The Bash Street Kids pets, from elephants to mice. His mouse is often part of the kids' plans. During the academy makeover, his chimney-brush hair is shaved off and he is apparently hypnotised. Smiffy's full name is Aristotle John Smiffy. When Teacher calls the roll, instead of saying "Present, sir" he says "Gift, miss". Although he is sometimes very kind and intuitive (similar to a savant), most of the time he cannot remember what colour the sky is. In his brief involvement in "The Wizard", he is given the name John Smith. Smiffy has appeared in two spin-off strips: the 1971–72 "Says Smiffy" and
Kids on the Street peak in 1996, "Kids on the Street" wound up becoming the Daddies' then most successful album. Distributed through noted indie label Caroline Records, the album sold 25,000 in its first week, charting on "The Rocket's" Retail Sales Top Twenty for over seven months and eventually making its way onto "Rolling Stone's" Alternative Chart. Several of the album's songs appeared on numerous mid-1990s ska compilations, helping spread the Daddies' name further outside of their Northwest-centered fanbase. Two contemporary reviews in Eugene's "The Register-Guard" both gave "Kids on the Street" a positive reception. One reviewer called the album a "great CD" that