Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for March 14, 2015

Panel three: Anyone ever see the Animaniacs’ “Bumbi’s Mom”? Slappy takes Skippy to see “Bumbi” and, of course, there’s the sad scene where Bumbi’s mom says the forever goodbye. You see Skippy’s eyes grow huge, and tears well up just like Hammy before Skippy breaks into loud heartbroken sobs. So Slappy takes him to meet Velda, who played Bumbi’s mom, and all is well. Until they play “Ol’ Yeller” on the plane on the way home. Reminds me of my son at the age of two unexpectedly breaking into tears at the comclusion of “Cinderella.” Sigh; we never learn.