Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for October 19, 2012
October 18, 2012
October 25, 2012
Transcript:
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Billy Dare Boy Adventurer with Quentin in SMUGGLERS' CAPE - Ch. VILXVI: "Chasing Fast Food!" Billy and Quentin are in hot pursuit of the evil Dr. Mordu, when an need for convenient nourishment takes them to a local restaurant... McDonald's Billy: Golly, Quentin, that looks like it would hit the spot! NEW The McGuffin! Billy: I'll try the McGuffin, please. Man: I'm sorry, sir. The last one was sold to that gentleman. Billy: Galloping galoshes! That's Scharfetter, Mordu's chief scientist! Billy: Something's up! I've GOT to get that sandwich! Billy: He's heading that way! Come on -- we can't lose him! Billy: I know a shortcut through this alley! Billy: Quentin! Signaling me...Scharfetter in the plaza! Billy: The fastest way to the McGuffin is STRAIGHT DOWN! Billy: He's gone! The fries are eaten, but he left behind the McGuffin! What's in that sandwich?! Billy: Yech...it's red herring! Quentin: Again? NEXT Plot twist in an Auntie Anne's Pretzels
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jazzmoose about 12 years ago
Great stuff!!!
kapock about 12 years ago
As consolation, will Billy at least get a roll in the Pullman bed with Eva Marie Saint? Or a dip in the bay with Kim Novak? Sleep handcuffed to Madeleine Carroll? Help Tippi Hedren clean out the company safe while Quentin pecks his eyes out?
Oh yes, I could go on … :-)
babka Premium Member about 12 years ago
yes, it’s product placement from here on in. Bond drinks Heinekins & itty bitty children are going to want their t.v. merch in the cradle & the stroller…………
milano99 about 12 years ago
Anyone notice that this is “Ch 666” in the top left frame?
Linguist about 12 years ago
The only thing missing from this strip is “Hitch” somewhere in the background.
fritzoid Premium Member about 12 years ago
What’s in a McGuffin?It’s the stuff dreams are made of.
fritzoid Premium Member about 12 years ago
“McGuffin was the important object in any move that Alfred Hitchcock ever made. But sometimes it is a red herring.”
More specifically, it’s the object that the characters in the movie care about intensely, but the audience need care about not at all.
Tsukuyomi about 12 years ago
Dial M for McDonald’s™