: The Conjurer, 1475–1480. Notice the person on the far left is stealing the man's purse while he is distracted by the game The cups and balls is a performance of with innumerable adaptations. A typical cups and balls routine includes many of the most fundamental effects of magic: the balls can vanish, appear, transpose, reappear and transform. Basic skills, such as,,, and audience management are also essential to most cups and balls routines. As a result, mastery of the cups and balls is considered by many as the litmus test of a good magician. Magician wrote that had expressed the opinion that no one could be considered an accomplished magician until he had mastered the cups and balls.

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Professor Hoffman called the cups and balls 'the groundwork of all legerdemain'. Instead of cups, other types of covers can be used, such as bowls or hats. The con is a rogue variant of the cups and balls used as a. Such quibbles are just as harmlessly deceptive as the juggler's cup and dice, in which it is the very trickery that pleases me. But show me how the trick is done, and I have lost my interest therein.

One popularly circulated picture, thought to date from 2500 B.C. From the walls of a burial chamber in Beni Hasan, Egypt, shows two men kneeling over four inverted bowls. It was taken by early Egyptologists Wilkinson and Newberry as evidence that the cups and balls effect, or its related deceptive gambling game,, possibly dates back to Ancient Egypt. Because of its context, modern Egyptologists regard the image as a game using pots or cups but details of the game are unknown. The illustration is unique in ancient Egyptian art, so whether or not the game utilizes sleight of hand trickery may never be known unless a future discovery produces a similar image in a more explanatory context. Performance and variations [ ].

Christian Farla performs Cups and Balls on stage. The most widely performed version of the effect uses three cups and three small balls. The magician makes the balls appear to pass through the solid bottoms of the cups, jump from cup to cup, disappear from the cup and appear in other places, or vanish from various places and reappear under the cups (sometimes under the same cup), often ending with larger objects, such as fruit, larger balls, small animals such as baby chicks, or a combination of the different final loads. Many magicians use fruit, as each one is different in shape and size, thus increasing the element of surprise. Basic routine [ ] Starting with three cups set down in a line with three balls visible, one of the balls is put on top of the centre cup and the other two cups nested above.

With a tap of the wand, the three cups are lifted, revealing that the ball has 'penetrated' the cup. Again the cups are set in a line, the middle cup covering the ball which has already penetrated. Another of the visible balls is placed on top of the centre cup and covered with the other two cups, the cups being tapped and lifted to show the second ball has penetrated.

This is repeated with the third ball. Medieval cups and balls [ ] In 1584 Reginald Scot wrote ' ', within which he describes tricks with balls. He recommends using candlesticks with a hollow underneath, or bowls, or salt cellars covers to cover the balls. He describes the routine with 3 or 4 balls, and as many covers. He describes placing a ball under each cover, lifting the covers to show the balls vanished, and then having the balls all re-appear under one cover. Although Scot describes a method, it is considered by magicians to be unlikely as some of the moves described would be impossible to perform invisibly. [ ] Indian cups and balls [ ] In India, the cups and balls were performed seated on the ground, with an audience stood, or in chairs around the performer.

This unique line of sight for the audience gave rise to some unique sleight of hand moves. The cups that are used are shaped like a shallow bell, a shallow bowl with a small knob handle on the top. They are often held between the first two fingers by this handle. The shallow nature of the cups means that a large item cannot be produced at the end of the routine, so the routine is often ended with the production of many of the same sized balls, although Shankar Junior would end with the production of black powder from one of the bowls. The number of cups and balls used varies, with between 1 and 5 balls in play during the routine, and between 2 and 4 cups.

Owan To Tama [ ] Owan To Tama, the 'Turning of Bowls' is the Japanese version of the cups and balls. The magician uses 3 bowls, and traditionally 4 soft silk covered balls as 3, a fan and 3 final productions, either oranges or boxes, sometimes of cigarettes.

The movements of the Japanese routine are based on Japanese classical dance. There is a display to show the bowls used called ' Owan-Gaeshi' where the performer passes the bowls from hand to hand, showing them empty in a dance-like manner.

