The Bumstead kitchen, which remained essentially unchanged from the 1930s through the 1960s has slowly acquired a more modern look (no more legs on the gas range, for instance). In Mexico and South America, it ran as Lorenzo y Pepita, being quite popular between the 1940s and 1980s (while in most countries the family name was "Parachoques", in Chile they had "Jeringuis" as a surname). Detail Characters from several other strips, including Beetle Bailey and Hagar the Horrible, made appearances [2]. Blondie Bumstead (née Boopadoop): The eponymous leading lady of the comic strip, Blondie is a smart, sweet, and responsible woman. Posted: (25 days ago) The recent December 28, 2017 Blondie comic strip where in the last panel Dagwood wears a Sherlock Holmes hat to pester Dithers for a New Year's raise got me thinking: Has there ever been a Sherlock Holmes comic strip? Posted: (6 days ago) During this period they only ran preparation for the anniversary daily cartoons [1]. Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901 – March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Blondie.His 1919 William McKinley High School Yearbook cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name and signature.According to King Features Syndicate, Young had a daily readership of 52 million. http://kingfeatures.com/comics/comics-a-z/?id=Blondie. This page was last modified 20:07, 19 January 2012. Dagwood gets caught goofing off or sleeping at his desk in the office. Daisy had pups in the 12th feature, Blondie for Victory (1942). Keeping up with the times, Alexander and Dagwood are shown with a flat-panel computer in this strip from September 24, 2007. He is repeated shown colliding with Mr. Beasley, the mailman, while rushing out the front door each morning, or being interrupted by other characters while he is relaxing in the bathtub. The Christmas shopping gag, where Dagwood is shown holding up a a number of Christmas packages that completely covers up his face and upper body. It is corny, predictable, sentimental light entertainment, but there is probably nothing wrong with entertainment being entertaining. Unfortunately for the Bumsteads, Dagwood was disowned by his upper-crust family for marrying beneath his class. Little touches were added that were iconic to the strip, like the appearance of Dagwood's famous sandwiches—and the running gag of Dagwood colliding with the mailman amid a flurry of letters, which preceded the title sequence in almost every film. The chain suffered from financial difficulties and the promised 1,300 locations never materialized. This comic provides examples of: Adaptation Dye-Job: Daisy is a short-furred blueish-grey dog in the comics.In the films she is played by a wire-haired white furre dog with dark patches. Blondie was voiced by Loni Anderson, Dagwood by Frank Welker. $29.95. In the comic strip around the time of the opening, characters discussed the notion of Dagwood opening his own sandwich shop. There are still occasional references to Cookie and her babysitting. The round bedside alarm clock has been replaced by a more compact digital unit. On February 17, 1933, after much fanfare and build-up, Blondie and Dagwood were married. in the Blondie Comic of December 14, 2014, Herb. Lunch meats can be purchased at grocery stores featuring Dagwood and an assortment of meats. During the late 1990s and 2000–2001, Alexander worked part-time after high school at the order counter of a fast-food restaurant, the Burger Barn. The Christmas shopping gag, where Dagwood is shown carrying Christmas packages that completely cover up his face and upper body. Even Mr. Beasley wears walking shorts on his mail route during the warm weather months. [23] In fact, Blondie's bills itself as "Home of the Dagwood Sandwich." Dithers characteristically responds by kicking Dagwood theatrically, and ordering him back to work. Hale left the series in 1945 and was succeeded by Jerome Cowan as George M. Radcliffe in Blondie's Big Moment. This book collects the early strips by Chic Young for the first time ever, beginning with the first ones from October 1930. Posted: (2 months ago) Blondie and Dagwood fell in love. In 2005 the strip celebrated its 75th anniversary. They made plans to get married which, at the time, was a bold departure in comics. Comic Book Time : While the Bumsteads and other characters have remained the same since the 1940s, their house and office have moved forward (albeit slowly and incrementally) with the passage of time. In 2001, Dark Horse Comics issued two collectible figures of Dagwood and Blondie as part of their line of Classic Comic Characters—statues No. In Video (VHS) in UK: Leisureview Video in 1989. Dagwood in his pajamas is having a midnight snack, with most of the refrigerator contents spread out on the kitchen table, or balanced precariously on his extended arms on the way to the table. Two Blondie television series were also produced, each lasting only one season. Dagwood no longer wears a hat when he goes to work, nor does Blondie wear her previous hat and gloves when leaving the house. When at home, he frequently wears sport shirts, his standard dress shirt with one large button in the middle is slowly disappearing, and he no longer smokes a pipe at all. "originated as a Catch Phrase that CBS announcer Hanley Stafford used to open the Blondie radio show each week. Dagwood now begins each morning racing to meet his carpool rather than chasing after a just-missed streetcar or city bus. During this period they only ran preparation for the anniversary daily cartoons [1]. On May 11, 2006, Dean Young announced the opening of the first of in a chain of licensed Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes that summer in Clearwater, Florida.