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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rupert Pupkin is neat; his three-piece suit is so sharply pressed you could cut your hand on a crease. Rupert Pupkin is agreeable; encountering the boyish befuddlement with which he sometimes camouflages his essentially persistent, not to say obsessive, nature, frosty receptionists melt down to disarmed motherliness-even though he never has an appointment. Rupert Pupkin is helpful; he will give you his latest and best joke, run errands for you, even come bravely to your rescue in a life-threatening situation. In short, Rupert Pupkin is a national menace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Beyond the Fringe of Fandom | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

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