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
The Bash Street Kids than Minnie the Minx. Toots is a fan of boy bands and has admitted a crush on Dennis the Menace, sending him a valentine. Although most of the kids dislike Dennis, her friendship with Minnie the Minx is also surprising and she is the only kid to show any warmth to either character. Surprisingly tough and as bossy as Danny, Toots is the gang's second-in-command and takes charge in Danny's absence. Her bossiness is exemplified in the feature-length "Queen Toots", where she discovers she is connected to royalty. When Toots takes advantage of her power, Dennis announces that she cannot