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FoxTrot is a daily comic strip by cartoonist Bill Amend (Amend rhymes with Raymond), and began syndication on April 10, 1988. It centers around the daily life (which isn't all that normal) of the Fox family. It is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate.
Characters
The Fox Family
The Fox family lives at 1254 North Elm Street, the specific city being a mystery. Older comics suggest the family lives in Kansas City, Missouri, as Peter and Roger are big Chiefs fans. This would also match the publisher of the FoxTrot books, Andrews McMeel, which is based in Kansas City. However, the newer comics (starting with "Think iFruity") would suggest the family is in Chicago, as that is the airport Roger uses for business trips.
Roger
Roger Fox is the father and a not-too-bright corporate slave. He is 45 years old and was born in Chicago. He went to college at Willot, a parody of Williams College, rival school to Bill Amend's alma mater Amherst. Roger is a fan of sports and chess, though any time he attempts to play either of them, he finds himself either losing (chess) or breaking bones (sports). He often indulges in foods of all kinds (despite the dubious cuisine Andy produces, he remains perpetually overweight). Once described as "still trying to catch up with the technology of the 1970's," Roger can practically destroy a computer just by touching it and when he tries to barbecue, all too often he ends up burning the food (and himself). One time, the Fox children actually watched Roger grill their Fourth of July dinner as their fireworks show. His ideas of a good family vacation are quite similar to those of Calvin's father (from Calvin and Hobbes). Of the primary cast, Roger, while not an idiot, is probably the most oblivious to the world around him, though he has been the family's primary breadwinner from day one.
Andy
Andrea "Andy" Fox is a stay-at-home mother; earlier strips showed her employed as a freelance writer or columnist for the newspaper, but nowadays she mostly just monitors her unwieldy brood. When she was an English major in college, someone used to slip anonymous love notes under her door. Her paramour, unfortunately, "turned out to be a real nerd" —but she married him anyway. She is now 42 years old and the center of the household: without her, it would "collapse in a day or two." Andy cooks absurd "health-food" meals, such as lima bean cobbler or tofu curry. A penny-pincher when it comes to heating, she insists on keeping the thermostat extremely low during the winter months, often low enough to freeze soft drinks, milk, hot chocolate, oxygen and electronic devices. For the most part, Andy keeps the family grounded and acts as a straight man to their antics, although she has been known to crack under pressure, usually during the course of visits from her mother. Many of her storylines center around new obsessions—collecting "Bitty Babies," the movie Titanic, and her Mango-Kiwi-colored iFruit computer.
Peter
Peter "Pete" Fox, the oldest child at 16, is a junior in high school. He habitually procrastinates on schoolwork until the last minute ("I should start on my book report. Ah, there's always tomorrow. I suppose I'll need a book. How late is the library open?")( or working on an semester essay that was due last year). He is a sports fan and likes to pretend he is a football/baseball/basketball star, although in truth he is generally relegated to bench-warming, if he makes the team at all. Peter also entertains fantasies of becoming the lead guitarist in a rock band one day(his primary idol is Bruce Springsteen). Whenever Peter plays his guitar, the rest of the family is unhappy for two reasons. Peter is very loud when he plays music, often shattering dishes and windows. The volume of his music is even worse when one considers that he is not very good at playing the guitar, and his singing isn't much better. He is capable of ingesting massive amounts of food, but never gains a pound. In fact, Peter will sometimes eat to try to gain weight. Peter usually works a summer job at the local movie theater as a janitor and ticket collector, although he often blows his entire paycheck on food from the concession stand. Peter met his girlfriend Denise in 1988 and has been dating her ever since. He wears a blue and white baseball cap with the letter A on it which appears to be for Amend's Alma Mater, Amherst, a grey sweatshirt, and blue jeans almost daily. Despite his typical adolescent-macho fantasies and fixations, Peter also shows signs of sensitivity ( such as his devotion to Denise, his blind girlfriend) and being a good student, albeit oft-suppressed ones.
