Bootsie and Snudge Army Game" that aired from 1957 to 1961. Snudge enjoys his position of superiority over Bootsie, whilst Bootsie feels comfortable in his position as it allows him to mock and hate Snudge (and attack authority in general). Clive Dunn – later best known as Corporal Jones in "Dad's Army" – plays 83-year-old Henry, despite at the time being only 38. in 1961 a comic strip was published in "TV Comic" telling the story of how "Bootsie and Snudge" began. A large team of writers wrote for the series over its 104 episodes. Those that wrote for the 1960–63 episodes were
Television comedy is true to say that certain genres of comedy transfer to the small screen more successfully than others. The "situation comedy", or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humorous situations. The first television sitcom was "Pinwright's Progress", ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC between 1946 - 1947. Since the early 1950s with "Hancock's Half Hour" in the UK, (derived from a radio show) and I Love Lucy and spin-offs The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy in the United States, sitcoms