ZOMBY/Ziggy Trivia Challenge: Name That Mr. Fix-It!

Dearest readers,

In the past, I've told you about various character types I've noticed in the Ziggy cartoon feature. First, we talked about Generic Female Functionaries and then it was Karl Malden lookalikes.

But now there's a third Ziggy archetype I want to highlight: the skinny, cap-wearing Mr. Fix It. Generally, this fellow is an auto mechanic, as seen below...



But our mechanically-inclined ectomorphic pal turns up throughout the Ziggy-verse in a number of settings. See if you can match the following skinny Mr. Fix Its with their various occupations. The answers, as always, are in the comments section.



a. Body Shop guy
b. Pest Control guy
c. Plumber
d. Computer Repair guy

Good luck.

A field guide to the many Karl Maldens in Ziggy's life

One thing that doing Zomby!!! has taught me is that, with the possible exception of David Lynch's The Angriest Dog in the World, Ziggy is the most repetitive cartoon feature in history. The same few scenarios are repeated over and over to the point of madness: Ziggy watches TV, Ziggy goes to a restaurant, Ziggy gets backsassed by animals, etc. I've seen several scenarios repeated multiple times, and I've only been doing this for about two months now.

In addition to these repeated scenarios, I've also started noticing generic character types that keep cropping up. Of course, I've already pointed out the generic female functionaries. But I've recently become aware of an equally-important stock character in the Ziggy-verse: the generic Karl Malden-type guy. The beloved character actor Karl Malden may have passed away at the age of 97 in 2009, but his spirit lives on through the lumpy, bulbous-nosed, often-balding men who haunt Ziggy on a daily basis.

Check it out: