First Appearances

A Chronological Listing of First appearances.

Click on the dates below to be taken to the corresponding day's strip: Click on names (where available) to be taken to the associated wiki page.

People
NOTE: Based upon intel accrued from more recent strips, "Miss Edith" is approximately 76 years old. NOTE: Sedine's dad bears a marked resemblance to actor Jim Backus.
 * - First appearance: Sedine and Sam Kilgarriff.
 * - First appearance: Roy Buxton.
 * - First appearance: Ellie Gardner.
 * - First appearance: Sam and Roy's unnamed boss.
 * - First appearance: Sir Pinky-Paw III von Cuteland am Rhein ("Ow")
 * - First appearance: Charlene Buxton (Romanticized/Idealized "Imagination Fantasy" only, face partially obscured).
 * - First appearance: Gabby Buxton.
 * - First appearance: Charlene Buxton.
 * - First appearance: Michaela Buxton (cameo).
 * - First appearance: Michaela Buxton (formal introduction).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's Nemesis, "Miss Edith", AKA "The Little Old Lady", AKA "Granny".
 * - First appearance: Ice Cream Man.
 * - First appearance: Police Chief.
 * - First appearance: "The Hairy Scotsman" (mentioned: Roy had once mistaken him for a Sasquatch).
 * - First appearance: The car named "Jolene".
 * - First appearance: The Neighborhood Youth Baseball Team.
 * - First appearance: Supermarket Check-Out Clerk.
 * - First mention of "The Hubbs" by Roy.
 * - First appearance: Hank Durum, A.K.A. "The Hubbs."
 * - First appearance: Local Amateur Football Players (Cameo: Glimpsed in the background).
 * - First appearance: Local Amateur Football Players. (With dialogue).
 * - First appearance: "Mr. Moustachio".
 * - First appearance: "Trick-Or-Treaters" (dressed as Link from The Legend of Zelda series; a Mondasan w:c:tardis:Cyberman:Cyberman, from "Classic-Era" Doctor Who; And "The Phantom" - A.K.A. Winslow Leach - from the 1974 Brian De Palma film, Phantom of the Paradise.
 * - First appearance: Sedine's Parents.
 * - First appearance: Sam's Parents.
 * - First appearance: "Santa."
 * - First appearance: Virtuous Vegan Boy.
 * - First appearance: Little Girl In Desperate Need of The Little Girl's Room.
 * - First appearance: "Santa-Phobic" Child.
 * - First appearance: Happy "Leaf Village" Boy.
 * - First appearance: Nonplussed Kid.
 * - First appearance: Future Pageant Contestant (Girl Wearing "Bunny" Earmuffs).
 * - First appearance: Youthful Football Fan.
 * - First appearance: Frank The Cop and Frank's unnamed partner, in their patrol car.
 * - First appearance: "Pops."
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi" (packaged: partial reveal on, full reveal on ).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's terrified high school classmates (flashback).
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi Super II" (In progress: Finalized iteration unveiled on ).
 * - First appearance: Random Patrons at the Chix-n-Wings Restaurant.

Places
NOTE: The supermarket shelves depicted in the strip dated may or may not have been in the same store. NOTE: This is significant, as it identifies the strip's locale as Knightville, ND.
 * - First appearance: Sedine and Sam's duplex home.
 * - First appearance: Flupi's Garage.
 * - First appearance: Menhearts Home Goods Store.
 * - First appearance: Hell Zapoppin Fireworks Store.
 * - First appearance: Supa! M Supermarket.
 * - First appearance: The "Pamper Camper".
 * - First appearance: Hum Dingers Fast Food Restaurant.
 * - First appearance: Roy's Bank Statement.
 * - First appearance: The local football field.
 * - First appearance - The local shopping mall, anchored by Bored Strom's and Sale 'M's Lot stores.
 * - First appearance: "Santa's Playland" at the mall.
 * - First appearance: Cell #108 of the Knightville Police Deptartment.
 * - First appearance: The local Knightville Playground.
 * - First appearance: Halloween Warehouse Seasonal Specialty Store (flashback).
 * - First appearance: Chix-n-Wings Restaurant (mentioned: depicted on-camera ).