The routine has been described as having a reverent, ceremonial air. The routine was also performed kneeling on the floor, for a kneeling audience.

Unlike other cups and balls routines the Japanese magician would usually work inside, and to music. 'Bean sowing' [ ] The Chinese routine of the cups and balls is often called 'The Immortal Sowing Beans', it originated in ancient agricultural society as early as the Longshan Culture Period, pre-Shang Dynasty (before 1600 B.C.). It takes its name from the saying 'Plant melons and you get melons, sow beans and you get beans' The immortal was believed to grow from ordinary man who is capable of various magic power and longevity by either accumulation of mortal cultivation or eating elixir vitae. The beans in the routine represent beans of elixir vitae. The props used consisted of a fan, mat, and between 2 and 6 bowls, with between 3 and 10 beans. The most common numbers being 2 bowls with 3 or 5 beans. The Chinese method is unusual in that an extra bean or ball is rarely used.

They also have some unique methods of concealing the beans. Traditionally the routine was performed on the ground, but now it's more commonly performed on a table.

Another element of the Chinese routine is to make large productions at the start as well as the end of the routine. Common productions include changing a small peach into an egg, producing water, sometimes with fish, and sometimes. For the finale, 'Harvesting a Million Beans' involves placing two bowls mouth to mouth, when they are opened many tiny beans are seen to over flow from the lower bowl. However, like the Indian routine, the Chinese do not always use a large final production, such as the routine performed by 王鬼手 (Wang Gui Shou, or King of Ghost Hands). Modern cups and balls: the Dai Vernon routine [ ] The cups and balls have a long history, and the routines performed by today's performers are naturally built upon the work of previous masters. In ancient Greece and Rome magicians would perform stood behind a table, as opposed to on the ground as seen in Egypt, India and Turkey, to allow a larger audience to see the show, this tradition has continued today. Tall conical shaped metal cups were the norm in Europe and Egypt until the routine by became popular using shorter, more squat cups that were about as tall as the hand.

Similar squat cups were popularised by the likes of Paul Fox, Charlie Miller and Ross Bertram. Dai Vernon's influence can be seen in many modern routines.

Jim Cellini, a student of, and teacher of many street performers, credits his routine to Vernon, Miller, and. Dai Vernon's student,, of whom Louis Falanga, President of L&L Publishing, said: 'Ammar has literally lead the industry in shaping the thinking and performing of this generation of magicians', created his own routine based upon what his teacher had taught him.

The Vernon routine consists of vanishing the three balls, to reappear under the cups, the penetration of the balls through the cups, the spectator choosing which cup to invisibly transport a ball to, the removal and return of the balls, and the revelation of the final large production items, usually fruit. Watching modern performances of the cups and balls you are likely to see a similar sequence followed. Chop cup [ ] A fairly modern development is the 'chop cup'. This cup has a magnet inside and a magnetic ball is used. The ball will stick in the top until the cup is set down with a little bump which releases the ball. The ball then 'appears' when the cup is lifted.

This cup was invented around 1954 by who performed a Chinese-costumed act with the name 'Chop Chop'. The chop cup is a variation with one cup and (apparently) one ball, hugely popular because it requires only a very small flat area to perform, unlike the considerable table space needed for the classic three-cup routine.

The Chicago close-up magician performed his streamlined chop cup routine on television [ ] and was immediately copied by magicians all over the world. ' routine with the chop cup has also done a lot for the routine's popularity.

[ ] The chop cup can be handled entirely by the top, creating a more seemingly impossible performance. Three shell game [ ]. Main article: The three is similar in some respects to the three cup routine. In it, the main move is a steal of the pea from the back of the shell. This achieved by using a flexible pea and performing the trick on a soft surface.

The pea is squeezed out under the back of the shell into the fingers in the act of pushing the shell forward. In a similar way, the pea can be introduced under a shell by drawing it back.

