Andy Griffiths
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- For other uses, see Andy Griffith (disambiguation).
Andy Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. Originally a vocalist with a quirky alternative 80's rock band called "Gothic Farmyard". In the 1990's he turned to serious writing and by 2003 become a world renown writer with a string of awards and a legion of fans.
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[edit] Novels
- The Day My Bum Went Psycho
- Zombie Bums from Uranus
- Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict
- Fast Food and No Play make Jack a Fat Boy
[edit] Just Series
- Just Tricking (renamed 'Just Joking' in America)
- Just Annoying
- Just Stupid
- Just Crazy' (renamed 'Just Wacky' in America)'
- Just Disgusting
- Just Shocking - To be released August 2007.
All the Just books are illustrated by Terry Denton. They are a collection of books revolving around the main character, Andy, his best friend Danny, his big sister Jen, and an assortment of other characters, such as Mum, Dad, and Dad's boss, Mr. Broadbent. Andy often gets into trouble and has a reputation for being a bit of an idiot, causing trouble and mayhem at school, home, and basically everywhere he goes (similar to the cartoon character, Bart Simpson). He also ends up, in many cases, nude in front of Mr Broadbent, usually unintentionally. He fancies Lisa Mackney, a girl in his class, and a lot of his stories are about Andy trying to impress her, often unsuccessfully. The books were converted to an animated television series called What's with Andy?
[edit] Other Books
- Stinky Stories - illustrated by Jeff Raglus.
- The Bad Book - a collection of poems jokes and short stories.
- The Cat on the Mat is Flat - Illustrated by Terry Denton.
[edit] Trivia
- Andy is mentioned as the main character in all his stories.
- Jen is based on Andy's two real-life sisters.
- In the books, Andy lives in Melbourne; the same place as author Andy Griffiths.
- In the chapter "Food Fight" from 'Just Stupid' actress Natasha Teasedale is based on the real life actress Nicole Kidman.
- Andy's dog Sooty from when he was a boy, is also mentioned in his stories.
- Danny was Andy's best friend in junior school.
- His 'Just!' series has sold over two million copies worldwide.
