Jeff Benjamin of Fuse felt that the song contained a "zippy", reggae-dance beat. Zippy Zoey is a girl who is very fast. Barry has had dogs named Goldie, Earnest, Zippy, and now Lucy. Zippy the Pinhead, and the writings of Ambrose Bierce and Dave Barry. Julie Zippy's best friend who lets Zippy do all her talking. Johnson is partly the inspiration for Bill Griffith's comics character, Zippy the Pinhead. George was usually vindicated, and Zippy got his comeuppance. Berta often calls Alan "Zippy". Fosdick has also turned up in "Zippy the Pinhead" by Bill Griffith. The boy is zippy and outgoing, while the girl is shy and flees from crowds. "Zippy was getting wild," Dubose recalled. The character of Zippy the Pinhead initially appeared in underground publications during the 1970s. The university's mascot is "Zippy," a kangaroo. The university's mascot is "Zippy", a female kangaroo. Griffith also never committed himself to any set time period or home location for Zippy.