Hi and Lois

Hi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family. It debuted on October 18, 1954 and is distributed by King Features.

Related Topics:
Comic strip - Suburban - October 18 - 1954 - King Features

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Hiram ("Hi") and Lois Flagston are typical American suburbanites. They have four children: a slovenly teen named Chip, rambunctious twins named Dot and Ditto, and a baby named Trixie. They also have a large shaggy dog named Dawg. Their neighbors are the Thurstons, the fat and lazy "Thirsty" and his skinny wife Irma.

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The Flagstons first appeared in Mort Walker's strip Beetle Bailey. They spun off into their own strip, written by Walker and drawn by Dik Browne. Lois Flagston (née Bailey) is Beetle Bailey's sister and the two strips make occasional crossovers. One of these occurred on the strip's 40th anniversary in 1994, when Beetle visited his sister Lois and her family.

Related Topics:
Mort Walker - Beetle Bailey - Dik Browne - 1994

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Today many consider Hi and Lois to be rather dated, although it has made some efforts to keep up with the times, such as housewife Lois Flagston taking up a career in real estate in 1980. However, in previous decades the strip was acclaimed; in 1962 it earned Dik Browne a Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society.

Related Topics:
Real estate - 1980 - 1962 - Reuben Award - National Cartoonists Society

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The strip is now written by Brian and Greg Walker and drawn by Robert "Chance" Browne, the sons of the original creative team.

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