Talk:The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Fat Freddy Scat?

Various anons, possibly the same person, I'm not sure, keep adding that Fat Freddy's Cat is also known as "Fatfreddyscat" or "Fat Freddy Scat". To my knowledge this is not the case; I have some vague recollection that the phrase is used as a pun in one of the Fat Freddy's Cat strips but that it was never intended to be the cat's name. Anyone know for sure so that I can revert with confidence (or not, as the case may be)? If you are (one of) the user(s) that keeps adding this fatfreddyscat thing, could you point me in the direction of the source of your info (i.e. Freak Brothers comic number & page). Thanks --Lancevortex 16:20, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I am the person who made that change (and re-added it after you removed it). If you look at the inside cover of Issue #2, about half way down, you'll see FFC say "I'm Fat Freddy Scat" in a little rhyme. F. Fredrick Skitty seems to be a variation on Fat Freddy Scat (or perhaps the other way around). --Papadisc 9:51, 16 Dec 2005 (UTC-5)

That is just word play, it's absurd to claim that is his real name. James Fryer 14:39, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Rick Norwood 19:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I haven't looked at this discussion in a while, but I'd say that unless you have confirmation from Mr. Shelton that it was "just word play", then the example I provided is, afaik, the only place where he says he has a name. I also don't believe that any of the strips ever state that he doesn't have a name, despite the fact that he's almost universally known as "Fat Freddy's Cat." I submit that if you own a cat, you probably don't have a clue what his (or her) name is. You might know what you call him/her but you don't know what the cat calls him/her-self. Papadisc (talk) 23:58, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure this helps, but I clearly remember a part of the rhyme:

"I'm Fat Freddy's Cat and I'm mean and tough. I take no gruff when I strut my stuff. I'm an ornery cuss and I'm so full of piss. If I don't like your looks I'll hit you with this."

It was followed by "Oompah, oompah, oompah pah," or something. I recall no reference to "scat" and I remember the first line above as I've written it. Again, this may be of little value...Ag streak (talk) 13:17, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I think later in the same strip:

Freddy: "Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty!"

Cat: "I'm Fat Freddy Scat and I ain't no kitty."

Freddy: "Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty!"

Cat: "I'll make it tough on you if you're going to be shitty ..."

(Now, where have I hidden my copy?) —Tamfang (talk) 02:26, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Dealer McDope

The "Dealer McDope" listed as a regular character is actually an allusion to the character of that name created by Dave Sheridan (b. 1942, d. 1982) for the Rip Off Press title Mother's Oats Comix. IslandGyrl 14:12, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

That does explain the rarity of his appearances in FFB. —Tamfang 00:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

inspiration for the characters of Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

it has been said that inspiration for the characters in Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were people associated with Texas rock bands of the sixties. i do not know if this is true.

Freewheelin' Franklin: Gary Scanlan {Sir Doug's road manager} Phineas Phreak: Spencer Perskin of Shiva's Headband Fat Freddy: Fat Charlie Pritchard of the Conqueroo

http://garagepunk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=89420&sid=9d7cfbd7aedd455a137167ab405127f0

I've reverted your addition of this to the article as a) as you say yourself, you don't know if it's true and the only evidence is an forum on the Internet, and b) you deleted another section of the article. --Lancevortex 08:56, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Freaks, not Hippies

The Freak Brothers are not hippies. They do not resemble hippies. They are Freaks, dropouts, oddballs, outcasts, losers, heads, whatever but not one of them is a hippy. Where are their hippy credentials? Hippies are not the only ppl who smoke pot.

Thanx.

I can think of several places in the comics where the FFB are referred to as "hippies". This is actually a fuzzy area; the current article claims that "freaks" and "hippies" are synonymous, but this is not universally accepted. Frank Zappa, for example, made a distinction between the two: he counted the Mothers of Invention as freaks, but he definitely disliked hippies (listen to some of the songs on "We're Only In It For The Money".) --24.58.14.1 23:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Freewheeling Franklin was once referred to as a hippie by a redneck who was spoiling for a fight with him. 83.104.46.71 (talk) 21:21, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

before the collections

Perhaps some mention should be made of the original appearance of these strips? They first came out in magazines such as High Times in the late 1960s, and only later were they compiled into the R.O.P. anthologies mentioned here. Some previously published strips have not appeared in these anthologies.

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Phineas' last name

In one of the comics, a reporter asks Phineas about his political aspirations (the strip in which he communes with nature and sets fire to his clothes and the forest) and refers to him as "Mr. Freek". This is a continuity drop.

Phineas's last name is Phreak - Phineas T. Freakears was a false name he used whilst running for sherriff in "Grass Roots"

Do any two stories give consistent surnames? —Tamfang (talk) 19:20, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Nerds now called Nurdes

I first saw this expression in The Freak Bros Comics in 1975 approx. Ernest —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.245.221.79 (talk) 15:48, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Move the title, please

The title should be moved to The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers since the article The is officially included in the original covers... Kintaro (talk) 08:37, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Comparison with Herge?

"Shelton's striving for accuracy and attention to detail have earned him comparisons with Hergé."

Is there a source for this comparison? I can't see in any way how this artist's style is any similar to Herge's ligne claire, but it seems to be a bit comparable with Andre Franquin. Maybe someone mixed that up? -- 188.193.35.96 (talk) 21:45, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

I think whoever wrote it meant he was striving for accuracy in the writing, rather than the artwork. Herge was known for going to great pains to get the details of his locales right (at least, starting with The Blue Lotus). I don't know enough about the Freak Brothers to know if that's a valid statement or not, but whether it is or not, it needs:

1. to be cited, and
2. to have the statement given context. Was it refering to the art? The story? Something else?

CüRlyTüRkey^Talk_Contribs 03:31, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

It was me who added the statement, back in about 2004 before I was aware of the need for sourcing. I think I read the comment on a web page somewhere. My opinion now is that it should be deleted as not having a reliable source. Lancevortex (talk) 17:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)