Having a goofy pun for a name never bothered her, as  she was better known as Dumb Dora. Never mind 'fairy'! We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Some features on this site require registration. As Young shifted his attention to the newer creation, the Dumb Dora strip was taken over by his former assistant, Paul Fung (who later handled the daily Polly & Her Pals). Hello.

)Dumb Dora was so dumb, she thought she looked really beautiful wearing (blank). for your pointless bitchery needs.

TO Germund-I don’t remember which was the first foreign Beetle series- I have a few odd samples. Now the concentration is on Mort’s newspaper strips, even of great vintage. Celebrity Gossip. "[11] In the vaudeville era, as well as during the period from the Golden Age of Radio through the first several decades of television, female comedians were often expected to play a "Dumb Dora" or "Dizzy Dame" role,[12] even if in real life, they were very intelligent. His first strip was The Affairs of Jane (no relation), which he did for Newspaper Enterprise Association (Kevin the Bold, The Born Loser).

[13], Although Dumb Dora comic strip was discontinued in 1935, the TV game show Match Game occasionally alludes to the strip, asking those watching in the studio to shout in unison, "How dumb is she?" Today in Toons: Every day's an anniversary! Did you the latest about Rick Santorum? Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Always wondered what happened to him, what he looked like today. Despite her subtitle, "She's Not So Dumb As She Looks", she sometimes did act as well as look very, very dumb. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. And that they matched her answer with 'fairies' but not 'lovers'. Of even greater interest is the diversity among assistants who worked on Dumb Dora over the years. No, it’s the name of one of the immortals of comics history, better known by his pen name, Chic Young. Her name still echoes through the public consciousness, but that's probably more because of Gracie Allen than Dora Bell. In desperation for votes, he's stopped wearing sweater vests and has started wearing *blank*.

Chic Young left Dora in the hands of Paul Fung in early 1930, as he put together the first weeks of Blondie. absolutely nothing. I'll never stay at Dumb Donald's motel again. by RuPaul: reply 3: 03/28/2012: The March Game is only going to be on for three more days, and then The April Game starts. Although Dumb Dora comic strip was discontinued in 1935, the TV game show Match Game occasionally alludes to the strip, asking those watching in the studio to shout in unison, "How dumb is she?" by RuPaul: reply 2: 03/28/2012: She thinks you can start a fire playing Match Game. Of course, every country in the west has some military traditions, and Beetle’s hijinks can be easily related to anywhere. Sign up to receive weekly updates and news from around the kingdom. OMG, R28! The phrase was not malicious, and was considered a gentle appellation in those more gentle times. The March Game is only going to be on for three more days, and then The April Game starts. Hello and thank you for registering. ", "Flapper Blazing New Trail of Freedom", The Washington Times, April 16, 1922, p. 4E, "Grace Allen 'Dizzy Dame'--Even George Burns Says So.
I've always wondered what was going on with Richard Dawson. But he later found a huge stash of the original question cards in storage. Next, at, The phrase "Dumb Dora" was slang in the 1920s for a not-very-bright female, made popular by the vaudeville act of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Isn’t that some old time cigarette brand? Nanook said, "Boy am I angry. I recall older people who probably never read the funnies using it in conversation. See what the Royal Membership is all about. Yesterday I came home to … [6] Bil Dwyer took over the strip in 1932, until Dumb Dora was discontinued in January 1936.
Hello and thank you for registering. Including a guy who was partnered with her on a game show I was also on (we got to watch our fellow "pool" come and go ahead of us for many shows before we got on). Dumb Donald's mother is also dumb. [quote]It's amazing to see so many people casually calling Batman & Robin 'queer'! [quote]Richard Dawson in 2011 (Warning: SCARY!). Quite a lot of material used to be produced just for comic books, but it was created by Mort Walker’s studio staff, not Walker himself. Regardless of how an answer can be derived, here is a selection of some of the most funny unanswerable questions that have been shared. Often she’d make a dumb choice that turned out to her benefit, and her boyfriend’s expense, leading to the tag line- “She ain’t so dumb!” She had many boyfriends, most notably Rod, a stocky, blonde-haired guy, easily put upon by the scheming Dora. I told her I wanna change for myself but also for us because I realized that it’s not cool of me to be yelling over dumb things. click ACCEPT

Never mind 'fairy'! This week is the eighty-fifth anniversary of the start of Blondie, but instead, we’ll see the gal that preceded her on Mr. Young’s drawing board, one Miss Dora Bell. If you are interested you can take a look at Please complete the process by verifying your email address. She had one last gasp the following year, a Big Little Book from a very minor publisher, but hasn't been seen since then. "She brought a GIRL to a circuit party... well? One of the men in r31's link is smoking! Quite a lot of material used to be produced just for comic books, but it was created by Mort Walker’s studio staff, not Walker himself. Dumb Donald's mother is also dumb. Chic Young's Dumb Dora (actual name, Dora Bell) debuted from King Features in 1924, as a seven-day feature.

