Bob's a Cutie

In the early days of Hello There Cutie, I wrote about Bob's Big Boy and what an institution it was for me. Back in the Valley this weekend, I was reminded of Bob and remembered the comic books on the counter of the restaurant. Each visit, you would get the adventures of Bob, Dolly and their dog (what was his name?). Add in that there were puzzles and games, I would treasure these comics and now wish I still had them to reread. Well, Hello There Cutie and always happy to see one of your old school spots with the carhops! xxxo

-sending BBB hugs to Big Daddy today-

Wrapping Cutie

Little Dot is getting ready for gift-giving. I'll bet there's some great Chanukah gifts mixed in with the Christmas presents. Notice the blue wrapping paper...that's always a clue!

Cute as a Ponytail

Ponytail was a cute King Features Syndicate daily comic panel (like Dennis the Menace or Family Circus) created by Lee Holley in 1960. Along with with her boyfriend Donald, Ponytail became quite popular, adding a Sunday color version in 1963 and appeared over 300 newspapers. Dell Comics published a series of Ponytail comic books, consisting of new stories. It ran 12 issues, with cover dates from September 1962 through December, 1965. Dell Books later published a series of cute paperbacks. Charlton Comics also put out another 8 issues of the comic book starting in 1969. In newspapers, Ponytail was discontinued in 1989, and Holley retired.

Just Add Water–And Cute!

Sea-Monkeys are a trademarked brand given to a variant of brine shrimp or Artemia salina. These cute critters were first marketed in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut (who also invented X-Ray specs) as "Instant Life". The name was changed to the much cuter sounding to "Sea-Monkeys" in 1962. The name "Sea-Monkeys" was chosen because of their playfulness, like monkeys. Exaggerated advertisements and packaging depicted smiling creatures, underneath these pictures was a disclaimer that stated, "Caricatures shown not intended to depict Artemia."