"Little Orphan Annie Little Orphan Annie is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem ""Little Orphant Annie"" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924, in the New York ""Daily News"". The plot follows the wide-ranging adventures of Annie, her dog Sandy and her benefactor Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks. Secondary characters include Punjab, the Asp and Mr. Am. The strip attracted adult readers with political commentary that targeted (among other things) organized labor, the New Deal and communism. Following"
"Mudge"" to be Annie's parents, which Roosevelt gives without reservation. Daddy Warbucks Lieutenant General Sir Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks is a fictional character from the comic strip ""Little Orphan Annie"". He made his first appearance in the Daily News in the ""Annie"" strip on September 27, 1924. In the series he is said to be around 52 years of age. Warbucks was born about 1894, near the small town of Supine. (In Thomas Meehan's 1980 novelisation of his 1977 musical, he was born and brought up in Hell's Kitchen New York and is 52 years old as of 1933, thus giving"
"Daddy Warbucks Lieutenant General Sir Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks is a fictional character from the comic strip ""Little Orphan Annie"". He made his first appearance in the Daily News in the ""Annie"" strip on September 27, 1924. In the series he is said to be around 52 years of age. Warbucks was born about 1894, near the small town of Supine. (In Thomas Meehan's 1980 novelisation of his 1977 musical, he was born and brought up in Hell's Kitchen New York and is 52 years old as of 1933, thus giving him a birthdate of 1881. In the 1982 film, he"
"Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews (born Stanley Andrzejewski, August 28, 1891 – June 23, 1969) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program ""Little Orphan Annie"" and later as ""The Old Ranger"", the first host of the syndicated western anthology television series, ""Death Valley Days"". Andrews was born in Chicago, Illinois. Little is known of his early years, except that he was reared in the Midwest. As a young adult, he acted on stage and in radio. Andrews worked in stock theater early in his career. In an interview in 1957, he"
"show to run for Governor, hosting duties were taken over by Reagan's good friend, Robert Taylor. Taylor died during the series run and was succeeded by Dale Robertson. In 1969, Andrews died in Los Angeles, California, aged 77. He was survived by two nephews. Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews (born Stanley Andrzejewski, August 28, 1891 – June 23, 1969) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program ""Little Orphan Annie"" and later as ""The Old Ranger"", the first host of the syndicated western anthology television series, ""Death Valley Days"". Andrews was born"
"named Mickey crying behind a fence. Mickey is upset because his grandmother died and he is being forced to go to an orphanage. Little Orphan Annie (1932 film) Little Orphan Annie is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Wanda Tuchock and Tom McNamara. It is based on the comic strip ""Little Orphan Annie"" by Harold Gray. The film stars Mitzi Green, Buster Phelps, May Robson, Matt Moore and Edgar Kennedy. The film was released on November 4, 1932, by RKO Pictures. Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks is going away to find gold. He must"
"Annie Warbucks Annie Warbucks is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. A sequel to the 1977 Tony Award-winning hit ""Annie"", based on Harold Gray's ""Little Orphan Annie"" comic strip, it begins immediately after ""Annie"" ends. On Christmas morning in 1933, when Child Welfare Commissioner Harriet Doyle (replacing the original's Miss Hannigan as the villain of the piece) arrives on the scene to inform Daddy Warbucks he must marry within sixty days or else the child will be returned to the orphanage. Daddy Warbucks' whirlwind search for a fitting bride"
"Little Orphan Annie (1932 film) Little Orphan Annie is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Wanda Tuchock and Tom McNamara. It is based on the comic strip ""Little Orphan Annie"" by Harold Gray. The film stars Mitzi Green, Buster Phelps, May Robson, Matt Moore and Edgar Kennedy. The film was released on November 4, 1932, by RKO Pictures. Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks is going away to find gold. He must leave Annie and Sandy and promises that when he gets back they'll be rich. On the way home, Sandy finds a little boy"
"Warbucks. At a party in which the orphans, a redeemed Miss Hannigan and the Roosevelts attend, Warbucks gives Annie the new locket to which she embraces her new father. Several singer-actresses made their debuts in this film as Annie's fellow orphans and principal dancers: According to Robert Osbourne of Turner Classic Movies, Drew Barrymore had auditioned for the role of Annie while Bette Midler was an early choice for Miss Hannigan, and Jack Nicholson had been considered for the role of Daddy Warbucks. Sean Connery and Cary Grant were also considered for the role of Daddy Warbucks. Ray Stark wanted"
"had a habit of beating up other kids. A less well-known (or rather, notorious) example was the 'Daddy Fleshbucks' side-story from ""American Flagg!"". The title was parodied in ""The Simpsons""' episode ""Little Orphan Millie"". In the early 1970s, a flavored ice treat for children called Otter Pops (with cartoon otters as flavored mascots such as ""Alexander the Grape"") featured a character dubbed ""Little Orphan Orange."" In the 1983 film ""A Christmas Story"", the main character Ralph is a fan of the ""Little Orphan Annie"" radio drama, listening to the show religiously while waiting for his Ovaltine decoder pin. Once he"