These moves are made casually in swapping the positions of the shells. The spectator is supposed to follow by eye which shell has the pea, but in reality, they have no chance of success. [ ] Clear Cups [ ] Penn & Teller [ ] The magic duo performs a version of the cups and balls trick in their act. Initially, they perform the trick with small balls and plastic cups. The trick ends with the appearance of larger foil balls under the cups, and the surprise appearance of an extra unrelated object, such as a potato or a lime, under one or more cups. They then repeat the trick using transparent plastic cups, claiming that they will reveal how to perform the trick. However, as part of the joke, they do the trick so fast as to make it difficult to follow.

They claim that this version of the cups and balls breaks all four rules of magic: not to tell the audience how a trick is done, not to repeat the same trick twice, not to show the audience the secret preparation, and the 'unwritten rule' never to perform the cups and balls with clear plastic cups. They claim this version of the trick got them kicked out of. Latimer Clear Cups and Balls [ ] The is an illusion, created and performed by American illusionist. In this version of the “follow the ball” cups and balls game, the magician uses clear glass cups and the audience can watch as the balls visually vanish and jump to underneath another cup. The effect was debuted by Jason Latimer in 2003 at (), and on US television on in 2004. See also [ ] • References [ ].

Bunky and Barney Google and Snuffy Smith (July 26, 1942) Current status / schedule Running Launch date June 17, 1919,,, Genre(s) Humor Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Take Barney Google, F'rinstance, is an American created. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a large international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries. The initial appeal of the strip led to its adaptation to film, animation, popular song and television. It added several terms and phrases to the English language and inspired the 1923 hit tune 'Barney Google (with the Goo-Goo-Googly Eyes)' with lyrics by, as well as the 1923 record, 'Come On, Spark Plug!' Barney Google himself, once the star of the strip and a very popular character in his own right, has been almost entirely phased out of the feature.

An increasingly peripheral player in his own strip beginning in the late 1930s, Google was officially 'written out' in 1954, although he would occasionally return for cameo appearances. These cameos were often years apart—from a period between 1997 and 2012, Barney Google wasn't seen in the strip at all. Google was reintroduced to the strip in 2012, and has been seen very occasionally since, making several week-long appearances.

Snuffy Smith, who was initially introduced as a supporting player in 1934, has now been the comic strip's central character for over 60 years. Nevertheless, the feature is still titled Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. Barney Google and Snuffy Smith Like, Barney Google started out on the sports page. First appearing as a in the sports sections of the and in 1919, it was originally titled Take Barney Google, F'rinstance. The title character, a little fellow (although he would shrink in stature even more after the first year) with big 'banjo' eyes, was an avid sportsman and ne'er-do-well involved in, and.

The 'goggle-eyed, moustached, gloved and top-hatted, bulbous-nosed, cigar-chomping shrimp' (according to comics historian ) was relentlessly henpecked by 'a wife three times his size' (as the song lyric goes). The formidable Mrs. Lizzie Google, a.k.a.

'the sweet woman', sued Barney for divorce and thereafter virtually disappeared from the strip. By October 1919, the strip was distributed by and was published in newspapers across the country. Spark Plug [ ] Beginning on July 17, 1922, the strip would take a momentous turn in popularity with the seemingly innocuous introduction of an endearing race horse named 'Spark Plug'. Barney's beloved 'brown-eyed baby' was a bow-legged nag who seldom raced, and he was typically seen almost totally covered by his trademark patched blanket with his name scrawled on the side. Creator was known to his friends as Sparky, a lifelong nickname given to him by his uncle as a diminutive of Barney Google's Spark Plug. Comics historian noted that, Sparky's first race became one of comics' first national media events, eagerly anticipated by millions of newspaper readers. So great was the public's enthusiasm that DeBeck, who had been planning to retire the plug after that one storyline, made him a permanent part of the cast.

