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Singer Alan Price wrote a stage musical about Andy Capp back in the 70s and there was a TV series of Andy Capp in the late 80s or early 90s. James Bolam played Andy and it featured cartoon drawn backgrounds. I can't remember the actresse's name who played Flo but she is still acting in Emmerdale I think. I also grew up presuming Andy was a cockney as i grew up in London's docklands and all the dockers wore flat caps and smoked roll ups.

Was it Betty from Emmerdale? How do I know this? Why is all this useless crap in my head? Unfortunatly Andy didnt actually star in the simpsons he was only referenced, the Simpsons humour is not as sketchy as Family Guy thats prob why Andy appeared in it in person!

I wonder if the forum will censor 'crap' if not replace it with FITBIN (one for the hardcore Viz nutters there)

'Andy Crapp' by 'Reg Shite' actually appeared in the Viz, theres the link!

Curiously enough the very American Playboy once featured a risqué version of Andy Capp in its comic section!

- Phil R.

On the whole origins thing I used to think that Buster Capp was from Essex purely because in the 1990s that was the address to send letters to........it didn't occur to me he'd be from anywhere else.......

Yes Steve, Flo in the Andy Capp TV series, which only had one series in 1988, was indeed played by 'Betty' from Emmerdale aka actress Paula Tilbrook. So at least the junk in your head is correct at least in this instance.

Not sure if I should be taking offence at that "Junk in your head" comment. Us Millwall supporters do have our sensitive side you know. Must go, its time for my pedicure. Nicely presented tootsies are a must round here.

I remember my Mum buying this for my Dad in the 1970's it was made for Avon full of talcum powder.

stevezodiac wrote:Not sure if I should be taking offence at that "Junk in your head" comment. Us Millwall supporters do have our sensitive side you know. Must go, its time for my pedicure. Nicely presented tootsies are a must round here.

I think he was talking about me mate, read my earlier comment. hope you enjoyed your pedicure!

I know I haven't updated my website for a LONG time, but the info is still all there. If it's Buster & Andy you want I have a few examples here:

http://www.bustercomic.com/comics/b/buster.html

I realise this post has reached a natural conclusion but looking through some 1990s Busters the other night (still a very good comic at that time) I found these little nuggets of info:

Either Buster's mum's sister is also called Flo, or maybe Auntie Flo is Andy's sister, or Flo is Buster's mum's aunt. If the scriptwriter at this time was aware that Buster's mum's name is Flo, why didn't he call her Auntie Ethel to avoid confusion?

Maybe Andy Capp has a sister called Flo. So it's perfectly possible for Buster's Aunt and Mum to have the same name. But it certainly won't be Ma Flo's sister!

Digifiend wrote:Maybe Andy Capp has a sister called Flo. So it's perfectly possible for Buster's Aunt and Mum to have the same name.

Yes, that's what I said - "or maybe Auntie Flo is Andy's sister".

But why use an existing character's name?

Not a clue. Comics usually have a One Steve Limit (i.e. no duplicate names - it's on TV Tropes), but obviously not in this case.