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27-719: The Krankies Klub was the Krankies ' first solo attempt at a family variety show since Crackerjack . This article about a children's television show originating in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Krankies The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and making pop records. Since this period, they have also regularly appeared in pantomime . The duo comprises wife Janette Tough and her husband Ian . As

54-478: A "hero" gaining the sympathy of a man's wife, hiding in his house, robbing him, and finally killing him. In Tabart's moralized version, a fairy woman explains to Jack that the giant had robbed and murdered his father justifying Jack's actions as retribution ( Andrew Lang follows this version in the Red Fairy Book of 1890). Jacobs gave no justification because there was none in the version he had heard as

81-432: A child and maintained that children know that robbery and murder are wrong without being told in a fairy tale, but did give a subtle retributive tone to it by making reference to the giant's previous meals of stolen oxen and young children. Many modern interpretations have followed Tabart and made the giant a villain, terrorizing smaller folk and stealing from them, so that Jack becomes a legitimate protagonist. For example,

108-679: A comedy duo performing as various characters and working the comedy circuit. In 1978, they got their big break when they were given a spot on the Royal Variety Performance . During the 1980s, the duo were given roles in several television shows, including the BBC 's stalwart children's entertainment series Crackerjack (1980–1982). Other appearances included The Krankies Klub (1983–1984), The Joke Machine (1985), The Krankies Elektronik Komik (1985–1987) and K.T.V for Border Television (1989–1991). From 1975 to 1984,

135-717: A hooker and Ian played a rampant camel. The duo appeared on ITV's daytime show Loose Women on 25 February 2010. During the 2010 panto season, the Krankies made a re-appearance in Scottish pantomime alongside John Barrowman at the SECC for Aladdin. They appeared as the Police, with Janette parodying Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga , and making an appearance as Wee Jimmy Krankie. The Krankies returned alongside Barrowman in 2011 and soon became SECC veterans. After four years, Barrowman announced he would not return, and David Hasselhoff joined

162-479: A poor country boy, traded the family cow for a handful of magic beans, much to the dismay of his mother. However, that very night, the beans grew into a massive, towering beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. Jack went inside and found the giant’s wife in the kitchen. Jack said, “Could you please give me something to eat? I am so hungry!”. The kind wife gave him bread and some milk. While he

189-555: Is older than these accounts. According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa , the tale type (AT 328, The Boy Steals Ogre's Treasure ) to which the Jack story belongs may have had a Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) origin (the same tale also has Proto-Indo-Iranian variants), and so some think that the story would have originated millennia ago (4500 BC to 2500 BC). In some versions of

216-492: The Star Wars: The Phantom Menace parody "The Phantom Millennium", and they both appeared in several other movie parodies throughout the series. Her most recent appearance was on the 2005 Christmas Special, in which she appeared in the mock theatre trailers for The Graduate and Chicago . She also appeared in the fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous playing both a midwife and nightmare baby in

243-525: The BBC One programme Pointless , losing out to Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland who reached the final. In August 2018, they appeared in the third series of BBC's travel documentary The Real Marigold Hotel . In 2019, they appeared on Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule . On 8 April 2022 they appeared on GB News 's Mark Dolan Tonight on Dolan's Mark Meets segment. They also appeared as panellists on Dolan's show on 3 July 2022. Jack and

270-593: The Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is the best known of the "Jack tales", a series of stories featuring the archetypal English hero and stock character Jack . According to researchers at Durham University and Universidade Nova de Lisboa , the story originated more than five millennia ago in Proto-Indo-European , based on a widespread archaic story form which is now classified by folklorists as ATU 328 The Boy Who Stole Ogre's Treasure . Jack,

297-418: The Krankies for the 2015 pantomime. In 2016, they joined Barrowman again in pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome , and in 2017 at Manchester Opera House . In December 2011, during an appearance on BBC Radio Scotland 's Stark Talk programme, Ian Tough revealed the couple had enjoyed a colourful sex life at the time when their profile was at its highest in the 1980s, admitting to episodes of swinging . He told

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324-675: The Krankies released a series of pop singles and an album, Fan–Dabi–Dozi , based on their catchphrase , which peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1981. Janette also appeared as Jimmy Krankie in the video for the 2007 Comic Relief single " 500 Miles " with The Proclaimers , Brian Potter , Andy Pipkin and other celebrity stars. The pair made recurring appearances in various series of French & Saunders . Janette played, for example, Anadin Skywalker in

351-713: The Krankies they portray schoolboy Wee Jimmy Krankie (Janette), and paternal figure Ian Krankie (Ian), though in their comedy act they also portray other characters. Beginning in the 1990s, they regularly appeared as the Krankies in episodes of the BBC comedy series French and Saunders . Wee Jimmy Krankie often used the catchphrase exclamation " Fandabidozi! " Janette was born on 16 May 1947 in Queenzieburn , North Lanarkshire , Scotland, and Ian on 26 March 1947 in Clydebank , Dunbartonshire . The two met in 1966, and were married in 1969. The Krankies began their career as

