Possible Clues:

• Mell Lazarus comic strip
• Family nickname
• Family member, familiarly
• Matriarchal nickname
• "Throw ___ From the Train" (1987 film)
• Poppa's pairing
• Sonja Hobbs, in a Mell Lazarus comic
• Mell Lazarus strip
• Poppa's mate
• Comic strip since '70