Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Notable appearances: Triumph made a guest appearance in SpongeBob SquarePants in the Annie Award winning season 6 episode "Truth or Square".

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In May 2002, Triumph paid a visit to ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans lining up for the premiere of ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' outside the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1969)|Ziegfeld Theater]] in New York, airing 2002-05-17, mocking their actions and stereotypical [[Nerd|nerd culture]]. Notable moments include a wedding that took place at the line, and the appearances of ''Blackwolf the Dragonmaster'' (Richard Washington),{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TriumphICDHQ/status/1454717145015889925|title=x.com}}{{Cite web |title=Humans of New York |url=https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/60121187995/last-week-i-sent-an-email-to-blackwolf-the |access-date=2024-04-04 |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLRXWZQXQs |title=Blackwolf (feat. Blackwolf the Dragonmaster) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-04 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIh8SUFKMs |title=Blackwolf The Dragon Master on Moondog |language=en |access-date=2024-04-04 |via=YouTube}} a real-life [[fantasy]] gaming fan and the "Unofficial Wizard of New York", and [[Spock]] who gave everyone [[the finger]]. Smigel has said "It's still the Triumph sketch I hear the most about and I'd say it's still the best. The simplest explanation is that it features the funniest straight men Triumph's ever encountered. So you're laughing not only at the jokes but the faces, the costumes and committment [sic]. There's so much to enjoy."{{cite web |title=Triumph Attends The Premiere Of 'Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones' | work= Late Night with Conan O'Brien | date= May 3, 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKT7bx-fmtk |language=en |access-date=2022-05-07 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220507153852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKT7bx-fmtk |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=That Time When Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Mocked Me For Loving Star Wars |url=https://gizmodo.com/that-time-when-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-mocked-me-f-1741820888 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Gizmodo |date=November 11, 2015 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507153852/https://gizmodo.com/that-time-when-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-mocked-me-f-1741820888 |url-status=live }}
In May 2002, Triumph paid a visit to ''[[Star Wars]]'' fans lining up for the premiere of ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' outside the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1969)|Ziegfeld Theater]] in New York, airing 2002-05-17, mocking their actions and stereotypical [[Nerd|nerd culture]]. Notable moments include a wedding that took place at the line, and the appearances of ''Blackwolf the Dragonmaster'' (Richard Washington),{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TriumphICDHQ/status/1454717145015889925|title=x.com}}{{Cite web |title=Humans of New York |url=https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/60121187995/last-week-i-sent-an-email-to-blackwolf-the |access-date=2024-04-04 |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLRXWZQXQs |title=Blackwolf (feat. Blackwolf the Dragonmaster) |language=en |access-date=2024-04-04 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIh8SUFKMs |title=Blackwolf The Dragon Master on Moondog |language=en |access-date=2024-04-04 |via=YouTube}} a real-life [[fantasy]] gaming fan and the "Unofficial Wizard of New York", and [[Spock]] who gave everyone [[the finger]]. Smigel has said "It's still the Triumph sketch I hear the most about and I'd say it's still the best. The simplest explanation is that it features the funniest straight men Triumph's ever encountered. So you're laughing not only at the jokes but the faces, the costumes and committment [sic]. There's so much to enjoy."{{cite web |title=Triumph Attends The Premiere Of 'Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones' | work= Late Night with Conan O'Brien | date= May 3, 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKT7bx-fmtk |language=en |access-date=2022-05-07 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220507153852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKT7bx-fmtk |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=That Time When Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Mocked Me For Loving Star Wars |url=https://gizmodo.com/that-time-when-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-mocked-me-f-1741820888 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Gizmodo |date=November 11, 2015 |language=en-us |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507153852/https://gizmodo.com/that-time-when-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-mocked-me-f-1741820888 |url-status=live }}


=== Space Ghost Coast to Coast ===
=== ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' ===
In 2004, Triumph appeared as the guest star on the hit [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' in the episode "Dreams". Triumph offhandedly mentions having anal sex with [[Lassie]], which causes friction between [[Space Ghost]] and Moltar over such topics being brought up on television.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
In 2004, Triumph appeared as the guest star on the hit [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' in the episode "Dreams". Triumph offhandedly mentions having anal sex with [[Lassie]], which causes friction between [[Space Ghost]] and Moltar over such topics being brought up on television.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}


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In October 2008, Triumph made an appearance at [[Hofstra University]] in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]] during the final presidential debate between [[John McCain]] and [[Barack Obama]]. He interviewed and made jokes with political party supporters and with other members of the press, including the host of [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[On the Record with Greta Van Susteren]]'', making a surprise appearance on her show with [[Mr. Met]], the mascot of the [[New York Mets]].[http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/clips/triumph-in-the-presidential-debate-spin-room-101608/775066 "Triumph in the Presidential Debate Spin Room"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202094206/http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/clips/triumph-in-the-presidential-debate-spin-room-101608/775066/ |date=December 2, 2008 }} at NBC.com
In October 2008, Triumph made an appearance at [[Hofstra University]] in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]] during the final presidential debate between [[John McCain]] and [[Barack Obama]]. He interviewed and made jokes with political party supporters and with other members of the press, including the host of [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[On the Record with Greta Van Susteren]]'', making a surprise appearance on her show with [[Mr. Met]], the mascot of the [[New York Mets]].[http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/clips/triumph-in-the-presidential-debate-spin-room-101608/775066 "Triumph in the Presidential Debate Spin Room"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202094206/http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/clips/triumph-in-the-presidential-debate-spin-room-101608/775066/ |date=December 2, 2008 }} at NBC.com

=== ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' ===

In November 2009, Triumph was one of certain celebrities (along with [[Rosario Dawson]], [[Eddie Deezen]], [[LeBron James]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Craig Ferguson]], [[Robin Williams]], and [[Pink (musician)|Pink]]) in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' season 6 episode "[[Truth or Square]]". Tom Kenny's Patchy the Pirate made another attempt to call the dog about guest starring on his 10th anniversary special, only for Triumph to insult his likeness and later hang up on him.


=== ''The Jack and Triumph Show'' ===
=== ''The Jack and Triumph Show'' ===