Red and Rover by Brian Basset for July 11, 2014
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Pup, look. Martin just gave me his old skateboard! Let's go outside so I can try it out. But it doesn't have any wheels. He removed them to use on his new skateboard. Don't I look rad?! This is a nice change. Usually I have to stop you from doing something really foolish... Or dangerous. Just wait'll I take the wheels and engine from dad's lawnmower and attach em to this bad boy!
ellisaana Premium Member over 10 years ago
We had a sloped basement with a concrete floor, so we could skate board year round. Since we had no skateboards, we took the loose cushions off our old “basement coach,” and tied our clip-on roller skates to them. Those cushions were too floppy to ride standing up, but really comfortable to ride on sitting down. They made great bumper cars, too.
Catfeet Premium Member over 10 years ago
An engine-driven skateboard? Move over, Martin!
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
Hmmm…I don’t remember skateboards being around in the late 50s-early 60s when I think this strip takes place. Anyway, Red, you’ve got some good ideas for a boy your age, but Rover is gonna have a cow if you put that engine on the board! ;)
redandrover Premium Member over 10 years ago
I had a Goofy Foot skateboard in 1966!
Stew Bek Premium Member over 10 years ago
2×4 with steel wheels from old roller skates was our first attempt at skateboard in the mid 60s. Worked for us until we got store bought, then we were uptown!
Dawn Premium Member over 10 years ago
I had a skateboard wreck on the sidewalk in 1965, so I know they were around by then. But the word “rad” wasn’t. :-)
Nighthawks Premium Member over 10 years ago
Brian BASSET?don’t see a basset!if you could, give this one a whirlCleo and Company</a
neverenoughgold over 10 years ago
Where is Michael J Fox when you need him?
sarahbowl1 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Dry land surfing! Been around since the early 50s. But Red needs to get his own board!
Cuddleman over 10 years ago
When I was a kid, many moons ago, we designed a skateboard with a small motor on it that drove a wheel on the back. It was loads of fun and went quite a ways.
SCOTT26 over 10 years ago
I love ROVERS look in the last panel. His work is never done.
mymontana over 10 years ago
Uh Oh! ROVER, TIME TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY FOOLISHNESS THAT RED MIGHT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN.LOVE & HUGS TO RED & ROVER
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
Well, Gosh! I never knew skateboards went back that far! =-O