Spark Plug was such a star during the 1920s that children who enjoyed the comics were liable to get 'Sparky' for a nickname—for example, Charles M. 'Sparky' Schulz, who grew up to create Peanuts. In deference to his enormous popularity during this period, the strip was retitled Barney Google and Spark Plug. DeBeck's strip hit its peak of popularity with Spark Plug at about the same time the song 'Barney Google (Foxtrot)' by and was sweeping the country. It would become one of the best known, most iconic of the 1920s, and has been recorded by such famous artists as and,, and: Who's the most important man this country ever knew? Who's the man our presidents tell all their troubles to? No, it isn't and it isn't; I'm mighty proud that I'm allowed a chance to introduce: Barney Google—with the goo, goo, googly eyes, Barney Google—bet his horse would win the prize; When the horses ran that day, Spark Plug ran the other way!

Barney Google—with the goo-goo-googly eyes! Who's the greatest lover that this country ever knew? Who's the man that takes his hat off to? No, it isn't that the ladies rave about; When he arrives, who makes the wives chase all their husbands out?

Barney Google—with the goo-goo-googly eyes, Barney Google—had a wife three times his size; She sued Barney for divorce, Now he’s sleeping with his horse! Barney Google—with the goo-goo-googly eyes! Other popular characters and concepts introduced in the strip about this time include 'Sunshine', Barney's black jockey, a troublesome named 'Rudy', 'Sully', a monocled champion wrestler, and the mysterious hooded fraternity 'The Order of the Brotherhood of Billy Goats', a parody of mystic. (There was also a 'Sisterhood of Nanny Goats' for the ladies.) Their password was 'O-K-M-N-X' which, deciphered, stood for a standard breakfast order ('Okay, ham and eggs').

Barney was elected 'Exalted Angora' in 1928. (Source: Barney Google and Snuffy Smith: 75 Years of an American Legend. Kitchen Sink Press, pgs. Billy DeBeck's Barney Google (February 5, 1931) Snuffy Smith [ ] In 1934, an even greater change took place when Barney and his horse visited the mountains and met a volatile, equally diminutive named Snuffy Smith. Humor was extremely popular at the time (as was proving with ). The strip increasingly focused on the southern hamlet of 'Hootin’ Holler', with Snuffy as the main character.

The mountaineer locals are extremely suspicious of any outsiders, referred to as 'flatlanders' or even worse, 'revenooers' (Federal Revenue agents). Snuffy was so popular that his name was added to the strip's title in the late 1930s. Eventually, Barney Google himself left Hootin' Holler in 1954 to return to the city, and was essentially written out of the strip except as a very occasional visitor. Google has appeared extremely rarely in the feature since the mid-1950s, but returned to Hootin' Holler for a visit in a series of strips beginning on February 19, 2012, with occasional visits since.

Prior to 2012, Google had not appeared in the strip since January 5, 1997, a span of over 15 years. Snuffy Smith (whose last name is pronounced 'Smif' by virtually all the characters in Hootin' Holler) is an ornery little cuss, sawed-off and shiftless. He lives in a shack, mangles the English language and has a propensity to shoot at those who displease him. He makes 'corn-likker' moonshine in a homemade still and is in constant trouble with the sheriff. He wears a broad-brimmed felt hat almost as tall as he is, has a scraggly mustache and a pair of tattered, poorly patched overalls.

He constantly cheats at poker and checkers. He also has some proclivity toward stealing chickens, which led to a brief but effective use of his character in a marketing campaign by the corporation in the early 1980s. In 1937 he held the post of 'Royal Doodle Bug' in the 'Varmints' lodge; during this period, the strip heavily employed the, 'What did the Doodle-Bug say?' , an apparent homage to 'What did the Woggle-Bug say?' In and 's strip of 1904–1905.

Almost all of the characters in the strip (except the occasional visiting 'flatlander') are exaggerated hillbillies in the classic tradition: sharp-tongued gossipy women such as Snuffy's wife 'Loweezy'; his baby 'Tater'; his nephew 'Jughaid'; his neighbors Elviney and 'Lukey' (Lucas Ebenezer Hinks); the sanctimonious (but nonetheless ungrammatical) Parson; Silas, the owner of the General Store; the ostentatiously-badged Sheriff Tait, and others. Vehicles are rundown jalopies of a seeming 1920s vintage, even in the 1970s and beyond. The characters are drawn so that they appear to be talking out of the sides of their mouths. Topper strips [ ] Bughouse Fables [ ] In 1921, DeBeck began a gag panel called Bughouse Fables, featuring his observations of ordinary people doing foolish things, which he signed 'Barney Google'. He later added Bughouse Fables as an accompanying strip, to run with Barney Google on Sundays. Bunky [ ] On May 16, 1926, DeBeck began another topper strip, originally called Parlor, Bedroom and Sink—but better known as Bunky. Parlor Bedroom and Sink—which evolved into Parlor Bedroom and Sink Starring Bunky, and eventually simply Bunky—is an over-the-top parody of stage and movie and radio serials that were popular at the time.

