Binky the Clown is a television personality, noted for his extremely loud, ear-piercing, often held out greetings, most notably, "HEY, KIDS!". He was first mentioned on March 13, 1985 in the comic strips. He mainly makes cameo appearances in the strip on occasion. In Garfield's Halloween Adventure, the character made his first appearance and was given a voice. Binky's first comic appearances were on September 15, 1986 (shown in an ad) and September 17, 1986 (in person). At the time he was the strict head clown at a circus.