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|title= Mother Goose and Grimm
| title = Mother Goose and Grimm
|image= [[File:Mothergooseandgrimm10511.gif]]
| image = [[File:Mothergooseandgrimm10511.gif]]
|caption= October 5, 2011 strip
| caption = October 5, 2011 strip
|author= [[Mike Peters (cartoonist)|Mike Peters]]
| author = [[Mike Peters (cartoonist)|Mike Peters]]
|website= [http://www.grimmy.com/ www.grimmy.com]
| website = [http://www.grimmy.com/ www.grimmy.com]
|status= Running
| status = Running
|first= {{start date and age|October 1, 1984}}
| first = {{start date and age|October 1, 1984}}
|last=
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|syndicate= [[Tribune Media Services]] (1984–2002)<br />[[King Features Syndicate]] (2003–present)<ref>Astor, Dave. [https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/mike-peters-moves-to-king/ "Mike Peters Moves to King"], ''Editor & Publisher'' (November 27, 2002).</ref>
| syndicate = [[Tribune Media Services]] (1984–2002)<br />[[King Features Syndicate]] (2003–present)<ref>Astor, Dave. [https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/mike-peters-moves-to-king/ "Mike Peters Moves to King"], ''Editor & Publisher'' (November 27, 2002).</ref>
|genre= Humor
| genre = Humor
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==Other characters==
==Other characters==
*Ham – A [[Domestic pig|pig]] who is Mother Goose's neighbor
* Ham – A [[Domestic pig|pig]] who is Mother Goose's neighbor
*Fleas – Grimm's [[fleas]] and [[ticks]]
* 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
* 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
* Mailmen whom Grimm tortures
*Hiram – Mother Goose's boyfriend<!-- named in the January 7, 2020 strip -->
* Hiram – Mother Goose's boyfriend<!-- named in the January 7, 2020 strip -->
*Ms. Lockjaw – owner of Grimm's obedience school
* Ms. Lockjaw – owner of Grimm's obedience school
*Fritz – A dog at Grimm's obedience school
* Fritz – A dog at Grimm's obedience school


