Red and Rover by Brian Basset for February 23, 2023

Listen to Rover.

And that folks is why we called it the clicker, not the remote! God I love this comic strip!

Again, we see that the difference between Red and Rover is similar to the difference between Calvin and Hobbes. There was an early Calvin and Hobbes strip in which Hobbes was complaining to Calvin that he should be doing something instead of just sitting watching a TV show that wasn’t really interesting him. He was standing behind Calvin while saying this. In the final panel, he had moved and was sitting watching the TV with Calvin.

Although Calvin and Red are both showing signs of being young TV addicts, they find many things to do besides watching television.

I really like this strip because it shows that rover is either picky with his TV channels or is smarter then Red…

Everybody’s a critic!

Rover knows it is time for Lassie on the other channel…

Rover is a very smart dog!

My dog wants the TV on at 8p. I suspect it was a routine at one of her previous homes. I accommodate when I can. She luckily can’t handle a remote yet.

Dogs usually know best….

This morning, I reflected on my sick days as a kid. I liked the excuse not to go to school, but daytime TV was full of either less popular adult fare or preschooler fare. I settled for the latter, because at least I could follow it.

Not such a problem in the age of streaming services.

Red …… maybe it was time for Rover’s TV show ……. :)

Except for commercials!!!

And they just keep doing this Rover and over.

Bad television is what we had in the 50s. 3 major stations, an independent and PBS.