Fiddle O Diddle
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| Fiddle O'Diddle | |
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| Comic strip character(s) from The Dandy | |
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| Publication information | |
| Stars in | Fiddle O'Diddle |
| First appearance | Issue XXXX (c. 1983) |
| Last appearance | 2004 |
| Also appeared in | The Dandy Annual |
| Main Character | |
| Name | Fiddle O'Diddle |
| Characters | |
| Regular characters | Muldoon |
Fiddle O' Diddle was a British comic strip in X Factor contestant being praised by Louis Walsh, in The Dandy that year.[1]
Ethnic controversy
In February 1999 calls were sent in to the Joe Duffy's Liveline Show complaining about the strip portraying the Irish as stupid. The offending strip saw Fiddle attempting to grow black puddings on a tree. The then Dandy editor, Morris Heggie, reacted to these comments saying "I got the idea for Fiddle O'Diddle at an Irish comic fair. Fiddle O'Diddle is the smartest leprechaun in Rathprune and most stories are about people trying to catch him to get a crock of gold." The accusations were proved unfounded.
References
- ^ "A comic plays the Fiddle just for laughs". The Herald. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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