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Skippy
Skippy may refer to: People * Skippy (nickname), a list of people Arts and entertainments * ''Skippy'' (comic strip), an American strip published from 1923 to 1945. ** ''Skippy'' (film), based on the comics strip, released in 1931 and starring Jackie Cooper ** ''Skippy'' (radio series), a 1930s children's radio show based on the comic strip * Skippy (dog), who portrayed Asta in ''The Thin Man'' film series (name changed to Asta after the first movie) * Irwin "Skippy" Handelman, a recurring character on the American TV series ''Family Ties'' * Skippy, a character and a segment title in ''Sunday Lovers'', a 1980 anthology film * The title character of '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', a live-action Australian television series * '' Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'', animated television series * Skippy, one of the Fun Girls, recurring characters on the American TV series ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * "Skippy" (two versions), on the album '' Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (peanut Butter)
Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter spread manufactured in the United States and China. First sold in 1932, Skippy is currently manufactured by Hormel Foods, which bought the brand from Unilever in 2013. It is the best selling brand of peanut butter in China and second only to the J.M. Smucker Company's Jif brand worldwide. History Percy Crosby, creator of the popular "Skippy" comic strip (1923–1945), which had been adapted into the 1929 novel ''Skippy'', the daytime children's radio serial '' Skippy'' (1932–1935), and the Oscar-winning 1931 film '' Skippy'', had trademarked the name "Skippy" in 1925. When, in 1932, the Alameda, California food packer Joseph L. Rosefield began to sell its newly developed hydrogenated peanut butter, which it labeled "Skippy" without permission, Crosby successfully had the trademark invalidated in 1934. Rosefield persisted using the name and after Crosby was committed to an asylum and after the passage in 1946 of the Lanham Act, Rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (comic Strip)
''Skippy'' is an American comic strip written and drawn by Percy Crosby that was published from 1923 to 1945. A highly popular, acclaimed and influential feature about rambunctious fifth-grader Skippy Skinner, his friends and his enemies, it was adapted into movies, a novel and a radio show. It was commemorated on a 1997 U.S. Postal Service stamp and was the basis for a wide range of merchandising—although perhaps the most well-known product bearing the Skippy name, Skippy peanut butter, used the name without Crosby's authorization, leading to a protracted trademark conflict. An early influence on cartoonist Charles Schulz and an inspiration for his ''Peanuts'', ''Skippy'' is considered one of the classics of the form. In '' Vanity Fair'', humorist Corey Ford described it as "America's most important contribution to humor of the century", while comics historian John A. Lent wrote, "The first half-century of the comics spawned many kid strips, but only one could be el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (dog)
Skippy (also known as Asta, 1931–1951) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog "Asta" in the 1934 detective comedy ''The Thin Man'', starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, and for his role in the 1938 comedy ''Bringing Up Baby'', starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Due to the popularity of ''The Thin Man'' role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films. Career Skippy was trained by his owners Henry East and Gale Henry East, and also by Frank Weatherwax, and assistant trainers Rudd Weatherwax, and Frank Inn. In 1936, Skippy and several other movie dogs were profiled in the book ''Dog Stars of Hollywood'' by Gertrude Orr. At the time Skippy was said to be four and a half years old, giving him a birth year of 1931–32. He was said to be one of the most intelligent of animal stars then working in pictures. In addition to verbal commands, he also worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (film)
''Skippy'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film about the scrappy boy portrayed in the popular comic strip and novel '' Skippy'' by Percy Crosby. The screenplay was by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Don Marquis, Norman Z. McLeod, and Sam Mintz. The film stars Jackie Cooper in the title role, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl. Director Norman Taurog won the Academy Award for Best Director (at age 32, he remained the youngest winner in this category until Damien Chazelle won for the 2016 film ''La La Land''). The film also did well enough to inspire a sequel called ''Sooky'' (1931). ''Skippy'' was released on April 5, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. For his performance, Cooper, at the age of nine, became the youngest person to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Plot Skippy (Jackie Cooper) is the feisty son of the strict Dr. Herbert Skinner (Willard Robertson) and his wife Ellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (X)
Skippy is a window management tool for X11 similar to Mac OS X's Exposé feature. It is a fullscreen task switcher that allows a user to quickly see open windows by two different sets of criteria, or to hide all windows and show the desktop without the need to click through many windows to find a specific target. Skippy-XD is a branch that provides 'live' (and updating) snapshots of the windows. Usage Skippy (and Skippy-XD) usually needs to be compiled and installed from source, although binaries exist for some platforms (e.g., Ubuntu). After it is launched, the default hotkey for activating it is F11. The user can next choose a window with either the keyboard (by using the up, down, left and right keys) or the mouse and activate it by pressing the left mouse button or the return or spacebar key. There are also two or three modifiers you can use with the hotkey: hold Control and Skippy (not used in Skippy-XD) will update the snapshots of all the windows. Hold Mod1 (aka the alt k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (radio Series)
