Tommy and Tuppence Tommy and Tuppence Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley). The first time Tommy and Tuppence appeared in a Christie novel was in "The Secret Adversary" (1922). They started out their career in a search of adventure and money, and the detecting life soon proved profitable and very exciting. Tommy and Tuppence appear together in four full-length novels and one collection of short stories The collection of short stories is "Partners in Crime", (1929, each story referencing another writer's work);
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1981–1982 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1981–1982 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between October 3, 1981, and May 22, 1982, the seventh season of "SNL". An Eddie Murphy sketch. Debuted October 3, 1981. A parody of the "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" segments on the newsmagazine TV program "60 Minutes" with Joe Piscopo impersonating Andy Rooney. Debuted October 3, 1981. The Our Gang character of Buckwheat, portrayed as an adult by Eddie Murphy, sang current hits in garbled speech. His first appearance, on October 10, 1981, was in