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We think of Dave as the long-suffering dad. But early sketches in the archive show Dave originally designed as a beatnik—goatee, beret, bongo drums. The final design softened him, but the beatnik influence lived on in the show’s cool-jazz soundtrack.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I have “The Chipmunk Song” stuck in my head again. And frankly? I’m not mad about it. We think of Dave as the long-suffering dad