Skippy may refer to:
People
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Skippy (nickname) Skippy is the nickname of the following people:
* Skippy Baxter (1919–2012), American figure skater
* Skippy Blair (born 1924), American dance instructor
* David Browning (1931–1956), American diver and 1952 Olympic champion
* Milt Byrn ...
, a list of people
Arts and entertainment
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''Skippy'' (comic strip), an American strip published from 1923 to 1945.
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''Skippy'' (film), based on the comics strip, released in 1931 and starring Jackie Cooper
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''Skippy'' (radio series), a 1930s children's radio show based on the comic strip
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Skippy (dog)
Skippy (also known as Asta, 1931–1951) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog "Asta" in the 1934 detective comedy '' The Thin Man'', starring Willia ...
, who portrayed Asta in ''The Thin Man'' film series (name changed to Asta after the first movie)
* Irwin "Skippy" Handelman, a recurring character on the American TV series ''
Family Ties
''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...
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* Skippy, a character and a segment title in ''
Sunday Lovers'', a 1980 anthology film
* The title character of ''
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', a live-action Australian television series
* ''
Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown'', animated television series
* Skippy, one of
the Fun Girls
The Fun Girls ("Daphne and Skippy") are fictional recurring characters on ''The Andy Griffith Show'', an American TV sitcom from the 1960s.
Overview
"The Fun Girls" (sardonically nicknamed by Thelma Lou) were a pair of fun-loving women: the gi ...
, recurring characters on the American TV series ''The Andy Griffith Show''
* Daniel "Skippy" Juster, the title character of ''
Skippy Dies'', a 2010 tragicomic novel by Paul Murray
* Skippy Squirrel, a character from ''
Animaniacs
''Animaniacs'' is an American Animated series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part o ...
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* Skippy, a rabbit in ''
Disney's Robin Hood
''Robin Hood'' is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution, based on the English folk tale of the same name with the characters reimagined as anthropom ...
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* "Skippy" (two versions), on the album ''
Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions''
Other uses
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Skippy (peanut butter)
Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter spread manufactured in the United States and China. First sold in 1932, Skippy is currently manufactured by Hormel Foods, which bought the brand from Unilever in 2013. It is the best selling brand of p ...
, an American brand
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Skippy (X)
Skippy is a window management tool for X11 similar to Mac OS X's Exposé feature. It is a fullscreen task switcher that allows a user to quickly see open windows by two different sets of criteria, or to hide all windows and show the desktop with ...
, in computers a window management tool for X11
* Common name for ''
Pseudocaranx georgianus'', a fish found in Australia
See also
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Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
The Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI; often pronounced "skippy") defines a standard for syntax and commands to use in controlling programmable test and measurement devices, such as automatic test equipment and electronic tes ...
, often pronounced "skippy"
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