laugh4me
06-06-2001, 12:07 PM
Well, it looks like a classic toy is being turned into a newspaper cartoon.
Can an animated series for the Potato Head family be far behind? ;)
from businesswire (http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.060601/211572351&ticker=HAS)
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Creator of Garfield to Co-Create Nationally Syndicated Comic Strip Starring MR. POTATO HEAD
MR. POTATO HEAD(R) will soon be appearing in comic sections of newspapers worldwide thanks to highly acclaimed cartoonists Jim Davis and Brett Koth, with help from Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) and Universal Press Syndicate.
Beginning July 16, MR. POTATO HEAD fans of all ages will see their favorite Spud as they've never seen him before in newspapers throughout the United States and abroad. The MR. POTATO HEAD comic strip will focus on the antics of MR.POTATO HEAD'S every day life both at home with his devoted wife, MRS. POTATO HEAD and their children, JULIENNE and CHIP, and at his "day job" as a Vice President of Toy Testing.
"MR. POTATO HEAD has been a source of fun and laughter since 1952," said Alan G. Hassenfeld, Hasbro's Chairman and CEO. "This nationally syndicated comic strip - co-created by the amazing Jim Davis and Brett Koth -- speaks volumes about the popularity of MR. POTATO HEAD and the status he enjoys as a toy and as an enduring pop culture icon."
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Jim Davis is the world's most published living cartoonist, with a client list for GARFIELD that includes more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide. Jim is founder and president of Paws, Inc., a full-service licensing studio created to support Garfield's global business ventures. Jim has had many successes with GARFIELD including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998). His most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall cartooning. A graduate of the California Institute of Art, Brett's resume includes cartooning and animation work for GARFIELD, BUGS BUNNY, Disney and Warner Bros. Studios. He has worked with Jim and Garfield since 1986.
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Can an animated series for the Potato Head family be far behind? ;)
from businesswire (http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.060601/211572351&ticker=HAS)
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Creator of Garfield to Co-Create Nationally Syndicated Comic Strip Starring MR. POTATO HEAD
MR. POTATO HEAD(R) will soon be appearing in comic sections of newspapers worldwide thanks to highly acclaimed cartoonists Jim Davis and Brett Koth, with help from Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) and Universal Press Syndicate.
Beginning July 16, MR. POTATO HEAD fans of all ages will see their favorite Spud as they've never seen him before in newspapers throughout the United States and abroad. The MR. POTATO HEAD comic strip will focus on the antics of MR.POTATO HEAD'S every day life both at home with his devoted wife, MRS. POTATO HEAD and their children, JULIENNE and CHIP, and at his "day job" as a Vice President of Toy Testing.
"MR. POTATO HEAD has been a source of fun and laughter since 1952," said Alan G. Hassenfeld, Hasbro's Chairman and CEO. "This nationally syndicated comic strip - co-created by the amazing Jim Davis and Brett Koth -- speaks volumes about the popularity of MR. POTATO HEAD and the status he enjoys as a toy and as an enduring pop culture icon."
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Jim Davis is the world's most published living cartoonist, with a client list for GARFIELD that includes more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide. Jim is founder and president of Paws, Inc., a full-service licensing studio created to support Garfield's global business ventures. Jim has had many successes with GARFIELD including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998). His most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall cartooning. A graduate of the California Institute of Art, Brett's resume includes cartooning and animation work for GARFIELD, BUGS BUNNY, Disney and Warner Bros. Studios. He has worked with Jim and Garfield since 1986.
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