The Perishers dog, Boot. In the early days of the strip they lived in an approximately 10-foot (3 m) diameter concrete pipe section in a seemingly abandoned builder's yard. In 1966 he and Boot moved into a small railway station that had been closed by the Beeching Axe, and they have lived there ever since. Wellington takes his nickname from his trademark wellington boots – he cannot afford proper shoes. He named his dog Boot to go with Wellington. Wellington is quite an intellectual and given to philosophical trains of thought. He can also be quite resourceful – he appears to support
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