Miles Curtis Wallace is doomed by Gene, but it’s more likely Gene will be chewed out by Donna for having bought the thing in the first place without her consent.
Did the last panel remind anyone else of the “Leave It To Beaver” episode about the boys being told that they weren’t allowed to play with a bat and ball near the house?
See folks, this is what we in the literary business call a “Chekhov’s Gun”: you don’t show a fancy TV and a kid warned to stay away from said fancy TV without showing a broken fancy TV and a panicking kid several scenes later.
The icing on the cake here would be if in the next strip Donna somehow reprimanded Gene for being a bit much on the TV, Gene agreeing and deciding to buy Miles something nice to make up for it, like say, a cake, and then he comes home to open the front door and see, well, all of this.
The technology is so random in this comic. There’s no social media or smartphones but there are big screen TVs but not ones with screens that wouldn’t be cracked by a football. mIn the history of TVs has there ever been one that would have the screen broken by a football?
mccollunsky over 1 year ago
“She always says don’t play ball in the house”
leopardglily over 1 year ago
Called it!
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Miles Curtis Wallace is doomed by Gene, but it’s more likely Gene will be chewed out by Donna for having bought the thing in the first place without her consent.
doctorwho29 over 1 year ago
Oopsie
Black76Manta over 1 year ago
But for heaven’s sake, who would think of playing football in the living room and in that risk zone?
maureenmck Premium Member over 1 year ago
Did the last panel remind anyone else of the “Leave It To Beaver” episode about the boys being told that they weren’t allowed to play with a bat and ball near the house?
rickicker over 1 year ago
See folks, this is what we in the literary business call a “Chekhov’s Gun”: you don’t show a fancy TV and a kid warned to stay away from said fancy TV without showing a broken fancy TV and a panicking kid several scenes later.
Macushlalondra over 1 year ago
Does the expression “dead meat” mean anything to these guys? It better because that’s what they are when Dad sees this. After he stops crying that is.
saylorgirl over 1 year ago
How many of us knew this would happen?
Kilrwat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh, you meant OUTdoors…
rickicker over 1 year ago
The icing on the cake here would be if in the next strip Donna somehow reprimanded Gene for being a bit much on the TV, Gene agreeing and deciding to buy Miles something nice to make up for it, like say, a cake, and then he comes home to open the front door and see, well, all of this.
Triumphant for a few .... over 1 year ago
Play for sympathy……..blood yourself up and drop the TV on your broken bodies…..the top heavy beast pounced on us out of nowhere!
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
Miles, you are so dead.
Can't Sleep over 1 year ago
This is sure to lead to a funeral: either dad has a heart attack, or he kills Miles. Okay, maybe not…
phileaux over 1 year ago
. . . dude . . .
Aladar30 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Run away and start living in the woods seems the only logical solution.
dlaemmerhirt999 over 1 year ago
>racism incoming!< Someone’s black _ss goan’ get BEAT!
markkahler52 over 1 year ago
Wonder what one of those big-screens cost back then? (1984, say)
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Maybe Kevin will admit to it. All Gene could do is ban him for life.
barrymtl over 1 year ago
How old is this comic? The large screen TV in the last panel looks like the 46 inch rear projection TV I had in the 90s!
CO Premium Member over 1 year ago
Why is the TV smoking if it wasn’t turned on?
asrialfeeple over 1 year ago
So this is how the strip ends.
Eric S over 1 year ago
Called it!
KingDavidLane over 1 year ago
The technology is so random in this comic. There’s no social media or smartphones but there are big screen TVs but not ones with screens that wouldn’t be cracked by a football. mIn the history of TVs has there ever been one that would have the screen broken by a football?
Ed The Red Premium Member over 1 year ago
This was very, very predictable. Tauhid Bondia, you’re better than this.
Chase H. over 1 year ago
Five seconds later: miles receives a notification that someone is at his door with a axe
SquidGamerGal over 1 year ago
Ugh… Don’t have anybody have common sense? WHAT DRIVE A KID TO PLAY FOOTBALL INDOORS!?
K. A. Lucas'95 about 1 year ago
Football inside his dad’s broken tv
Starsmash 19 days ago
Welp, bye miles and kevin!