Sid the Sexist they are much like him in their yobbish, misogynistic, homophobic and racist outlook, never marry or expand their stagnant social circle. Five animated episodes were produced and released by Polygram Video in November 1992, with storylines taken earlier comic strips. These were later reissued on DVD in 2004. In the autobiography of Simon Donald's brother, the former Viz Editor Chris Donald, reference is made to attempts by actor Jimmy Nail to bring the character to life in a live action sitcom. However the idea went no further than a lunch meeting at Nail's home where it become clear that the
General Features The last new strip to debut with General Features was Phil Evans & Tom Cooke's space adventure strip "Drift Marlo", which started syndication in 1961. From that point forward, the syndicate stuck with strips that had begun their runs in the 1950s. In early 1967, General Features was sold to the Los Angeles Times Mirror Company for an estimated $1 million. Rex Barley, manager of the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, took over as president of General Features Corp. Former board chairman S. George Little died in 1974, and that year General Features Corp. was fully absorbed into the L.A. Times