The title character 'Bunky' (short for Bunker Hill, Jr.) was a hapless waif whose penniless parents, Bunker Hill, Sr. And Bibsy, had given birth to the strangely erudite newborn with the enormous nose on November 13, 1927. The irresponsible Bunker Sr. Eventually disappeared from the strip. From then on, pint-sized Bunky (still dressed in the baby bonnet and gown in which he was first seen) was the star, protector and benefactor of the family. His vocabulary rivaled that of any educated adult.

Arch-nemesis Fagin, introduced in 1928, was as vile and despicable a villain as any antagonist. He “would steal pennies from a blind man's cup and kick dogs that weren't even in his way. Robbing widows and orphans. Was routine for him', according to comics historian, who said the strip popularized the phrase, 'Youse is a viper!' Fantasy author and creator, a big fan of Bunky, was fond of quoting from the strip, as noted by his friend, Tevis Clyde Smith. Vas Pc V15 Keygen Generator.

After DeBeck's death in 1942, Bunky continued for a time under Joe Musial ( ) and Fred Lasswell. The series ended in 1948. Fred Lasswell [ ]. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.

(September 2016) () When Barney Google began to lose popularity during the DeBeck introduced a simpler style through artist Fred Lasswell after seeing a poster by Lasswell, then in high school, at a golf tournament at Palma Cia Country Club in Tampa, Florida. Lasswell, who drew cartoons and posters at the McCarthy Ad Agency and for the Tampa Daily Times, was brought in create the Snuffy characters, which by 1934, surpassed Barney Google in popularity. [ ] Lasswell took over the strip, now named Barney Google and Snuffy Smith after DeBeck died in 1942. In 1944 and 1945, Lasswell began featuring Snuffy in guest appearances in Laswell's own Sargent Hashmark comic strip that appeared in the '. After the war, Lasswell gained steady increases in distribution, with the strip eventually appearing in more than 1,000 newspapers throughout the world. [ ] In 1962, Lasswell received the Silver Lady Award, and two years later won the Reuben Award and the Best Humor Strip Award from the National Cartoonist's Society. [ ] In both 1984 and 1994, he won the Elzie Segar Award, being the only cartoonist who received this award more than once.

[ ] Lasswell died In 2001, 16 weeks ahead on the strip, leaving a digital archive containing 35,000 original comic panels and sketches, including over 20,000 daily and 4,000 Sunday strips and about 24,000 original gags. Rose [ ] In mid-1998, editorial cartoonist John R. Rose began as Lasswell's inking assistant, and he became the strip's cartoonist after Lasswell's death in 2001. In addition to being the artist on the strip, Rose is the editorial cartoonist for Byrd Newspapers of Virginia and creates Kids' Home Newspaper, a weekly syndicated puzzle feature for. His books including The Bodacious Best of Snuffy Smith (2013) and Balls of Fire! More Snuffy Smith Comics (2016).

Rose restored Barney Google as a semi-regular character. In 2015 Rose won with the Memorial Award by the National Lum and Abner Society for his contributions to rural humor. }} In September, 2017 Rose was honored with an award at Walt Disney's Hometown Toonfest in Marceline, Missouri for his contributions to cartooning.

