In Hit the Road, is Conroy Bumpus supposed to be a spoof of Conway Twitty?
His name was most likely inspired by Conway Twitty, and the poofy hair probably was too.
But, Conroy Bumpus is extremely short and Conway Twitty was tall (6'1), so I don't think he was a spoof of him. Like most Sam & Max characters, he was most likely a pastiche of different country stars (like how Flint Paper is a pastiche of different hard boiled detectives).
His name was most likely inspired by Conway Twitty, and the poofy hair probably was too.
But, Conroy Bumpus is extremely short and Conway Twitty was tall (6'1), so I don't think he was a spoof of him. Like most Sam & Max characters, he was most likely a pastiche of different country stars (like how Flint Paper is a pastiche of different hard boiled detectives).
Well, I figured that Bumpusville was supposed to be a reference to Graceland (Elvis's) estate, and he's from Liverpool like the Beatles (particularly John Lennon, who sounded a bit like Conroy Bumpus and lived in America from the break-up of the Beatles until his death.)
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But, Conroy Bumpus is extremely short and Conway Twitty was tall (6'1), so I don't think he was a spoof of him. Like most Sam & Max characters, he was most likely a pastiche of different country stars (like how Flint Paper is a pastiche of different hard boiled detectives).
Well, I figured that Bumpusville was supposed to be a reference to Graceland (Elvis's) estate, and he's from Liverpool like the Beatles (particularly John Lennon, who sounded a bit like Conroy Bumpus and lived in America from the break-up of the Beatles until his death.)
I always imagined Flint as sort of a juxtaposition to Sam and Max's off-the-wall detectiving as the straight-up, pro detective.