Ageless wonders.

Tis what I'm aiming for.

OMG the fan dabby dozy woman is proper tiny (Just watching them on Loose Women and dont know the woman's name)

Is she officially a registered dwarf?

(do they register dwarves? I dunno )

Janette Tough is a short Scott.

I'm not sure that she is on any register!

Officially, they've been semi-retired for nearly 20 years, although they still do panto. I believe that when they're not working, they spend a lot of time in Australia.

BTW, they celebrated their Ruby Anniversary last year, which is pretty impressive in its own right...

They also do adverts. Well, in Scotland anyway.  It's energy just now.

But they don't look any different I remember watching them on the tele, they had their own show didn't they? How old must they be now?

Both born in 1947, apparently.

first the convicts and now the krankies, no wonder they want a republic.

My rubbishy ex husband's girlfriend looks like Jimmy Krankie


Crossed with the child catcher from Pinocchio....scares the crap outta me

It's like finding out a teacher who taught you is still teaching at same school And he/she were ancient when I was at school!!

I must say that never during any of our "games" did I feel the need to ask Mrs. Joe to dress as a schoolboy.

That made me really LOL

Yeah, that's where the 'Fan-dabi-dozyi' came from. Not sure if it was their OWN show, or just a regular spot on a kids TV show.

They definitely look a lot older to me. They're in their 60s now.

But maybe it was Janette's idea. I didn't know them closely enough to ask.

P.S. I don't actually like their act, or The Krankies.

"The Krankies were a comedy double act who first appeared on the variety circuit in the late 1970’s.  They were so popular that during the 1980’s they were a mainstay of childrens television, with both their own tv shows and guest appearances on shows such as Crackerjack.

They were portrayed on stage as Wee Jimmy Krankie and his father, although in reality they were Scottish husband and wife Ian and Janette Tough.  Ian was the straight man to Janette’s cheeky schoolboy character, the whole act working so well because Janette was not very tall and so appeared childlike because of this.

The double act’s main catchphrase was Fan-Dabi-Dozi, which Jimmy Krankie would utter often during the course of their routines, much to the appreciation of the audience who would normally join in.  They did experiment with other catchphrases (see the video below where they use Hubba-Dubba-Doobie) but ultimately Fan-Dabi-Dozi was what most people will remember most.

They were initially regular guests on Crackerjack, usually working in rotation with acts such as Basil Brush or The Great Suprendo, but in 1982 they got their own show The Krankies Klub.  This was followed by The Krankies Electronik Komik in 1985 and Krankies TV in the early 1990’s.  Unfortunately by this time children’s television was becoming a diet of cartoons and shows made in other countries, and there was no room for the more variety hall style humour of The Krankies.  In 1991 the duo entered semi-retirement, just appearing in pantomime at Christmas.

In more recent years they have started appearing on Cruise Ships where they appear as both The Krankies and several other characters.  They are also planning a tour with other famous names from the eighties such as Frank Carson and Jimmy Cricket.

It seems as though the character of Wee Jimmy Krankie has earned a place in many peoples hearts though, as in 2003 he (she?) was voted “Most Scottish Person In The World” by readers of The Glasgow Herald, and David Tennant suggested Jimmy would make an excellent Timelord to replace him on Doctor Who.  I have to assume he was joking."

I meant the child catcher from chitty chitty bang bang   I said pinocchio cos of the nose I think 

She doesn't look like this, then?

Lizzie

No

I'd have gone with Rab C Nesbit

oooooooooh!! Now that is racist.  

What? Voting someone 'Most Scottish', or Veggie going for Rab C Nesbit?

In truth, I'm confused. I could not decide whether Veggie thought Rab was the most scottish.. etc etc. or that she would er, "go" with him, as it were.

I'm 'going with' the second option.

Monopoly, Kerplunk?

I interpreted it as veggie thinking Rab was the 'Most Scottish'

Thank you Fluffy
As for you Joe and Blizzie - tut tut tut! Teh Filf

veggieeeeeeeeeeee and rab sitting in a tree..................

most scottish guy must surely be billy  connelly 

Didn't wee Jimmy fall off a ladder or something in panto one year?

There isn't a branch strong enough to hold our combined weight

hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........veggieeeeeeeee xxxxxxx

I couldn't believe it when i saw them on loosewomen, im with ya there, cant believe how they are looking for their age.

I could not get over how different the short one looked with long hair!!

Neither can I! Is she a proper bonafide dwarf though? She looks like one?

62?? NO way, not the dwarf

Yes, she's 62. So's he. They were both born in 1947.

She's 4'5" .... too tall for an official dwarf, I think.

Edit: Apparently a person shorter than 4'10" is considered a dwarf.

(I thought they had to be 4' or less to be a dwarf.)

Oh blimey I've got to befriend the unofficial dwarf lady. I don't know that many people shorter than me!