Paige
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Paige, the middle child and only daughter of the Fox family
Paige Fox is the 14-year old, style-obsessed sister and a freshman in high school. She is always depicted with a ponytail. It has been suggested in the strip many times that Paige get a new hairstyle. Sometimes these suggestions follow another character's antics, such as when Peter blew bubble gum in Paige's hair or when Quincy bit her ponytail. When Amend was asked if it would happen, he said probably not, because no one would recognize Paige otherwise. Paige can't get herself a prom date, unless one counts geeky Morton Goldthwait (which Paige does not; yet when trying to avoid Goldthwait's request to go to the prom, she showed anger when he didn't ask). Most of her jokes center around the idiosyncrasies of high-school popular culture, as well as Jason's attempts to annoy her (which mostly end with him getting beaten up). Her frequent attempts to cook only yield charcoal and smoke. Unlike Peter, Paige does not have a single object of her affections, though her naptime dreams often feature a dashing French hunk named Pierre (though in one strip her "debate" whether to take Spanish or French for high school consisted of a dream that had a brawl between Pierre and a Spanish equivalent).
Jason
Jason Fox is a 10-year old, often annoying nerdy little brother. His life mission appears to be to annoy Paige, which often results in her beating him up and breaking his spectacles. Ironically, Jason is never seen without them on. Jason has frequently tutored Paige in math, though he prefers to be referred to as a "math consultant". He is smart enough to know the average temperature on Venus and to solve complex equations that most adults would find staggering, but at the same time believes that Santa Claus and the X-Files are real. He is also a genius with all things computerized, having once written his own Internet browser and, another time, crashed the entire Internet itself (by accident) with a "Darth Jason" virus. He also wrote his own operating system, "Jasondows". In the 7 May 2005 strip, he vandalizes Wikipedia by adding a picture of his sister to the "warthog" article (an act quickly imitated by FoxTrot readers: [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warthog&oldid=13377916)), and probably also the article on rabies. Jason can also be found frequently entertaining outrageous schemes to either earn or spend huge amounts of money: he once attempted to found a dinosaur-themed casino in Las Vegas and once attempted to build a skyscraper comic book shop—only to scrap that plan, as it would take up space that was already reserved for his Star Wars-themed amusement park, including a life-sized Death Star ride. Jason's favorite activities besides bothering Paige are playing video and computer games, such as Doomathon, drawing Slugman cartoons, obsessing over movies such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, and maintaining romantic tension between himself and Eileen.
Quincy
Quincy is Jason's pet iguana. Quincy specializes in two fields: chewing on things, and scaring the wits out of Paige. Jason's hypothesis that he could conjure a similar reaction out of all girls was disproved when he brought Quincy to school for show and tell, and Miss O'Malley, his teacher, thought Quincy was cute. Paige once saved him from choking on a shoelace while Jason was out of the house. Quincy is a frequent observer of the Fox household antics, but he has only ever shown three facial expressions: his standard, calm-eyed gaze; a scrambling panic when Jason throws him in the air; and dizziness after landing. He is by far the most unflappable member of the household. As a rule, Quincy does not 'think' or in any way react in a human fashion to the events around him, making him very unique among comic strip animals.
The iFruit
After Roger's disastrous attempt at earning a living through online trading ended with him selling the family's old computer, Andy purchases a Mango-Kiwi iFruit (based on the original Apple iMac). The iFruit can talk, criticize font selection and even change the wallpaper (of the room). Though initially mortal enemies with the geeky Jason due to its emphasis on ease of use, Jason grows attached to it, especially after matching color schemes persuades his mother to buy all manners of peripherals, such as scanners and CD-ROM burners. The iFruit once beat Roger in chess 250,000 times in a row; the one time Roger beat it, Andy was convinced to call the repair center. Evidently, it is durable enough that even Roger cannot damage it (It's made of bullet-proof plastics).
