The Perishers save money. Actually there might be something in that; Wellington (unlike the majority of comic characters) has noticed that he and his friends never seem to get any older. On those rare occasions when he cheers up a small raincloud usually appears to dampen his spirits. An Old English Sheepdog who lives with his boy, Wellington. Boot is a generally affable and mellow character, given to flights of fancy and daydreaming. In this respect, Boot is the UK equivalent of Snoopy from Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" strip. Boot is also convinced that he is in fact an 18th-century English lord
The Comic Strip (TV series) The Comic Strip (TV series) The Comic Strip is an American animated series which features four rotating cartoon segments. The 90-minute series ran in first-run syndication during the 1987 season and was also seen on ABC Television in Australia, on RPN-9 in the Philippines, and on Rai 2 in Italy. Despite the show title, the segments have no history in newspaper comic strips. This was the last TV series produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures. The four segments offered were: Typically, two segments, each running about 10 minutes, were shown on each broadcast. VHS releases of certain episodes