Snappy Sammy Smoot
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Snappy Sammy Smoot is a comic book character created and drawn by Skip Williamson
. The character appeared in his own comic strips in a number of 1960s underground comix.
who never loses his innocence.
on the TV show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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Skip Williamson
Skip Williamson is an American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement.Williamson is known for being the most political and satirical cartoonist of the underground comix movement.- Childhood :...
. The character appeared in his own comic strips in a number of 1960s underground comix.
Characterization
Snappy Sammy Smoot is a counterculture CandideCandide
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best ; Candide: or, The Optimist ; and Candide: or, Optimism...
who never loses his innocence.
Adaptation
The character was brought to life in the 1960s by the actor Carl ReinerCarl Reiner
Carl Reiner is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. He has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during this career...
on the TV show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is an American sketch comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to May 14, 1973. It was hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and was broadcast over NBC...
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Reviews
- "The Strange World of Snappy Sammy Smoot: An Interview with Skip Williamson" by Grass Green, The Comics JournalThe Comics JournalThe Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...
, no 104, January 1986. - In Mass Culture Revisited by Bernard Rosenberg, David Manning White writes, "But what is even more interesting about Snappy Sammy Smoot is that it manages to be politically radical at the same time it is satirical and funny" and that it is "one of more highly stylized in the field".