A cartoon depicting Paul McCartney being searched for pot by airport customs and with an autograph from the singer appeared on Antiques Roadshow season 46, episode 2 on Sunday, Oct., 5. A guest arrived and said her father Pete was a cartoonist for over 30 years, and that one of his cartoons depicted Paul McCartney. The Pot Arrest that Inspired the Cartoon Inspiring the cartoon, McCartney and his late wife Linda were arrested for possession of 10 grams of pot in Barbados in January 1984 and fined $200 dollars—$100 each. McCartney was arrested frequently for pot, and I profiled his top five pot arrests in 2019, including this one. He would have said ‘Hey, this is a bit of a tense moment, but this might make you laugh.’ “ Kay then said, “And Paul McCartney would have thought, ‘That’s just great’ and signed it off.
A cartoon depicting Paul McCartney being searched for pot by airport customs and with an autograph from the singer appeared on Antiques Roadshow season 46, episode 2 on Sunday, Oct., 5. The cartoon was valued between £2,000 – 3,000 ($2,437.12 – 3,655.71 USD).
On the episode, Antiques Roadshow traveled to Crystal Palace Park in the heart of southeast London, revealing all sorts of treasures including a cigar once belonging to Winston Churchill and vintage Vivienne Westwood outfits.
A guest arrived and said her father Pete was a cartoonist for over 30 years, and that...
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