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"I have two engines! I can go backwards as fast as most ships can go forwards!"
— George bragging to Truro, Pugwash is Gone!, fifth season
George
George
  • Type: Ocean Tug
  • V-word: Valiant

George is the strongest and biggest tugboat in the Big Harbour. He wears a purple baseball cap, backwards.

Bio

George the Valiant loves to show off; and can sometimes be a little rude without knowing it. He especially loves to tell stories to the other tugs, mostly about himself, and is therefore prone to sulking when attention shifts away from him. He also loves to blow up a lot of smoke from his smokestack and make a lot of loud noises by revving his powerful twin engines. But most of all, George is one of the hardest working tugs in the harbor, and he never finishes a job until it's done. And despite is rough tendencies, George does have a good heart and always stands up for his friends. George and Emily often get into fights, but in the end, they always make up. [1] He once wanted to be called Goliath, and then Gargantua, in Hank's New Name. He also got his nickname "Georgie" from his new friend Shamus the sea trawler. George loves doing a special move where he swerves around to whatever job he is starting, and was joyed to find out that Sigrid also shares the same move as him. He also seems to like giving orders, but gives too many as he discovers when he, Theodore, and Foduck try to solve an underwater mystery, he soon learns a good leader knows when to follow. In "Theodore and the Borrowed Bell" it was revealed that he likes the stuff Northumberland finds under the water.

Basis

George'sPrototype

George's possible basis the André H.

Unlike the other tugs, George does have a tug that served as a basis in some regard. The tug André H. was built in 1963 by Davie Shipbuilding, originally named the Foundation Valiant for Foundation Maritime. In 1973 it was sold to the Eastern Canada Towing Company and renamed the Point Valiant. It was later acquired by Three Rivers Boatmen in 1995 and renamed the André H. Three Rivers Boatmen was acquired by Ocean Group of Quebec in Quebec City. The tug hasn't been active since 2016. George's V-Word "Valiant" is based off this tug's name at the time of filming.

Appearances

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Audio Files

Horn

First used Last used Sound Effect
Theodore and the Oil Rig To be added

Trivia

  • George's model is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
  • Some of his facial expressions were offered for sale on eBay.
  • George was supposed to be based on Point Valiant, a tug that used to work in Halifax.
  • George was the only one of the five tugboats to not get a Changing Face or Press' N 'Go toy.
  • In the French version of the show, George's name is Georges.
  • In the Finnish version, George is called Jurmu.
  • In the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish versions, George is called Georg.
  • George is said to have two engines, even though he has only one propeller.

References


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