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Pongo may refer to: Places * Pongo (geography), canyon or narrow gorge in the Upper Amazon * Pongo River (other), several rivers or estuaries in Africa * Pongo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Pongo, Longleng, village in Longleng district of Nagaland State, India People * Tom 'Pongo' Waring (1906–1980), English footballer * Joe Cantillon ("Pongo Joe", 1861–1930), U.S. manager in American Major League Baseball * Pongo (musician) Angolan-Portuguese musician Animals * ''Pongo'' (genus), the orangutans * Pongo, chimpanzee, star attraction in 1884 at the Zoological Park in Walton, Liverpool Fictional characters * Pongo Twistleton, book character from P. G. Wodehouse's Uncle Fred stories from the 1930s to 1960s * Janice "Pongo" Footrot, comics character from Murray Ball's strip ''Footrot Flats'' (1975–1994) * Pongo the Pirate, puppet character from Gerry Anderson's TV series ''Torchy the Battery Boy'' (1958–1959) * "Pongo" Banks, antago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongo (geography)
A ''pongo'' is a word used in the Peruvian Spanish dialect for 'canyon'. It is derived from either Quechua language, Quechua ''puncu'' and the Aymara language, Aymara ''ponco'', meaning 'door' or 'gate.' See: * The Pongo de Manseriche: a gorge in northwest Peru where the Marañón River runs. The Marañón River has 35 miles of ''pongo'' before it joins the Amazon River. * The Pongo de Mainique: the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba River. * The Huallaga River forms the Pongo de Aguirre when crossing a part of the Andes. Notes References * Canyons and gorges of Brazil, . Canyons and gorges of Peru, . Upper Amazon, . Geography of Loreto Region Landforms of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{Topography-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad TV (season 12)
The twelfth season of ''Mad TV'', an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 16, 2006, and May 19, 2007. Summary For the first time since season four, ''MADtv'' saw not just a change in cast members, but also a change in format. On the cast member front, Stephanie Weir (who actually left at the end of season ten, but was in a lot of pretaped season eleven sketches), Danielle Gaither, and Frank Caliendo were gone (with Gaither being fired by FOX while Weir and Caliendo left on their own accord). In their places, Frank Caeti and Nicole Randall Johnson were promoted to repertory status while Lisa Donovan was hired, starting with the fourteenth episode of the season, then fired by season's end. On the show's format front, the cold opening sketch was replaced by show announcer, Brian Fairlee, giving a preview of the sketches and guest stars that would appear in the episode. The sketches themselves became shorter, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Go Off In A Caravan
''Five Go Off In A Caravan'' is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton. The book includes a circus boy character named Nobby, whose name was changed to Ned, when publisher Hodder Children's Books made extensive editorial revisions to the Famous Five series of books. Plot The Famous Five are holidaying at the family house of Julian, Dick and Anne. They befriend an orphaned circus boy, Ned, who is in a procession of horse-drawn circus caravans. This inspires George to suggest a caravanning holiday. Julian's parents assent and hire two caravans for the children. They travel to Merran Lake, where they are reacquainted with Ned and meet various animals. The Five camp on a hillside, much to the annoyance of Ned's guardian, Tiger Dan (called Uncle Dan by Ned), and an acrobat named Lou, who want them to leave. One of the caravans of the children is directly above the entrance to a network of caves, where Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker (comics)
''Cracker'' was a British comic book magazine printed by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from the issues dated 18 January 1975 to 11 September 1976 (a total of 87 issues), when it merged with ''The Beezer ''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer' ...''. Some material from ''Cracker'' was reprinted in '' Classics from the Comics''. List of ''Cracker'' comic strips These are in alphabetical order and all numbers refer to issues of ''Cracker''. References See also * List of DC Thomson Publications {{DEFAULTSORT:Cracker (Comics) Comics magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct British comics DC Thomson Comics titles British humour comics 1975 comics debuts 1976 comics endings Magazines established in 1975 Magazines disestablished in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time (TV Series)
''Once Upon a Time'' is an American fantasy adventure drama television series that aired for seven seasons on ABC from October 23, 2011, to May 18, 2018. The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen; and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke. The "real-world" part of the story unfolds with the characters of Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) and her 10-year-old son, Henry Mills ( Jared S. Gilmore). Henry discovers the other people of the town are fairy-tale characters. The audience is shown the backstory of the town's people as fairy-tale characters, in conjunction with their unfolding stories in the "real-world". In the seventh and final season, the "real-world" portion of the story takes place in Seattle, Washington, in the fictitious neighborhood of "Hyperion Heights", with a new main narrative led by adult Henry (Andrew J. West), and his wife and daughter. ''Once Upon a Time'' is created by ''Lost'' and '' Tron: L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |