Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 23, 2003
December 22, 2003
December 24, 2003
Transcript:
"So how did the funnies become unfunny?" "Well, you have some strips where creators died or retired and handed the strips off to relatives or hired artists." "Another problem is cartoonists who create strips merely to target a demographic, be it baby boomers, teenage girls or a specific ethnicity." "What if you just want to do something that's funny?" "You write for 'The Simpsons.'"
Lakebottom3.14 almost 9 years ago
They broke the forth wall!!
deathrider75 over 7 years ago
And yet, I find this more entertaining and funny than I do the following: The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, and the rest of those type of shows.
ebrooks almost 6 years ago
Then he pretends he never said this when trying to get into Blondie & Dagwood’s 75th anniversary party!
Dragongirl55 over 4 years ago
I mostly read comics for the storylines, though they often do make me laugh.
Goat (from PBS) about 4 years ago
mainly after calvin and hobbes and the far side it got less funny
alien011 about 2 years ago
That didn’t age well, considering The Simpsons are basically handled by hired assistants who don’t understand the early seasons and why they were so good. By now The Simpsons haven’t been funny or relevant for atleast a decade (probably longer).