40 years ago today, this J.P. Patches Christmas special aired on KIRO 7. Enjoy, Patches Pals! Do you remember J.P. and Gertrude? >> http://kiro.tv/JPandGertrude | KIRO 7 News

#TBT: The Patches Pals Christmas special from 1977! J.P. Patches & Gertrude go to the North Pole to help save Xmas (there’s an elf shortage) – with a little help from SuperKlown & Boris S. Wart. Sharing this clip (from J.P. Patches YouTube Channel) in memory of Bob Newman, who passed on December 13th at the age of 88. “Fabulous Bob” played Gertrude: Queen of the City Dump, telephone operator & J.P.’s girlfriend. Bob also played 16 other campy characters on the show, like Miss Smith, Ketchikan th

That time beloved local TV legends J.P. Patches and Stan Boreson visited our studio to introduce their holiday special. One of our favorite holiday memories. Revist the love and the laughter. 🎄 📺 Watch the full special: http://bit.ly/JPatchesHoliday | Seattle Channel

Good news, #PatchesPals Funds were needed this week to keep the website for J. P. Patches -- but fans raised the money to make that happen. We figured that was a good reason to roll out J.P. pics and video! PICS >> http://kiro.tv/JP-Pics Gertrude >> http://kiro.tv/GertrudePHOTOS J.P. STATUE >> http://kiro.tv/JPStatueUnveiling VIDEO >> http://bit.ly/1961FullEpisode | KIRO 7 News