The Bash Street Kids the 1985–87 "Simply Smiffy" (where he appears with his brother, Normal Norman). In 2008 he acquires a pet pebble, Kevin, who has his own feature ("Where's Kevin?") in "The Beano" number 3604. First appearing in a 2008 "Singled Out" story, Kevin appears in "Bash Street Kids" stories in 2010 and 2011. In the academy makeover Smiffy has a new brain installed, making him the brightest of the kids. Spotty, whose real name is James Jasper Cameron, is a short boy who wears a blue collared jersey and an extremely long, striped tie. He is proud and protective of the 976
Kids on the Street was "suitable for just hanging out and doing homework" to and for "long, boring car trips", while another reviewer, though claiming that "Kids" occasionally branched into "the monotony of 'alternative'", noted that it "definitely would be possible to derive pleasure from listening to this CD. The music is wonderful!" Despite the total absence of the swing sound that the Daddies would soon become internationally known for, "Kids on the Street" is often considered by fans of the band to be their best album, something which has been acknowledged by the Daddies themselves, noting that the anthemic punk song "Irish Whiskey"