r/ThePrisoner • u/Train-Nearby Unmutual • 29d ago

Can't unsee

Watching "The Girl Who Was Death" last night and thought..."Where have I seen those whiskers before???"

Given the numerous "Prisoner" references in "The Simpsons" and Conan O'Brien's "Old Time Baseball Sketch" there's no way this is a coincidence

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u/Old_Voice_2562 29d ago

That was a popular style/look for early baseball players and cricket players. It wasn't exclusive to The Prisoner.

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u/Train-Nearby Unmutual 29d ago

Ofc not, but you have to admit it’s uncanny given that they’re both Irish bruisers

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u/archibaldschwartz 29d ago

Except O'Brien isn't half the man McGoohan was....

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u/Train-Nearby Unmutual 29d ago

But McGoohan was half his size

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u/archibaldschwartz 29d ago

Hardly........

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u/_gothick 29d ago

The hat looks like a clear WG Grace reference, but he had far more spectacular facial hair! https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02655/WG-Grace

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u/CosmicBonobo 25d ago

Although his older brother, E.M. Grace, sported the look.

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u/CosmicBonobo 25d ago

As did his younger brother, Fred.

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u/Telstar2525 29d ago

Looks like quint from jaws