Sunday, December 14, 2003
The horror that is Shmoo
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Shmoo, plural shmoon, came originally from Li'l Abner, where they were white blobby creatures that supplied all of mankind's needs, ate nothing and reproduced prodigiously. They were subject to at least two campaigns of genocide, first by a businessman, then by the government, because with shmoo meeting all needs no one had to work or buy anything.
Shmoon also became, because of a couple of particular horrible cartoon series produced by the home of cartoon travesty, Hanna-Barbera, another name for an ingratiating, annoying, "funny" sidekick character. Orko, Snarf, Dyno-mutt, Gleep, HERBIE, the list goes on and on. This page is a list of such characters, with pictures.
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Shmoo, plural shmoon, came originally from Li'l Abner, where they were white blobby creatures that supplied all of mankind's needs, ate nothing and reproduced prodigiously. They were subject to at least two campaigns of genocide, first by a businessman, then by the government, because with shmoo meeting all needs no one had to work or buy anything.
Shmoon also became, because of a couple of particular horrible cartoon series produced by the home of cartoon travesty, Hanna-Barbera, another name for an ingratiating, annoying, "funny" sidekick character. Orko, Snarf, Dyno-mutt, Gleep, HERBIE, the list goes on and on. This page is a list of such characters, with pictures.
