Foxy Grandpa was the brainchild of cartoonist Charles Edward Schultze, aka Bunny (a childhood nickname). Unlike other old-timers in the funnies, Foxy Grandpa was always a step ahead of the strip's kids. When he joined in the fun, Grandpa was not the butt of the joke; in fact, he could be counted on to have the last laugh. He proved to be so popular that he appeared in numerous reprint books, on the stage, in song, even in several silent movie shorts. There were Foxy Grandpa pins, toys, you name it. Though he may seem quaint to us nowadays, there was a time when this Foxy Grandpa was a star...