"in Mrs. Bottle's grocery store at the time and manages to keep the puppy briefly concealed. She finally gives him to Paddy Lynch, a gentle man who owns a ""steak joint"" and can give Sandy a good home. Sandy is a mature dog when he suddenly reappears in a May 1925 strip to rescue Annie from gypsy kidnappers. Annie and Sandy remain together thereafter. Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks first appears in a September 1924 strip and reveals a month later he was formerly a small machine shop owner who acquired his enormous wealth producing munitions during World War I. He is"
"world. Abner typically had no visible means of support, but sometimes earned his livelihood as a ""crescent cutter"" for the Little Wonder privy company, later changed to ""mattress tester"" for the Stunned Ox mattress company. During World War II, Abner was ""drafted"" into becoming the mascot emblem of the Patrol Boat Squadron 29. In one Post World War II storyline Abner became a US Air Force bodyguard of Steve Cantor (a parody of Steve Canyon) against the evil bald female spy Jewell Brynner (a parody of actor Yul Brynner) Abner's primary goal in life was evading the marital designs of"
"returning Daddy Warbucks. Annie and Daddy would then be reunited, at which point, after several weeks, the formula would play out again. In the series, each strip represented a single day in the life of the characters. This device was dropped by the end of the '20s. By the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the formula was tweaked: Daddy Warbucks lost his fortune due to a corrupt rival and ultimately died from despair at the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Annie remained an orphan, and for several years had adventures that involved more internationally based enemies. The contemporary events taking"
"1999. It starred Lesley Joseph and then Lily Savage (the female alter ego of comedian Paul O'Grady) as Miss Hannigan and Kevin Colson as Warbucks. The young girls who played Annie were Charlene Barton, Tasha Gold, Libby Gore and Sophie McShera. Starting in August 1999, the post Broadway National Tour continued with Meredith Anne Bull as Annie. In the spring of 2000, Ashley Wieronski, who had been playing Duffy, moved up to play Annie. In July 2000, Dana Benedict took over as Annie. In 2000/2001 a tour played Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Anthony Warlow starred as Daddy Warbucks with Amanda"
"a.k.a. the Western Kid, was a clean-cut Old West cowboy with a stallion named Whirlwind and a white German shepherd dog named Lightning. Unlike such fellow Atlas Western stars as Kid Colt and the Rawhide Kid, he was not hunted by the law for a perceived crime, and unlike the Two-Gun Kid or the Outlaw Kid, he wore no mask. Wandering the range as a do-gooder adventurer, the Western Kid was respected by sheriffs and marshals, whom he often helped, and idolized by children. A modern-day version of the character stars in the five-issue ensemble miniseries ""Six Guns"" (#1-4 cover-dated"
"with ears covered bore the sign ""See and speak evil"", the one with eyes covered bore the sign ""See and hear evil"", etc. The caption at the bottom read ""The power of positive thinking."" Another cartoon showed a customer in a pharmacy telling a pharmacist, ""I'll have an ounce of prevention."" The comic strip The Argyle Sweater showed an Egyptian archeologist loading a mummy on the roof of a vehicle, refusing the offer of a rope to tie it on, with the caption ""A fool and his mummy are soon parted."" The comic One Big Happy showed a conversation where"
"acting as Arsenal, removing it while going incognito. Roy Harper is of Navajo heritage, and has a tribal tattoo to represent it. He was adopted by Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) and became his ward/sidekick, but soon joined a rock band called Great Frog, and got addicted to heroin. After his recovery, Roy has a daughter named Lian whom he is raising as a single father. Roy is a natural thrill seeker, who has many connections in the government and metahuman community. His income comes from his work in the government. Roy's first known superhero relationship was with Donna Troy during"
"reporter or a shoeshine boy, rubs a magic ring to gain mass and height and become the flying, super-strong Super Rabbit who is virtually invulnerable except for a small spot on the very top of his head where something as light as a falling feather could knock him out. He protects the innocent, captures robbers, and even fights such World War II menaces as Super Nazi, a pig with a Hitler mustache. His self-proclaimed ""number-one fan"" and unasked-for publicist Wilbur Woodpecker occasionally accompanies Super Rabbit, much to his consternation. Generally tall and lanky, the blue-clad, red-caped and orange-gloved and booted"
"Wyoming, Saunders, as a young man, moved east to New York City and became a country singer, radio's ""Prairie Troubadour"". Greg returned to his home after his father was killed, bringing to justice the gang of bandits who killed him. The Vigilante, like many heroes of the era, acquired a sidekick to aid him in his crime fighting. Stuff the Chinatown Kid, was introduced in ""Action Comics"" #45. He assisted the Vigilante when a Japanese spy known as the Head framed Stuff's grandfather for provoking a Tong war. The majority of the Vigilante's solo adventures were against non-powered, costumed criminals."
