6 for comedic purposes. Recurring characters Toby has a girlfriend and several named and unnamed friends who've shown up. Eddie and Grandpa have their play- and complain-friends respectively. Larry has several coworkers at his office job and associates at sports. And there is Dogzilla, the pet, that most closely resembles and is referred to being a dog. References Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. . External links The Buckets at gocomics.com American comic strips 1990 comics debuts Gag-a-day comics Comics about married people