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Mother Goose and Grimm
Mother Goose and Grimm
	October 5, 2011 strip
Author(s)	Mike Peters
Website	www.grimmy.com
Current status/schedule	Running
Launch date	October 1, 1984; 40 years ago
Syndicate(s)	Tribune Media Services (1984–2002); King Features Syndicate (2003–present)
Genre(s)	Humor

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Mother Goose and Grimm (a.k.a. Mother Goose & Grimm) is an internationally syndicated comic strip by cartoonist Mike Peters of the Dayton Daily News. It was first syndicated starting October 1, 1984, and is distributed by King Features Syndicate to 500 newspapers.^[2] Peters received the National Cartoonists Society's 1991 Reuben Award for the strip as well as a nomination for its Newspaper Comic Strip Award for 2000.

Characters and story

The strip revolves around a yellow bull terrier named Grimm (aka Grimmy), owned by an anthropomorphic goose named Mother Goose, along with a dimwitted Boston terrier named Ralph and a cat named Attila. The strip is noted for its references to popular culture or recent news that are often spoofed and referenced for a certain period of time, depending on the length of the hype devoted to a certain news story or topic, e.g. Grimm's creation of a website known as "GrimmyLeaks", which was devoted to publishing rumors relating to fellow comic strip characters, in reference to the controversy surrounding the scandalous website WikiLeaks. The comic strip also makes multiple references to iconic fictional characters including Mr. Potato Head, Superman, Batman, and more, along with popular products including Amazon Kindles.

The strip also often consists of stand-alone one-panel comics that do not relate to the continuing story or characters.

The comic strip is named after the nursery rhyme collection Mother Goose and the fairytale collection Brothers Grimm.

Other characters

Ham – A pig who is Mother Goose's neighbor
Fleas – Grimm's fleas and ticks
Sumo – Mother Goose's sister's cat. He frequently comes to stay with Mother Goose, Grimm, Attila, and Ralph
French poodle – A random, unnamed French poodle Grimm has a crush on
Mailmen whom Grimm tortures
Hiram – Mother Goose's boyfriend
Ms. Lockjaw – owner of Grimm's obedience school
Fritz – A dog at Grimm's obedience school
Attila – A cat that lives with Grimmy, Mother Goose and Ralph who used to be round and fluffy 20 years ago
Ralph – A dog that lives with Grimmy, Mother Goose and Attila
Brax – A hipster dog that lives in a yurt

Books

Mother Goose and Grimm (1986)
The Portable Mother Goose and Grimm (1987)
Oh God, It's Grimm (1987)
Steel Belted Grimm (1988)
Four Wheel Grimmy (1989)
Grimmy Come Home (1990)
It's Grimmy (1990)
Grimmy: Best in Show (1990)
Grimmy: Pick of the Litter (1990)
Grimmy: Night of the Living Vacuum (1991)
Grimmy: Top Dog (1991)
Grimmy and the Temple of Groom (1992)
Grimmy: Bone in the U.S.A. (1992)
Grimmy: On the Move (1992)
Grimmy: The Postman Always Screams Twice (1996)
Grimmy: Friends Don't Let Friends Own Cats (1996)
Grimmy: King of the Heap (1997)
Grimmy: Good Dog, Bad Breath (1999)
Grimmy: Always Stop & Smell the Hydrants (1999)
Grimmy: Cats & Pancakes Stick to the Ceiling (1999)
Grimmy: In a Class by Himself (1999)
Grimmy: Mailmen Can't Jump (1999)
Grimmy: My Dad was a Boxer (1999)
Grimmy: The Horrors of Global Worming (2000)
Grimmy: The Revenge of Grimmzilla (2000)
Grimmy: It's a Dog Sniff Dog World (2000)
Revenge of the Fireplugs (2001)
Grimmy Goes Postal (2001)
Grimmy's Flea Circus (2001)
Compost Happens (2001)
Grimmy's Cat Tails (2001)
Grimmy: One Sick Puppy (2001)
The Ultimate Mother Goose and Grimm: 20th Anniversary Collection (2006)
Grimmy: Can You Smell Me Now (yearbook 2005 part 1)
Grimmy: You're Getting Warmer (yearbook 2005 part 2)
Grimmy: See? Cats Are Light Sleepers (yearbook 2006 part 1)
Grimmy: And They Call Us Gross (yearbook 2006 part 2)
Grimmy: Flushed! (yearbook 2007 part 1)
Grimmy: Sniffing (yearbook 2007 part 2)
Grimmy: Rolled-Up Newspaper Dreams (yearbook 2008 part 1)
Grimmy: Online News (yearbook 2008 part 2)
Grimmy: You're Deleting My Archive (yearbook 2009 part 1)
Grimmy: Filthy (yearbook 2009 part 2)
Grimmy: Catatonic (yearbook 2010 part 1)
Mother Goose and Grimm: Snow Day (yearbook 2010 part 2)

Television show

CBS premiered a Saturday morning cartoon in 1991, Mother Goose and Grimm, which was renamed to Grimmy in its second and final season. The voice performers included Charlie Brill as Grimmy, Mitzi McCall as Mother Goose, and Greg Burson as Attila. The show ran for two seasons, and was later syndicated.