"receives the pin, he anxiously copies the show's secret code, but is frustrated upon decoding it to Ovaltine's slogan, ""Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."" This makes him grumble, ""A crummy commercial!"" Rapper Jay-Z has referenced ""Little Orphan Annie"" in at least two of his songs, as well as sampled ""It's the Hard Knock Life"" for ""Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"". In the film Bad Teacher, Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) wears a ""Little Orphan Annie's wig"" when, pretending she is a journalist, she meets the state professor who is in charge of creating and distributing the exams forms, to seduce and"
"the motto ""Forever Ardent"". They are six feet by six as opposed to the four feet advocated by the War Department. In the second book of the Starbuck series, ""Copperhead"", Starbuck encounters Patrick Lassan, Chasseur Colonel of the French Imperial Guard, and French Military Observer attached to the Union Army. The son of an English father and a French mother, he uses his mother's last name – Lassan – because his parents never married. It is ultimately revealed that Lassan is the son of Richard Sharpe. His sword, described as an oversized steel-hilted straight sword, is likely the same 1796"
"businessman father, and later he adopted a little freckle-faced blond orphan girl named Peachy Pet who, despite her cutesy name and clothing, was a tough little brat who was way smarter than her new father. Many times during his adventures, which included a stint with the United States Navy, Peachy would instruct her befuddled but beloved ""Papa John"" on how and when to use the Thunderbolt's magic powers. The green suit and red bow tie-clad Johnny's appearances with the Justice Society of America and in his own solo adventures tended to be quite comedic, as Johnny's main personality trait was"
"Mr. O'Malley Mr. O'Malley was a character in the ground-breaking, intellectual comic strip ""Barnaby"", by cartoonist Crockett Johnson. He was the fairy godfather of five-year-old Barnaby. Jackeen J. O'Malley first appeared in response to Barnaby's wish for a fairy godmother. He was a , cigar smoking man with an overcoat and four tiny pink wings, and was a member of the Elves, Leprechauns, Gnomes, and Little Men's Chowder & Marching Society. His magic wand was the stub of his half-smoked Havana cigar. Mr. O'Malley's conceit was matched only by his inability to grant the simplest childhood request, and his misguided"
"Hannigan, catches Annie and brings her back. Grace Farrell, assistant to the billionaire Oliver Warbucks, comes to the orphanage asking for an orphan to come to his mansion for the Christmas holiday. Because Annie was in Miss Hannigan's office, Grace asks to take her, and Miss Hannigan reluctantly agrees. Once she has left, Miss Hannigan explodes with her hatred for all the girls in the orphanage (""Little Girls""). Meanwhile, at the Warbucks Mansion, the staff welcomes Annie with open arms (""I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here""). When Oliver Warbucks comes back, though, he is not happy to have an"
"an egg-shaped air vehicle flown by Super Chicken and Fred to the rescue of innocent victims of crime. Super Chicken's secret identity was well-to-do Henry Cabot Henhouse III (whose name was a play on Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.); Fred acted as his butler/servant, etc. When danger reared its ugly head, he would take his ""Super Sauce"" (often from a martini glass) and don his ""Super Suit,"" which consisted of a plumed cavalier's hat, cape, Wellington boots, mask and sword. He was a parody of the well-off WASP of the 1950’s, horn-rimmed glasses wearing, martini drinking, and a sense of social"
"the first-act torch song to a blaze. . Ms. McKechnie is in great form. ...""Annie Warbucks"" provides enough of the familiar fun to qualify as more than a postscript. The predisposed shouldn't be disappointed, while the wary may well be won over."" Annie Warbucks Annie Warbucks is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. A sequel to the 1977 Tony Award-winning hit ""Annie"", based on Harold Gray's ""Little Orphan Annie"" comic strip, it begins immediately after ""Annie"" ends. On Christmas morning in 1933, when Child Welfare Commissioner Harriet Doyle (replacing"
