There have been famous BFFs since the beginning of time... but one of my most memorable friendly duos dates back to the stone ages...
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| Fred & Barney Barney and Fred were the family men. They had full time jobs, but took on the roll of dad at home... through all the pitfalls and hi-jinx of nuclear family life everything managed to work out all right, because they had each other. |
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| Beavis and Butthead |
(My favorite) Beavis and Butthead showed that it was ok to be an outcast that nobody understood, as long as you had your friend by your side. They were the stoner music friends, always finding time to sit around and talk about music, and no matter where they were (school, work, going to get nachos) They always had fun.
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| Wayne and Garth |
On SNL the live action Wayne and Garth became famous music bffs. They were even given 2 movies
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| Luna and Usagi |
In Japan, manga had shown many friendships, one of my favorites is a close bond of a human and an animal. In Naoko Takeuchi's Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon, we got to see what happened when young Usagi Tsukino was paired up with a talking cat, who helped her on her mission. This unlikely pair showed the level of guidance and leadership one friend can have in another's life...
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| Milo and Otis |
The unlikely pair can also be seen with 1987's Milo and Otis, A kitten and puppy are born on the same farm and don't realize they are meant to be mortal enemies. They stray too far from home and get lost, and together go on an adventure of a life time. This film showed that it didn't matter what history had told us, societies standards didn't apply. If you click with someone you just click.
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| Enid and Rebecca |
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| Ace and Gary Society's views began to open up to other ideas in the 90s. Ace and Gary The Ambiguously Gay Duo finally spoofed the ambiguous nature of super hero duo Batman and Robin. Although they claimed to just be "friends" there was always that sexual layer of "more-than-friends" the villains had no trouble seeing. Spoofing guys that have a "room mate" when they are 50... |
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| Ren and Stimpy |
One of my other favorites, Ren and Stimpy, was a magical duo, of a cat and dog. Their sexuality was often questionable, but still they got past their differences.
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| Thelma and Louise |
Proving that friendship was worth dying for. Thelma and Louise were the Bonny and Clyde of platonic girl duos.
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| Bill and Ted |
The live action stoner/music duo Bill and Ted, showing that it was ok to be stupid. hahah
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| Cher and Dionne |
Hollywood brought us Cher and Dionne, high school Valley Girl BFFs. They were just a phone call away. Together they grew up and made it through school life.
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| Romy and Michelle |
Romy and Michelle proved that sometimes you do stay friends with people for life... after high school and even past your reunion... these fashion forward, big fish moved to LA and enjoyed their life.
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| Brian and Michael |
The British series Queer As Folk brought us Stuart and Vince, gay bffs from high school, but the American version took us deeper into their complicated relationship. Brian and Michael knew each other so well, and even when they seemed as though they had abandoned one another for good.. they always came back when needed.
This now brings us to Adrian and Phoenix, our very own Gay BFFs in the comic world. I've been working on Fat Fridaze for a while now... I have wanted to tell a tale of two gay guys who come from different worlds, but something seems to click when they are together. I had been working on the character design for a long time, and nothing was sticking... but then I was offered the opportunity of having a mini comic in my friend Jimmy's queer zine... it felt like the right time to introduce the world to these guys... something finally clicked and the designs finally stuck.
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