck". Later, I read and learned that he was saying, it made sense!<br /><br />Maybe it was just that my family said "po-LEE-carp", when saying the name of the show as just the one word. We did not speak French at home, nor did our family use the French pronunciation of names.<br /><br />Not only did I win a fancy Poupart's birthday cake on Polycarp's show (my mother mailed the entry in a bright green envelope), but I was also ON his show, after I won the grand title of "Miss Personality" in the Little Miss Jeanerette contest. That was a thrill, but also took away some of the magic of TV, due to the reality of seeing the set where the show was taped, and learning that we would not be able to watch the cartoons before or after taping our segment! <br /><br />I was also on Buckskin bill that same spring, 1972. I was on May 15, 1972, but I believe our broadcast was preempted by breaking news on the shooting of Alabama Governor George Wallace.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-33616189138676197852016-08-26T15:56:08.034-05:002016-08-26T15:56:08.034-05:00I emailed KATC a few years ago, and they said that...I emailed KATC a few years ago, and they said that the show was aired like every, and no video was ever recorded.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-43430969512681371482016-08-24T20:13:06.066-05:002016-08-24T20:13:06.066-05:00In my memory the "p" was silent. My brot...In my memory the "p" was silent. My brothers and I imitated his speech and retold his jokes many many times.Matt Crochetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-69164938836702289342016-08-23T22:53:16.232-05:002016-08-23T22:53:16.232-05:00I remember Buckskin Bill on the BR channel in the ...I remember Buckskin Bill on the BR channel in the morning. The Monday Morning March with his flute. <br /><br />Boo LuQuette AKA Boudreaux in Eunice, La.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09947640728272208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-49207175541235676812016-08-23T20:57:42.075-05:002016-08-23T20:57:42.075-05:00Great Job on this blog.Great Job on this blog.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021672107776048429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-33812183403002080442016-08-07T09:53:52.869-05:002016-08-07T09:53:52.869-05:00Im sorry I ment to say to steer 4he srimp boat.Im sorry I ment to say to steer 4he srimp boat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601597123993899732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-46950322292862593872016-08-07T09:49:41.885-05:002016-08-07T09:49:41.885-05:00You know, those mornings before school watching hi...You know, those mornings before school watching him holler at "T-toot steer to the shimp boat to playing out all thoughs stories were to me better then the cartoons he hosted. My brother in law and I worked together quite a while. <br /><br />I once asked him if he had seen Polycorp and Pals as a youngster, he said no to my surprise, thought I was making up the name as well as the show but but launched at the name Polycorp. After that even to this day when ever he thought I might be pulling his leg he'd always say come on now Pollycorp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601597123993899732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-61506404070653007152016-05-22T21:29:32.090-05:002016-05-22T21:29:32.090-05:00Growing up in Morgan City in the 60's allowed ...Growing up in Morgan City in the 60's allowed me to have the honor of being able to watch two of the best children's shows ever. In the early mornings I could watch Polycarp being aired from Lafayette, and also Storyland starring Buckskin Bill Black airing on WBRZ in Baton Rouge, then after school watching the "Buckskin Bill Black Show".Lance Haasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-52433322907397407612016-02-10T09:53:06.004-06:002016-02-10T09:53:06.004-06:00As a 55 year old now growing up in Kinder,La., I r...As a 55 year old now growing up in Kinder,La., I remember getting up early to catch Polycarp on the old B&W TV. I won a Mr. Potato Head from the show and thought that Polycarp had bought it specifically for me. Great memories!tshari65https://www.blogger.com/profile/00881187502220325709noreply@blogger.com