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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father, Waldo (the "Pop" in the title), saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and elder child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock, who enjoys reading books; Stuart, who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.

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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father, Waldo (the "Pop" in the title), saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and elder child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock, who enjoys reading books; Stuart, who is bitter at Hollyhock, and boy-obsessed Jenny Lu.



* MsRedInk: As mentioned, Priscilla is careless with money.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Priscilla is a cheerful girl who once suggested alphabet soup as a solution to global illiteracy and hunger or claimed she could understand Chinese solely from hearing one of {{Creator/Confucius}}' ideas.
* MsRedInk: As mentioned, Priscilla is careless with money.money to the irritation of her father.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Hollyhock is much shorter than Priscilla and about Stuart's height, while nonetheless a bookaholic and likes sharing scientific facts.
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* NiceHat: Hollyhock's and Stuart's hats. Hollyhock at least doesn't wear her hat in some of the final strips, but wears it again in the finale.

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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father Waldo (the "Pop" in the title) saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and elder child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock, who enjoys reading books; Stuart, who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.

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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father father, Waldo (the "Pop" in the title) title), saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and elder child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock, who enjoys reading books; Stuart, who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.


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* MsRedInk: As mentioned, Priscilla is careless with money.
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* HairDecorations: Priscilla's large bow on her head.
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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father Waldo (the "Pop" in the title) saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and eldest child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock who enjoys reading books, Stuart who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.

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This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father Waldo (the "Pop" in the title) saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and eldest elder child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock Hollyhock, who enjoys reading books, Stuart books; Stuart, who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.



* {{Bookworm}}: Hollyhock. She likes to [[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19711108.1.10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 visit the library everyday, twice on Saturdays]].

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* {{Bookworm}}: Hollyhock. She likes to [[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19711108.1.10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 visit the library everyday, every day, twice on Saturdays]].



* NiceHat: Hollyhock and Stuart's hats. Hollyhock at least doesn't wear her hat in some of the final strips, but wears it again in the finale.

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* NiceHat: Hollyhock Hollyhock's and Stuart's hats. Hollyhock at least doesn't wear her hat in some of the final strips, but wears it again in the finale.
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''Priscilla's Pop'' was a newspaper comic strip created by Al Vermeer. It was launched in 1946 and ended in 1983. Vermeer retired from drawing the strip in 1976 and was succeeded by Ed Sullivan. It was syndicated by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.

This gag-a-day comic strip focused on Priscilla Nutchell, her family, and her friends. Priscilla is a schoolgirl who begs to have her own horse and likes to spend excess money. Her father Waldo (the "Pop" in the title) saves money by eating mashed potato sandwiches. Also in the family, Hazel is the mother and Carlyle is the son and eldest child. Priscilla's friends are Hollyhock who enjoys reading books, Stuart who is bitter at Hollyhock, and Jenny Lu.

The comic strip also had a couple of color comic books in TheFifties.

!! ''Priscilla's Pop'' contains examples of:
* {{Bookworm}}: Hollyhock. She likes to [[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19711108.1.10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 visit the library everyday, twice on Saturdays]].
* HairDecorations: Priscilla's large bow on her head.
* NiceHat: Hollyhock and Stuart's hats. Hollyhock at least doesn't wear her hat in some of the final strips, but wears it again in the finale.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Waldo's mashed potato sandwiches.
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