And while the cause of most of these sleep remnants is fairly obvious, the reason behind those sometimes-sticky, sometimes-crusty gobs of crud that can dot the lashes or cling to the corners of the eye is less clear.
Santa's Little Helper's initial appearance on The Simpsons was in the first episode of the series, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, which aired on Dec. 17, 1989. Since then, he has become a recurring character.
The dog was ( Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog)_as mentioned a side-kick of Tom Terrific. I hasten to add that Captain K was NOT a Cartoon character but a live actor. He did run cartoons * as did most live hosts of his type- such as Sandy Becker, Fred Scott and later, Soupy Sales. In later years , when on talk shows Mr. Keeshan tried to minimize the role of cartoons on his program, which is not true. <br /><br /> While it is true that Captain Kangaroo was not a cartoon character, he did have an old English Sheepdog named BeBe.