Blondie (comic strip) over all he surveys, with one notable exception—his formidable and domineering wife, Cora. Blondie and Dagwood's best friends are their next-door neighbors Herb and Tootsie Woodley, although Dagwood and Herb's friendship is frequently volatile. Lou is the burly, tattooed owner of Lou's Diner, the less-than-five-star establishment where Dagwood often eats during his lunch hour. Other regular supporting characters include the long-suffering mailman, Mr. Beasley; Elmo Tuttle, a pesky neighborhood kid who often asks Dagwood to play; and a never-ending parade of overbearing door-to-door salesmen. There are several running gags in "Blondie", reflecting the trend after Chic Young's death for the
Blondie (comic strip) radio; the "Blondie" radio program had a long run spanning several networks. Initially a 1939 summer replacement program for "The Eddie Cantor Show" (sponsored by Camel Cigarettes), "Blondie" was heard on CBS until June 1944, when it moved briefly to NBC. Returning to CBS later that year, "Blondie" continued there under a new sponsor (Colgate-Palmolive) until June 1949. In its final season, the series was heard on ABC from October 1949 to July 1950. Two "Blondie" TV sitcoms have been produced to date, each lasting only one season. Blondie and Dagwood made a brief animated appearance in "The Fantastic Funnies",