Recurring characters who are not part of the Fox family
Pembrook
J. P. Pembrook is the CEO of Roger's company, who – unbeknownst to him – has his million-dollar deals analyzed by a ten-year-old (i.e. Jason). We never see his face, only his hands; given his ruthless personality, that may be a good thing. He has won the Iron Fist Award and the Golden Gallows Award, according to trophies seldom seen on his desk. His first two initials seem to be a nod towards J. P. Morgan.
Fred
Fred is Roger's friend at work. Fred often plays golf with him (and always wins). Roger apparently considers Fred to be an authority on everything (if Fred says something's popular then it is).
Steve
Steve Riley is Peter's best friend from high school. He owns an electric guitar and amp set that Peter sometimes borrows, much to his parents' dismay. Steve also has a job at the local pizza parlor.
Denise
Denise Russo is Peter's blind girlfriend. Denise's parents have been heard to speak, but have never been shown on Peter's visits to Denise's house. Denise is clearly the one in control of the relationship. Once Peter attempted to break up with her, but that ended in failure.
Denise's blindness has never been exploited in the strip, but has often been a source of tasteful humor. On her first date with Peter, she asked to "read" his face with her hands, explaining that it was "like reading Braille, in a way." When Peter asked what it said, she replied, "R...O...B...E...R...T...R...E...D...F...O...R...D." One strip had Peter driving fast and recklessly while Denise cringed in the passenger seat, finally saying, "Peter, if the intent of your driving is to make me GLAD I can't see..."
Nicole
Nicole is Paige's best friend, also fashion-obsessed. She seems to have better luck with boys than Paige (which doesn't say much), which causes problems in their relationship.
Pierre
Literally the boy of Paige's dreams, Pierre is a perfect French lover who appears in Paige's daydreams. Usually when he appears, the last panel shows Jason doing something she would freak out at. For example, if Paige is dreaming of kissing Pierre, in actuality it might be Jason holding Quincy up to her lips. Usually, all Paige says to Pierre's antics is "Ooo, Pierre!" Once Paige dreamed about Pierre at school and mentioned his name out loud just when the teacher asked for the capital of South Dakota (Pierre). Pierre fans should look to pages 187-192 of Enormously FoxTrot, there is a special collection of Paige and Pierre art panels.
Morton
Morton Goldthwait is the "biggest geek in school" according to Paige. Apparently, the entire science department calls him "Sir". He has a crush on her and hasn't given up, despite what she thinks of him. Morton even invited Paige to a Halloween party he held one year. He took the SATs as a freshman and was mad he got a 1590 (one raw score below perfect). He is also a counselor at Camp Bohrmore over the summer.
Mrs. O'Dell
Margaret O'Dell is a woman Paige babysits for. She likes to leave Paige endless lists of phone numbers and instructions. She can be very strict, as well as picky. For example, the first time Paige babysat for her, she criticized Paige for pronouncing Katherine's name with a "C" instead of a "K," and she was preparing to take a hidden videocamera out of a doll to prove that Paige pronounced it with a "C." She doesn't mention her husband, though she is called "Mrs."
Katie
Katherine "Katie" O'Dell is Mrs. O'Dell's daughter whom Paige babysits; the only character to physically age over time: when she first appeared she was nine months, but she has since aged to two years. She once had an obsession with the children's TV show, Blue's Clues, but seems to have gotten over it. She once cut up her dress while Paige was sleeping; another time she learned a swear word from Paige, then another, and Paige had to shut her up with several jars of peanut butter. Also, Paige once fed Katie chocolate cake and Katie went hyper.
Marcus
Marcus Jones is Jason's best friend, with whom often he emulates Star Trek and bothers Paige (though he does not hate her as much as Jason does). He also enjoys video games, and he plays Dungeons and Dragons with Jason on occasion. Like Jason, Marcus enjoys school, dislikes being outside and doesn't like girls, but his dislike of girls doesn't seem as strong as Jason's. Marcus has four sisters (Doreen, Lisa, Lana, Cybil). His mother is a nurse, and his father is a scientist of some sort. All members of Marcus' family, save Marcus himself, are unseen characters. He is African-American.
