00:00Hello, Sooty. Hello. Are you excited about Christmas, Sooty?
00:03He's very, very excited about Christmastime. Yes, the pantomime, presents, turkey, tinsel.
00:11We've got everything going on, everything, haven't we, Sooty?
00:13What does he want for Christmas?
00:16He wants me to get some nail clippers to cut my fingernails.
00:23Poor you, Sooty.
00:24I know.
00:25So, let's talk. You've got a few things to talk about.
00:28Well, 75 years of Sooty.
00:30Yes.
00:30I mean, that's amazing.
00:31Yeah.
00:32How are you feeling, Sooty? Do you feel like you need a holiday?
00:35Not ready to give up yet. What's that?
00:37And he says that maybe a hip replacement soon because we've never really got the legs for a hip replacement.
00:42I don't know about that.
00:43But no, he's looking forward to 75 years of golden fun.
00:48Yeah, we're going to have a big celebration next year, big party.
00:51And yeah, it really is a monumental year. Take a bow.
00:54Wow.
00:55And Sooty, you share your big year with someone else.
00:58King Charles is going to be 75 next year.
01:01Yeah.
01:02So, and I believe you've met him.
01:04That's right.
01:05He was invited, Sooty was invited to, that's right, the 70th birthday party of Prince Charles
01:11because we happen to know that Camilla is a big fan and loved you as a little girl.
01:17So that's why you were invited along with Sweet and on this occasion did not squirt the water pistol
01:22because Sooty famously squirted Prince Philip with the water pistol way back in the 60s.
01:26But you were very restrained.
01:28But you're going to soak him on his 75th.
01:30Oh, my goodness.
01:31Oh, my goodness.
01:32Yes.
01:33You've been saving it.
01:36Sooty.
01:36I wonder what he'll think.
01:37I think he'll laugh it off.
01:38I think so.
01:39I think.
01:40What happened when he squirted Prince Philip?
01:43Well, this is absolutely gospel true.
01:45And there is a photograph on the internet of this incident.
01:47The Queen shrieked with laughter as Philip was totally stunned.
01:52And it was when Harry Corbett was getting the OBE that that happened.
01:56But Harry Corbett, Sooty's creator, was getting the OBE.
01:58But personally, I think I'd have awarded Harry Corbett a bravery medal for daring to allow Sooty to go for
02:05it in that sort of moment.
02:08Sooty, you are so cheeky.
02:10Oh, my goodness.
02:11Sooty, have you met any of the royal great-grandchildren?
02:16Have you met Prince George or Princess Charlotte or any of those?
02:19Hoping to get an invite to a birthday party.
02:21That would be great.
02:21A royal birthday party.
02:23They might be there at the 75th.
02:25Yeah.
02:26Oh, I think they'd love you.
02:27They'd love all together.
02:28And a Christmas single.
02:31Amazing.
02:32How was that?
02:33It was amazing to be part of that, considering you've never said a word or let alone sung a word
02:39for 75 years.
02:40So to get your own single without actually having to make a sound is pretty good.
02:45But we did have a great time.
02:47And what's that?
02:48It's better than the John Lewis advert.
02:50OK.
02:52And it's for a very good cause, isn't it?
02:54For Childline.
02:55It is indeed.
02:56Esther Ransom got on board for that.
02:58We did.
02:58We went to Esther's house.
03:00Oh.
03:00She looked amazing.
03:01She looked fantastic.
03:03Because I remember watching her on That's Life.
03:05And my goodness, it was like she hasn't aged a day.
03:08And she was so much fun.
03:10She was great.
03:10And you're in panto.
03:11Yes.
03:12That's why we're here.
03:13That's right.
03:13I mean, you're the busiest bear I know.
03:17He is.
03:18He's starring with Jason Donovan in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
03:22And we're mixing it up because it's four bears this year because Sooty, of course, is in it.
03:27So there we are.
03:28And have you done panto before, Sooty?
03:31Lots of times, yes.
03:32This is our second year back at Southampton Mayflower.
03:35They love Sooty so much.
03:35And it's breaking box office records.
03:38And we're convinced, or rather the management are convinced, that it's down to this little bear.
03:42So it just shows you that everybody still loves Sooty, young and old.
03:46It's still a real crowd pleaser.
03:48And where's Sue?
03:49What's Sue up to?
03:50She's not in.
03:51Oh, she's staying at home, getting ready for Christmas.
03:54And what's that?
03:55She can't speak to us today.
03:56Why not?
03:57Very bad laryngitis.
03:58So she can't speak to you, my friend.
03:59Oh, no.
04:00Oh, get well soon, Sue.
04:02Yeah, she'll be all right.
04:03Why isn't Sue talking today?
04:05I thought I've just told you.
04:06Because she's got tinselitis.
04:09Oh, my goodness.
04:10There we are.
04:11Christmas cracker jokes.
04:13We always tell Christmas cracker jokes.
04:16Sweet.
04:17Hi.
04:27Are you enjoying panto?
04:35He's doing a little dance.
04:36That's what he, that's his favourite bit in the pantomime when you do your solo dance.
04:40So do you want to tell, do you want to tell everyone what you're going to do?
04:42Yeah, go on.
04:46Black Sabbath.
04:48With a rock guitar.
04:55Yeah, so we're doing, we're going to be very, very different this year.
04:59So looking forward to it very well.
05:01Wow.
05:02I had forgotten to ask City what it's like working with Jason Donovan.
05:07Yeah.
05:07What's it?
05:08What?
05:08It's amazing.
05:09Because you, because you've been around in the 80s.
05:11You remember Neighbours, don't you?
05:13Yeah.
05:14Do you know?
05:14Yes, we were both big fans in the 80s.
05:17That's right.
05:18Jason plays a very evil character that wants to, wants to capture the bears and take them
05:23into his own circus away from all of us in our circus.
05:27It's like a rival circus story.
05:28That's right.
05:29Well, don't spoil it, but you can, you can let the secret out.
05:32At the end of the day, it's Sooty, it's Sooty that saves the circus and banishes Jason Donovan
05:40with a completely soaking episode with a water pistol.
05:44That's right.
05:45We drench him and he is no more.
05:48So Sooty actually saves the day and gets his own on, on Jason.
05:51And I get to dress up as Kylie Minogue and duet and sing, especially for you.
05:57Yeah.
05:57Which, you know, for a child of the 80s, if somebody said to me, because Jason Donovan,
06:02massive pop star and heartthrob, if someone said, Richard, you know, your career is going
06:06to blossom.
06:07And in 30 years time, you'll start with Sooty, where you'll dress up as Kylie in the gold
06:12hot pants.
06:13Yeah.
06:14Gold hot pants?
06:15The gold hot pants and the gold bra and the whole shebang.
06:18And he will duet and you will sing, especially for you.
06:21I would think that they had taken some.
06:23Oh my goodness.
06:23But the rumours are true.
06:24So you have to see it to believe it in the Sooty.
06:27So the Sooty show has moved into a different league.
06:31I mean, I think I'm going to have to come and see this.
06:33Sooty, what do you think about this gold hot pant outfit?
06:36No comment.
06:37Well, you've never made a comment.
06:39Well, we just want to wish you all Merry Christmas and good luck with the single.
06:45Thank you very much.
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