Things
NOTE: This is significant, as it identifies the strip's locale as Knightville, ND. NOTE: Each box contained a toy/prize/premium, including (…supposedly) a rare prize which to date no one has ever found.
 * - First appearance: Roy's Lawnmower/"Spaceship."
 * - First appearance: Sam & Sedine's vintage, engine-swapped Volkswagen Beetle.
 * - First appearance: "Tow A Blew" Tow Truck.
 * - First appearance: Roy's Bank Statement.
 * - First appearance: Funky Podunkis Brand Cereal, discontinued between 16 and 20 years ago.
 * - First appearance: Ellie's "Cat girl" costume.
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Sexiest Vampire Diva" costume.
 * - First appearance: Roy's "Big Bad Wolf" costume; Michaela's "Little Red Riding Hood" costume; Gabby's "Grandmother" costume.
 * - First appearance: "The 'Stache" (flashback).
 * - First appearance: "The 'Stache" (present day).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Elf-Queen" costume (imagination-generated fantasy).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Christmas Dalek" costume (identified as such on ).
 * - First appearance: Ellie's "Laughing Angel" Christmas Tree Topper.
 * - First appearance: Sam & Sedine's lawn tractor, with optional plow attachment.
 * - First appearance: Frank The Cop's (...and Frank's unnamed partner's) patrol car.
 * - First appearance: Boasts-To-Ghosts AM radio show (topic: "Bigfoot Stole My Car!")
 * - First appearance: Roy's customized "Severed Monster Head."
 * - First appearance: Sparky Bar Candy Bar.
 * - First appearance: "Nicest Cookie Evar!"
 * - First appearance: Jair clippers (branding visible on ).
 * - First appearance: "Sweet Cupcake" perfume (mentioned).
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi" (packaged: partial reveal on, Full reveal on ).
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi Super II" (in progress: finalized iteration unveiled on ).
 * - First appearance: "John Wayne" (Hank Hubble Durum's football.)
 * - First appearance: Ellie's Chix-n-Wings uniform (depicted in greater detail on ).