Eileen
Eileen Jacobson is Jason's sometimes nemesis, sometimes semi-friend, whom he doesn't want to admit he secretly likes. A Harry Potter fan, Eileen didn't appear in the comic until 1995, when she got a higher grade than Jason on a math test, and ended up going out for ice cream with him. Eileen also showed up when Jason and Marcus went to summer camp. She has made quite a few appearances since and Jason eventually admitted he liked her. However, Jason's constant insistence on hiding their relationship began to annoy Eileen. As a result, she became angry at Jason and they decided to stop being a couple. She is Caucasian-American.
Miss O'Malley
Miss O'Malley has been Jason and Marcus' teacher since 1991. She's the replacement for Jason and Marcus' former teacher, Ms. Grinchley. Considerably younger and more "on the ball" than Ms. Grinchley, she appears to have a marginally better handle on Jason as well, much to his dismay.
Slug Man and Leech Boy
Slug Man and Leech Boy are comic book characters created by Jason in a Batman parody. Slug Man and Leech Boy are almost always fighting their arch-enemy, Paige-O-Tron, the most evil robot in the universe (although they once were said to have had an "epic battle with Gargantutron last summer", Gargantutron being a cookie monster that Jason made; Jason has also drawn a comic story titled "Slug-Man Battles Miss Grinchley"). Jason has tried to sell Slug Man and Leech Boy merchandise several times. He has also made Slug Man wall calendars and once wallpapered his room with Slug Man comics. There is an entire Slug Man comic (The Adventures of Slug Man: "The Final Confrontation III") at the end of the FoxTrot en masse anthology, which also features a fake advertisement for Slug Man products, all made by Jason.
Recurring characters who do not appear often
- Grandma: Andy's mother, whom everybody loves and calls perfect, especially in comparison to Andy herself. Needless to say, this doesn't make Andy herself feel very good, and their feud has been going on since Andy was in seventh grade. Grandma's real name is not known (since she is Andy's mother, her last name wouldn't be Fox, but rather Andy's maiden name). The two appeared to have made peace on their first meeting, but affairs have relapsed since then (probably because Grandma is simply too interesting a character to be discarded after a single use).
- Phoebe Wu: A friend of Eileen. They met at Camp Bohrmore Science Camp in 1997. She kept a journal for her time at camp, even saving samples of the food (which never was in very good shape; especialy 3 years after camp). Although initially bitter rivals with Jason and Marcus, the four eventually formed a "Ultra-Secret Friendship Club" while at camp, something the two boys have had varying cause to regret since then.
- Eugene Wu: Phoebe's arrogant brother. His friends call him The Brain--or at least, they would, if he had any friends. He once arrived in Jason and Marcus's neighborhood along with his sister Phoebe, and then succeeded in breaking the Jason, Marcus, Eileen, and Phoebe's friendship club by stealing Phoebe's camp journal and planting clues pointing to members of the club. It is implied that an IQ test showed that Phoebe is technically smarter than Eugene, and as a result Eugene struggles to prove that he is not inferior to his sister.
- Miss Rockbottom: Paige's gym teacher. Paige once called her a "power-hungry neo-Nazi fascist tub of lard," but believes she took it as a compliment.
- Dr. Ting: Paige's biology teacher, who has come to rely on her lab reports as a source of weekend entertainment.
- Hawkins: A camper at Camp Bohrmore when Jason attends. He rarely gets out and has a 50-digit-long encryption code. Jason caught one of his viruses once, and Hawkins gave Jason his list of internet aliases, which includes The Night Ninja.
- Mr. Martini: The principal of Jason and Marcus' school. He is seen very infrequently, typically when Jason is in trouble. Jason did see Mr. Martini voluntarily one time to ask what happened to his comic strip that was going to appear in the school newspaper.
- Fauntleroy: A dog Peter had to baby sit a few occasions. Although smaller than his foot, Peter always get numerous bites & scratches, as this is a very vicious dog.
Characters who no longer appear in the strip
- Linda Downer: Peter's unrequited crush before he met Denise, has not appeared since 1988. Apparently a friend of Paige.
