History ComicStrip / GasolineAlley

* MethuselahSyndrome: [[PlotArmor By virtue of being the main character]], Walt at 123 would not only be the oldest living person in the world if he were actually alive, but the oldest person to have ''ever'' lived[[note]]The actual oldest living person is more than six years younger than Walt; moreover, no person has ''ever'' been verified as living past 122.[[/note]], and he's likely not going away anytime soon. Canonically, having been a doughboy in WWI, he is usually acknowledged on Memorial Day or Veterans' Day as also being the last surviving Great War vet on Earth. The current writer of the strip has stated that he does have plans for this issue; ''what'' plans, however, he isn't saying.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. Walt is 123 years old (Phyllis was 105 when she passed away in 2004) and Skeezix is now over 100. While some characters have, the most popular and important characters will probably never get around to actually dying, but characters who were young in the RoaringTwenties are ancient now and characters who were introduced as children have families of their own.

** Boog was born in September 2004 so by the rules of the strip he should be around 18, yet he often looks and acts more like a 6-year-old kid.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Skeezix was in the army in the 1940s.

* WringEveryLastDropOutOfHim: Walt who, in order to keep up with the strip's real-time aging, has hung around to be over 120 years old, and ever more decrepit each year. An occasionally-stated fact is that he's the last surviving World War I vet in America (the real one, Frank Buckles, died in 2011 at 110).

* ShoutOut: Beginning around 2016, the characters often find themselves with a snooty guy directly based on Frank Nelson, of ''Radio/TheJackBennyProgram'' fame.

Frank King was the original artist, and was replaced by Bill Perry in 1951 (Sundays) and Dick Moores in 1959 (dailies) after both had assisted King for years. Moores became the sole artist in 1975, while Jim Scancarelli took over in 1986 after Moores' death and has drawn the strip ever since.

''Gasoline Alley'' is an American NewspaperComic strip created by Frank King, currently distributed by Creator/TribuneMediaServices. First published on November 24, 1918 and beginning as a Sunday panel before becoming a daily strip in 1919, it is the second-longest-running comic strip in the U.S. and has received many critical accolades for its influential innovations. Along with his inventive concepts in color and page layout, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by showing his characters as they grew to maturity and aged over generations.

The strip originally depicted young, bachelor garage owner Walt Wallet and his friends in automobile-related situations (hence the title), but starting in 1921 it began to chronicle Walt's home life after he discovered an abandoned baby on his doorstep, whom he adopted and named "Skeezix" (common slang at the time for a motherless calf). Five years later he married Phyllis Blossom, with whom he had a son named Corky. The family was completed in 1935 when a baby called Judy was left in Walt's car. All three eventually grew up, got married and had children of their own. In later years, the strip has mostly centered around Skeezix and his wife Nina Clock, as well as their daughter Clovia and her husband Slim Skinner, who now manages the garage. Rustic garbage collectors Joel and Rufus stand out among the non-Wallet characters.

The strip originally depicted young, bachelor garage owner Walt Wallet and his friends in automobile-related situations (hence the title), but starting in 1921 it began to chronicle Walt's home life after he discovered an abandoned baby on his doorstep, whom he adopted and named "Skeezix" (common slang at the time for a motherless calf). Five years later Walt married Phyllis Blossom, with whom he had a son named Corky. The family was completed in 1935 when a baby called Judy was left in Walt's car. All three grew up, got married and had children of their own. In later years, the strip has mostly centered around Skeezix and his wife Nina Clock, as well as on their daughter Clovia and her husband Slim Skinner, who now manages the garage. Garbage collectors Joel and Rufus stand out among the non-Wallet characters.

Frank King was the original artist, and was replaced by Bill Perry in 1951 (Sundays) and Dick Moores in 1959 (dailies) after both had assisted King for years. In 1975 Moores became the sole artist. Jim Scancarelli took over in 1986 after Moores' death and has drawn the strip ever since.

