Blondie in the comic strip

But when he married Blondie in , the Bumstead family effectively disowned him, fearing Blondie was only out for his money. Larry Simms played the Bumsteads' son in all the films; his character was originally called Baby Dumpling, and later became Alexander. 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. Dithers, but now does so in a more modern office at J. In Columbia felt the series was slipping, and ended the string with It's a Great Life and Footlight Glamour , deliberately omitting "Blondie" from the titles to attract unwary moviegoers. I am most happy, thrilled, and delighted that, in the years since, we have added more than additional newspapers to the Blondie client list.

After a month-and-a-half-long hunger strike by Dagwood to get his parents' blessing, as they strongly disapproved of his marrying beneath his class, they disinherited him. There's a problem loading this menu right now. They were played by Emory Parnell and Isabel Withers. On February 17, , after much fanfare and build-up, Blondie Boopadoop marries her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead , the son of a wealthy industrialist.

View or edit your browsing history. Beasley, the mail carrier, now dresses in short-sleeve shirts and walking shorts, rather than the military-style uniform of days gone by. His chronic problems are: Chic Young's Sunday Blondie page for May 7, , when it was at a peak of popularity with the strip, movies, and radio.

I think some of that momentum can be attributed to the characters not becoming anachronisms. After a month-and-a-half-long hunger strike by Dagwood to get his parents' blessing, as they strongly disapproved of his marrying beneath his class, they disinherited him. Despite these changes, Blondie has remained popular, appearing in more than 2, newspapers in 47 countries and translated into 35 languages. He finds himself often caught, inexplicably, in the web of Bumstead-inspired plans which have gone astray. It was pretty exciting when the bell went off, and we would race out to see what it was. Cora Dithers Frumpy wife of Julius Dithers. Views Read Edit View history.