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'''''Frank and Ernest''''' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Bob Thaves in [[1972]]. The comic consists of stand-alone, generally one-panel strips, most often featuring the title characters, a pair of parkbench tramps. In [[1997]], Thaves son Tom began working on the strip, as his father went into semi-retirement, and took it over entirely following the senior Thaves' death in August [[2006]]. Various strips have involved references to pop culture and current events, including ''[[Sesame Street]]''. |
'''''Frank and Ernest''''' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Bob Thaves in [[1972]]. The comic consists of stand-alone, generally one-panel strips, most often featuring the title characters, a pair of parkbench tramps. In [[1997]], Thaves son Tom began working on the strip, as his father went into semi-retirement, and took it over entirely following the senior Thaves' death in August [[2006]]. Various strips have involved references to pop culture and current events, including ''[[Sesame Street]]''. |
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==Strip Mentions== |
==Strip Mentions== |
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| − | * July 27, [[1992]] - In a reference to Dan Quayle's spelling gaffes, Frank suggests that Quayle ignore ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' and start watching ''Sesame Street''. |
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| + | [[Image:Frankandernest2.gif|300px|July 27, [[1992]]]] |
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| + | [[Image:Frankandernest3.gif|300px|January 31, [[1995]]]] |
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| − | * January 32, [[1995]] - Addressing concerns over [[PBS]] funding, Frank wonders if [[Barney & Friends|Barney]] and the ''Sesame Street'' [[The Muppets|Muppets]] will be forced into an orphanage. |
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| − | * October 2, [[2006]] - At the Children's Television Character Genealogy Service, [[Big Bird]] is informed that he is distantly related to Barney. |
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Revision as of 17:05, 23 April 2009
Frank and Ernest is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Bob Thaves in 1972. The comic consists of stand-alone, generally one-panel strips, most often featuring the title characters, a pair of parkbench tramps. In 1997, Thaves son Tom began working on the strip, as his father went into semi-retirement, and took it over entirely following the senior Thaves' death in August 2006. Various strips have involved references to pop culture and current events, including Sesame Street.
Strip Mentions