- Miss Grinchley: Jason and Marcus' teacher before Miss O'Malley. Despite her name, she does not seem reminiscent of the Grinch.
- Skip Riley: Roger's summer intern in 1990, the ultimate sycophant, who even called Roger his "light and inspiration", before jumping ship to become an intern for Charles Diggs, the head of Roger's department.
- The Tamagrouchy: Paige received a Tamagrouchy from her father. It is similar to a Tamagotchi, requiring to be fed and played with, except that it is grouchy. It often insults Paige, and actually has conversations with people, which goes beyond what a normal Tamagotchi could do. It has complicated instructions (to give it a glass of water, you must press buttons A and C together, then hold button B for three seconds, then tap button C twice, them press button A, then button C. then press button B, then do the whole process backward). It will also annoy Paige, like how it pretended it was on Moscow time when Paige was trying to go to sleep, and it whined that it wanted breakfast. Unlike Tamagotchis, Tamagrouchys cannot die. Instead, they become immortal. Paige eventually was so annoyed by the toy that she gave it to Jason to reprogram it.
Places in FoxTrot
Uncle Ralph's Cabin
Uncle Ralph's Cabin is a typical camping spot for the Fox family. The location of the cabin is never explicitly stated in the comics, even relative to where the Fox's live. However, one could assume it is fairly isolated, because the family seems to have a long drive and one time when Roger locked his keys in the car, Paige worried they would be stuck forever since they couldn't contact anyone. There is a lake where the family can swim and go fishing. Jason often tries to trick Paige into believing that there are frightening creatures in the water.
Fun-Fun Mountain
Fun-Fun Mountain is an amusement park. It almost seems to be a parody of the Walt Disney World Resort. There is a Hall of Vice Presidents exhibit (similar to the Hall of Presidents), and a sign in the park labels a mosquito "Mickey Mosquito," which sounds similar to Mickey Mouse. There are roller coasters, including the Drop-O-Death, a log ride, whirling coffee cups, and a fun house. The food is expensive. For example, Andy bought a snow cone for $20.00.
Cactus Flats
The Fox family once went on a two-week camping trip to Cactus Flats. It is a desert community in Arizona. According to a pamphlet, Cactus Flats was the home of the Muckatoo Indian tribe until the whole tribe died of heat stroke. The desert is also home to various snakes (including rattlesnakes), lizards, scorpions, spiders such as tarantulas and black widows, and mountain lions as well as mosquitos.
Fun-Fun Universe
Fun-Fun Universe is another amusement park that seems to be a parody of the Walt Disney World Resort. There is a hotel that is connected to the actual amusement park by unirail, a glass-bottomed boat, and a "sky-tube." The rides mentioned include a log ride and several roller coasters. A very important roller coaster is the Voodoo Mountain Bobsled Ride. This rides is supposedly closed down every morning, but only for show. That way, riders will be "scared to death not only by the ride, but by the dread that the thing wasn't built very well." Like Fun-Fun Mountain, the food for sale at the park is very expensive. Roger's Chili Fun-Fun Burger and fries cost him $41.00.
Skeeter Falls
On another one of the family's camping trips, the Fox's camped at Skeeter Falls. According to Roger, Skeeter Falls is an eight-hour drive from their house. It is 100 miles away from the nearest city and and the grounds are 400,000 acres large. The falls gets their name from the mosquitoes that live there. Skeeter Falls has the most mousquitoes per acre of any place in the world during August. There is also a geyser that erupts every 24 hours, at 3:38 am, as well as rivers, mountains, and "200-foot trees." While the Fox family was camping there, a bear came into their campsite and ate their food.