}} Origin of 'Google' [ ] Following 'The Goo-Goo Song' (1900), the word 'Google' was introduced in 1913 in Vincent Cartwright Vickers', a children's book about the Google and other fanciful creatures who live in Googleland: The Google has a beautiful garden which is guarded night and day. All through the day he sleeps in a pool of water in the center of the garden; but when the night comes, he slowly crawls out of the pool and silently prowls around for food. Aware of the word's appeal, DeBeck launched his comic strip six years later, and the 'goo-goo-googly' lyrics in the 1923 song 'Barney Google' focused attention on the novelty of the word.

When mathematician and professor was challenged in the late 1930s to devise a name for a very large number, he asked his nine-year-old nephew, Milton Sirotta, to suggest a word. The youthful comic strip reader told Kasner to use 'Google'. Kasner agreed, and in 1940, he introduced the words ' and 'googolplex' in his book,. Milton Sirotta died in 1980. This is the term that and had in mind when they named in 1998, but they intentionally misspelled 'googol' as 'google,' bringing it back full circle to Vickers' form. In 2002, when Page set up a scanning device at Google to test how fast books could be scanned, the first book he scanned was Vickers' The Google Book.

Legacy [ ] DeBeck, who had a gift for coining colorful terms, is credited with introducing several slang words and phrases into the English language—including 'sweet mama', 'horsefeathers', “heebie-jeebies”, “hotsy-totsy” and “Who has seen the doodle bug?” Snuffy's “great balls o’ fire” and “time's a-wastin'” remain popular to this day. In DeBeck's memory, the in 1946 introduced the Billy DeBeck Award. (Eight years later, the name was changed to the after.) In 1963, Lasswell won both the NCS Humor Comic Strip Award and Reuben Award. That same year, he won the Society's plaque for Best Humor Strip. In 1984, the Society gave him its Award (named after the creator of ) for outstanding contributions to his profession.

Snuffy Smith currently appears in 21 countries and 11 languages. In 1995, the strip was honored by the; it was one of 20 included in the series of commemorative USPS postage stamps. Licensing [ ] Snuffy Smith makes a brief appearance in 's Out of Their Minds.

Toys and merchandise [ ]. Menu for planned Snuffy's Shanty hot dog shops Spark Plug captured the nation's hearts and imagination during the 1920s, and became a merchandising bonanza for King Features and Billy DeBeck. 'Spark Plug, I am happy to say, has caught on,' wrote DeBeck in 1924. 'All over the United States you find stuffed Spark Plugs and Spark Plug games and Spark Plug drums and Spark Plug balloons and Spark Plug tin pails.

And there is a Spark Plug play on the road. The only thing that is lacking is a Spark Plug grand opera.' (Source: Barney Google and Snuffy Smith: 75 Years of an American Legend, page 35). During the mid-1950s, the Louis Marx Toy Company sold four vinyl character figures, two-and-a-half-to-three inches tall, representing Snuffy Smith, Loweezie, Jug Haid and Sut Tattersail. (Illustrated at ).

In 1960, King Features made plans to have Snuffy Smith serving hot dogs and chili at Snuffy's Shantys across the country, the plan of a franchiser who had hoped to have 700 Shantys operating by 1970. In July 2004, issued a limited edition figure of Barney Google in a colorful collector tin as statue number 47 in their line of Classic Comic Character figures. Sheet music [ ] • Barney Google Foxtrot by Billy Rose and Con Conrad (1923) Jerome H. • Come On, Spark Plug! By Billy Rose and Con Conrad (1923) Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.

• Bug House Fables by Clarence Gaskill (1923) M. Witmark & Sons • So I Took the $50,000 by Jack Meskill and Al Gumble (1923) Jerome H. • O-K-M-N-X We're Twenty Million Strong (aka: The Brotherhood of Billy Goats) by Phil Baker, J.

Russel Robinson and Sid Silvers (1928) Jerome H. • Time's a-Wastin' (The Original Yard Bird Song) by, Jay Levison and Ray Evans (1941) Broadcast Music, Inc.

