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Oofy Prosser

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Oofy Prosser
Drones Club character
First appearance"The Knightly Quest of Mervyn" (1931)
Last appearanceIce in the Bedroom (1961)
Created byP. G. Wodehouse
Portrayed byRichard Dixon
Information
Full nameAlexander Charles Prosser
NicknameOofy
GenderMale
NationalityBritish

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Alexander Charles "Oofy" Prosser is a recurring fictional character from the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the millionaire member of the Drones Club. He is also a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster. The most wealthy and envied member of the Club, he has the nickname "Oofy", which is British slang for "wealthy" or "made of money".[1]

Life and character[edit]

Often described as the Drones Club millionaire,[2] Oofy Prosser is the richest member of the club. Oofy and the second richest club member, Monty Bodkin, are apparently significantly wealthier than any other members, since it is stated in the novel Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin that Oofy Prosser and Monty Bodkin are "the only two really moneyed members of the Drones Club".[3]

Because Oofy is both constantly being asked for £5 or £10 and a miser for loans, "a man in whose wallet moths nest and raise large families", he is considered ugly on both the inside and the outside – the pimples on his face being quite famous. Bertie Wooster compares him with Reginald "Kipper" Herring in Jeeves in the Offing; "Kipper" (with his cauliflower ear) would have been an unsafe entrant to have backed in a beauty contest, even if the only other competitors had been Boris Karloff, King Kong and Oofy Prosser ....

However, Oofy can be a big spender (serving strawberries in winter, at a cost of around a pound sterling each), or a fierce gambler (in a casino, or on bets).

Appearances[edit]

Oofy is featured in:

Oofy is mentioned in:

Adaptations[edit]

Oofy Prosser was featured in 8 episodes (out of 23) of the 1990–1993 British TV series Jeeves and Wooster (in seasons 1–2 and 4, aired 1990–1991 and 1993 in the UK), played by Richard Dixon.

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References[edit]

Sources consulted
  • Reggie (2007-03-16). "Wodehouse Who's Who: Oofy Prosser". Blandings, a Companion to the Works of P. G. Wodehouse. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
Endnotes
  1. "Prosser" was also late 19th century British slang, meaning a "beggar", one who cadges loans, and thus his surname puns on standard English beggar and beggar, slang for a "bloke" or "chap"; the entire name thus meaning "wealthy bloke". "oofy". CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved October 21, 2012. oof, n, Slang: money (C19: from Yiddish ooftisch, from German auf dem Tische on the table (referring to gambling stakes)) – [Adjective "oofy" being slang for "wealthy" or "loaded", literally "monied" or "made of money".]
  2. For example, Oofy is called "the Drones Club millionaire" in "Leave it to Algy", and "the club millionaire" in "The Fat of the Land" and Aunts Aren't Gentleman, chapter 16.
  3. Wodehouse, P. G. (1974) [1972]. "Chapter 3". Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin (Reprinted ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 30. ISBN 9780140038354. Search this book on

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