Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 14, 2025

Is Bernice even allowed to invite 6 kids into Frank and Nancy’s house??

I don’t think so. Luann and Bernice will have their hands full.

I still think Alan looks older than 11.

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So is Luann gonna laugh at Bernice and walk out the door?? =)

Luann grabs Piro’s arm, swinging him around. “You’re not leaving until you take that riff-raff with you!”

Who are all these kids???

They’re his siblings. Half maybe?

Alan seems like a good kid. Poorly drawn, but a good kid.

So is Alan one of Piro’s mom’s kids?

Wow! Piro knows Bernice and Luann both attend college, but he just assumes they will drop all their plans! He gives them no idea when he will return.

When Bernice says We’re baby sitting, she means she and Alan are baby sitting. Luann should just leave. Bernice is asking Luann to help the same way Piro ask Bernice to help.

They sound like the kindergarten videos on TikTok.

The kid in the glasses looks a little older than 12.

“Hello, CPS?”

Alan “assisting”?? Hoo-boy!! Since he’s trying to look like Moe Howard, maybe he’s slap the other kids around, a la Larry and Curly!

Calm, non-screaming, and expressing their perfectly normal needs in acceptable ways. So far these kids seem okay to me.

Check out 02/23/2024 strip. 3 half-siblings and 3 step-siblings.

Will Tara Starr drop by?

Only 3 kids are related to Tara Starr?

First it was Mrs. Horner’s heart/kidney attack, now we’ve got a social worker’s nightmare family. We’re turning into a social service story board. Time to lighten up.

‘I gotta poop’

’When’s Lunch?’

‘Can we all go to Disneyland?’

‘So you’re Luann. Didn’t we all see you on Datepic’s YouTube blooper reel?’

I had a guy in a grade school class that was taller than our teacher.. and he wasn’t one of those “held back” students…

It would appear, that from all the different faces, that Piro’s mom is/was the “town pump”.

gets priority. Show him the bathroom, then figure out lunch. Pizza delivery may be necessary. :)

PB&J – fast, cheap and supplies likely on hand.

Repost from yesterday: In the US, depending on the state law, Alan might have to be 13 or 14 to supervise other children. Even if he is that old, Piro may know (as some have speculated) that for whatever reason, Alan is not capable of caring for 5 younger half-siblings.

Berr-neece. “you have some splainin to do”.

Who does Piro think he is? How will the Degroots react to this?

And that was the last time anyone ever saw Piro……………….

I know one thing, GET THAT KID TO THE BATHROOM!!!

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Adopted kids? They do not look similar to each other as siblings often do

I’m guessing this will not be much of a “comic” arc?

Making the oldest child a small version of an existing character (that teaching assistant who demanded proper stapling) was just lazy.

Lunch is after he poops, Kamala.

What’s this “we” jazz, little Ms. “Stay out of Piro’s business?”

As far as I’m concerned, Luann has every right to tell Bernice to get Stiuffed here.

Sadly, two things will probably happen. 1) Luann will probably reluctantly agree to help Bernice here, and 2) afterwards Bernice will still continue to live free of charge at the DeGroot household and Insult Luann every chance she gets.

I sorry. I just don’t find the “unexpected houseguest” bit to be all that “funny” any more.

The one time I thought it was amusing was when Piro would once crash at Tiff and Bern’s dorm-rooms or when Tiff and later Bets, crashed at the Gulag a few years back.

And it stopped being amusing the moment when Al and especially Irma went all ”Archie Bunker” when Bets stayed over. :-(

Is Shannon wearing a disguise?

So what do the twins have to say about this?

Down the rabbit hole we go. Pro works a good hustle.

Luann will do a great job with the kids and Bernice will take all the credit.

It’s Luann and Bernice’s Babysitting Adventure.

If Piro’s mom dies or becomes incapacitated long term, these kids might end up in foster care. OR MAYBE, Brad and Toni will adopt them or become foster parents.

The blond kids comment was inevitable from one of them. Hopefully he can wipe his own butt.

Bernice, you’re babysitting, not “we’re” babysitting.

yeah comic trope but unrealistic and literally unfair of b to do toe the degroots.

six kid dump and run; sorry a bit rude without even asking first.

I always tell myself don’t read the comments before you comment, but that is hard because while I often am still up when I can peek in to Arcamax to get the next day, I usually crash, with my non-witty (I know some would say, “your comments, witty?” lol) tired brain but today I am just having fun laughing. Most have nothing to do with the evolving story, but to each their own. Personally, I want to see how Piro’s evolving story affects Lu and Bern, and Piro himself. His family is a mess, and he, being the oldest has all that to deal with, obviously, so thinking he’s some kind if “bum” totally misses that story. As I said to each their own.

Luann is good with kids because she still is one, despite being in college. Luann should say something like "what is this “we,” Bernice. I didn’t volunteer to watch Piro’s brothers and sisters, you did." But of course she won’t.

Nothing funny about this arc.

Poor children, except for the oldest one, the others seem scared by the new situation. They are all well-mannered and this is probably thanks to Piro and his mother. It’s not a nice situation and I hope it will not last long, but I’m sure that Luann will know how to put them at ease. Dunno if Bernice will survive.

Hmm. Luann’s been having a career/life crisis. Wonder if this is where she discovers she should become a teacher because she’s good with teaching kids?

This is pretty high on the list of things you should never do to a friend.

Wow – I am shocked at the hateful comments today. They are kids, they need help – where is the compassion? Yes, I realize it is a comic, but how you react to comedy sometimes shows the true character of a person.

is the 11 year old related to Gunther? He’s got the same patterened shirt

Luann will be having fun with the kids and keeping them in line, and Bernice will be providing counseling to each one.

Everybody is jumping on Piro, but the kid has 6 kids to take care of and has to get his mother to the hospital. He’s pretty much up against it, and trying to figure how to handle this.

And of course Bernice just rolled over, because G&K love turning their characters into doormats. Hope she doesn’t get her hopes up about Piro ever repaying this favor.

no one is thinking about the possibility that this will spark Luann’s future career goal…

I can’t tell if Piro is mad or appreciative.

It’s 2 Adults against 4 kids…….good luck………

What is it with all these commenters saying that maybe this will “inspire Luann to have a career goal, maybe as a teacher.”

Luann has said several times that she’d like to be a teacher. She’s been working at Kids First forever.

Does someone know when the last appearance of Piro was? I need to go back there and refresh my memory about all of these kids.

A Captain with 7 children….what’s so fearsome about that?

“We’re babysitting”?

I’m glad I’ve got eight kids!

And I’m glad I’ve got ten kids!

PASSERBY BUTTS IN—-“And I’m glad I’m careful!”

Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball—YOURS,MINE,AND OURS—1968

Luann to the rescue!

Hopefully the kid who needs to poop only needs to be shown where the bathroom is. As for lunch, ask what they usually have and verify nobody has any allergies.

It’s gettin real in here, gonna start smelling real very soon ! ;-)

And then there’s the twins, Murine and Visine.

Bro caims to be almost 12, he looks like an accountant taking out his second morgage.

Alan looks like a Muppet

That’s what I would do, but I would run out the door.

No Piro, sorry, buh bye

Just another day to my beloved Luann.

Alan looks like he might get along well with Gunther.

Bernice owes Luann big time

I sense a dark outcome here. Child Protective Services can act like a mini-tyranny when it needs to…and it might, here.

If the mother doesn’t survive, call CPS ? Or Stella Starr?