I liked to sing along with the animated cartoon theme song: "He's the military hero of the nation, though he doesn't always follow regulation. At at the sound of reveille; he is here for you to see; and we know you'll always laugh at Private Beetle Bailey - Beetle Bailey! Ask the general, colonel, major, and the captain; the lieutenant and the sergeant and the corporal. They will tell you with a shout, they would gladly live without a certain private by the name of Beetle Bailey- BEETLE BAILEY!
Still being produced by its 91-year-old creator Mort Walker (with help through the years from others, including his sons), Beetle Bailey is one of the longest-running comic strips in history!
I remember first seeing "Beatle Bailey" cartoons on "The Chuck McCann Show" weekday afternoons on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC 50 years ago.
Posted by Alan at 7:10 pm (PDT) on Mon September 24, 2012
I am an alum of The University of Missouri at Columbia, MO, as is Mort Walker. Beetle Bailey was created as an MU ("Mizzou") student. There is now a statue of Beetle sitting on a bench outside of the spot where once stood a beer joint called The Shack, where Beetle was created.
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"The Chuck McCann Show" weekday afternoons on
WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC 50 years ago.
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