Fatty Fudge
Frederick James "Fatty" Fudge is a fictional character who appears in the British comics magazine The Beano. He is the best friend of Minnie the Minx, and would eventually star in his own eponymous comic strip in 1989.
| Fatty Fudge | |
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| Notable character from The Beano | |
 Mr. Fudge in the Beano Videostars episode "Jelly Babies", voiced by Enn Reitel. | |
| Publication information | |
| Appears in | Minnie the Minx (1973 – 2023) |
| Stars in | Fatty Fudge (1989–91, 2011) |
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| Last appearance |
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| Character timeline | Issues 1640 – 4183 |
| Fatty Fudge (first generation) | |
| Full name | Frederick James Fudge |
| Fatty Fudge (second generation) | |
| Full name | Frederick James Fudge |
| Family | Frederick James "Fatty" Fudge (father) |
| In-universe information | |
| Friend(s) | Minnie the Minx |
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Character background
When he was known as Fatty Fudge, he had an addiction to unhealthy food, particularly confectionery. He was very greedy and would do anything for food, which Minnie often used to her advantage. Alongside Minnie's other rival Soppy Susan, he was usually the butt of Minnie's pranks, although his services were occasionally engaged by Minnie for the furtherance of her schemes.
Family
He has a son named Francis who goes to Posh Street School in Beanotown.
In other media
Fatty appears in "Jelly Babies" in The Beano Videostars, voiced by Enn Reitel. His son, Francis, would appear as one of the Posh Street Kids in "Lake Beautiful" in The Beano Video, voiced by Jonathan Kydd.
Publication history
Fatty Fudge
Minnie the Minx's artist Jim Petrie helmed Fudge's eponymous comic strip, which began in issue 2425.[1] Each story was a parody retelling of a popular movie which would feature Fudge as the protagonist and the food of choice, with a title to match.[Note 1] He also appeared in a parody of the British quiz show Bob's Full House, called "Slob's Full Tum" (now hosted by Slob Monkhouse), where contestants had to eat as much as they could and whoever got a full tum in the quickest time was the winner.
The strip reappeared in Issue 3616, dated 17 December 2011, it was so former artist Jim Petrie could get a proper retirement. The comic asked for ideas for the strip on Beano.com. In the end, the winning idea was "The Tummy Returns", suggested by William Clyde, this appeared in the comic. Other suggestions that were considered good by Petrie included: "Iron (stomach) Man" (Iron Man), "A-lard-in" (Aladdin), "Harry Scoffer and the order on Phoenix Street" (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), all from Harry Rickard, "Currynation Street" (Coronation Street) and "The Fat in the Hat" (The Cat in the Hat), both by Oliver Forde.
The Beano
Fudge's comic strip series has appeared in 1991 and 1992's Beano annuals, and in 1989 and 1995's Summer Specials.
Notes
- Examples of this include Ghost Burgers, Toast Busters (both puns on Ghostbusters), You only eat Rice (You Only Live Twice), Sleeping Fatty (Sleeping Beauty), Frankfurterstein (Frankenstein), Fishfinger (Goldfinger), Live and Let Diet (Live and Let Die), The Incredible Bulk (The Incredible Hulk), 2001: A Space Obesity (2001: A Space Odyssey), and 20,000 Leeks Under the Sea (20.000 Leagues Under the Sea).
References
- Beano Comic Library No. 230: Fatty Fudge in 'Ghost-Burgers! Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd., 185 Fleet Street, London 1991.
- Kerr, Euan, ed. (7 January 1989). "Fatty Fudge". The Beano. No. 2425. Illustrated by Jim Petrie. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
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