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** According to [[The Other Wiki]], Barney puts in a very occasional reappearance<ref>As in, 1997 and then 2012 "occasional".</ref>.
** According to [[The Other Wiki]], Barney puts in a very occasional reappearance<ref>As in, 1997 and then 2012 "occasional".</ref>.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: With The Other [[Google]] having sprung to prominence in the 2000s, Barney Google's reappearance in 2012 resulted in the sheriff thinking he was supposed to be [[Irony|an internet entrepreneur]].
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: With The Other [[Google]] having sprung to prominence in the 2000s, Barney Google's reappearance in 2012 resulted in the sheriff thinking he was supposed to be [[Irony|an internet entrepreneur]].
* [[Literal Minded]]: In one comic, Snuffy lands a [[Precision F-Strike]] when asked to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, then lampshades this trope after being reprimanded:
* [[Literal-Minded]]: In one comic, Snuffy lands a [[Precision F-Strike]] when asked to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, then lampshades this trope after being reprimanded:
{{quote|'''Snuffy''': [[Curse of the Ancients|Consarn it]], Judge, you're the one who told me to swear!}}
{{quote|'''Snuffy''': [[Curse of the Ancients|Consarn it]], Judge, you're the one who told me to swear!}}
* [[Name and Name]]: Officially, at least...
* [[Name and Name]]: Officially, at least...

Revision as of 02:57, 31 December 2014

Snuffy Smith is a newspaper comic about a hillbilly community. It originally began in the 1930s as Barney Google, but once the Smith clan was introduced, Barney was eventually written out in favor of the more-popular Smith. The official name of the strip remains Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, even though the former character hasn't been a regular character for at least 50 years.

The Smith clan is:

  • Snuffy, the patriarch. A thieving moonshiner.
  • Loweezy, the matriarch. Is the actual caretaker.
  • Jughaid, the oldest son. Usually seen in a coonskin cap.
  • Tater, the baby.

Tropes used in Snuffy Smith include:
  • Artifact Title: Barney Google and Snuffy Smith has been all-Snuffy, no-Barney for decades.
  • Lampshade Hanging: With The Other Google having sprung to prominence in the 2000s, Barney Google's reappearance in 2012 resulted in the sheriff thinking he was supposed to be an internet entrepreneur.
  • Literal-Minded: In one comic, Snuffy lands a Precision F-Strike when asked to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, then lampshades this trope after being reprimanded:

Snuffy: Consarn it, Judge, you're the one who told me to swear!

  1. As in, 1997 and then 2012 "occasional".