Camp Bohrmore
Camp Bohrmore is a six week summer science camp. It is co-ed. The camp contains waterfalls, hiking trails, a redwood grove, a T-1 line in every cabin, computers, lasers, and a paleontology lab. This is also where Jason and Marcus met Phoebe and Eugene Wu. Morton Goldthwait served as camp counselor to Epilson cabin which included Jason, Marcus, and Eugene. Eileen and Phoebe would often try to play tricks on Marcus and Jason. Jason and Marcus were also rivals with Eugene. They wanted to beat Eugene in the Camp Bohrmor Science Contest. Jason and Marcus also tried to sabotage Eileen and Phoebe's project to get revenge, but their plan backfired, as they destroyed their own project. At the end of camp, they made a truce with Eileen and Phoebe, and eventually joined their friendship club.
Boonhurst
Boonhurst is a small town. Roger went there to finish a business deal. It apparently isn't very developed, as Roger asked Pembrook if they had finished paving the runway yet. When Roger missed his flight, he also had to go through several connections. His entire trip was Chicago to Dallas to Los Angeles to Atlanta to Portland to Denver to Charlotte to Boonhurst.
The Isles of Fun-Fun Caribbeanny Resort
The Isles of Fun-Fun Caribbeanny Resort is an artificial Caribbean resort. They reproduced island life with "state-of the-art water park technology." The resort has special Caribbean-themed rooms, such as the Limbo Suite, which features a low ceiling, and the Muzak in the elevators is Calypso. There are many Caribbean activities as well, such as snorkeling, body boarding, steel drum lessons, voodoo doll puppetry, and and steel drum music. In fact, the resort even schedules fake hurricanes, which is why all the walls in the hotel are fastened with Velcro. However, many aspects of the resort are fake. The steel drum music at the beach consists of a staff person playing the synthesizer. Unfortunately for Andy and Roger, the staff person playing accidentally hit bagpipes instead. Also, there is a backdrop at the edge of the artificial ocean.
About the strip
Amend majored in physics at Amherst College, and this is reflected in FoxTrot's frequent inclusion of complex mathematical formulae, usually written by Jason Fox. The formulae are correct, though oddly flavored; Jason often uses them to describe bizarre situations, or, more rarely, they are school assignments for Peter Fox. Amend also uses Jason to express his knowledge of computer languages in much the same way that he uses physics formulae (once Roger asked for a cup of Java to start his day and Jason gave him about 20 pages of code). Both these elements add a layer of superfluous complexity to the strip, and juxtaposed with the odd circumstances in which they appear, give FoxTrot a uniquely surreal air.
From June 16 to August 16, 1997, Bill Amend did a series of comic strips where Jason attended Lake Bohrmore Science Camp. Jason, Marcus, and Eileen all attended this summer camp, and it was the first appearance of Phoebe and Eugene. Morton Goldthwait was Jason's counselor, although he didn't find out until the end of Jason's stay at camp that Jason was Paige's brother. For this period of time, only the above mentioned characters appeared in the strip (along with the camp director, whose name is unknown), and Peter, Paige, Roger, and the others only appeared at the beginning and end. After the end of this series, the strip returned to normal. These comics can be found in Welcome to Jasorassic Park and Camp FoxTrot. In 2000, Phoebe and Eugene briefly appeared in the strip again when they visited their uncle, who lives in the neighborhood featured in FoxTrot. They also appeared in the strip on halloween 2004.
Subtleties
If one observes closely, one will notice that in any scene where a character is reading a newspaper, there are headlines that say things such as "Cartoonist Delivers Triplets in Elevator" or "Cartoonist to direct Jurassic Park II." In scenes with large crowds, Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes can often be seen in the background. In some scenes, characters from various comics can be seen in the background. On one occasion, pictures of Cathy, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes were seen as pictures above a staircase, or on a picture frame. On another occasion, Peter is shown wearing a Calvin and Hobbes T-Shirt, at a time when Bill Watterson was having licensing conflicts with his publisher. Often signs in the theater are edited to have a humorous effect (such as "Mission Impossible 2: The Comic Strip Deadline"). Peter's posters in his room also are often edited to read things like "Baywitch". Almost all of Peter's posters are a parody of Baywatch.
