I am in the process of writing a screen play based on Gasoline Alley, the early years from the finding of Skeezix on Walt’s door step to the outcome of the paternity suit between Skeezik’s biological parents and Walt and Phyllis. The problem I have is how to represent the character Rachel. From what I know Frank King wasn’t a racist but he did follow the convention of early day cartoonist by drawing his black characters in a derogatory stereotypical way. Think Aunt Jemima and Stepin Fetchit. I thought present her like Jim presents Gertie today, or have Walt’s mother, a sweet apple pie baking Mrs. Buterworth type, or maybe not at all. What do you think?Thanks.
AnyFace almost 4 years ago
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
i think this story comes under heading “strange interlude”
TracyFan 65 almost 4 years ago
There must have been one HECK of a lot of vagrants to have eaten that much food!
kcdc75 almost 4 years ago
Watch it! PETA will be trying to shut you down like they did Ringling Brothers!
micromos almost 4 years ago
I will come back in a month!
436rge almost 4 years ago
I am in the process of writing a screen play based on Gasoline Alley, the early years from the finding of Skeezix on Walt’s door step to the outcome of the paternity suit between Skeezik’s biological parents and Walt and Phyllis. The problem I have is how to represent the character Rachel. From what I know Frank King wasn’t a racist but he did follow the convention of early day cartoonist by drawing his black characters in a derogatory stereotypical way. Think Aunt Jemima and Stepin Fetchit. I thought present her like Jim presents Gertie today, or have Walt’s mother, a sweet apple pie baking Mrs. Buterworth type, or maybe not at all. What do you think?Thanks.
BlitzMcD almost 4 years ago
Ah, now it’s starting to make sense. I was wondering where Ruthless and Jor-El were in all of this. I suspect that they are the “vagrants”!