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In 1971, Snuffy Smith starred in a back-up feature in the Popeye comic book. Also, in 1972, he (along with Loweezy and Spark Plug) was among the various King Features characters to appear alongside Popeye in the television movie Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter. A further crossover occurred in 2013, with the twelfth and final issue of IDW Publishing's Popeye comic book having Barney Google as a guest star. Barney loses his horse in a card game against Castor Oyl then participates in a race to win Sparky back. Thanks to Wimpy, however, he does so with a cow for a racehorse.

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  • In 1971, Snuffy Smith starred in a back-up feature in the Popeye comic book. Also, in 1972, he (along with Loweezy and Spark Plug) was among the various King Features characters to appear alongside Popeye in the television movie Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter. A further crossover occurred in 2013, with the twelfth and final issue of IDW Publishing's Popeye comic book having Barney Google as a guest star. Barney loses his horse in a card game against Castor Oyl then participates in a race to win Sparky back. Thanks to Wimpy, however, he does so with a cow for a racehorse.
  • Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Take Barney Google, F'rinstance, is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a huge international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries. The initial appeal of the strip led to its adaptation to film, animation, popular song and television. It added several terms and phrases to the English language and inspired the 1923 hit tune "Barney Google (with the Goo-Goo-Googly Eyes)" with lyrics by Billy Rose, as well as the 1923 record, "Come On, Spark Plug!"
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  • Running
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  • print
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  • Humor
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  • Bunky and Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
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  • 1919-06-17(xsd:date)
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  • Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
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  • Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Take Barney Google, F'rinstance, is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a huge international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries. The initial appeal of the strip led to its adaptation to film, animation, popular song and television. It added several terms and phrases to the English language and inspired the 1923 hit tune "Barney Google (with the Goo-Goo-Googly Eyes)" with lyrics by Billy Rose, as well as the 1923 record, "Come On, Spark Plug!" Barney Google himself, once the star of the strip and a very popular character in his own right, has been almost entirely phased out of the feature. An increasingly peripheral player in his own strip beginning in the late 1930s, Google was officially "written out" in 1954, although he would occasionally return for cameo appearances. These cameos were often years apart—from a period between 1997 and 2012, Barney Google wasn't seen in the strip at all. Google was reintroduced to the strip in 2012, and has been seen very occasionally since, making several week-long appearances. Snuffy Smith, who was initially introduced as a supporting player in 1934, has now been the comic strip's central character for over 60 years. Nevertheless, the feature is still titled Barney Google and Snuffy Smith.
  • In 1971, Snuffy Smith starred in a back-up feature in the Popeye comic book. Also, in 1972, he (along with Loweezy and Spark Plug) was among the various King Features characters to appear alongside Popeye in the television movie Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter. A further crossover occurred in 2013, with the twelfth and final issue of IDW Publishing's Popeye comic book having Barney Google as a guest star. Barney loses his horse in a card game against Castor Oyl then participates in a race to win Sparky back. Thanks to Wimpy, however, he does so with a cow for a racehorse.
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