The Bash Street Kids has had a number of spin-offs, including "Pup Parade", "Simply Smiffy", "Plug" and "Singled Out". "The Bash Street Kids Annual", previously known as "The Bash Street Kids Book" and published biannually, is published in August. Summer specials, with solo stories of each character, were also published during the 1990s and were a forerunner to "Singled Out". Most were drawn by Tom Paterson, who later drew the "Singled Out" strip. From 1968 to 1972 "The Beano" ran a similar series, "The Belles of St. Lemons". "The Dandy" has had two similar series: the 1970s "Whacko" (about a teacher who taught in
Kids in the Street 2011 and that the album's release date had been pushed back to March 27, 2012. They later revealed that "Kids in the Street" would be released worldwide on March 26, 2012 and unveiled the cover art on February 6. On December 3, 2011, The All-American Rejects shot a music video for the album's opening track "Someday's Gone" and released it two days later on December 5, along with the offer to download the song for free from a limited time. The band quoted "We wanted to give fans an early candy cane for the holidays and this song is the