Similar Characters
The character of The Groosalugg in the TV series Angel is generally called 'Groo' by other characters, and is a somewhat naive wandering barbarian hero who is a highly skilled swordsman.
In Norway, the magazine Pyton once parodied the comic by placing the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland in the role of Groo. The parody was a pun on her name (adding one letter-an 'o').
Also in Norway, when the local version of MAD ran a parody of Ronia the Robber's Daughter, the "gray dwarves" pestering Ronia had become "Groo dwarves".
There is a phonetic similarity to the name Grue, a monster in the interactive fiction game Zork.
Read more about this topic: Groo The Wanderer
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