Many products seen in the strip have altered names, such as "Chips McCoy" (Chips Ahoy!), "Toridos" (Doritos), "Cap'n Sucrose" (Cap'n Crunch), "Fax Mactor" (Max Factor), and "Arper Shimage" (Sharper Image). Most of the magazines shown, at least starting from around 1994-95, are parodies of real magazines or magazine genres. For example, Paige often reads "Fourteen" magazine (Seventeen), and other altered magazine titles seen frequently are "Thyme" (Time) and (at least for a while) "Illustrated Sports" (Sports Illustrated). The fast-food restaurant that the Foxes occasionally patronize has two M's back-to-back, parodying the McDonald's logo. Many pop culture products (especially video games) are amalgamations of two different names. Examples include Doomathon (a combination of first-person shooter games Marathon and Doom), Duke Quakem (a combination of Quake and Duke Nukem), "World of Warquest" (World of Warcraft and EverQuest), and Jason's video game system, his GameStation 2 (a combination of PlayStation 2 and GameCube).
In the cinema where Peter works you can also often see names such as Trek Wars. Other signs on walls have been seen to change message between panels. For example, in the first panel of a cafeteria scene, a paper sign in the background reads, "No food fights!" In the next panel, it reads, "Really!" In the last panel, it reads "We mean it!" The week Garfield: The Movie came out, Peter dressed up as Garfield to promote the movie.
The first one of these 'subtleties' to appear was a dryer which had the brand name "Dry Queen 1000" on it. Also, we see a partial view, the "OX" on a bottle of bleach, presumably Clorox. This was the third strip; it was shown April 13, 1988. The first subtlety to be shown in a color Sunday strip appeared April 17, 1988 in the "throwaway panel" identifying the strip. It shows Jason eating "Honey Skulls" (Honeycomb) cereal.
FoxTrot books
Collections
Beginning with Death By Field Trip, the size and shape of the regular collections changed to accommodate a new Sunday strip layout. The books were also made smaller to give a larger gap between anthologies (see below). They (as well as the anthologies) are published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, and are available wherever books are sold.
- FoxTrot (1989)
- Pass the Loot (1990)
- Black Bart Says Draw (1991)
- Eight Yards, Down and Out (1992)
- Bury My Heart at Fun-Fun Mountain (1993)
- Say Hello to Cactus Flats (1993)
- May the Force Be with Us, Please (1994)
- Take Us to Your Mall (1995)
- The Return of the Lone Iguana (1996)
- At Least This Place Sells T-Shirts (1996)
- Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito on Your Nose (1997)
- Welcome to Jasorassic Park (1998)
- I'm Flying, Jack ...I Mean, Roger (1999)
- Think iFruity (2000)
- Death By Field Trip (2001)
- Encyclopedias Brown and White (2001)
- His Code Name Was The Fox (2002)
- Your Momma Thinks Square Roots are Vegetables (2003)
- Who's Up for Some Bonding? (2003)
- Am I a Mutant, or What! (2004)
- Orlando Bloom Has Ruined Everything (2005)
- My Hot Dog Went Out, Can I Have Another? (To Come in August 2005)
Anthologies
Originally, the anthologies were made up of the previous two smaller collections, with color Sunday strips (as opposed to black and white in the smaller books). Starting with Assembled with Care, the anthologies are made up of the three previous smaller books.
- FoxTrot: The Works (1990)
- FoxTrot en masse (1992)
- Enormously FoxTrot (1994)
- Wildly FoxTrot (1995)
- FoxTrot Beyond a Doubt (1997)
- Camp FoxTrot (1998)
- Assorted FoxTrot (2000)
- FoxTrot: Assembled with Care (2002)
- Foxtrotius Maximus (2004)
Other languages
FoxTrot is translated into many other languages, including Spanish[2] (http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrotespanol/), Portuguese and Swedish.
External links
- Foxtrot.com (http://www.foxtrot.com)
- Universal Press Syndicate FoxTrot Page (http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/foxtrot/index.htm)
- Bill Amend's Homepage (http://homepage.mac.com/billamend/)
- FoxTrot Comic Page (http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/)he:Fox Trot