"from that comedy series were reedited into the made-for-TV film ""Magic Statue"", named for the artifact which caused the two to exchange bodies. He was also a regular ""guest celebrity"" on game shows in the 1970s and 1980s, appearing as a guest on such programs as ""Pyramid"", ""Hollywood Squares"", ""Password Plus and Super Password"", and ""The Cross-Wits"". In the summer of 1979, during this period as a game-show guest celebrity, he made his Broadway debut playing Oliver ""Daddy"" Warbucks as a replacement in the role of the original Broadway musical comedy, ""Annie"" at the Alvin Theatre, for a special three-week"
"series, she has been called Aunt Agatha, Aunt Sidonia, and Aunt Sybil. Tante Sidonia is Suske and Wiske's guardian. Willy Vandersteen created her because, according to him, ""a real mother would never allow her children to go on adventure like Suske and Wiske do"". Despite that Sidonia still protects and defends them at all cost. Sidonia is an older, bespectacled woman who is thin and tall. She has a large chin, big nose, a huge quiff and big feet. Because of her unattractive physical features she is frequently mocked by other characters, especially Lambik. One of the most frequently uttered"
"at the top of his lungs. Tommy had a particular aversion to ""wet bread"", occasionally brought a thinly veiled Christian attitude to his reactions to the other characters, and would often walk away from his football coach wearing his helmet backwards, as apparently the coach did not think much of Tommy's suggestions. Toward the end of the run, a baby brother to Arnold, named Sid, was born. Sid frequently grabbed hold of others by holding on with his mouth. In the last strip, a giant bird grabbed Arnold and flew off with him. Kevin McCormick wrote to the fans of"
"""The Battling Guardsman"" Shirley Crabtree later known as 'Big Daddy', up on to his shoulders, then calmly walked to a corner carrying him and finished the bout with his famous Kamikaze Crash, walking out the ring as Crabtree was being counted out. In December 1975, he was successfully unmasked on television by Big Daddy (in a bout which Nagasaki won), starting a violent feud between the two. The unmasking occurred two years before he had an official ceremonial unmasking ceremony at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton in what was one of the most anticipated and most viewed moments in ITV's ""World"
"the radio station which simply said ""Yours"" on it; autographed pictures of the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles; and his famous ""Moo Cow Report"", in which Gary and his character Earl C. Festoon would describe where cows were moving inbound on the crowded freeways of Los Angeles. During this time Owens was also known as ""Superbeard"", because like his contemporary radio icon Wolfman Jack, he sported a goatee-beard, Hawaiian shirts, baggy Bermuda shorts, and his ""1941 wide necktie with a hula girl on it"". Often during these comedy sketches on the air, he would have the assistance of other radio"
"many contexts. A limited selection is mentioned here. Desperate Dan Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the British comic magazine ""The Dandy"" and has become their mascot. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937. He is apparently the world's strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. The character was created by Dudley D. Watkins, originally as an outlaw or ‘desperado’ (hence his name), but evolved into"
"Annick Obonsawin An eight-year-old inhabitant of Mischief City. She wears large purple glasses and an orange shirt with striped sleeves. Her hair is tied into pony tails which also function as helicopter blades allowing Maxine to fly. She is Winchell's primary friend in the series and often provides Winchell with the current events of Mischief City when he arrives. She is the owner and caretaker of the two monsters Hey Hey and Mr. Cube. She has a villainous older brother named Duane. Voiced by Adrian Truss A green monster with a pear-shaped body, downward-facing horns and large nose. Dimwitted and"