Trivia / Bringing Up Father

• Executive Meddling: As a Hearst newspaper strip, Bringing Up Father reflected it's bosses' political beliefs. Particularly a pro-Germany stance in World War I (from Jiggs' perspective), which went against the majority of American opinion.
• Outlived Its Creator: By nearly half a century, following George McManus's death in 1954.
• What Could Have Been: When McManus died, the strip was expected to be handed over to his assistant Zeke Zekley, 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.

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