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![Happy Hooligan It Is to Laugh : Nothing but Fun, 1902.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090114032957im_/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/sh/humor/sh_humor_hooligan_1_m.jpg)
A Happy Hooligan poster from 1902
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Happy Hooligan
Sometimes popular comic strips inspired vaudeville-type sketches on stage and in film. Such was the case with "Happy Hooligan," Frederick Burr Opper's comic strip, which first appeared in 1900. Happy Hooligan was a mischievous character who was easy to spot because of his tiny tin-can hat. Can you think of any other comic strip characters that have inspired TV shows, movies or books?
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