Fokke & Sukke

Fokke (left), wearing a sailor's cap, and Sukke (right), wearing a baseball cap backwards.
Translation: "Fokke and Sukke also occasionally monkey around with their wiki", first published on 30 August 2007:
Fokke: "Another reason for Fokke & Sukke's popularity ..."
Sukke: "...is their phenomenal performance in the bedroom."

Fokke & Sukke is a Dutch comic strip created by writer and illustrator Jean-Marc van Tol, and writers John Reid and Bastiaan Geleijnse. The strip is published in the daily broadsheet NRC Handelsblad.

Fokke & Sukke first appeared in 1994, in the student magazine Propria Cures. The one-panel comic, usually featuring humor of a politically incorrect nature, became very popular in the Netherlands. The strip has appeared in numerous Dutch publications, as well as over a dozen compilations. In 2003, Fokke & Sukke were awarded the Stripschapprijs, the Netherlands’ premier cartoon award.

The strip stars are Fokke, a duck wearing a small sailor's cap, and Sukke, a canary bird wearing a backwards baseball cap. In the tradition of Donald Duck and Porky Pig, neither of them wear pants. Not in the tradition, however, their genitals are clearly (and consistently) shown - sometimes even when they are wearing pants.

In 2006, the strip began to appear in English speaking countries under the title "Duck and Birdie." While the creators have pointed out that "Fokke" and "Sukke" are ordinary West Frisian-language names, they decided to avoid unnecessary controversy and use a name that would not be so easily misunderstood.

As of the 1st of May 2009, Fokke & Sukke have also started a career in German, appearing daily on the German news website DNews as 'Fokke & Sokke'.

In August 2009, a free Fokke & Sukke iPhone App was introduced, putting the famous birds in the pockets of thousands of fans all around the world.

External links

• Fokke & Sukke page from the Netherlands