Bill the Cat
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Bill the Cat is a fictional cat appearing in the works of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, beginning with the comic strip Bloom County in the 1980s and continuing in Outland and Opus in the following decades. Bill also appeared in some of Breathed's illustrated children's books, including A Wish for Wings That Work, which was also made into an animated Christmas television special, and also on greeting card and other sundry merchandise. The cat's most frequent spoken sentiments are "Ack!" and "Thbbbt!" The former is a result of his regularly choking on furballs, the latter sound an approximation of the "raspberry".
Bill the Cat is commonly seen as a parody of Jim Davis' Garfield. Breathed has described Bill as his attempt to create a character so repulsive that it would have absolutely no merchandising potential. Naturally, Bill the Cat trinkets and figurines have sold in great quantity.
Bill the Cat was inspired by a colorful economist named Bill Moore. Moore was a graduate assistant...
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