Bill the Cat, or Bill D. Cat, is a fictional cat appearing in the works of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, beginning with the comic strip Bloom County in the 1980s and continuing in Outland and Opus in the following decades. [1]
Bill the Cat is one of the strip's most popular characters, and is most well known for running for president of the United states in 1984 and 1988. Bill is a large orange cat. He is commonly seen sitting down, though he is known to occasionally stand up as well. His trademark feature is his tongue and eyes, the tongue hangs out of his mouth and is known to cause Bill to hack, the eyes are both ...
Bill the Cat Bill the Cat, more formerly known as Bill D. Cat, is the anti- Garfield. He's thin instead of fat, his hair is spiky and unkempt, he isn't cute at all, and he can't even talk (he does manage "ack!" and "thbbft!" though). Bill is generally in a catatonic state throughout most of his life, but does appear quite productive.
Bill is then quickly taken away from Binkley, leaving the boy to pine for his friend while his cat goes on an epic journey. Full-page scenes depicting Bill's many adventures, from leading his cat sled team to herding a group of elephants, certainly make the book.
Then, using the only part of Bill's body salvaged from the crash — the cat's tongue — Jones, "Bloom County's" resident kid genius, created a clone, and he was back.
'Bloom County' gave us Opus, Bill the Cat — then took them away