Ted Forth
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Ted Forth is a character in the syndicated comic strip Sally Forth. Ted is a perpetually forty-year-old white-collar professional working in strategic sourcing.[1][2] Ted has been unemployed since the middle of May 2007.
Ted's gentle nature and slightly effeminate[3] manners have made him the frequent subject of parody and ridicule, including by the writer of the strip Francesco Marciuliano. Other people find Ted to be a refreshing and realistic portrait of modern fatherhood.[4]
Plot sequences and running gags involving Ted include:
- He has an obsession with 1980s pop culture trivia.
- For a long while neither his ten-year-old daughter Hilary nor the reader knew Ted's profession. Ted's job, strategic sourcing, was finally mentioned in the strip published on March 8, 2008.[1]
- He becomes highly competitive while coaching girls' softball.
- He despises his mother-in-law who insults his masculinity.
- His favorite food is meatloaf.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Francesco Marciuliano (w), Craig MacIntosh (p,i). Sally Forth (2008-03-08) [1]
- ^ Marciuliano, Francesco. Looking for Work in All the Wrong Places. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Marciuliano, Francesco. Ted Finally Straps on a Pair. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Ted Forth, My Hero. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
