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''The Queeps'' | ''The Queeps'' | ||
April 19, 1989|created_by=Theodore "Todd" Trueman|designed_by=Fritz Eisley|voiced_by=Bob Nelby (1989-92) | April 19, 1989|created_by=Theodore "Todd" Trueman|designed_by=Fritz Eisley|voiced_by=Bob Nelby (1989-92) | ||
Elliot Wang ( | Elliot Wang (1998)|full_name=Biffington Bonzorelli|species=Chimpanzee|origin=Malibu, California|occupation=Surf Ape|nationality=Simian-American}} | ||
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Biff Bonzo is a major character in the Queeps franchise, as well as the star of several spin-offs and reboots. Originally intended to be one of several one-off antagonists, Biff Bonzo proved to be a breakout character, and the second season of the show was retooled to revolve around him. | '''Biff Bonzo''' is a major character in the ''Queeps'' franchise, as well as the star of several spin-offs and reboots. Originally intended to be one of several one-off antagonists, Biff Bonzo proved to be a breakout character, and the second season of the show was retooled to revolve around him. | ||
== Concept and creation == | == Concept and creation == | ||
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However, the original concept is generally credited to visionary network head “Todd” Trueman, who once famously scrawled “maybe there’s a fucking monkey, I don’t know” on a bar napkin. | However, the original concept is generally credited to visionary network head “Todd” Trueman, who once famously scrawled “maybe there’s a fucking monkey, I don’t know” on a bar napkin. | ||
Additionally, it was intern Jem Clemenza who suggested giving him sunglasses, but | Additionally, it was intern Jem Clemenza who suggested giving him sunglasses, but really, why would a beach ape not wear sunglasses? Jem Clemenza can get fucked, honestly. | ||
Veteran voice actor Bob Nelby | Veteran voice actor Bob Nelby said that Biff’s trademark “surfer” voice was based on the vocal tics of a raving vagrant that he encountered in a San Francisco laundromat in 1976, but “slightly more tubular.” | ||
== | == Appearance and personality == | ||
Biff Bonzo is a chimpanzee with a strong “radical” attitude, similar to other popular contemporary characters like Blart Lumpsman or Gareth the Very Fast Pangolin. He was rarely seen without his surfboard, swim trunks, and oversized sunglasses. | |||
In the short-lived 1998 reboot series, his personality was tweaked to be even more irreverent and he was fitted with a pair of cavernous jeans. Also, his catchphrase was changed from the relatively innocuous “Hang ten, simians!” to the slightly more crass, “Huff my juff, slapnuts!” | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||