When robots in Futurama (2002) party down, one wears a fez.

An episode of The Ant and the Aardvark (1970) shows his fez-wearing lodge brothers.

Middle-aged white conventioneers in fezzes are depicted in Mad Magazine (1998). In one episode of the online cartoon, Home Star Runner (2003) a character named Coach Z wears a crescent and star symbol and a red fez. In the comics, The Yellow Kid (1896) wore a tassled red fez. Patrick Star and Spongebob Squarepants drive a miniboat on their way to do 'their civic duty'. A few examples demonstrate the prevalence of the image.įrom Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Sons of the Desert (1933) to The Simpsons, the image of the fez-wearing conventioneer has been used as visual shorthand and for comedic affect. Although the members of Moose International wore a fez from their founding in 1888 until 1992, and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks have used a purple fez with a white tassle since their founding in 1868, it is the fez-attired Shriner conventioneers of the 1920s who have entered popular history as the archetype of heavy partyers. When Daffy Duck wears a fez, he is representing indolence, not fraternalism. In popular western culture the fez continues to represent relaxation, if not debauchery. Widely worn as military headdress, among Muslims of South Asia, the fez was a symbol of Islamic identity. Originally of Greek origin, the fez was worn throughout the Ottoman empire in the nineteenth century by royal decree of Sultan Mahmud Khan II (1808-39). There is no evidence of truth in this story. Chick records a story that the original fez was red because it was dyed in the blood of murdered Christians. In one of his comic-strip religious tract against Freemasonry, Jack T. Chickthat the red fez commemorates the slaughter of Christians in the city of Fès are without any historical foundation. This is echoed in the opening sequence of the animated film, Hop.Īnti-masonic claimsperhaps originating with Jack T. It was not uncommon for English Victorian gentlemen of the late nineteenth century to relax at home while wearing loose smoking jackets and fez-like headdresses, an affectation often portrayed in Punch magazine illustrations of the period. Adopted by the masonic service club, the Shriners, in the western world the fez has long been a symbol of partying conventioneers and worn by anyone attempting to imitate the playboy image of Egyptian King Farouk I (1920-1965).

Formerly the national headdress of the Turks, the fez is also worn by men in Egypt and North Africa. The fez is a truncated cone-shaped felt cap, generally red, with a long black tassel. Otherwise, include contact information along with order number, order date, and customer number, if known.Background to end credits for The Ren and Stimpy Show, 1991-2003. If convenient, include a copy of your packing slip. Please return the merchandise along with a note indicating reason for return and what adjustments are desired. If Noble Regalia bears no responsibility for return or exchange, We reserves the right to charge standard shipping rates to reship merchandise on any items returned. Returns are not allowed on custom made items, but we will make every effort to correct any problems related to them. For items that are damaged upon receipt of delivery, to exchange or return items. We will try to help you in any way that we can. If you make a mistake on your order, please contact us as soon as possible. We are not responsible for any incomplete or inaccurate information or for any typos associated with your order. Your order will be fufilled exactly as the information was entered and approved by you. We fulfill printing and custom product orders automatically from our website, therefore no one will review or verify the accuracy or visual correctness of your order prior to it being fulfilled. It is your sole responsibility as the customer to confirm the accuracy of all data and content contained in your order prior to approving and submitting your order. If you are not completely satisfied with any item, you may return it within 30 days unused from the date you receive it for exchange or refund.

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