Red and Rover by Brian Basset for December 18, 2024

Red’s dad seems very much like Calvin’s. I wonder if they may e related.

Ah yes, the Clark Griswold syndrome! I always loved the cat in the Christmas present box .Hilarious!

Maybe a holiday beer might help.

I cannot recall ever hearing my dad use profanity, Thank you, Dad.

LEDs are where it’s at, don’t have these problems.

We can see who the cheerleader is in the family! With Rover’s silent encouragement!

To quote Timon in the original version of The Lion KIng, “Not in front of the kids!” The joke was changed in the 2019 remake.

Ah yes…’tis the season!

One of the “12 Pains of Christmas”! (Thank you Bob Rivers!)

In times like these ……we all need a cheer …….leader!!!!!

That must be an old string of bulbs …

As the year winds down to the end I would like to take a moment and remember my favorite commenter. MY MONTANA. She dearly loved Red and Rover and her comments often were as entertaining as the strip. It has been many months since we have heard from her so I’m assuming the worst. If that’s so dear lady, RIP. You were noticed and you are missed.

Sorry, Red, but there’s a fundamental fact of household maintenance you need to know: if you don’t swear at it, it doesn’t allow itself to be fixed.

Get in the DeLorean and pick up some LEDs from a few decades in the future.

Someone is risking being put on the naughty list…..

Memories of dad running all the strings across the floor to make sure everything lit up before climbing the ladder. And if the trips to the hardware store to get those C9 replacement bulbs.

Dear Baby Jesus, thank you for inventing LED Christmas lights.

This is why I plug the strand in BEFORE I put them up!

Don’t use that kind of language in front of Rover!!

Dad will be ready for some Christmas ‘Cheer’ when he is safely in front of the fireplace…

I remember those days as I kid

Back in red’s days if one went out the string wouldn’t light…ain’t progress wonderful?

Maybe ….. Red is telling his Father to “HAVE” some Holiday Cheer ….. warning: no roofs climbing …. :)

Christmas was frequently a time to improve my English.

Hopefully the string is lighting and it’s just the bulbs needing replacement. Remember those cheap strings wired in series? One bulb dead means either tossing it or search one bulb at a time to find the culprit.