Skippy may refer to:

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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

Arts and entertainment

* ''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 P ...

, 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 television sitcom 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 social shift in the United Stat ...

'' * 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 Kathl ...

'', a 1980 anthology film * The title character of ''

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'' (known commonly as ''Skippy'') is an Australian television series created by Australian actor John McCallum, Lionel (Bob) Austin, and Lee Robinson, produced from 1967 to 1969 (airing from 5 February 1968 to 4 May 1 ...

'', 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. Unlike many of the characters in Mayberry, the Fun Girls were rather lively and more eager to push the enve ...

, 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 series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company ...

'' * 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. Produced and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it is based on the English folktale "Robin Hood ...

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

Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions ''The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk'' is a box set by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk compiling his recordings for Blue Note first released as a limited four-LP box set on Mosaic Records in 1983 before being issued as a f ...

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Skippy (peanut butter) Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter 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 ...

, 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 Carangidae, jack of the family (biology), family Carangidae found around the coast of Australia and New Zealand. Description The fish ...

'', a fish found in Australia

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