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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 ...

, a list of people

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* ''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) 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 ...

, 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 ''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...

'' * Skippy, a character and a segment title in ''

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 ...

'', 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 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 gi ...

, recurring characters on the American TV series ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Daniel "Skippy" Juster, the title character of ''

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 th ...

'', a 2010 tragicomic novel by Paul Murray * Skippy Squirrel, a character from ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, unti ...

'' * Skippy, a rabbit in ''

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 anthrop ...

''. * "Skippy" (two versions), on the album ''

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 fro ...

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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 pe ...

, an American brand *

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 withou ...

, in computers a window management tool for X11 * Common name for ''

Pseudocaranx georgianus Silver trevally, ''Pseudocaranx georgianus'', (also known as skippy, skipjack trevally and silver bream) is a jack of the family Carangidae found around the coast of Australia and New Zealand. Description The fish can grow to a length of and w ...

'', a fish found in Australia

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