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Expert: Bob Buethe - 5/15/2007


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On the Flintstones Was the name of the charater that use to say wowsie wowsie woowoo and everytime he would pass something it waould fall apart or be damaged named SLEPROCK???Please settle this argument(haha) Thankyou  

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Hi, Deandra --

You're thinking of Schleprock, who appeared not on "The Flintstones," but on its spinoff series, "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show" in the early 1970s. His name came from "schlep," a Yiddish word for a clumsy or stupid person.

See http://www.wingnuttoons.com/PebblesBamm.html for a picture of Schleprock with Bamm-Bamm.

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-- Bob
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Can answer questions about American (and some European and Asian) comic strips, cartoonists, and comic books (especially from the 1960s and `70s). Also well-versed on topics related to cartooning techniques, composition, and art supplies. I'm not an expert on animated cartoons, or on the collectibles market (i.e., how much old comic books or cartoon artwork are worth). I've been asked questions on these areas in the past, and I've found the answers through Google, or from consulting other experts. This is becoming too time consuming lately, though, so I'm afraid that any future questions in these areas, unless I happen to know the answer, will receive a reply stating that this is outside of my expertise.

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Forty years reading and collecting comic books. Over twenty years as an amateur cartoonist. Extensive library of cartoon- and comic-related reference books.

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