The Krankies

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The Krankies are a Scottish duo that enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s. They entered semi-retirement in 1991, but they have regularly appeared in pantomime since. They are Janette Tough (born May 16, 1947) who at only 4'5" played schoolboy Wee Jimmy Krankie; and her husband Ian Tough (born March 26, 1947), who played Jimmy's father. They are probably best remembered as presenters/performers in the BBC's stalwart children's entertainment series Crackerjack. In early 1981 they released a single named Fan'dabi'dozi, their catchphrase. It stalled at number 46. They had three television series — The Krankies Klub (1982), The Krankies Elektronik Komik (1985) and Krankies TV for Border Television in the early 1990s. In 2004, Janette was badly injured in a fall during a performance in the pantomime "Jack and the Beanstalk", but has since made a full recovery. Credit: wikipedia User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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