Did You Know....? - Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Postman Pat is seen as a Mafia figure in Japan. Pat has only 3 fingers on each hand, and the missing little finger is the sign on Japan's Mafia - the Yakuza - who have the finger amputated to show that they have the strength of character and can be trusted. The unlikely connection came to light in 1994 when producers tried to sell Postman Pat to Japan.