Comic books [ ] Barney Google and/or Snuffy Smith each had a spotty history in comic books, starting with the first issue of (1937). They appeared in their own comics as well—three issues from in the 1940s, four from Toby Press in the 1950s, one from in the 1960s, and six from in the 1970s. In December, 2015, Snuffy Smith returned to comic books. John Rose wrote and illustrated the comic book story 'Hopalong Jughaid' for #9. Book collections and reprints [ ] (All titles by Billy Debeck unless otherwise noted.) • Barney Google and His Faithful Nag Spark Plug (1923) Cupples & Leon Co.

• Barney Google and Spark Plug #2 (1924) Cupples & Leon Co. • Barney Google and Spark Plug #3 (1925) Cupples & Leon Co. • Barney Google and Spark Plug #4 (1926) Cupples & Leon Co.

• Barney Google (1935) #1083 Saalfield • Barney Google: 1919–1920 (1977) • The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics (1977) Press/ (Bill Blackbeard, ed.) • Barney Google and Snuffy Smith: 75 Years of an American Legend (1994) (Brian Walker, ed.) • Barney Google: Gambling, Horse Races and High-Toned Women! (2010) (imprint of ) • The Bodacious Best of Snuffy Smith (2013) (John Rose) • Balls Of Fire! More Snuffy Smith Comics (2016) (John Rose) Film and television [ ] Live-action – 1920s [ ].

'Barney Google' sheet music (1923). This same image appears on the front cover of 's Barney Google book (2010). Beginning in 1928, Barney Hellum portrayed Barney Google in a series of live-action short films for F.B.O. Pictures, also featuring Philip Davis as Sunshine.

• Horsefeathers (1928) • OKMNX (1928) (aka Barney Google's Welcome Home) • T-Bone Handicap (1928) • Money Balks (1928) • The Beef-Steaks (1928) • Runnin' Through the Rye (1929) • Sunshine's Dark Moment (1929) • Neigh, Neigh, Spark Plug (1929) • A Horse on Barney (1929) • Just a Stall (1929) • The Pace That Thrills (1929) • Slide, Sparky, Slide (1929) Animation – 1930s [ ] There was an Barney Google series in the mid-1930s, produced by the Studio. Mintz made only four Barney Google cartoons, all released theatrically through. • Tetched in the Head (1935) • Patch Mah Britches (1935) • Spark Plug (1936) • Major Google (1936) Animation – 1940s [ ] Spree for All (1946), an animated produced by, distributed through. It was produced in color, but currently only exists in a French black and white print. Live-action – 1940s [ ] Two low-budget, live-action based on the strip were produced at in 1942: (aka Snuffy Smith, Yardbird) and. Diminutive actor Bud Duncan portrayed Snuffy in both films, with appearing as Barney in Hillbilly Blitzkrieg. (Both films also feature former and future in supporting roles.) Animation – 1960s [ ] In 1963, released 50 six-minute Snuffy Smith cartoons for television, produced by in New York.

The opening credits included a catchy that was specifically composed for the cartoon: Uh-uh-oh! Great balls o' fire, I'm bodacious!

Great balls o' fire, I'm a fright! Great balls o' fire, goodness gracious! I'm chop-chop-chop-chop-choppin' with all o' my might—YEA!

Other King Features properties, such as and, also appeared as rotating segments under the collective title: King Features Trilogy. The series was widely shown in TV (although Snuffy's Song, The Hat, The Method and Maw, and Take Me to Your Gen'rul were released theatrically), with prolific voice actor providing the voices of both Snuffy and Barney. Ge Ge Pearson also doubled as Loweezy and Jughaid.

A number of episodes feature animation by famed animator Jim Tyer. From the original on August 27, 2015. • • • Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon by Anthony Harkins, 2003 Oxford Univ. 103–114 • ^ January 3, 2010, at the. • November 17, 2008 Barney Google strip • March 20, 2012 Barney Google strip • at Don Markstein's Toonopedia.

2012-04-13 at from the original on April 13, 2012. • • • Fred Lasswell Interview and King Features Syndicate descriptions of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith • • • • • • Levy, Steven. In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives, Simon & Schuster, 2011. • • Chambers Dictionary of Etymology • • • • March 3, 2011, at the. External links [ ] •. From the original on July 23, 2017.