The Whole Enchilada
NOTE: Based upon intel accrued from more recent strips, "Miss Edith" is approximately 76 years old. NOTE: The supermarket shelves depicted in the 2/11/17 strip may or may not have been in the same store. NOTE: This is significant, as it identifies the strip's locale as Knightville, ND. NOTE: Each box contained a toy/prize/premium, including (… supposedly) a rare prize which to date no one has ever found. NOTE: Sedine's dad bears a marked resemblance to actor Jim Backus.
 * - First appearance: Sedine and Sam Kilgarriff.
 * - First appearance: Roy Buxton.
 * - First appearance: Sedine and Sam's duplex home.
 * - First appearance: Ellie Gardner.
 * - First appearance: Sam and Roy's unnamed boss.
 * - First appearance: Roy's Lawnmower/"Spaceship."
 * - First appearance: Sir Pinky-Paw III von Cuteland am Rhein ("Ow").
 * - First appearance: Charlene Buxton. (romanticized/idealized "imagination fantasy" only, face partially obscured).
 * - First appearance: Gabby Buxton.
 * - First appearance: Charlene Buxton
 * - First appearance: Michaela Buxton (cameo).
 * - First appearance: Michaela Buxton (formal introduction).
 * - First appearance: Sam & Sedine's vintage, engine-swapped Volkswagen Beetle.
 * - First appearance: Sedine's Nemesis, "Miss Edith", AKA "The Little Old Lady", AKA "Granny."
 * - First appearance: Tow A Blew tow truck.
 * - First appearance: Flupi's Garage.
 * - First appearance: Menhearts Home Goods Store.
 * - First appearance: Ice Cream Man.
 * - First appearance: Police Chief.
 * - First appearance: Hell Zapoppin fireworks store.
 * - First appearance: "Supa! M" Supermarket.
 * - First appearance: "The Hairy Scotsman" (mentioned: Roy had once mistaken him for a Sasquatch).
 * - First appearance: The "Pamper Camper"
 * - First appearance: Hum Dingers Fast Food Restaurant.
 * - First appearance: "Jolene".
 * - First appearance: Roy's bank statement.
 * - First appearance: The Neighborhood Youth Baseball Team.
 * - First appearance: Funky Podunkis Brand Cereal, discontinued between 16 and 20 years ago.
 * - First appearance: Supermarket Check-Out Clerk.
 * - First mention of "The Hubbs" by Roy.
 * - First appearance: Hank Hubble Durum, A.K.A. "The Hubbs."
 * - First appearance: The Local Football Field.
 * - First appearance: Local Amateur Football Players (Cameo: Glimpsed in the background).
 * - First appearance: Local Amateur Football Players. (With dialogue).
 * - First appearance: "Mr. Moustachio".
 * - First appearance: "Trick-Or-Treaters" (dressed as Link from The Legend of Zelda series; a Mondasan w:c:tardis:Cyberman:Cyberman, from "Classic-Era" Doctor Who; And "The Phantom" - A.K.A. Winslow Leach - from the 1974 Brian De Palma film, Phantom of the Paradise.
 * - First appearance: Ellie's "Cat Girl" costume.
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Sexiest Vampire Diva" costume.
 * - First appearance: Roy's "Big Bad Wolf" costume; Michaela's "Little Red Riding Hood" costume; Gabby's "Grandmother" costume.
 * - First appearance: Sedine's Parents.
 * - First appearance: Sam's parents.
 * - First appearance - The local shopping mall, anchored by "Bored Strom's" and "Sale ‘M's Lot" stores.
 * - First appearance: "The 'Stache" (flashback).
 * - First appearance: "The 'Stache" (fresent day).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Elf-Queen" costume (imagination-generated fantasy).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's "Christmas Dalek" costume (identified as such on ).
 * - First appearance: "Santa's Playland" at the mall.
 * - First appearance: "Santa".
 * - First appearance: Virtuous vegan boy.
 * - First appearance: Little girl in desperate need of the little girl's room.
 * - First appearance: "Santa-Phobic" child.
 * - First appearance: Happy "Leaf Village" boy.
 * - First appearance: Nonplussed kid.
 * - First appearance: Future Pageant Contestant (Girl wearing "Bunny" earmuffs).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's stopwatch.
 * - First appearance: Youthful football fan.
 * - First appearance: Ellie's "Laughing Angel" Christmas Tree Topper.
 * - First appearance: Sam & Sedine's lawn tractor, with optional plow attachment.
 * - First appearance: Frank The Cop and Frank's unnamed partner, in their patrol car.
 * - First appearance: Cell #108 of the Knightville Police Department.
 * - First appearance: The local Knightville Playground.
 * - First appearance: "Boasts-To-Ghosts AM" radio show (topic: "Bigfoot Stole My Car!")
 * - First appearance: Roy's customized "severed monster head".
 * - First appearance: Halloween Warehouse seasonal specialty store (flashback).
 * - First appearance: Sparky Bar Candy Bar.
 * - First appearance: "Nicest cookie evar!"
 * - First appearance: Shavlette hair clippers (branding visible on ).
 * - First appearance: "Pops".
 * - First appearance: "Sweet Cupcake" perfume (mentioned).
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi" (Packaged: Partial reveal on, full reveal on ).
 * - First appearance: Sedine's terrified high school classmates (flashback).
 * - First appearance: "Clo-Chi Super II" (in progress: Finalized iteration unveiled on ).
 * - First appearance: Chix-n-Wings Restaurant (mentioned: depicted on-camera ).
 * - First appearance: "John Wayne" (Hank Hubble Durum's football).
 * - First appearance: Random patrons at the Chix-n-Wings Restaurant.
 * - First appearance: Ellie's Chix-n-Wings uniform (depicted in greater detail on ).