The B-50 was nicknamed "Andy Gump" because the redesigned engine nacelles reminded aircrew of the chinless newspaper comic character popular at the time.
The Gumps, a popular comic strip about an ordinary family by Sidney Smith
The Gumps, a comic strip about a middle-class family, which ran in newspapers from 1917 until 1959
In addition to doing the title role on Martha Webster, she also portrayed the annoying maid Tilda on The Gumps.
Jazz musician Min Leibrook, born Wilford Leibrook, received his nickname from Andy Gump's wife, Min.
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Between 1923 and 1928, Universal Pictures produced at least four dozen Gumps two-reel comedies starring Joe Murphy (1877–1961), one of the original Keystone Cops, as Andy Gump, Fay Tincher as Min and Jack Morgan as Chester.
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Hockey great Gump Worsley, born Lorne Worsley, was nicknamed for his resemblance to Andy Gump.
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After The Gumps were finally heard on WGN in 1931, the series moved to CBS for a four-year run (1934-1937), produced and directed by Himan Brown with scripts by Irwin Shaw.