Update 09-03-14: I am frantically trying to update/backdate new comics so there are 4 a week for every week since I got back from Toronto.
Teaching kids to deal with and even anticipate disappointment is tough. Teaching them that certain humans called “Genre Fiction Showrunners” revel in building up their hopes, just to dash them against the bloody rocks is nearly impossible. Children want to believe people are basically good, but they lack the experience and emotional sophistication to comprehend that many showrunners often are not… people, that is.
My Patrons can see the original last panel to this comic with completely different dialog and a different ending [HERE].
My wife and I will often carry on these deep, philosophical and analytical conversations about the worlds our kid’s shows take place in. Curious George is a frequent puzzler for us. George occupies a universe where no one takes issue with a man raising an ape (no tail = not a monkey) as a child. They can all understand him when he “talks” and they almost always leave him in charge of their stores, restaurants, human children, dumptrucks, air traffic control stations, etc. when the opportunity presents itself. The other, almost MORE crazy, thing people in George’s world do is give him stuff to deliver. “Oh hey, George the animal ape! Can you take this pie to Mrs. Stevens on Elmhurst St. She’s in the Parker building between 5th and 6th in apartment 14b. You got all that, George? George the naked ape? Can you be trusted to take her this food, and to NOT put your feces covered paws all over it? YOU CAN?! Excellent!” They even sent him to space once*.
Then we realized what we’re talking about and go make a sex, or drink delicious wine or whatever grownups do.
*DISCLAIMER: Curious George is actually an excellent show for children from about 2 to 9. Every episode is about using the scientific method to solve real world problems, and I’ve seen the positive effects it has on my daughter. It gets her thinking in that “hypothesis, experiment, evaluate results, try again” headspace. After she finishes an episode, she usually runs to the craft table and tries to build a scale version of whatever contraption George built to stop cap the out of control underwater oil well or whatever.
Calling all Whovians with holes in their ears! Just look at these Sonic Screwdriver earrings my wife made!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/200762224/doctor-who-inspired-sonic-screwdriver
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gabepuratekuta· 81 weeks ago
…okay, maybe not third. That was back when it couldn’t manipulate physical objects
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@besbev · 80 weeks ago
BTW:
Spock
Data/Odo (tie!)
The Doctor
Hugh
(I’m so tempted to throw a half dozen Trek book characters in here, and maybe one or two from completely different franchises)
Seven of Nine.
Qmire· 80 weeks ago
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DuckAmuck · 80 weeks ago
It’s really bad when the husband in question is wearing a 4-pocket hoodie, an 8-pocket jean jacket and the never-ending-pocketed cargo pants. “Did you check ALL your pockets?”
Qmire· 80 weeks ago
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rachel · 79 weeks ago
though I can never find a god-damn thing, and he’s always telling ME where I lost my crap in the house!
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(Have never seen any MLP. Never plan on ever seeing it.)
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rachel · 79 weeks ago
sisko, picard, janeway, archer, kirk (old AND new)
sorry friends, I just goddamn hate TOS
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Britney · 70 weeks ago
that is the only answer