God bless my daddy, ... He was the genius who created this wonderful menagerie of characters. A monkey could do my job with the characters I have to work with. He left me this cast of characters and this dominant gene. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 2
[Was it hard to turn the Bumsteads into a dual-career family?] I debated a long time before I did it, ... I wasn't sure what business I wanted Blondie to go into. Catering was perfect. The eating business was real close to home. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
[Some things haven't changed. Dagwood's unspoken motto remains: When in doubt, take a nap.] That's still his favorite sport, ... He loves napping and eating. He has a black belt in buffets. And he still can't get that raise from his boss. All those things are constants. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
There's going to be this juxtaposition of the comic strip characters you're never going to see again. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
I try to get it in there when I can, ... When they come back from Hawaii, maybe they'll swing through Gainesville. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
People are always looking to see if they're in it, ... It's pretty fun. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
The first two months led up to the party page (today), then it will follow the Bumsteads on their anniversary trip to Hawaii, where they'll be gone a month, ... All the different (comics) syndicates are doing crossover story lines where they refer to the anniversary. The whole community of cartoonists. It's really a lot of fun. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
The anniversary storyline is quintessential 'Blondie,' ... It follows the trials and tribulations that Blondie and Dagwood face as they plan their anniversary party, the biggest party ever to take place on the funny pages. Their domestic comedy is only accentuated by the addition of so many amazing characters on the guest list. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
As a kid, I remember my dad working on the strip, ... There'd always be just roars of laughter coming from his studio. The strip was fun for him and I think that sense of fun was infectious. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
As they settled into marriage, 'Blondie' started to resonate with more people, ... Dagwood wasn't too different than a lot of guys. He forgets to take out the garbage. He'd rather eat one of his huge sandwiches than go out to any fancy restaurant. Hopefully, most people don't have bosses like Mr. Dithers but they could definitely relate to some of the challenges at the workplace. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
My dad's comedic sensibilities were uniquely his own and very different from mine, ... But he was very good. He said if I should ever inherited the strip, he wanted me to infuse my own sense of humor into the strip. He wanted me to make it my own. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
You see, my dad grew up on Hollywood two-reelers and screwball comedies, ... His humor was very surreal and fanciful at times. I grew up on a steady diet of TV sitcoms, so my humor is more-to-earth. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
We try to update Blondie's hair and wardrobe from time to time. Though Dagwood's bad hair day has been pretty much a constant since year one. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
But it's hard to count 'Blondie' out, ... We do what we do. And we do it well. Year after year. The strip's just as funny now as it's ever been and, to be perfectly honest, just as popular. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
My four basics are eating, sleeping, raising children and making money. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
Eating, sleeping, raising children and making money: It's the human experience. Everybody can identify with it. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
How could he not? ... Look at his head: He's got all that hair sticking out. My dad realized he had certain intrinsic qualities, his hair, his eating habits. A lot of funny idiosyncrasies. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
Then the Depression came along, and rich playboys and flappers weren't funny anymore. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0
Wealthy playboys and flappers just weren't funny anymore, ... So (dad) got them married, and (Dagwood) was disowned by his millionaire daddy. When they got into the kitchen and started having kids, it took off like a rocket. Dean Young More Dean Young Quotes 0