Cameo appearances

Grimmy made a couple of appearances in the animated film Garfield Gets Real. His first appearance was in the cafeteria scene, when Odie jumps on the table that Grimmy's sitting at. His second one was when he was drinking out of the water fountain near the auditorium, in which he sees a poodle and immediately falls in love, drops the water on his head and follows the poodle. He later appeared again in another cafeteria scene in which everyone is thinking of an idea in which to bring Garfield and Odie to come back to Cartoonworld. He appeared again in the men's bathroom drinking out of the toilet, and is immediately embarrassed. This was similar to Dagwood's scene in which he is taking a bath. His final appearance was when everybody is cheering that they had brought back Garfield from the real world, in which he is in a crowd cheering. He did not appear in the sequels, Garfield's Fun Fest and Garfield's Pet Force. Grimmy also made an appearance as a pair of slippers in the Garfield and Friends segment, "The Name Game", with his ears excluded.

Citations

^ Astor, Dave. "Mike Peters Moves to King" Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Editor & Publisher (November 27, 2002).
^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780472117567.

General sources

Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.

External links

Official website
Mother Goose and Grimm at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
Tobin, Suzanne (2002-02-15). "Comics: Meet the Artist with Mike Peters, Cartoonist, "Mother Goose and Grimm"". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
Tobin, Suzanne (2005-01-14). "Comics: Meet the Artist, Mike Peters, Cartoonist". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

[1] Astor, Dave. "Mike Peters Moves to King" Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Editor & Publisher (November 27, 2002).

[2] Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780472117567.

