Red and Rover by Brian Basset for May 04, 2024

They never covered this one on Leave It To Beaver.

“If I save a few steps and toss the paper up there, promise you won’t retrieve it.”

“I’d joke about the paper on the roof but it’s probably over your head”…

“that’s it … no more energy drinks….”

“…Maybe we can just tell them today’s news was UPLIFTING.”

Good thing it’s a one story house.

Quick – run home and get me Dad’s new fishing rod!

You should see what I can do with a football!

It’s o.k., the guy has really long arms.

What do you think the odds are that he likes to sit on his roof when he reads the newspaper?

Sometimes I wish I was a bird

My pitching arm strength is improving!

It’s the beginning of tornado season!

Rover! Take up for me! I’m pooped!

Just a little bit outside.

Wait. You said “Ruff!” not “Roof”!

Fetch it boy! Fetch? I can’t even climb that high to catch a squirrel!

if only i could throw this well in baseball

Just a tad to high!!!

I hope they have a ladder there goes our tip

WHEN I WAS PITCHIN’, I DIDN’T KNOW THE ROOF WAS CATCHING!

“Now I have an excuse not to do my homework. My throwing arm needs way more work!”

I heard the Brady moved here. Wait and see if Marcia comes out.

I knew I could be a big league pitcher!

Oops…two throws out of three, maybe?

I guess it’s better than hitting the window!

Ha! No tip huh?

My pitching arm is strong today!

Rover, today is their lucky day! The sky is blue, they get two, let’s go!

Watch out Big Leagues, here I come!

It’s just as well there’s an article on his dwi arrest last week

I told you eating spinach to be more like Popeye was a bad idea!

I wish I had brought my fishing pole.

At this point I don’t know why he puts his ladder away.

Given what it contains, it is probably for the best.

Yikes! It would have to be my principal’s house!

“Well…at least we both know why I was cut as team pitcher.”

“Hey! Do you think you can get one of your squirrel friends to get that for me?”

Three in a row. I’m on a streak!

Like they say, “No news is good news!”

Some days we just have to go a little further in life.

This house was my first newspaper broken window oh the memories.

Dang, I was aiming for the left awning.

Good thing it’s a windy day Rover!

Rover, maybe a little less “OOMPH!” and a little more “GRRRRR!” on the next one.

Sure, it looks like a nice home… but they don’t have a dog…

I hope they have a ladder.

It’s ok. He’s into falconry.

Their new windows look so good, your idea to help them make the decision was great!

“At least I didn’t break a window this time”

Maybe it’s the home of the Jolly Green Giant!!!

Dad always says I should aim high!

Um look how nice Mrs. Rogers keeps her yard I am sure she can climb up there easy.

Heavens! that was my baseball not newspaper throw!

You know, my arm wouldn’t get so tired if you would carry them up to the door for me.

Would you ask your squirrel friend to do us a favor?

Shall we try 2 for 2?

darn updrafts

Elevating my delivery to new heights

“Get the Cat, It’ll Knock It Off.”

“I don’t see a dog;Do you see a dog?”

Again! I throw it you leave it. Ok?

Wow! With an arm like mine I should sign up with the Yankees.

How high can you jump?

It’s probably bad news anyway.

“FETCH!”

Today’s comics weren’t that good anyway.

Quick Rover, to the shuttle craft!

Do you think I should ‘Air Delivery’ to my Fees?

oopsy. . . Rover go fetch

Do you think I should add ‘Air Delivery’ to my list of Fees?

Oh well, I delivered the paper. Let’s go!

Just set it right beside the pot Rover

How high can you jump?

Uh-oh…Quick! We better get out of here. Race you home!

“Another day and our cartoonist is still out of ideas…”

Wow! Throwing sticks for you has really strengthened my throwing arm!

Rover. Fetch.

Maybe next time they’ll remember to tip the paperboy.

Red – “With two seconds to go to win the state championship! He shoots, and a miss!”Rover – “That’s ruff. Maybe next time.”

“Can’t fetch this one boy.”

the wind took it

luv Red and Rover but not too crazy about this past week.

Hopefully I can be the team pitcher this year, my pitching is improving

“Thanks for letting us contribute this week, Brian. Pick SuperAndy to win some original art!”

I don’t think you can fetch that one.

Oh, that paper is from last January. No one wants to retrieve it.

Just so you know, this not a game of fetch.

