History ComicStrip / BringingUpFather

* ChuckCunninghamSyndome: Maggie and Jiggs had a son in the first couple strips. He quickly vanished, not really working within the confines of the strip (which worked best with two women admonishing Jiggs).

* BrotherChuck: Maggie and Jiggs had a son in the first couple strips. He quickly vanished, not really working within the confines of the strip (which worked best with two women admonishing Jiggs).

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired NewspaperComic strip which [[PrintLongRunners ran from 1913 to 2000]]. Originally written and drawn by George [=McManus=], the strip featured the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society", now Jiggs has won a million dollars in a sweepstakes.

* BrotherChuck: Maggie and Jiggs had a son in the first couple strips. He quickly vanished, not really working within the confines of the strip (which worked best with two women admonishing him).
* DeadpanSnarker: Jigg's modus operandi, especially when having to deal with moochers and Maggie's social ambitions.
* DomesticAbuse: Played heavily for laughs as a major running gag. Maggie frequently beat Jiggs with frying pans, rolling pins, and whatever else was available when he displeased her.

* LocalHangout: Dinty Moore's tavern is Jiggs' favorite haunt.

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired NewspaperComic strip which [[PrintLongRunners ran from 1913 to 2000]]. Originally written and drawn by George [=McManus=], the strip featured the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society," now that Jiggs has won a million dollars in a sweepstakes.

The over-reaching gag is that Jiggs prefers the simple life, eating corned beef and hash, drinking and partying with his buddies, and lazing about, while social-climbing Maggie beats him over the head with various utensils while attempting to force Jiggs into more civilized behavior- dressing up, meeting other rich folk, travelling the world, and more. Filling out the recurring cast is their daughter Catie, a pretty, but horrifically spoiled, young woman who shares her mother's social-climbing tendencies, and recieves dozens of marriage proposals from wealthy Dukes, Generals, and businessmen.

More or less a comic strip version of a DomCom, with a healthy dose of ethnic-based humor (more European than anything), DomesticAbuse, and the everlasting image of the HenpeckedHusband.

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''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired NewspaperComic strip which [[PrintLongRunners ran from 1913 to 2000]]. Originally written and drawn by George [=McManus=], the strip featured the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society".

* SocialClimber: Maggie.

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired newspaper comic strip debuting in 1913 (written by George [=McManus=]) and ending in 2000, featuring the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society".

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired newspaper comic strip debuting in 1913 (written by George [=McManus=]) and ending in 2000, featuring the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society". The over-reaching gag is that Jiggs prefers the simple life, eating corned beef and hash, drinking and partying with his buddies, and lazing about, while social-climbing Maggie beats him over the head with various utensils while attempting to force Jiggs into more civilized behavior- dressing up, meeting other rich folk, travelling the world, and more. Filling out the recurring cast is their daughter Catie, a pretty, but horrifically spoiled, young woman who shares her mother's social-climbing tendencies, and recieves dozens of marriage proposals from wealthy Dukes, Generals, and businessmen.

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired newspaper comic strip debuting in 1913 (written by George [=McManus=]) and ending in 2000, featuring the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society". The over-reaching gag is that Jiggs prefers the simple life, eating corn beef and hash, drinking and partying with his buddies, and lazing about, while social-climbing Maggie beats him over the head with various utensils while attempting to force Jiggs into more civilized behavior- dressing up, meeting other rich folk, travelling the world, and more. Filling out the recurring cast is their daughter Catie, a pretty, but horrifically spoiled, young woman who shares her mother's social-climbing tendencies, and recieves dozens of marriage proposals from wealthy Dukes, Generals, and businessmen.

* LocalHangout: Dinty Moore's tavern.

* LongRunner: 87 years fits this nicely. It was one of the oldest newspaper comic strips still in existence when it died, with numbers that are nearly impossible to replicate anymore.

''Bringing Up Father'' is a retired newspaper comic strip debuting in 1913 (written by George Mc Manus) and ending in 2000, featuring the day-to-day life of "Jiggs", an Irish-American with a habit for drinking, brawling and being generally uncouth, and his long-suffering, abusive wife Maggie, who is constantly trying to get the family into "society". The over-reaching gag is that Jiggs prefers the simple life, eating corn beef and hash, drinking and partying with his buddies, and lazing about, while social-climbing Maggie beats him over the head with various utensils while attempting to force Jiggs into more civilized behavior- dressing up, meeting other rich folk, travelling the world, and more. Filling out the recurring cast is their daughter Catie, a pretty, but horrifically spoiled, young woman who shares her mother's social-climbing tendencies, and recieves dozens of marriage proposals from wealthy Dukes, Generals, and businessmen.

* ExecutiveMeddling: As a Hearst newspaper strip, Bringing Up Father reflected it's bosses' political beliefs. Particularly a pro-Germany stance in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI (from Jiggs' perspective), which went against the majority of American opinion.

* ShownTheirWork: George Mc Manus was a ''very'' thorough researcher, designing all the women's clothes based off of the latest Parisian fashions.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When George Mc Manus died, the strip was expected to be handed over to his apprentice, who could easily replicate his art style. Instead, it inexplicably went to a series of imitators who weren't nearly as good, and the strip faltered horribly until its demise.

** Parodied by ''Magazine/MAD'' with "Bringing Back Father", where the domestic abuse was played seriously.

** Parodied by ''[[Magazine/MAD]]'' with "Bringing Back Father", where the domestic abuse was played seriously.

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: The strip just wouldn't work without this.

* ShownTheirWork: George Mc Manus was a ''very'' thorough researcher, designing all the women's clothes based off of the latest Parisian fashions.

* UglyGuysHotDaughter: Jiggs and Maggie are hideous, cartoonish exaggerations, while their daughter Catie is drawn as a typical turn-of-the-century beautiful chorus girl.

* ExecutiveMeddling: As a Hearst newspaper strip, Bringing Up Father reflected it's bosses' political beliefs. Particularly a pro-Germany stance in WorldWarI (from Jiggs' perspective), which went against the majority of American opinion.

* WorldWarI: The strip's second year featured the outbreak of hostilities, and it was referenced quite often (the characters had just ended a large world tour).