The strip originally depicted young garage owner Walt Wallet and his friends in automobile-related situations (hence the title), but in 1921 it began to chronicle Walt's home life after he found an abandoned baby on his doorstep, whom he adopted and named "Skeezix" (common slang at the time for a motherless calf). Five years later Walt married Phyllis Blossom, with whom he had a son named Corky. The family was completed in 1935 when a baby called Judy was left in Walt's car. All three grew up, got married and had children of their own. In later years, the strip has mostly centered around Skeezix and his wife Nina Clock, as well as on their daughter Clovia and her husband Slim Skinner, who now manages the garage. Garbage collectors Joel and Rufus stand out among the non-Wallet characters.

* WringEveryLastDropOutOfHim: Walt who, in order to keep up with the strip's real-time aging, has hung around to be over 120 years old, and ever more decrepit each year. An occasionally-stated fact is that he's the last surviving World War I vet in America.

* VagueAge: Joel, Rufus and Melba don't seem to age the way everyone else does. Other characters, like Clovia and Slim, seemed to stop aging once they got to be in their 50s. In fact, main character ages are rarely mentioned anymore, as the strip becomes less and less realistic.
** Boog was born in September 2004 so by the rules of the strip he should be around 18, yet he often looks and acts more like a 6-year-old kid.

* VagueAge: Joel, Rufus and Melba don't seem to age the way everyone else does. Other characters, like Clovia and Slim, seemed to stop aging once they got to be in their 50s. In fact, main character ages are rarely mentioned anymore, as the strip becomes less and less realistic.

* VagueAge: Joel, Rufus and Melba don't seem to age the way everyone else does. Other characters, like Clovia and Slim, seemed to stop aging once they got to be in their 50s. In fact, main character's ages are rarely mentioned anymore.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Skeezix was in the army in the 1940s.

* MethuselahSyndrome: [[PlotArmor By virtue of being the main character]], Walt at 123 would not only be the oldest living person in the world if he were actually alive, but the oldest person to have ''ever'' lived[[note]]The actual oldest living person is more than two years younger than Walt; moreover, no person has ''ever'' been verified as living past 122.[[/note]], and he's likely not going away anytime soon. Canonically, having been a doughboy in WWI, he is usually acknowledged on Memorial Day or Veterans' Day as also being the last surviving Great War vet on Earth. The current writer of the strip has stated that he does have plans for this issue; ''what'' plans, however, he isn't saying.

* MethuselahSyndrome: [[PlotArmor By virtue of being the main character]], Walt at 121 would be the oldest living person in the world if he were actually alive[[note]]The actual oldest living person is more than two years younger than Walt; moreover, no male has ''ever'' been verified as living past 116.[[/note]], and he's likely not going away anytime soon. Canonically, having been a doughboy in WWI, he is usually acknowledged on Memorial Day or Veterans' Day as also being the last surviving Great War vet on Earth. The current writer of the strip has stated that he does have plans for this issue; ''what'' plans, however, he isn't saying.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. Walt is 121 years old (Phyllis was 105 when she passed away in 2004) and Skeezix is now over 100. While some characters have, the most popular and important characters will probably never get around to actually dying, but characters who were young in the RoaringTwenties are ancient now and characters who were introduced as children have families of their own.

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. Walt is 121 years old (Phyllis was 105 when she passed away in 2004) and Skeezix is now 100. While some characters have, the most popular and important characters will probably never get around to actually dying, but characters who were young in the RoaringTwenties are ancient now and characters who were introduced as children have families of their own.

Frank King was the original artist, being replaced by Bill Perry in 1951 (Sundays) and Dick Moores in 1959 (dailies) after both had assisted King for years. In 1975 Moores became the sole artist. Jim Scancarelli took over in 1986 after Moores' death and has drawn the strip ever since.

