History ComicStrip / Blondie1930

* HotMom: Blondie

* {{Defictionalization}}: Very large sandwiches are now known as "Dagwoods" in some parts of the United States.

* AnimeHair: Dagwood.

* HenpeckedHusband: Dithers
* HotMom: Blondie.

** Dagwood's massive sandwiches.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Dagwood sandwiches, natch.

* ParentalMarriageVeto: Dagwood, heir to the Bumstead billions, was told he would be [[PassedOverInheritance cut of his father's will]] if he married Blondie. [[MarryForLove He did anyway.]]

* SuppressedMammaries: It's implied that Blondie hid her rather large breasts during her flapper days.

* AcceptableFeminineGoals: Blondie and her next door neighbor/friend eventually became "career women" by starting a catering business, so most of the work they do is cooking.

* CrossOver: A series of strips in 2005 celebrated the Bumsteads' 75th anniversary with appearances by characters from other KingFeatures comics, such as old favorites ''HagarTheHorrible'', ''HiAndLois'', ''TheWizardOfId'', ''{{Garfield}}'', ''{{BC}}'' and ''BeetleBailey'' and relative newcomers such as ''{{Mutts}}'', ''{{Zits}}'', and ''GetFuzzy''. Even non-humorous strip characters, including ThePhantom and DickTracy, made appearances.

* CrossOver: A series of strips in 2005 celebrated the Bumsteads' 75th anniversary with appearances by characters from other KingFeatures comics, such as old favorites ''HagarTheHorrible'', ''HiAndLois'', ''TheWizardOfId'', ''{{BC}}'' and ''BeetleBailey'' and relative newcomers such as ''{{Mutts}}'', ''{{Zits}}'', and ''GetFuzzy''. Even non-humorous strip characters, including ThePhantom and DickTracy, made appearances.

* CrossOver: One strip in 2005 celebrated the Bumsteads' 60th anniversary with appearances by characters from other KingFeatures comics, such as old favorites ''HagarTheHorrible'', ''HiAndLois'', ''TheWizardOfId'', ''{{BC}}'' and ''BeetleBailey'' and relative newcomers such as ''{{Mutts}}'', ''{{Zits}}'', and ''GetFuzzy''.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: All for the sake of a MilestoneCelebration, even!

One of the [[LongRunners longest-running]] (80 years and counting) and most popular NewspaperComics of all time, and still fairly funny even after all this time, '''''Blondie''''' stars Dagwood Bumstead, a bog-standard salaryman with a strange haircut, one button on his shirt, and a love of monstrous sandwiches. He is happily married to [[HelloNurse Blondie]], who runs a popular delicatessen and catering establishment. Their children are Alexander, who mimics his father in terms of hairstyle, and Cookie, who resembles her mother. The household is rounded out by the family dog, Daisy. Other recurring characters are MeanBoss J.C. Dithers, MouthyKid Elmo, neighbors Herb and Tootsie Woodley, the mailman, Dagwood's car pool, and the chef at the local diner. Pretty much a SliceOfLife comic at this point, the characters have stuck at the same age since the 1940s.

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted, then employed with Alexander (originally "Baby Dumpling") and Cookie. Both grew from infancy into their late teens or early twenties, then stayed put.
* NotAMorningPerson; Dagwood.

* InterClassRomance: The original strip was about the well-to-do Dagwood marrying the distinctly lower class Blondie against his parent's wishes. He was cut off and had get a real job and the strip gradually morphed into the Dom Com it has been for most of its run.

* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: While the strip is ''named'' "Blondie", Dagwood is more often than not the centric character in a strip.