3. Bozo’s long throw meets the long arm of the law.
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And yes of course, a big thumbs up and a big applause for these delightful daily delights, the best drawn funnies I has ever seen, a marvellous masterpiece by the master cartoonist FoXo Reardon, his picturesque pantomime, a spectacular speechless splendour called BOZO!
I’ve been thinking recently about Bozo’s relationship with the police. They serve as a generic all-purpose adversary and occasional punching-bag/punchline (strip 3 today). It would have been easy enough for FoXo to create a recurring character of Bozo’s beat-cop nemesis, but the various policemen shown are generic and without individual personalities. Unlike firemen, who are always portrayed here as hardworking and heroic, all cops are fat, lazy, incompetent and not very bright. Rarely is Bozo apprehended for an intentional illegal act. More often it is a result of bad luck and/or a mistake by the cop. This is in keeping with similar portrayals in the silent films and earlier comic strips which FoXo must have seen and been influenced by. It reflects the fear and suspicion felt by many poor urban people (often minorities or immigrants) toward the police that has existed for centuries. I suspect that FoXo, as a hardworking family man, did not share these feelings toward law enforcement, but just used the trope as comic fodder. But I wonder if there has ever been shown in any Bozo strip a policeman being helpful, brave or heroic?
1) Bread and Sausages: Accidental dropping of bread on the street has Bozo heading to get sausage to cut to make instant sandwiches!
2) Safe and Steady: For once Bozo is having trouble lifting the safe to put it in the police van. So he takes out the heavy bags of coins on the side and places the now empty safe within!
3) Toss of the Century: Playing football, as captain Bozo tosses a long one so long it goes passed the field gold over the stadium to clunk his favorite beat cop on the noggin!
danketaz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
1 Shultz ain’t gonna like you nicking his knife.
2 The cop is thinking about busting Bozo for littering.
3 Bozo’s aim is getting better.
in-dubio-pro-rainbow almost 3 years ago
1. Unexpected lunch
2. if THAT’S your way of working you’ll soon get the sack!
3. a perfect hit! How BALD from you, Bozo
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Seize the opportunity. That’s just how Bozo was bred!
But is the safe safe?
That poor flatfoot can’t catch a break, or a football!
Gent almost 3 years ago
1. And I thought Shultz sold peanuts.
2. The reason why Bozo Bank went bankrupt.
3. Bozo’s long throw meets the long arm of the law.
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And yes of course, a big thumbs up and a big applause for these delightful daily delights, the best drawn funnies I has ever seen, a marvellous masterpiece by the master cartoonist FoXo Reardon, his picturesque pantomime, a spectacular speechless splendour called BOZO!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Lucky lunch. Lighter load. Lucky loft. Pretty good day, all in all.
Kip Williams almost 3 years ago
I see Jones is moving again.
patricev70 almost 3 years ago
Fuzzy car surfing today again! (in 2), but in trouble with the police in 1.
Mark Thomas almost 3 years ago
1. I fear Bozo is now going to be loafing too much.
2. I feel Bozo did not invest good work ethics properly in this job.
3. That’s probably the cop that wrote Bozo a ticket yesterday.
Ontman almost 3 years ago
1) Street food? 2) At least the safe is safe. 3) Who knew that Bozo was distantly related to Tom Brady.
Solstice*1947 almost 3 years ago
I’ve been thinking recently about Bozo’s relationship with the police. They serve as a generic all-purpose adversary and occasional punching-bag/punchline (strip 3 today). It would have been easy enough for FoXo to create a recurring character of Bozo’s beat-cop nemesis, but the various policemen shown are generic and without individual personalities. Unlike firemen, who are always portrayed here as hardworking and heroic, all cops are fat, lazy, incompetent and not very bright. Rarely is Bozo apprehended for an intentional illegal act. More often it is a result of bad luck and/or a mistake by the cop. This is in keeping with similar portrayals in the silent films and earlier comic strips which FoXo must have seen and been influenced by. It reflects the fear and suspicion felt by many poor urban people (often minorities or immigrants) toward the police that has existed for centuries. I suspect that FoXo, as a hardworking family man, did not share these feelings toward law enforcement, but just used the trope as comic fodder. But I wonder if there has ever been shown in any Bozo strip a policeman being helpful, brave or heroic?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 3 years ago
1) Bread and Sausages: Accidental dropping of bread on the street has Bozo heading to get sausage to cut to make instant sandwiches!
2) Safe and Steady: For once Bozo is having trouble lifting the safe to put it in the police van. So he takes out the heavy bags of coins on the side and places the now empty safe within!
3) Toss of the Century: Playing football, as captain Bozo tosses a long one so long it goes passed the field gold over the stadium to clunk his favorite beat cop on the noggin!