378-589: The beanstalk, which has analogies in other types The Brothers Grimm drew an analogy between this tale and a German fairy tale, " The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs ". The devil's mother or grandmother acts much like the giant's wife, a female figure protecting the child from the evil male figure. Iona and Peter Opie (The Classic Fairy Tales 1974 p.163) saw instead parallel's with the Grimm's tale 'The Flail from Heaven'. The original story portrays

405-666: The beanstalk. The giant fell and died. Jack and his mother were now very rich and they lived happily ever after. "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" was published in London by J. Roberts in the 1734 second edition of Round About Our Coal-Fire . In 1807, English writer Benjamin Tabart published The History of Jack and the Bean Stalk , possibly actually edited by William and/or Mary Jane Godwin. The story

432-400: The bed. The giant cried, “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!” The wife said, “There is no boy in here!” The giant ate his food and went to his room. There, he took out a hen. He shouted, “Lay!” and the hen laid a golden egg. When the giant fell asleep, Jack took the hen and climbed down the beanstalk. Jack’s mother

459-457: The beginning, before coming on later in the show as themselves. They were promoting a forthcoming tour in which they performed with other "semi-retired" acts such as Frank Carson , Brotherhood of Man , and Jimmy Cricket (all best known in the 1970s and 1980s). On 14 December 2009, they once again were on the Paul O'Grady show for the pantomime special of "Sleeping Beauty", in which Janette played

486-769: The blood of a British man" (Act 3, Scene 4), and something similar also appears in "Jack the Giant Killer". "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an Aarne-Thompson tale-type 328, The Treasures of the Giant, which includes the Italian " Thirteenth " and the French " How the Dragon Was Tricked " tales. Christine Goldberg argues that the Aarne-Thompson system is inadequate for the tale because the others do not include

513-467: The episode "Book Clubbin." In 1999, Janette Tough made a cameo appearance in a series 4 episode of Murder Most Horrid ("Elvis, Jesus, and Zack"). The episode concerns an artist who fakes his death to gain popularity. Janette is seen at the end of the episode, calling Dawn French's character for help faking her own death. The same year, she appeared as Janice, a friend of the character Petula in an episode of dinnerladies . In 2003, "Wee Jimmy Krankie"

540-407: The film it became apparent that the character was not, in fact, Japanese but Scottish. When asked about the controversy Jennifer Saunders replied "the whole film is about people being what they're not, Huki Muki is a brand, she is the designer and she looks a bit Japanese, but the moment she opens her mouth she's from Glasgow. There's no yellow makeup..." On 24 December 2015, the Krankies appeared on

567-513: The giant. “Don't be silly! There is no boy in here!” said his wife. The giant had a magical harp that could play beautiful songs. While the giant slept, Jack took the harp and was about to leave. Suddenly, the magic harp cried, “Help master! A boy is stealing me!” The giant woke up and saw Jack with the harp. Furious, he ran after Jack. But Jack was too fast for him. He ran down the beanstalk and reached home. The giant followed him down. Jack quickly ran inside his house, fetched an axe, and chopped down

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594-415: The night, Jack crept out of his hiding place, took one sack of gold coins and climbed down the beanstalk. At home, he gave the coins to his mother. His mother was very happy and they lived well for sometime. Jack climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant’s house again. Once again, Jack asked the giant’s wife for food, but while he was eating the giant returned. Jack leapt up in fright and went and hid under

621-544: The story of one amorous incident where the pair almost sailed off course to France in a small boat while partaking in a sex act. In December 2015, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie sparked controversy and accusations of racism when it was announced that Janette Tough would be playing a male Japanese character named Huki Muki. Korean American comedian Margaret Cho accused Janette Tough of " yellowface ", which she described as "when white people portray Asian people. And unfortunately it's happening in this film." Upon release of

648-478: The tale, the giant is unnamed, but many plays based on it name him Blunderbore (one giant of that name appears in the 18th-century tale " Jack the Giant Killer "). In "The Story of Jack Spriggins" the giant is named Gogmagog . The giant's catchphrase "Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman" appears in William Shakespeare 's King Lear (c. 1606) in the form "Fie, foh, and fum, I smell

675-476: Was eating, the giant came home, whereupon the wife hid Jack in the oven. The giant, who was very big and looked very fearsome, sensed Jack's presence and cried, " Fee-fi-fo-fum , I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!” The wife said, “There is no boy in here!” So, the giant ate his food and then went to his room. He took out his sacks of gold coins, counted them and kept them aside. Then he went to sleep. In

702-412: Was very happy with him. After some days, Jack once again climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant’s castle. For the third time, Jack met the giant’s wife and asked for some food. Once again, the giant’s wife gave him bread and milk. But while Jack was eating, the giant came home. “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!” cried

729-797: Was voted "The Most Scottish Person in the World" by the readers of The Glasgow Herald . The following year, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk , but made a full recovery. In 2008, the Krankies appeared in a widely seen advertising campaign for STV Bingo. In 2007, they appeared in the video for the Comic Relief remake of The Proclaimers ' song " I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) ", which featured Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin (fictional characters portrayed by Peter Kay and Matt Lucas respectively). On 12 June 2008 they appeared as guests on The Paul O'Grady Show , where they appeared in character at

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