Fun Trivia : Bringing Up Father

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Bringing Up Father

Who was the father in this comic strip?

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Jiggs. "Bringing Up Father" was created by George McManus and first appeared in 1913.



What nationality was the father when the comic strip was first created?

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Irish. He and his wife were poor immigrants who became rich.



Who was the wife in this comic strip?

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Maggie. Maggie was a social climber, while Jiggs wanted to hang out with his old friends. He was uncomfortable with his new prestige.



What did the father do for a living before he became wealthy?

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Mason. Yes, Jiggs was a builder.



What was the mother employed as?

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Washlady. She was an ordinary washlady, working for others.



How did they become rich?

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They won the Irish sweepstakes. Once they had hit the jackpot, Maggie started up with her snooty attitude.



What did the father usually have in his hand?

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A cigar. Jiggs liked his cigars. Remember this strip started long before political correctness came about.



When his wife got mad at him, which was often, what did she do?

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Threw a rolling pin at his head. He learned to dodge very quickly. For those who might not know what a rolling pin is, it's what is used to roll out bread dough and such.



Who was the father's best friend?

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Dinty Moore. Dinty was one of the people that Maggie was trying to keep Jiggs away from.



What did Mr. Moore do for a living?

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He ran a tavern. When I was researching this comic strip to give proper credit to the creator, I ran into an interesting bit of knowledge. George McManus favored a restuarant owned by a Mr. James Moore. Mr. Moore got the idea to change his restaurant's name to "Dinty Moore's" and made a fortune off of the "Bringing Up Father" character's name. Later the name was applied ot a line of canned food. Any of you ever hear of "Dinty Moore's Beef Stew", I sure have eaten a lot of it.