Bluebottle (character) usually Eccles (the third Goon, Harry Secombe, usually stayed in his alter-ego of Neddie Seagoon throughout the show). Bluebottle is also prone to humorous misnaming of characters, including himself. For example, he has referred to himself as "Bluebontle" and "Blatbottle" on occasion. Other characters are often misnamed as well, including "Count Morinanty" for Count Jim Moriarty, "Robin Chood" for Robin Hood and "Miss Balustrade" for Minnie Bannister. Neddie is always "My Captain", pronounced with four syllables [ma-cap-i-tain]. In "The Yehti" he reads his own name as "Blunbintle". According to "The Goon Show Companion", Bluebottle was originally known as Ernie Splutmuscle.
Stairway to the Stars (TV series) series "The World is Ours" on ABV-2. By November 1958 episodes competed against U.S. comedy series "Susie" on GTV-9, while ABV-2 featured "Election Talk" and UK series "Fabian of the Yard". The series was a talent show. For example, the episode broadcast 21 December 1956 featured a pop vocalist, a soprano, a dancer, a tenor, and a saxophonist, as well as Sonia Korn as the guest. Stairway to the Stars (TV series) Stairway to the Stars was an early Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7. The first episode aired 9 November 1956, with the series ending circa