- Boob McNutt
"Boob McNutt" was a
comic strip byRube Goldberg which ran from 1915 to September 1934. It was syndicated by theMcNaught Syndicate from 1922 until the end of its run.Boob McNutt was a clumsy, buffoonish fellow who was quite friendly and attempted to be helpful in his incompetent way. He was entrusted with tasks like caring for priceless works of art and the Elixir of Immortality, tasks he inevitably failed, usually in a destructive manner.
From 1922 to 1926, the strip focused on Boob's pursuit of his love Pearl, whom he finally married, then divorced, then married again, and divorced again. Goldberg brought in supporting characters from his other strips like "
Mike and Ike (They Look Alike) " and "Bertha the Siberian Cheesehound ". In 1934, he even brought inProfessor Lucifer Gorgonzola Butts , inventor of those famed Rube Goldberg machines, briefly before the strip was cancelled.In his seminal 1923 essay "The Seven Lively Arts",
Gilbert Seldes called Boob McNutt "the least worthy of Rube Goldberg's astonishing creations".External links
* [http://www.toonopedia.com/mcnutt.htm Toonopedia entry]
References
Strickler, Dave. "Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index." Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
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