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''Crankshaft'' is an eponymous comic strip about an elderly, curmudgeonly school bus driver which debuted on June 8, 1987. Written by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Chuck Ayers, ''Crankshaft'' is a spin-off from Batiuk’s comic strip ''Funky Winkerbean''.〔 ==Characters and Setting== * Ed (Edward Roger Dale) Crankshaft, Sr. is a widower with two daughters and a son (Eddie) who died as an infant. Crankshaft is a World War II veteran who, in his youth, was an aspiring baseball player who never made it to the major leagues (he played for the Toledo Mud Hens at his highest level). He drives a school bus for a living and is part of the company bowling team (though he is not a great bowler). He often acts irritable, angry, upset or grumpy to cover up the fact that he actually does have a soft, sweet side.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2013-11-08 )〕 * Pam Murdoch, Crankshaft's daughter, is a major fixture and is married to Jeff and has two children.〔 * Max and Mindy Murdoch are the children of Pam and Jeff.〔 * Chris, Crankshaft's other daughter, lives in New York City and only occasionally appears in the strips. * Rocky and Bill,〔 are bus drivers who are Crankshaft's co-workers. * Lillian and Lucy McKenzie, neighbours to Crankshaft, are two elderly sisters who share a house.〔 * Morgan and Chase Lambert are a young couple who also live in the neighbourhood.〔 * Ralph Meckler is Crankshaft's best friend and is married to Helen. He is currently running for Mayor of Centerville.〔 * Lena is the manager of the bus garage where Crankshaft works. She is known for her undrinkable coffee and inedible brownies.〔 * Andy Clark and Rocky Rhodes are two of Crankshaft's co-workers. Andy is black and habitually wears a green cap, Rocky is white and has a goatee. * Lois is Crankshaft's girlfriend.〔 * The Roughriders are the toughest, most difficult kids in the Teddy Roosevelt High School district and frequent passengers on Crankshaft's bus. They are:〔 : * Angel, a single mother.〔 : * Marcus〔 : * Shane〔 : * Cobey〔 : * Severo〔 ''Crankshaft'' is known for recurring running gags, such as: *all the bus drivers insulting the cooking efforts (especially the brownies and coffee) of Lena, a co-worker. Lena serves as the Drivers supervisor. *Crankshaft constantly trying to outrun kids (and their mothers) who miss the bus *Crankshaft's coming up with different labor-saving gadgets (which often don't work or cause more damage) *pouring too much lighter fluid on the grill, causing it to explode whenever the grill is lit * *As a result, the family enjoys a friendly relationship with the Centerville Fire Department. *neighbor George Keesterman's mailbox getting destroyed on a daily basis by the school bus (although some strips have George Keesterman saving his mail box in time).〔http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComick.mpl?date=20101114&name=Crankshaft〕 *Crankshaft blowing out his back and being laid up and not caring for it (The strip finds humor in somewhat depressing situations.) *The strip is famous for its flashbacks which include, but are not limited to, Crankshaft's days as a baseball player *Crankshaft is heavily involved with the Centerville Garden Club in which the strip includes him speaking to other club members which mostly include ladies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crankshaft (comic strip)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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