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| - Andy Capp is a British comic strip]] created by cartoonist]] Reg Smythe]] (1917–1998), seen in The Daily Mirror]] and The Sunday Mirror]] newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a panel (comics)|single-panel cartoon]], Smyth later expanded it to four panels. The strip is syndicated internationally by Creators Syndicate]]. The character is also licensed as the Mascot for a line of snack foods (Andy Capp's fries]]) and a defunct chain of miniature golf courses in Brevard County, Florida]].
- In "And the Wiener is...", Andy shoots darts with Peter Griffin at The Drunken Clam. His wife finds out where he is and they get into a long argument. Glenn Quagmire accidentally gets involved. While getting a pelvic exam in "Turkey Guys", Lois gets a "Capp smear" from Andy Capp.
- The first reggae record Peel played was 'Pop A Top' in 1969, which gained controversy when the lyrics "taste the tits, taste the tits" led to the BBC receiving complaints from listeners. Also many listeners at that time felt Peel betrayed them by playing black music. On Peeling Back The Years 3 (Transcript) broadcast on BBC Radio One in 1987, Peel mentioned the response when he played the record: Peel later selected 'Pop A Top' for the Peelenium 1969. After his death in 2004, the record was found in John Peel's Record Box.
- In its early days, the Andy Capp strip was accused of perpetuating stereotypes about Britain's Northerners, who are seen in other parts of England as chronically unemployed, dividing their time between the living room couch and the neighborhood pub, with a few hours set aside for fistfights at soccer games. Even his name is a perfect phonetic rendition of that region's pronunciation of the word "handicap" (which the cartoonist chose because a handicap is exactly what Andy is to his hard-working wife, Flo). But Smythe, himself a native of that region, had nothing but affection for his good-for-nothing protagonist, a fact which showed in his work. Since the very beginning, Andy has been immensely popular among the people he supposedly skewers.
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| - Andy Capp is a British comic strip]] created by cartoonist]] Reg Smythe]] (1917–1998), seen in The Daily Mirror]] and The Sunday Mirror]] newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a panel (comics)|single-panel cartoon]], Smyth later expanded it to four panels. The strip is syndicated internationally by Creators Syndicate]]. The character is also licensed as the Mascot for a line of snack foods (Andy Capp's fries]]) and a defunct chain of miniature golf courses in Brevard County, Florida]].
- In its early days, the Andy Capp strip was accused of perpetuating stereotypes about Britain's Northerners, who are seen in other parts of England as chronically unemployed, dividing their time between the living room couch and the neighborhood pub, with a few hours set aside for fistfights at soccer games. Even his name is a perfect phonetic rendition of that region's pronunciation of the word "handicap" (which the cartoonist chose because a handicap is exactly what Andy is to his hard-working wife, Flo). But Smythe, himself a native of that region, had nothing but affection for his good-for-nothing protagonist, a fact which showed in his work. Since the very beginning, Andy has been immensely popular among the people he supposedly skewers. By the way, Smythe claimed he modeled his main characters after his own parents. But it seems unlikely that his father, who built boats for a living, could possibly have been very much like Andy, or his family would have starved. It's also been suggested that Andy Capp owes something to Ally Sloper, Britain's first successful comics character, also a lovable lowlife. The first British paperback reprints of the strip appeared in 1958, and American reprints started in the early 1960s. In both countries, the volumes now number in the dozens. Andy has also been the star of a minor TV series; its six episodes featured James Bolam in the title role and Paula Tilbrook as Flo, and were aired by ITV in 1988. The strip even had a spin-off of sorts in 1960, Fleetway Publications, which was owned by The Mirror, launched a successful comic book titled Buster (which lasted until the year 2000 and was the last surviving humour comic published by IPC), whose main character was supposedly Andy Capp's son (though this family connection was never mentioned in the strip itself and was later forgotten in the comic book as well). Andy was even animated once, when he crossed over with Family Guy in the episode "And the Wiener Is...", which first aired on August 8, 2001. Reg Smythe wrote and drew Andy Capp, both daily and Sunday, until his death in 1998. Since then, the strip has been continued by unnamed successors, though for years, Smythe's signature remained affixed to it. Since November 2004, it's been signed by Roger Mahoney and Roger Kettle. It now appears in over 1,400 newspapers worldwide — not quite in the range of top strips like Peanuts, Blondie, Hagar the Horrible and Garfield, but well ahead of BC, Dennis the Menace US, FoxTrot and other very successful comics. And it's translated into 13 different languages, proving that Andy's appeal goes far beyond the minor regional stereotype he supposedly represents. He is also the mascot for a line of snack foods.
- The first reggae record Peel played was 'Pop A Top' in 1969, which gained controversy when the lyrics "taste the tits, taste the tits" led to the BBC receiving complaints from listeners. Also many listeners at that time felt Peel betrayed them by playing black music. On Peeling Back The Years 3 (Transcript) broadcast on BBC Radio One in 1987, Peel mentioned the response when he played the record: "I remember taking it home and playing it to my wife, and we both thought really, “This is just such a wonderful record.” And I played it on the radio – and the response was not very positive. I mean, people wrote in letters of the, “Why have you turned your back on us” after all these years, or after all this year, or however long it was. Because people saw this as being the enemy’s music being played within their little sacrosanct area." Peel later selected 'Pop A Top' for the Peelenium 1969. After his death in 2004, the record was found in John Peel's Record Box.
- In "And the Wiener is...", Andy shoots darts with Peter Griffin at The Drunken Clam. His wife finds out where he is and they get into a long argument. Glenn Quagmire accidentally gets involved. While getting a pelvic exam in "Turkey Guys", Lois gets a "Capp smear" from Andy Capp.
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