A Straight Dope Classic from Cecil's Storehouse of Human Knowledge
How did Bazooka Joe lose his right eye?
November 22, 1996
Dear Cecil:
I have asked many people, but nobody knows. How did Bazooka Joe lose his right eye?
Dear Loren:
The folks at Topps, the makers of Bazooka gum, assure me that Bazooka Joe has 20/20 vision in both eyes and was merely equipped with a patch to give him a distinctive look. Yeah, like a mohawk or a tattoo was too rad, so let's sacrifice binocular vision. Then again, I guess it worked for Brenda Starr's paramour Basil St. John.
