bucky stops here; letting the katt out of the bag
The Houston Chronicle
November 03, 2004
Bucky Katt collects Hello Kitty dishes, torments Satchel Pooch and has a severe beaver phobia.
He's also the star of Get Fuzzy, a comic that runs daily in more than 500 newspapers including the Houston Chronicle.
Like Bucky and Mrs. Cleaver, TMi is very worried about the Beaver. So we felt compelled to speak with Get Fuzzy creator Darby Conley. We asked the 35-year-old Bostonian about his fans, his dreams and rumors that Bucky's beaver fever is just a double entendre binge.
Busted.
"Oh, yeah that's probably just my sophomoric side coming through," Conley says. "The trick is to try to do the jokes that will be funny to the people who get them and go over the heads of people who would be offended by them. I figure no harm, no foul. It keeps the 15-year-olds happy."
Q: Do you get hate mail from cat fans?
A: Yes and no. A lot of people who dislike cats think I do, too. And a lot of people who love cats appreciate the quirkiness of Bucky. People read into it what they want. I do love cats. I love all animals. Except beavers.
Q: Peanuts or Far Side?
A: Oh boy, I've got to wimp out of that. I learned to read by reading Peanuts, so I can't betray it. But Far Side changed my life.
Q: What CD is playing in your car?
A: The (Boston band) Dropkick Murphys. I had a bad day and it was loud angry music. They describe themselves as punk, but I don't know if you can call it punk with a bagpipe in there.
Q: What book is on your nightstand?
A: The third time in a year, the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. I can't get enough of it.
Q: Do you squeeze in the middle or at the end.
A: The middle, baby.
Q: First thing in the morning or just before bed?
A: I'm going to go with middle of the day on that, Johnny.
Q: What's your recurring dream?
A: When I was a little kid the worst nightmare was almost like a (cartoon) scene with two green blocks at the bottom, separated by a blue block that were supposed to represent grass and water. A little red ball rolls along and sinks into the water and drowns. I'd wake up screaming like every other night. I have no idea what that means.
Q: What's something you hid from you mother as a kid.
A: My brother and I had toy guns we weren't suppose to have. My father was in World War II and growing up in Tennessee you were not cool without some guns.
Q: A movie about your life would be titled?
A: My Big Fat Italian-Irish Jerk Boyfriend.BACK TO TOP