For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 08, 2020

Supposedly Tracey is Gordon’s friend/buddy and yet he doesn’t want to see a movie with her and he thinks going out to spend time with her would be like going to the “Temple of Doom”? I am beginning to doubt whether Tracey and Gordon are actually friends.

Was that second Indiana Jones movie already out by the time of this strip’s original publishing?

How about “The Way We Were”?

It looks like Tracey had a secret crush on Gordon. This pretend date worked to her advantage. Hope they have a good time and there is a burger and fries and maybe a chocolate shake after the movie.

The correct answer is " I think X Y and Z are playing. What would you like to see?"

How about “The Boy with No Chin”?

I don’t know what is up with Gordo. Tracey is really cute. I would’ve been asking her out before Allison. I had an “Allison” in my school and, yes, she was hot, but WAYYY out of my reach. I never had any interest in playing football.

Panel 3: Gordon. Smarmy, weasely, squishy, dumpy, schlubby, scheming, no chin… just like Frank Burns.

Lynn please don’t go anywhere, me and the world would miss you beyond belief.

Gordon.

You have a girl, right here, who is interested in you.

Wake up, Man! Wake up!

;-)

That’s a great movie! I think Tracey would love to go see that!

which theater plays that?

As drawn, he’s kind of dorky. However, she’s rather cute. But more importantly, she has a personality, and she thinks ahead of him.

Does that move star Shirley?

GREAT CHOICE!!!!

Anyone remember who Gordon eventually married?

Come on Gordo!. You aimed high and accidentally hit a bulls eye on the wrong target. Own it and go with it.

I don’t think I ever got to see the beginning of their romance. This is so sweet. :-)

Gordo, Tracy is a “Catch,” reel her in before she slips the hook, and swims away. Besides, you really don’t want to go see a good date movie with one of your best friends?

Not that one, it stunk! Wait until The Last Crusade. She’ll thank you for it later.

Never knew a guy who played the “just friend card” . That is strickly a girl thing and no male will ever understand what it means.

Good lord, Gordon, stop being so self-centered and go on the date! You might actually have fun and appreciate Tracey.

Gordon had better work better on his relationship with Tracy! He has a great friend and a girl friend!

Why would she even want to go out with Gordon?? Tracey could do much better than this thoughtless jerk.

refer to https://me.me/i/last-christmas-i-gave-you-my-heart-you-screamed-kali-16f3f60417df4d00bbf40fdaac884b5f

Stop nit-picking….it is a cartoon!

How can they go see a movie when all the theaters are closed because of COVID ?

i love her!

That boys gonna get smashed by that ceiling coming down with the spike in it!!!

Perhaps I am going against the grain – but I have always dated friends, not became friends after dating. So go with it Gordon, you never know how things work out.

Gordon, you are a dipstick.

Am I wrong? I seem to remember that Gordon married Tracy. They become spectacularly successful.

Since we are making Indiana Jones references, this could be a good strip…

Gordon is in a temple, he carefully grabs a golden idol. Suddenly a boulder rolls and he makes a run for it. A door is about to close him in, but Gordon slides under in time. He sees he is hatless, quickly grabs for his cap before the door closes. He is then chased by Lawrence (being a bastard child of jungle people, this makes sense), chucking a spear and wearing a loincloth. Gordon gets on to a plane to make his escape, fleeing an angry Lawrence.

Lawrence{brandishing a spear in anger}: “Ooga booga looga wooga!”

Since yesterday was Pearl Harbor Day (let us never forget), there could be a movie which stars Gordon as the hero, Tracey as the woman he loved, and Brian Enjo as the pilot who destroyed the USS Arizona.