Jiggs

Jiggs
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Real Name	Jiggs
First Appearance	Bringing Up Father (January 2, 1913)
Original Publisher	King Features Syndicate
Created by	George McManus

Origin[]

Jiggs a working-class Irish-American hod carrier who came into wealth in the United States by winning a million dollars in a sweepstakes. He is a portly, middle-aged man with a round face, a small button nose, and a perpetual five o'clock shadow. He often wears a top hat, vest, and a suit that is slightly too small for his girth.

Despite his newfound wealth, Jiggs struggles to adjust to the upper-class lifestyle that his wife Maggie desires of them. He remains down-to-earth, enjoying the simple pleasures like food, drink, and socializing with friends at the local pub. Despite his lovable personality, he is also lazy and hapless, easily manipulated by Maggie and often trying to find ways to avoid work and responsibilities.

The couple also have two children; a daughter named Nora and a son named Ethelbert.

Public Domain Appearances[]

Public Domain Comic Strip Appearances[]

Bringing Up Father (1913-1937)
Bringing Up Father #1-16 (Cupples & Leon)

Public Domain Literary Appearances[]

All the Funny Folks (1926)

Public Domain Stageplay Appearances[]

Bringing Up Father (1914)

Public Domain Film Appearances[]

BringingUpFatherComicStrip — One of Jiggs and Maggie's many disputes.

Jiggs in Society (1920)
Jiggs and the Social Lion (1920)
Jiggs' Close Shave (aka Father's Close Shave) (1920)
Bringing Up Father (1928)

Animation[]

Father Gets into the Movies (1916)
Just Like a Woman (1916)
A Hot Time in the Gym (1917)
The Great Hansom Cab Mystery (1917)
Music Hath Charms (1917)
He Tries His Hand at Hypnotism (1917)
The Stimulating Mrs. Barton (1918)
Father's Close Shave (1918)
Jiggs and the Social Lion (1918)

Public Domain Comic Book Appearances[]

Four Color v.1 #18
Jiggs and Maggie #11-21

Notes[]

Jiggs' favorite meal of corned beef and cabbage would later go on to be known in the New England region of the United States as "Jiggs dinner".