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-}}
 '''''Mother Goose and Grimm''''' (a.k.a. '''''Mother Goose & Grimm''''') is an internationally syndicated [[comic strip]] by [[cartoonist]] [[Mike Peters (cartoonist)|Mike Peters]] of the ''[[Dayton Daily News]]''.  It was first syndicated starting October 1, 1984, and is distributed by [[King Features Syndicate]] to 500 newspapers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Holtz |first1=Allan |title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide |date=2012 |publisher=The University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=9780472117567 |page=278}}</ref>  Peters received the [[National Cartoonists Society]]'s 1991 [[Reuben Award]] for the strip as well as a nomination for its Newspaper Comic Strip Award for 2000.
 ==Characters and story==
-The strip revolves around a yellow [[Bull Terrier|bull terrier]] named Grimm, owned by an anthropomorphic goose named Mother Goose, along with a dimwitted [[Boston Terrier|Boston terrier]] named Ralph and a [[cat]] named Attila. The strip is noted for its references to popular culture or recent news that are often spoofed and referenced for a certain period of time, depending on the length of the hype devoted to a certain news story or topic, e.g. Grimm's creation of a website known as "GrimmyLeaks", which was devoted to publishing rumors relating to fellow comic strip characters, in reference to the controversy surrounding the scandalous website [[WikiLeaks]]. The comic strip also makes multiple references to iconic fictional characters including [[Mr. Potato Head]], [[Superman]], [[Batman]], and more, along with popular products including Amazon Kindles.
+The strip revolves around a yellow [[Bull Terrier|bull terrier]] named Grimm (aka Grimmy), owned by an anthropomorphic goose named Mother Goose, along with a dimwitted [[Boston Terrier|Boston terrier]] named Ralph and a [[cat]] named Attila. The strip is noted for its references to popular culture or recent news that are often spoofed and referenced for a certain period of time, depending on the length of the hype devoted to a certain news story or topic, e.g. Grimm's creation of a website known as "GrimmyLeaks", which was devoted to publishing rumors relating to fellow comic strip characters, in reference to the controversy surrounding the scandalous website [[WikiLeaks]]. The comic strip also makes multiple references to iconic fictional characters including [[Mr. Potato Head]], [[Superman]], [[Batman]], and more, along with popular products including Amazon Kindles.
 The strip also often consists of stand-alone one-panel comics that do not relate to the continuing story or characters.
@@ Line 30: / Line 29: @@
 * Fleas – Grimm's [[fleas]] and [[ticks]]
 * Sumo – Mother Goose's sister's cat. He frequently comes to stay with Mother Goose, Grimm, Attila, and Ralph
-* French Poodle – A random, unnamed [[French Poodle]] Grimm has a crush on
+* French poodle – A random, unnamed [[French poodle]] Grimm has a crush on
 * Mailmen whom Grimm tortures
 * Hiram – Mother Goose's boyfriend<!-- named in the January 7, 2020 strip -->
 * Ms. Lockjaw – owner of Grimm's obedience school
 * Fritz – A dog at Grimm's obedience school
+* Attila – A cat that lives with Grimmy, Mother Goose and Ralph who used to be round and fluffy 20 years ago
+* Ralph – A dog that lives with Grimmy, Mother Goose and Attila
+* Brax – A hipster dog that lives in a yurt
 == Books ==
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 * ''Grimmy: Good Dog, Bad Breath'' (1999)
 * ''Grimmy: Always Stop & Smell the Hydrants'' (1999)
-* ''Grimmy: Cats & Pancake s Stick to the Ceiling'' (1999)
+* ''Grimmy: Cats & Pancakes Stick to the Ceiling'' (1999)
 * ''Grimmy: In a Class by Himself'' (1999)
 * ''Grimmy: Mailmen Can't Jump'' (1999)
@@ Line 64: / Line 66: @@
 * ''Grimmy: The Revenge of Grimmzilla'' (2000)
 * ''Grimmy: It's a Dog Sniff Dog World'' (2000)
-* ''Revenge of the [ireplugs'' (2001)
+* ''Revenge of the Fireplugs'' (2001)
 * ''Grimmy Goes Postal'' (2001)
 * ''Grimmy's Flea Circus'' (2001)
@@ Line 74: / Line 76: @@
 * ''Grimmy: You're Getting Warmer'' (yearbook 2005 part 2)
 * ''Grimmy: See? Cats Are Light Sleepers'' (yearbook 2006 part 1)
-* ''Grimmy: And They Call Us Grosse'' (yearbook 2006 part 2)
+* ''Grimmy: And They Call Us Gross'' (yearbook 2006 part 2)
 * ''Grimmy: Flushed!'' (yearbook 2007 part 1)
 * ''Grimmy: Sniffing'' (yearbook 2007 part 2)
@@ Line 86: / Line 88: @@
 ==Television show==
-[[CBS]] premiered a [[Saturday morning cartoon]] in 1991, ''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]'', which was renamed to ''Grimmy'' in its second and final season. The voice performers included [[Charlie Brill]] as Grimmy, [[Mitzi McCall]] as Mother Goose, and [[Greg Burson]] as Attila. The show is often shown in syndication.
+[[CBS]] premiered a [[Saturday morning cartoon]] in 1991, ''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]'', which was renamed to ''Grimmy'' in its second and final season. The voice performers included [[Charlie Brill]] as Grimmy, [[Mitzi McCall]] as Mother Goose, and [[Greg Burson]] as Attila. The show ran for two seasons, and was later syndicated.
 ==Cameo appearances==
-Grimmy made a couple of appearances in the [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[animated film]] ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]''. His first appearance was in the cafeteria scene, when Odie jumps on the table that Grimmy's sitting at. His second one was when he was drinking out of the water fountain near the auditorium, in which he sees a [[poodle]] and immediately falls in love, drops the water on his head and follows the poodle. He later appeared again in another cafeteria scene in which everyone is thinking of an idea in which to bring Garfield and Odie to come back to Cartoonworld. He appeared again in the men's bathroom drinking out of the toilet, and is immediately embarrassed. This was similar to Dagwood's scene in which he is taking a bath. His final appearance was when everybody is cheering that they had brought back Garfield from the real world, in which he is in a crowd cheering. He did not appear in the sequels, ''[[Garfield's Fun Fest]]'' and ''[[Garfield's Pet Force]]''. Grimmy also made an appearance as a pair of slippers in the ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' segment, "The Name Game", with his ears excluded.
+Grimmy made a couple of appearances in the animated film ''[[Garfield Gets Real]]''. His first appearance was in the cafeteria scene, when Odie jumps on the table that Grimmy's sitting at. His second one was when he was drinking out of the water fountain near the auditorium, in which he sees a [[poodle]] and immediately falls in love, drops the water on his head and follows the poodle. He later appeared again in another cafeteria scene in which everyone is thinking of an idea in which to bring Garfield and Odie to come back to Cartoonworld. He appeared again in the men's bathroom drinking out of the toilet, and is immediately embarrassed. This was similar to Dagwood's scene in which he is taking a bath. His final appearance was when everybody is cheering that they had brought back Garfield from the real world, in which he is in a crowd cheering. He did not appear in the sequels, ''[[Garfield's Fun Fest]]'' and ''[[Garfield's Pet Force]]''. Grimmy also made an appearance as a pair of slippers in the ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' segment, "The Name Game", with his ears excluded.
 == Citations ==
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 {{wikinews|Too Grimm? Mother Goose cartoonist sued by Colombian coffee growers}}
 * {{Official website|http://grimmy.com}}
-* [http://www.toonopedia.com/grimmy.htm ''Mother Goose and Grimm''] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://www.webcitation.org/6fuh2TcRA Archived] from the original on March 10, 2016.
+* [http://www.toonopedia.com/grimmy.htm ''Mother Goose and Grimm''] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://www.webcitation.org/6fuh2TcRA?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/grimmy.htm Archived] from the original on March 10, 2016.
 * {{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/01/style/comics021502.htm |title=Comics: Meet the Artist with Mike Peters, Cartoonist, "Mother Goose and Grimm" |access-date=2008-10-08 |last=Tobin |first=Suzanne |date=2002-02-15 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}
 * {{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/01/13/DI2005040308192_pf.html |title=Comics: Meet the Artist, Mike Peters, Cartoonist |access-date=2008-10-08 |last=Tobin |first=Suzanne |date=2005-01-14 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}
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