''Gasoline Alley'' is an American NewspaperComic strip created by Frank King, currently distributed by Creator/TribuneMediaServices. First published on November 24, 1918 and beginning as a Sunday panel before becoming a daily strip in 1919, it is the second-longest-running comic strip in the U.S. and has received many critical accolades for its influential innovations. In addition to inventive color and page design concepts, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by showing his characters as they grew to maturity and aged over generations.

* UnfortunateNames: '''Rover''', which is a name for a dog, not a person.

* MethuselahSyndrome: [[PlotArmor By virtue of being the main character]], Walt at 121 would be the oldest living person in the world if he were actually alive[[note]]The actual oldest living person is more than two years younger than Walt; moreover, no male has ''ever'' been verified as living past 116.[[/note]], and he's likely not going away anytime soon. Canonically, having being a doughboy in WWI, he is usually acknowledged on Memorial Day or Veterans' Day as also being the last surviving Great War vet on Earth. The current writer of the strip has stated that he does have plans for this issue; ''what'' plans, however, he isn't saying.

* MethuselahSyndrome: [[PlotArmor By virtue of being the main character]], Walt at 121 would be the oldest living person in the world if he were actually alive[[note]]The actual oldest living person is more than two years younger than Walt; moreover, no male has ''ever'' been verified as living past 116.[[/note]], and he's likely not going away anytime soon. The current writer of the strip has stated that he does have plans for this issue; ''what'' plans, however, he isn't saying.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Throughout the 2000s, the strip seems to have deviated more and more from its long-time premise. For three generations, it was a semi-realistic depiction of small-town family life. Lately, it features a lot more slapstick comedy, absurdist humor, a heavier focus on characters outside of the Wallet Family, not to mention talking animals.

* {{Malaproper}}: Joel, who overall seems to be the smarter of the two trash collectors ([[DamnedByFaintPraise which isn't saying much]]), nonetheless has at least one malaprop in nearly every sentence he speaks.

''Gasoline Alley'' is an American NewspaperComic strip created by Frank King, currently distributed by Creator/TribuneMediaServices. First published on November 24, 1918 as a Sunday panel before becoming a daily strip in 1919, it is the second-longest-running comic strip in the U.S. and has received many critical accolades for its influential innovations. In addition to inventive color and page design concepts, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by showing his characters as they grew to maturity and aged over generations.

The strip originally was a panel featuring young garage owner Walt Wallet and some friends in automobile-related situations (hence the title), but in 1921 it began to chronicle Walt's home life after he found a baby on his doorstep, whom he named "Skeezix" (common slang at the time for a motherless calf). Five years later Walt married Phyllis Blossom, with whom he had a son named Corky. The family was completed in 1935 when a baby called Judy was left in Walt's car. All three grew up, got married and had children of their own. In later years, the strip has mostly centered around Skeezix and his wife Nina Clock, as well as on their daughter Clovia and her husband Slim Skinner, who now manages the garage. Garbage collectors Joel and Rufus stand out among the non-Wallet characters.

[[quoteright:345:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gasoline_alley_family_tree.jpeg]]

''Gasoline Alley'' is an American NewspaperComic strip created by Frank King, currently distributed by Creator/TribuneMediaServices. First published on November 24, 1918 as a Sunday-only panel before becoming a daily strip in 1919, it is the second-longest-running comic strip in the U.S. and has received many critical accolades for its influential innovations. In addition to inventive color and page design concepts, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by showing his characters as they grew to maturity and aged over generations.

The strip originally was a panel featuring young garage owner Walt Wallet and some friends in automobile-related situations (hence the title), but it began to chronicle Walt's life after he found a baby in the doorstep, whom he named "Skeezix" (common slang at the time for a motherless calf). Walt later married Phyllis Blossom in 1926, with whom he had a son named Corky. The family was completed in 1935 when a baby called Judy was left in Walt's car. All three grew up, got married and had children of their own. In later years, the strip has mostly centered on Skeezix and his wife Nina Clock, as well as on their daughter Clovia and her husband Slim Skinner, who now manages the garage. Garbage collectors Joel and Rufus stand out among the non-Wallet characters.