I wonder where they moved?

Can you fetch that for me?

“There’s the pitch. And … It’s high and outside!

“OK, if anyone asks, Martin delivered the papers today.”

I wonder where they moved too?

You love to fetch! What’s the problem this time?

Imagine if I had folded it into an airplane!

“The door would’ve made a better target…”

Maybe Santa can get it Christmas Eve!

They won’t give you a milky bone or me a tip!

It’s your turn, Rover.

And how is that newspaper coming off the roof?

Two milky bones if you can get that paper off Mr. Grumble’s roof.

“You’re right. Shouldn’t a had that darn ‘Up on the Roof’ song stuck in my head this morning.”

Well, maybe they have a ladder. It’ll be good exercise. So I’m doing them a favor!

Newspaper circulation is higher than ever.

Concentrate, Rover. Use the Force to get the paper down.

I really need to practice my throw!!

Noice (in an Australia accent)

Should I throw a third?

Together, WE can do this!!

Qb 1

I guess the Force was with me today.

Missed it by that much!

“23 years and I’m still missing!

This is getting really old. Get back to making comics

At least I avoided the windows this time…

“I think a Screwball pitch will put it right in the potted plant. Then again…”

Anyone else remember the old “Screwball” pitch that Goose Gossage was famous for?

Well, at least I missed the window this time!

If you keep bringing them back, I’ll never finish my route.

Remember Rover, beware it’s Hot Lava!

Boring contest. Just create a comic strip… stop wasting our time Brian.

Boy, I guess it’s better than breaking a window!

“Ok, THIS time I will get it to drop down the chimney!”

My dad said some really old folks live there. I think they don’t feel good. Hey Rover, let’s ask Mom if we can bring them some cookies!

“Think I’m made for the NFL?”

Go get me a rock.

If you were a Retriever, we’d be in great shape!

“It was all bad news anyway”

Think he’ll believe I was trying for the back porch?

I miss the old lady who lived here. She always had a milky bone for you!

A house without a dog is not a home!

My career as a centerfielder just took a hit…

Rover, go fetch the paper!

Nope, we won’t admit this happened!

On the bright side- my throwing arm’s improved!

“Next time I’ll throw it all the way over the house.”

Would it be asking too much if I told you to fetch?

“Just how much retriever do ya got in you?”

“Fetch!?!”

Some times I don’t know my own strength!

It’s OK. The news was pretty bad today.

“I’m guessing you don’t wanna fetch that one, eh?

“They must be out of town. Yesterday’s paper is still on the roof.”

Red to Rover ……….. We’ve got a problem ………………… Rover to Red …………… No ……….. You’ve got a problem …………. ;)

At least they don’t have skylights!

Which way is the wind blowing?

Maybe now he’ll clean out his gutters and in the end I’m doing him a favor

“Okay, Rover, I’ll toss it again. But this time don’t bring it back!”

I don’t know if I can teach the porch .. you may hay to help

that roof is just too low

When will you be going back to having the comic completed? I miss the way it used to be when you finished it.

I’m missing your strip. Sorry you’re having writer’s block.

Bye-bye year-end tip.

“Race you to the door!”

I wonder if I’ll get a tip for not getting it in the bushes?

Remember, Rover, this is NOT a game of fetch.

Mr. Crabapple said if I missed the porch one more time, he’d raise the roof. Maybe he can lower it instead?

And this is the house where I broke my first window throwing a newspaper.

Be careful, boy.

“Wanna boost?”

Um…it clashes a tad with the awnings.

Well, I can’t get in too much trouble, or else I’ll expose the newspaper’s secret about hiring child labor.

Ahh, Rover. How are we going to get the newspaper off the roof? Do you have a ladder handy?

Tough Ruff Red

No, you fetch!!

A house without a dog is like a newspaper without comics.

I should never sing “Up on the roof” while I’m delivering papers

“That’s the last time I take you up on a dare Rover. I just don’t know my own strength.”

“If the house had wheels, I wouldn`t have to throw the paper”

""They shall mount up with wings as eagles" Sounds good right about now."

It looked so much farther away

“Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon; windage and elevation,”

Who’s turn is it to tell them the bad news?

Grandpa doesn’t live here anymore. : (

House-ton, we have a problem.

I only want to deliver good news.

“Well, just to be fair, I got the last one. Now It’s your turn to get it this time.”

