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*During the Second World War the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Vickers Wellington|Wellington bomber]] was nicknamed the "Wimpy". |
*During the Second World War the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Vickers Wellington|Wellington bomber]] was nicknamed the "Wimpy". |
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*There is a chain of [[Wimpy Bar|"Wimpy" hamburger restaurants]] which are named after him, originally launched in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1954 by [[J. Lyons and Co.]] |
*There is a chain of [[Wimpy Bar|"Wimpy" hamburger restaurants]] which are named after him, originally launched in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1954 by [[J. Lyons and Co.]] |
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*The character is mentioned by [[Norm MacDonald]] in an episode of his sitcom, ''[[The Norm Show]]'', when co-star [[Laurie Metcalf]]'s character is attempting to relate a situation in the episode to a Popeye-esque conflict. |
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*Wimpy made two appearances in the animated sketch comedy program ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. In the episode [[The Sack (Robot Chicken episode)|The Sack]], Wimpy is shown what the world would be like if he never existed (in a parody of ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''). In the episode [[Yancy the Yo-Yo Boy]], Wimpy faces violent retribution from Popeye after he is unable to "pay him Tuesday for a hamburger today." |
*Wimpy made two appearances in the animated sketch comedy program ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. In the episode [[The Sack (Robot Chicken episode)|The Sack]], Wimpy is shown what the world would be like if he never existed (in a parody of ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''). In the episode [[Yancy the Yo-Yo Boy]], Wimpy faces violent retribution from Popeye after he is unable to "pay him Tuesday for a hamburger today." |
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*Wimpy is also referenced in the [[MMORPG]] [[World of Warcraft]]. Beggars in [[Stormwind City]] will sometimes spout his famous line to passing players. |
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*[[Homsar]], a character from the popular [[Homestar Runner]] [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] cartoon series, once dressed up as Wimpy during a Halloween Special. He also paraphrased Wimpy's famous catchphrase with, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today." |
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*Wimpy made a guest appearance on the TV show [[Good Eats]], in an episode featuring ground beef. For trademark reasons, he was named "J. Wellington '''Whimpy'''". |
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*In the 1980 [[Popeye (film)|film]] directed by [[Robert Altman]], Wimpy is played by character actor [[Paul Dooley]]. |
*In the 1980 [[Popeye (film)|film]] directed by [[Robert Altman]], Wimpy is played by character actor [[Paul Dooley]]. |
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*Wimpy made a special appearance in a [[Carl's Jr.]] commercial for their hamburgers. |
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*The Italian full name for this character is "Poldo Sbaffini"; his 'surname' refers to his scrounging habits. |
*The Italian full name for this character is "Poldo Sbaffini"; his 'surname' refers to his scrounging habits. |
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*The name of Wimpy in Latin America and Spain is "Pilón" (Pestle), which may refer the character's body shape. In Mexican comics he often played second fiddle to Professor O. G. Watasnozzle in short skits in which Watasnozzle would try to convince him to be the test subject for his latest invention. |
*The name of Wimpy in Latin America and Spain is "Pilón" (Pestle), which may refer the character's body shape. In Mexican comics he often played second fiddle to Professor O. G. Watasnozzle in short skits in which Watasnozzle would try to convince him to be the test subject for his latest invention. |
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*While broadcasting as color commentator for the Chicago White Sox, [[Tom Paciorek]] was nicknamed Wimpy by fellow broadcaster [[Ken Harrelson]] for his fondness of the culinary delights at US Cellular Field (formerly New Comiskey Park). |
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*The character Michael Scott references Wimpy in the US version of the television comedy [[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]] in the episode "The Carpet" saying, "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." |
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*In [[The Drew Carey Show]], Drew finds himself in a Chinese [[McDonald's]] restaurant with no money. He says to the cashier: "I never thought I'd be able to say this... I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." |
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*Wimpy made an appearance in the [[Family Guy]] episode "[[McStroke]]", after character [[Peter Griffin]] had a stroke eating hamburgers. |
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Revision as of 15:28, 29 January 2008
J. Wellington Wimpy, or just Wimpy, is one of the characters in the long-running comic strip Thimble Theater, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip.
Wimpy was created by newspaper cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar. He became one of the dominant characters in the newspaper strips. When "Popeye" was adapted as an animated cartoon series by Fleischer Studios, Wimpy was made a more minor character; Dave Fleischer said that the character in the Segar comic strips was "too intellectual" to be used in film cartoons. The character was soft-spoken and generally cowardly.
Wimpy is Popeye's friend. In the cartoons he mainly plays the role of the "straight man" to Popeye's outbursts and wild antics. Wimpy is very intelligent, and well educated, but very lazy and gluttonous. Wimpy is also something of a scam artist and (especially in the newspaper cartoons) can be shockingly underhanded at times.
Wimpy loves to eat hamburgers, and is usually seen with one (e.g. in "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor," where he eats burgers almost the entire time) but is usually too cheap to pay for them. A recurring joke is Wimpy's attempts to con other patrons of the diner into buying him his lunch. Wimpy often tries to outwit fellow patrons with his convoluted logic. His famous line, which was first introduced to the cartoons in the 1934 cartoon We Aim to Please, is "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today". Wimpy had other frequently used lines in the original comic strip, usually invoked to someone or a group of people who are after him for some shenanigan he's pulled. On some occasions, Wimpy tries to placate the angry person or mob by saying "I'd like to invite you over to my house for a duck dinner." The angry person or persons are usually satisfied with that line and Wimpy moves away quickly to a safe distance and yells, "You bring the ducks!" Another such line was, "Jones is my name... I'm one of the Jones boys"--an attempt to defuse a hostile situation with a falsified case for mistaken identity.
Trivia
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- During the Second World War the RAF Wellington bomber was nicknamed the "Wimpy".
- There is a chain of "Wimpy" hamburger restaurants which are named after him, originally launched in the United Kingdom in 1954 by J. Lyons and Co.
- Wimpy made two appearances in the animated sketch comedy program Robot Chicken. In the episode The Sack, Wimpy is shown what the world would be like if he never existed (in a parody of It's a Wonderful Life). In the episode Yancy the Yo-Yo Boy, Wimpy faces violent retribution from Popeye after he is unable to "pay him Tuesday for a hamburger today."
- In the 1980 film directed by Robert Altman, Wimpy is played by character actor Paul Dooley.
- The Italian full name for this character is "Poldo Sbaffini"; his 'surname' refers to his scrounging habits.
- The name of Wimpy in Latin America and Spain is "Pilón" (Pestle), which may refer the character's body shape. In Mexican comics he often played second fiddle to Professor O. G. Watasnozzle in short skits in which Watasnozzle would try to convince him to be the test subject for his latest invention.