Conrad was a
comic strip about "America's favorite frog prince". Written and illustrated by
Bill Schorr
Bill Schorr is an American cartoonist of syndicated editorial cartoons and comic strips.
Early life
Schorr was born in New York City, and was raised in and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and California.
Career
Schorr has been an editoria ...
, the strip was launched November 8, 1982. Syndicated by
Tribune Media Services
Tribune Content Agency (TCA) is a syndication company owned by Tribune Publishing. TCA had previously been known as the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (CTNYNS), Tribune Company Syndicate, and Tribune Media S ...
, it had a run for over three years, ending June 7, 1986.
Characters and story
The frog Conrad, needing money to pay his
bookie, convinces the fat, dim-witted
fairy tale princess that he is an enchanted prince who can be turned into a human by a kiss.
Other characters include the princess' father, the King, who is skeptical that Conrad is a prince, and resident witch Aggie, who grants spells and potions to the princess. Fido, the princess's pet alligator, thinks he is a dog.
TV appearance
A live action ''Conrad'' sketch (with a large puppet portraying the frog) was included in the special ''Mother's Day Sunday Funnies'' broadcast May 8, 1983 on
NBC
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.
Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. by Vincent Terrace
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More by Schorr
The strip did not catch on and was dropped in the summer of 1986. In addition to editorial cartoons, Bill Schorr went on to create two more comic strips: ''The Grizzwells'' (1987–present) and ''Phoebe's Place'' (1990-1991).
Books
Two ''Conrad'' book collections were published in 1985.
References
American comic strips
1982 comics debuts
1986 comics endings
Fictional princes
Fictional frogs
Fictional medieval European people
Comics characters introduced in 1982
Gag-a-day comics
Comics set in the Middle Ages
Comic strips syndicated by Tribune Content Agency
Comics about amphibians
Comics about animals
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