First one to grab it gets a milky bone!

Oh $#*%

Would you go tell them……….please!

I guess I am getting bigger and stronger.

I know, but close only counts in horseshoes and you chasing your tail!

I THOUGHT the wind was blowing a little too hard!

“I’ll betcha I can hit that middle window on the door.”

It’s okay Rover. They never tip me anyway!

Fetch!

Maybe a really tall person lives there

If this week has taught us anything, it is that coming up with ideas for comics is a lot harder than it looks. Big thanks to Brian for creating magic with these beloved characters every single day – and amazing artwork too!

If they come out and slam the door, it will roll right into their arms.

Darn, Brian will never forgive me…todays was his best cartoon creation ever!!!

Sixty years from now, this will still be the best day of the best job I ever had!

Um, Rover, do any squirrels owe you any favors?

C’est La Vie

" I guess I’m never gonna make it to the Big Leagues!"

“With a little bit of ‘English,’ I can land a newspaper on that stoop from here.”

And it’s a high fly ball over the center field fence!

So maybe fetch will be a little too much to ask of you, Rover?

“Oh well.. Sometimes the news is over our heads”

I think I will try out for Pitcher on the Baseball Team, Rover!

I think three skips should do it.

I think three skips should do it

I say roof, you say woof, let’s just call the whole thing off…

“I guess I might as well clean the leaves out of their gutters while I’m up there”

Are you certain I never taught you how to play fetch?

Right on in azimuth but elevation needs work.

They didn’t get yesterday’s paper yet. Better get this one on the front step.

Santa may appreciate it, eventually.

Yes, I know that’s not what they mean by ‘No news is good news’.

Guess you can’t fetch that one! It’s doggone!

Guess you can’t fetch that one. It’s doggone! Doggone it!

“I don’t suppose you can fetch that?”

Wow! I’ve never done that before!

Red’s pitch for home newspaper delivery went right over their heads.

He gives me a bigger tip if I get it in the chimney.

Just try to match that, Patrick Mahomes.

Should I go for a pitcher or outfielder position at baseball tryouts?

“Rooftop reading is a thing? That’s news to me!”

They say “No news is good news.” This may be the next best thing.

Oh, no, this is the Little League coach’s house, I’ll be playing left field for sure this year.

With a little momentum i should be able to Nylander that into the chimney by next week!

The One time I try being an over achiever.

“Do you think Santa takes early requests?”

See what happens when I eat my Wheaties.

Missed it by that much….

No, you have to jump onto the roof, not into the rough.

Fetch!

could you maybe fetch it?

“Well, at least it didn’t go through the window that time.”

Today’s weather forecast includes high winds right Rover?

Talk about slanted news…

Today I’ll get it into the chimney for sure!

I guess I don’t know my own strength, Rover.

Maybe Baseball is in my future with aim like this!

“Those new Barry Bonds chewable vitamins really seem to be working!”

“I remember when grandma used to live here.”

“oh fuuuddgge, only I didn’t say fudge…….”

“Nice house but yappy dog”

Since they’re on vacation let’s keep practicing till we get it right

“Something feels different today. Are you still friends with the dog that lives here?”

Bounced off the awning… ricocheted off the chimney…nothing but…DOH, roof!!!

Wow! I think I could be an NFL quarterback!!!

So, Rover, I suppose it wouldn’t be fair to ask you to fetch.

“Luckily they’re farsighted.”

Well, I see yesterday’s paper is still up there! You know they always say, “If at first you don’t succeed. . .”

Better, last time I broke a window.

WHAT WOULD DAVID LYNCH HAVE PUT HERE?

If it was a bone you’d go get it.

Someday someone will tear off the roof, add two floors, a garage, fence the rear yard, and you won’t recognize the place.

Oops. hit send by accident. Meant to add “and I won’t be able to reach the roof”.

“Good thing they’re farsighted.”

If I’m not willing to go a few steps closer, I gotta start taking those updrafts into account.

Huh. Can you give me a boost up there?

This looks like such a peaceful spot. Perhaps they don’t want to read today’s news anyway. Let’s go!

You win, I thought for sure I could throw it in the chimney!

i’ll tell them it was the wind… or maybe i should leave for hollywood

Maybe no news is good news.

“Well……..they do say that no news is good news.”

Ok Rover! Do not fetch when I throw the newspaper!

“’THEY MUST NOT BE HOME”