Sid the Sexist plan was a non-starter and was unlikely to find a willing TV station to broadcast the show if it were written in the same style as the comic. Sid the Sexist Sid the Sexist (real name Sidney Aloysius Smutt) is a character from the British satirical comic "Viz", first appearing in issue 9 in October 1982. The strip was created and mostly drawn by Simon Donald until he left the magazine in 2003, when Paul Palmer took over as artist. According to Donald, "Sid is a man who is unable to communicate with women. He is desperate to impress them,
OWL (magazine) past features include "Dr. Zed" (written by Canadian scientist Gordon Penrose and is being continued in "chickaDEE") and comic strip "The Mighty Mites", which left in 2002. Related "OWL" media has included books and videos, produced by former owner OWL Communications. In 1997, "OWL" (as well as sister publications "chickaDEE" and "Chirp") was purchased by Bayard Canada, which also owns a number of French-language children’s magazines, including "Les Débrouillards" and "Les Explorateurs". "OWL/TV" was a half-hour television show that aired from 1985 to 1994 and was based on the magazine. Like the magazine, it focused on science and nature. It