# Do you know this comic strip character? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449 "2014-12-16T23:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/41 "2014-12-17T08:21:06Z")
I didn’t notice the link in the clue at first, and spent several seconds mulling it over (“Bushmiller! Bushmiller! I know this one!”) while imagining the lights on my podium winking out before finally getting “Nancy”. I was surprised that so many people could get it here based on just the cartoonist’s name! Then I noticed the link to the picture and thought, “Who doesn’t know Nancy?!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/42 "2014-12-17T08:31:32Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Sure I recognize N\*\*\*y. > > Worst comic ever. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, that would be F **y C** s. Hey! We’re trying to play Jeopardy here! Wheel of Fortune’s in the other studio. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/43 "2014-12-17T08:35:04Z")
I knew it and am in my mid-50s. The strip ran in the local paper when I was growing up in West Texas. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/44 "2014-12-17T09:25:37Z")
I have no idea who that is I’m 24 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/45 "2014-12-17T14:22:41Z")
Early 50s and I figured it had to be either Nancy or Sluggo before clicking the link to see which one it was ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/46 "2014-12-17T14:39:03Z")
I’m in my early 30s, recognized her as belonging with the bald dude with his flying hat, but there’s no way I would ever have known either of the names. ---
**Author:** ![Zorkmid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e68b1a/32.png) [@Zorkmid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zorkmid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/47 "2014-12-17T14:42:03Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > C’mon, who could be expected to know about obscure comic strip characters from decades ago? LOL 😃 And even my teenage daughter recognized Nancy from the newspaper comics. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/48 "2014-12-17T14:47:43Z")
You mean Nancy no longer runs anywhere? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/49 "2014-12-17T14:48:17Z")
I’m 53, knew her but not the name Bushmiller. The comics when I grew up carried it. It seemed that overall, none of the three got many of what we considered the “easy” questions. There were a whole bunch that should have been as easy as Nancy. I know, there are degrees of “easy”. If I were ever on, I’d sure hope I never got categories like “21st century pop songs from lyrics”, “the Kardashians”, “Reality TV”, or “anagrams”. I’d look just as much like I didn’t belong there as these three seemed to me. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/50 "2014-12-17T15:25:03Z")
[It’s not Nancy, but I used to have this great Ernie Bushmiller cartoon on a t shirt.](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ernie-Bushmiller-How-to-Housebreak-Your-Dog-Postcard-/331266640162) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/51 "2014-12-17T17:07:53Z")
I recognized her appearance, but guessed that her name was “Annie” for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/52 "2014-12-17T17:13:47Z")
I’m 34, and i have a vague feeling that I’ve seen the character somewhere, but had no idea where or what her name was. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/53 "2014-12-17T17:18:42Z")
I recognized her, but like others have said, I never got the humor and never understood why it was such a long-running comic strip. I thought they were supposed to be funny. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/54 "2014-12-17T17:26:13Z")
I recognize Nancy and Sluggo, but then I’m 53. I’m sure most of the (very) bright teenagers I know would have no idea who she is. Then again, I couldn’t tell you anything about \*\*\*Percy Jackson \*\*\*or _ **The Hunger Games.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/55 "2014-12-17T17:28:10Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I recognize Nancy and Sluggo, but then I’m 53. I’m sure most of the (very) bright teenagers I know would have no idea who she is. > > Then again, I couldn’t tell you anything about \*\*\*Percy Jackson \*\*\*or _ **The Hunger Games.** _ Preach it! I think I began losing touch with “pop culture” when LOTR was the thing. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/56 "2014-12-17T18:19:29Z")
I recognized her. I used to cut Nancy comics out of the paper when I was a kid and save them. Not because I thought they were good, but because something about their inherent _badness_ appealed to me on some level. For good stuff, I cut out Peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/57 "2014-12-17T18:23:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You mean Nancy no longer runs anywhere? ☹ According to Wikipedia, it still runs in about 80 newspapers (and of course, you can read it online). It’s a far cry from the 800 it ran in at its peak. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/58 "2014-12-17T18:24:45Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I recognized her. I used to cut Nancy comics out of the paper when I was a kid and save them. Not because I thought they were good, but because something about their inherent _badness_ appealed to me on some level. For good stuff, I cut out Peanuts. Back before I knew what “the hots” even were I had the hots for a character on Kerry Drake’s strip named Champagne. I even started a thread or two in my early days here trying to find anybody else who even knew who she was. A few replies, but nothing more than that and I have yet to find any online evidence of her existence. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/59 "2014-12-17T18:28:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’m 53, knew her but not the name Bushmiller. The comics when I grew up carried it. > > It seemed that overall, none of the three got many of what we considered the “easy” questions. There were a whole bunch that should have been as easy as Nancy. > > I know, there are degrees of “easy”. If I were ever on, I’d sure hope I never got categories like “21st century pop songs from lyrics”, “the Kardashians”, “Reality TV”, or “anagrams”. I’d look just as much like I didn’t belong there as these three seemed to me. I really liked Rooks, though, the contestant with the poofy hair. It’s a shame she didn’t repeat as champion. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449/60 "2014-12-17T18:39:12Z")
I know the character but not who drew it or much else. It’s one of those comics you learn to skip over. > [@kunilou](#): > > I knew it, but I’m old. > > I wonder if anyone would have remembered Aunt Fritzi. [I sure do](http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mQRpqTNnfLJL0BglzVbI73w.jpg). Now that comic gives you your dimes worth. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I recognised her but didn’t know her name, as I am not American and have never seen the comic strip. Oh, yeah. Looks like that lady that hung around the laundromat gossiping and bumming smokes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-this-comic-strip-character/707449.md?page=4)