A good example of this dichotomy was Lucille Ball. Hello. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Are eyebrows considered facial hair? Girls would form “Dumb Dora Clubs” in school. That is actually correct score-keeping. Some features on this site require a subscription. and Pointless Bitchery. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. google_ad_output = "textlink"; That seems so shocking to me. The phrase was not malicious, and was considered a gentle appellation in those more gentle times. “Dumb Dora” promotion from 1925, and cartoonist. What was the significance of Patty (the last panelist in the following clip)? Dora was his first Hearst series (through one of our second tier outlets,” Premier Syndicate Inc.”), though Young’s previous  efforts were in the same vein, starting with the short-lived Affairs of Jane over at NEA 1921-22, and then  Beautiful Bab, for Bell syndicate from 1922-24. [1] The term "dumb Dora" was a 1920s[2] American slang term for a foolish woman;[3][4] the strip helped popularize the term. And Elaine Joyce kept guessing "Dr. Spock" while our friend cringed, unable to yell right answer (he was Clue Giver). Wow, r36's video is indeed SCARY. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Instead of putting grape jelly on our peanut butter sandwiches, she used _____ jelly. You’d think even “Chic” would have been better, but she didn’t mind.

His forte was the humor surrounding a college-age girl, one that involves a lot of young male attention, and how she can induce them to spend money on her. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. King refused, but did offer an opportunity to create a new strip that he could own from the beginning. 25 September 1926 Sunday . In desperation for votes, he's stopped wearing sweater vests and has started wearing *blank*. We all glared and she darted away and good thing, he'da cut a bitch and we'da cheered. Some of you older kids might recall these (even then aging) jokes used by Gene Rayburn on the “Match Game” TV series back in the 1960s-’70s.

Gene Rayburn used to ask questions and the panel of celebrities would write answers that the contestant would have to match. Check out this 2012 entry: http://comicskingdom.com/blog/2012/09/05/ask-the-archivist-a-beetle-by-any-other-name. How dumb was she? Today’s saunter through the dusty corridors of the archives takes us to Murat Young’s first major comic strip.

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After Family Feud (first version) ended, he just completely disappeared.

making everyone in the world click on these pointless things while changing Chic Young left Dora in the hands of Paul Fung in early 1930, as he put together the first weeks of Blondie.

by RuPaul: reply 1: 03/28/2012: That she called it the March Game. Please click here to register for free. BACK to Don Markstein's Toonopedia™ Home Page He -- and we --hated Elaine Joyce on the spot.

The series lasted into 1936, eventually done by Bil Dwyer. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. In desperation for votes, he's stopped wearing sweater vests and has started wearing *blank*. She was so dumb that instead of saying "2+2 equals 4" she said "2+2 equals BLANK!" Dora was his first Hearst series (through one of our second tier outlets,” Premier Syndicate Inc.”), though Young’s previous  efforts were in the same vein, starting with the short-lived Affairs of Jane over at NEA 1921-22, and then  Beautiful Bab, for Bell syndicate from 1922-24. It was "Super Password" and the money winning clue was "Mr. Spock", all clues pointing to that, including the words "Star" and "Trek". Instead of putting grape jelly on our peanut butter sandwiches, she used _____ jelly. Instead of vibrating beds, the rooms have vibrating _____. every single site you visit? Allen played Dora, who was so dumb — and what followed would be a typical bit of her illogical logic, of the sort that got huge laughs from vaudeville, movie and eventually TV audiences. (How dumb was she? and we'll set a dreaded cookie to make it go away. Having a goofy pun for a name never bothered her, as  she was better known as Dumb Dora. Gained so much weight. TO Spaceman Spiff85-Perhaps Mr. MkBerg is right, since Beetle has been around for so long, he has a nostalgic component now that will appeal to middle-aged readers. Oh, don't turn on me. Dumb Dora is so dumb--March Game, 2012. by RuPaul: reply 64: 04/03/2012: She joined the libertarian party.