Mutt and Jeff

Mutt and Jeff is an early American comic strip, which moved from the single panel format of predecessors to the actual "strip" form and was produced daily. The comic began in 1907 as A. Mutt, focusing on the lean and lanky title character, but he was joined by the short Jeff in 1908. After the death of creator Bud Fisher, the strip continued under different hands until 1983. The characters have frequently appeared in nostalgic contexts, such as Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas's Sam's Strip or occasional guest appearances in Gasoline Alley. The phrase "Mutt and Jeff" also became a shorthand term for a physically contrasting duo.
==References==
*At the end of the special Dog City, Rowlf makes a joke about a dog named Jeff who hated sheep so much he hunted and ate them. He was called "Mutton Jeff." Rowlf remarks on the pun, "Now that's a dog joke."
*In "Yes, That's Our Baby," the third issue of the Farscape comic book, John Crichton refers to Frib and Lodnog as "Mutt and Jeff."
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