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Justin Fletcher MBE (born 15 June 1970) [1] [2] is an English children's television presenter, actor and comedian, known for mainly appearing on CBeebies. [3] Speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick comedy and works with children with special educational needs through his show Something Special.
The other characters played by Fletcher are the Tumble Family. Mr Tumble, who is a clown, Grandad Tumble, Fisherman Tumble, Lord Tumble, Chef Tumble and Baker Tumble. Other members of the Tumble family have made appearances including two Aunts, Polly and Suki (as in the nursery rhyme "Polly Put the Kettle On") and Baby Tumble.
The nursery rhyme is a form of teaching such associations in folklore: for individuals raised with such social codes, the phrase "rub-a-dub-dub" alone could stand in for gossip or innuendo without communicating all of the details.
Included in Robert Chambers' Popular Rhymes of Scotland from 1842. Hot Cross Buns: Great Britain 1767 [43] This originated as an English street cry that was later perpetuated as a nursery rhyme. The words closest to the rhyme that has survived were printed in 1767. Humpty Dumpty: Great Britain 1797 [44]
A reference in 1725 to 'Now on Cock-horse does he ride' may allude to this or the more famous rhyme, and is the earliest indication we have that they existed. [2] The earliest surviving version of the modern rhyme in Gammer Gurton's Garland or The Nursery Parnassus, printed in London in 1784, differs significantly from modern versions in that the subject is not a fine lady but "an old woman". [2]
An tumble massa in de ditc' He died, an' de jury wonder'd why De verdic was de blue-tail fly Jim crack corn, &c. Dey laid 'im under a 'simmon tree, His epitaph am dar to see: 'Beneath dis stone I'm forced to lie, All by de means ob de blue-tail fly.' Jim crack corn, &c. Ole massa gone, now let 'im rest, Dey say all tings am for de best;
The rhyme was first collected in Britain in the late 1940s. [2] Since teddy bears did not come into vogue until the twentieth century it is likely to be fairly recent in its current form, but Iona and Peter Opie suggest that it is probably a version of an older rhyme, "Round about there": [2]
2015 – The Tale of Mr Tumble, MIF BBC CBeebies, Tootsie. 2015 – Seussical International Tour, Sell A Door, Gertrude McFuzz. 2015 – Aladdin, Enchanted Entertainments, Princess Jasmine. 2016 – Peter Pan, Evolution, Wendy – Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. 2017 – Paw Patrol LIVE, Nickelodeon/Lifelike Touring, Skye.