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Pup Parade is a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It centres around The Bash Street Kids' dogs, known as The Bash Street Pups, and their many adventures. It made its first appearance in issue 1326, dated 16 December 1967, and is drawn by Gordon Bell. The pups are:- Bones — Danny's dog. The leader.
- Blotti — Spotty's dog. The one with lots of spots. This dog was originally called Spotty, before changing to Blotty in the mid 1970s. In the late 1980s he reverted back to his original name, and his current name originated in 2003.
- 'Enry — 'Erbert's dog. The shortsighted one.
- Manfrid — Wilfred's dog. The one with a collar up to his chin.
- Peeps — Toots' dog. The girl.
- Pug — Plug's dog. The ugly one.
- Sniffy — Smiffy's dog. The stupid one.
- Tubby — Fatty's dog. The fat one.
- Wiggy — Sidney's dog. The one with strong hair.
Their sworn enemies are The Blob Street Dogs. They are:
- Fusso — Bones' rival. The leader and the fussy one.
- Spots — Blotti's rival, and his cousin.
- Lash — Peeps' rival. The girl.
- Thiky — Sniffy's rival. The stupid one.
- Piggy — Tubby's rival. The fat one.
- Baldy — Wiggy's rival. The bald one.
- Soffo — The soft one.
- Proudon — The big headed one.
- Markus — Proudon's brother. Like his sibling, very big headed.
The original run finished in issue 2401, dated 23 July 1988, but the strip began to return on an occasional basis from issue 3162 onward, dated 22 February 2003.
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