The Nebbishes

The Nebbishes was a syndicated Sunday comic strip by Herb Gardner, who is better known as a playwright and screenwriter.

[1] Gardner's characters were white blob-like creatures who expressed their attitude toward existence in mottos and quotes on greeting cards and statuettes.

On local New York television, Gardner drew The Nebbishes on Shari Lewis' WPIX Kartoon Klub show, as noted by Kevin S. Butler: Even before syndication, the Gardner characters were a national craze, appearing on studio cards, matchbook covers, barware (including cocktail napkins) and wall decorations.

The most famous of these showed two slacker Nebbishes relaxing with feet on a table and the line, "Next week we've got to get organized!"

First a greeting card and then a poster, the cartoon was so popular that the gagline soon became a national catchphrase independent of the image.