Loverboy (Billy Ocean song) Loverboy (Billy Ocean song) "Loverboy" was Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, "Suddenly". It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached number 2 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 (behind "Careless Whisper" by George Michael) as well as hitting number 20 on the soul chart, and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985. It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., in an extended version. The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 80. The song was played in the first episode
Billy the Fish The nickname also became his callsign. Billy the Fish Billy the Fish is a long-running cartoon strip in the British comic "Viz" that first appeared in 1983. Created by artist Chris Donald and writer Simon Thorp (who later took on both roles), "Billy the Fish" is, like many "Viz" strips, a lampoon of British comics – in "Billy the Fish"'s case, that of football-themed strips such as Roy of the Rovers. The cartoon was adapted into an animated film by Channel 4 in 1990. The strip chronicles the football team Fulchester United F.C. (Fulchester is the name of the fictional