''Skippy'' was an American children's radio serial based on the popularity of the comic strip ''Skippy''. It was broadcast on CBS Radio from January 11, 1932 to March 29, 1935. ''Skippy'' has been called the first radio serial for children, though the radio serial ''Little Orphan Annie'' (1930-...) has also been given that honorific title. In 1931 Franklin W. Adams was chosen to play the part of Skippy. Initially the show ran for 13 weeks locally in Chicago on WBBM Radio before being picked up for 2 years on NBC Radio followed by 2 more years on CBS Radio five days a week coast to coast."Up and Down the Hill" Autobiography of Franklin W. Adams, Self-Published 1973 As the principal player Adams was paid $75 per week at the beginning then raised to $100 per week when the show went national. While on NBC the show was produced at 4:15PM and 5:15 PM in Studio B at Chicago's Merchandise Mart. Later it was produced on CBS in the Wrigley Building "Skippy Day" was celebrated at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy Dies
''Skippy Dies'' is a 2010 tragicomic novel by Paul Murray. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Costa Book Awards, longlisted for the 2010 Booker Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Plot ''Skippy Dies'' follows the lives of a group of students and faculty members at the fictional Seabrook College, a Catholic boarding school in Dublin. The title character, Daniel "Skippy" Juster, dies during a donut-eating contest in the novel's opening scene. The rest of the novel explores the events leading up to Skippy's death, as well as the aftermath within the Seabrook community. Development The novel began as a short story, concerning a pupil and a teacher, but it quickly outgrew this as Murray created further characters. A later draft of the novel ran to a thousand pages, though Murray culled much of this before publication. The Seabrook College of the book is based on Blackrock College, Murray's old secondary school. Reception ''Skippy Dies'' received almo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skippy (nickname)
Skippy is the nickname of the following people: * Skippy Baxter (1919–2012), American figure skater * Skippy Blair (born 1924), American dance instructor * David Browning (1931–1956), American diver and 1952 Olympic champion * Milt Byrnes (1916–1979), American Major League Baseball player * Skippy Hamahona (born 1975), New Zealand former field hockey player * Geoff Huegill (born 1979), Australian swimmer * Scott "Skippy" Jessop (born 1977), American internet personality * Gregory Messam (born 1973), Jamaican football defender * Pat Morley (footballer) (born 1965), Irish former footballer * David Parsons (racing driver) David John "Skippy" Parsons (born 17 May 1959 in Devonport, Tasmania), is a retired Australian racing driver, who, while never a full-time racing driver, drove for some of the leading racing teams in Australia including the Holden Dealer Team, ... (born 1959), Australian retired racing driver * Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fun Girls
The Fun Girls ("Daphne and Skippy") are fictional recurring characters on ''The Andy Griffith Show'', an American TV sitcom from the 1960s. Overview "The Fun Girls" (sardonically nicknamed by Thelma Lou) were a pair of fun-loving women: the giggly Skippy (played by Joyce Jameson) and the gravel-voiced Daphne (played by Jean Carson). The two hailed from Mount Pilot, the "big city" near the small town of Mayberry. They were flirtatious, they loved dancing, and their appearance in town almost always meant trouble for Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife (both of whom had steady girlfriends). Skippy was characterized by her high-pitched, grating laugh and was generally attracted to Barney (whom she incessantly called "Bernie"). Daphne was known for her throaty greeting "Hello Doll" and was attracted to Andy. The first appearance of the Fun Girls resulted in Andy receiving a black-eye during a scuffle with Daphne's erstwhile boyfriend. On one occasion, Andy and Barney had t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney's Robin Hood
''Robin Hood'' is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution, based on the English folk tale of the same name with the characters reimagined as anthropomorphic animals. Produced and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it is the 21st Disney animated feature film and the first entirely "post-Walt" animated feature, as Walt Disney was involved in the production of both ''The Jungle Book'' (1967) and ''The Aristocats'' (1970) before his death in 1966. The story follows the adventures of Robin Hood, Little John, and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of Prince John, and Robin Hood wins the hand of Maid Marian. The film features the voices of Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Peter Ustinov, Pat Buttram, Monica Evans, and Carole Shelley. The idea to adapt ''Robin Hood'' into an animated feature was dated back to Walt Disney's interest in the tale of Reynard th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Lovers
''Sunday Lovers'' is a 1980 internationally co-produced romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes, Gene Wilder, Dino Risi and Édouard Molinaro. It stars Roger Moore, Gene Wilder, Priscilla Barnes, Lynn Redgrave, Denholm Elliott and Kathleen Quinlan.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081591/ It is split into four segments, each from a different country (Britain, France, the United States and Italy). The film was released in Italy in October 1980 and in America in early 1981 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists. Cast * Roger Moore ... Harry Lindon (segment "An Englishman's Home") * Lino Ventura ... François Quérole (segment "The French Method") *Priscilla Barnes ... Donna (segment "An Englishman's Home") *Gene Wilder ... Skippy (segment "Skippy") *Lynn Redgrave ... Lady Davina (segment "An Englishman's Home") *Kathleen Quinlan ... Laurie (segment "Skippy") *Ugo Tognazzi ... Armando (segment "Armando's Notebook") *Catherine Salviat ... Christine (segment "The French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions
Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's first sessions as a bandleader were recorded between 1947 and 1952, and released on Blue Note records as a series of 78 RPM singles. These singles were then compiled in later years—with additional performances from the sessions—into long-playing album formats. As Monk's reputation and fame grew, the sessions were recompiled again and again into more complete configurations. This article details various releases of these sessions. The Sessions The Blue Note recordings were made over the course of six sessions. "Versions" refers only to the number of eventually-released performances; other takes may have been recorded. All compositions by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted. Session 1: October 15, 1947 # " Humph" # " Evonce" (Idrees Sulieman, Ike Quebec) versions# "Suburban Eyes" (Ike Quebec) versions# "Thelonious" ''recorded at WOR Studios, New York City'' Session 2: October 24, 1947 # " Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
