Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for January 26, 2011

Is Opus referring to Mr. Ed or … Television in general?

We need to know what it takes to insult the intelligence of a flightless water foul so that we can plan our programming in the 21st century.

Up next Jersey Shore followed by Dancing With Twits.

I remember Mr. Ed……for kids only. It was back when TV, and the whole world, was in black and white. If you had a 21” TV, you were top dawg!

X_Tech …uh, by the way a water “foul” is a water “fowl”.

He came all the way out of the shower for that?

Yes, it was mindless drivel, and better than 90% of what is being broadcast on commercial TV today.

Could have been worse. Could have been ‘My Mother, The Car’.

@sandfan yes and that was a great show! Wish today’s shows could hold a candle to some of the old stuff!

PAGING MR. ED, PAGING MR. ED! This strip is dedicated to our own resident poster, Mr. Ed.! :-D

Thank you - now the theme song to “Milton the Monster,” which has been running through my head all morning, is gone!

Mr. Ed was a knock-off of Francis the Talking Mule, who, I’m embarrassed to report, I’m old enough to remember seeing at the movies in the late 40’s & early 50’s……….

Teresa, my sister always wanted to watch Dark Shadows, I wanted to watch Mr. Ed, and Sea Hunt was also on, all at the same time. Our big brother would win the argument for Sea Hunt, sending sister off in a huff to her friend’s house to watch Dark Shadows. He didn’t really care, and always had homework, so I got to watch Mr. Ed every day!

You tell em, Mr Opus!!!

Steve Martin stole the whole bajo playing fake arrow through the head routine from Jerry Van Dykε, one of the most under rated of comics. My big sister had to watch Dark Shadows, I wanted Gigantor.

I can’t believe I had to resort to creative spelling for the man’s name. Nanny don’t like Dykεs

Calling Dr Howard, Dr Fine, Dr Howard……..

water fowl can really foul the water

If not for My Mother, the Car, Kit from Knight Rider wouldn’t have existed. Without Knight Rider, who knows what would have happened to the Hoff.

Francis the Talking Mule, I’m that old too.

Mr. Ed had electrodes place in his harness. When he was shocked he would move his lips.

Try that today!

@crit74, considering what happened to him anyway, I shudder to imagine.

KITT is the cars name. Knight Industries Two Thousand.

Ironically, the most asinine shows on TV are the ones with an all-human cast, like “Two and a Half Men” or “Desperate Housewives.”

Francis always got the best lines, with Donald O”Connor as a straight man.