== Books ==
== Books ==
{{Div col}}
* Mother Goose and Grimm (1986)
* The Portable Mother Goose and Grimm (1987)
* ''Mother Goose and Grimm'' (1986)
* Oh God, It's Grimm (1987)
* ''The Portable Mother Goose and Grimm'' (1987)
* Steel Belted Grimm (1988)
* ''Oh God, It's Grimm'' (1987)
* Four Wheel Grimmy (1989)
* ''Steel Belted Grimm'' (1988)
* Grimmy Come Home (1990)
* ''Four Wheel Grimmy'' (1989)
* It's Grimmy (1990)
* ''Grimmy Come Home'' (1990)
* Grimmy: [[Conformation show|Best In Show]] (1990)
* ''It's Grimmy'' (1990)
* Grimmy: Pick of the [[Litter (animal)|Litter]] (1990)
* ''Grimmy: Best in Show'' (1990)
* Grimmy: Night of the Living [[Vacuum]] (1991)
* ''Grimmy: Pick of the Litter'' (1990)
* Grimmy: Top Dog (1991)
* ''Grimmy: Night of the Living Vacuum'' (1991)
* Grimmy and the Temple of Groom (1992)
* ''Grimmy: Top Dog'' (1991)
* Grimmy: Bone in the U.S.A. (1992)
* ''Grimmy and the Temple of Groom'' (1992)
* Grimmy: On the Move (1992)
* ''Grimmy: Bone in the U.S.A.'' (1992)
* Grimmy: The [[Postman]] Always Screams Twice (1996)
* ''Grimmy: On the Move'' (1992)
* Grimmy: Friends Don't Let Friends Own Cats (1996)
* ''Grimmy: The Postman Always Screams Twice'' (1996)
* Grimmy: King of the Heap (1997)
* ''Grimmy: Friends Don't Let Friends Own Cats'' (1996)
* Grimmy: Good Dog, [[bad breath|Bad Breath]] (1999)
* ''Grimmy: King of the Heap'' (1997)
* Grimmy: Always Stop & Smell the [[fire hydrant|Hydrants]] (1999)
* ''Grimmy: Good Dog, Bad Breath'' (1999)
* Grimmy: Cats & [[Pancake]]s Stick to the Ceiling (1999)
* ''Grimmy: Always Stop & Smell the Hydrants'' (1999)
* Grimmy: In a Class by Himself (1999)
* ''Grimmy: Cats & Pancake s Stick to the Ceiling'' (1999)
* Grimmy: [[Mail carrier|Mailmen]] Can't Jump (1999)
* ''Grimmy: In a Class by Himself'' (1999)
* Grimmy: My Dad was a [[Boxing|Boxer]] (1999)
* ''Grimmy: Mailmen Can't Jump'' (1999)
* Grimmy: The Horrors of Global Worming (2000)
* ''Grimmy: My Dad was a Boxer'' (1999)
* Grimmy: The Revenge of Grimmzilla (2000)
* ''Grimmy: The Horrors of Global Worming'' (2000)
* Grimmy: It's a Dog Sniff Dog World (2000)
* ''Grimmy: The Revenge of Grimmzilla'' (2000)
* ''Grimmy: It's a Dog Sniff Dog World'' (2000)
* Revenge of the [[Fireplug]]s (2001)
* Grimmy [[going postal|Goes Postal]] (2001)
* ''Revenge of the [ireplugs'' (2001)
* Grimmy's [[flea circus|Flea Circus]] (2001)
* ''Grimmy Goes Postal'' (2001)
* Compost Happens (2001)
* ''Grimmy's Flea Circus'' (2001)
* Grimmy's [[cat tail|Cat Tails]] (2001)
* ''Compost Happens'' (2001)
* Grimmy: One Sick Puppy (2001)
* ''Grimmy's Cat Tails'' (2001)
* The Ultimate Mother Goose and Grimm: 20th Anniversary Collection (2006)
* ''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: Can You Smell Me Now'' (yearbook 2005 part 1)
* Grimmy: you`re getting warmer ( yearbook 2005 part 2 )
* ''Grimmy: You're Getting Warmer'' (yearbook 2005 part 2)
* Grimmy: see ? cats are light sleepers ( yearbook 2006 part 1 )
* ''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 Grosse'' (yearbook 2006 part 2)
* Grimmy: flushed ( yearbook 2007 part 1 )
* ''Grimmy: Flushed!'' (yearbook 2007 part 1)
* Grimmy: sniffing ( yearbook 2007 part 2 )
* ''Grimmy: Sniffing'' (yearbook 2007 part 2)
* Grimmy: rolled-up newspaper dreams ( yearbook 2008 part 1 )
* ''Grimmy: Rolled-Up Newspaper Dreams'' (yearbook 2008 part 1)
* Grimmy: online news ( yearbook 2008 part 2 )
* ''Grimmy: Online News'' (yearbook 2008 part 2)
* Grimmy: you`re deleting my archive ( yearbook 2009 part 1 )
* ''Grimmy: You're Deleting My Archive'' (yearbook 2009 part 1)
* Grimmy: filthy ( yearbook 2009 part 2 )
* ''Grimmy: Filthy'' (yearbook 2009 part 2)
* Grimmy; catatonic ( yearbook 2010 part 1 )
* ''Grimmy: Catatonic'' (yearbook 2010 part 1)
* Grimmy: snowday ( yearbook 2010 part 2 )
* ''Mother Goose and Grimm: Snow Day'' (yearbook 2010 part 2)
{{Div col end}}


==Television show==
==Television show==
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==Cameo appearances==
==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 [[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.


==References==
== Citations ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== General sources ==
==Sources==
*[[Dave Strickler|Strickler, Dave]]. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index.'' Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. {{ISBN|0-9700077-0-1}}
* [[Dave Strickler|Strickler, Dave]]. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index''. Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995. {{ISBN|0-9700077-0-1}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://grimmy.com}}
* {{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 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 |work=Washingtonpost.com}}
* {{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 |work=[[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 |work=Washingtonpost.com}}
* {{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 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}


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For the animated television series based on the strip, see Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series).
Mother Goose and Grimm
October 5, 2011 strip
Author(s)Mike Peters
Websitewww.grimmy.com
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch dateOctober 1, 1984; 40 years ago (October 1, 1984)
Syndicate(s)Tribune Media Services (1984–2002)
King Features Syndicate (2003–present)[1]
Genre(s)Humor

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, 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

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 & Pancake s 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 [ireplugs (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 Grosse (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 is often shown in syndication.

Cameo appearances

Grimmy made a couple of appearances in the 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.

Citations

  1. ^ Astor, Dave. "Mike Peters Moves to King", 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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