Bozo by Foxo Reardon for August 29, 2024

1. Not as many miles to the Bozo as we used to get.

2. It feels so good to help … on second thought, nevermind.

3. Bozo resolved not to start too early.

In strip #3 we have Bozo hauling a$$ chasing the cigars he threw out earlier in the strip, and a Hover Hat about to exit upper stage left.

1) Three Fuzzy in one strip! What a gift. ☂️❤️ The Fuzzy on the Cold Tin Roof, then Another Fuzzy on the Wall, and finally, Cozy Fuzzy inside the house ❣️ ☺ – Nothing wrong in taking shift, Madame ☺☃️

2) Bozo mistaken for some sort of It ㋛ – Hi, Fuzzy ☂️❤️

3) Too early! Bozo loves to be precise. He wants for the “quitting cigars resolution” to fail exactly at the dawn of New Year ☺ – I wonder if Fuzzy ☂️❤️ has just got down from the truck roof, after one of his famous ride

1 Even a sled dog gets dog-tired, eh Bozo? ((Do The) Push And Pull — Rufus Thomas)

2 If a strange man offers your kid candy, hit him with a broom. (I Want Candy — Bow Wow Wow)

3 Wait ’til next year! (Too Much Too Soon — Desmond Dekker)

1. Pull hard the sled. Sleep like the dead.

2. Good deed is done. Bozo must run.

3. Early resolution. Chasing no solution.

❶•• More work than anticipated?

❷•• More effort than appreciated!

❸•• More resolve, then regretted!!

I like the third one!

1. Bozo tired and retired. And gots fired.

2. Bozo not be canydate for look after child now.

3. Waits! It still 1950!

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For those who come in late, these fabulous fun funnies was envisioned and executed so beautifully and brilliantly by FoXo Reardon, a true master cartoonist who told his funny tales with his awesome artwork alone, without any of his characters in BOZO ever saying a single word.

An especially excellent epitome of pictures speaking thousand words, BOZO also the most pleasant picturesque pantomime where every panel is like a photograph of a three-dimensional cartoon world of realistic-looking depths and details. Such was his powerful perspective artwork which brought to life a lovely lively world of BOZO!

FoXo a rare combination of both sharp wits and artistic talents which is rarely seen together in the same cartoonist, a true master and professional cartoonist whose work quality speaks for itself and as you can see for yourself BOZO is pure gold coming from a golden era of cartooning!

BOZO is pure gold coming from a golden era of cartooning! More about FoXo and BOZO in the About page.

So no wonder that these wonderful wordless wonders still bring great joy and sheer cheer to many even today.

But despite being a great classic of great creative calibre, neither BOZO nor FoXo are much known or remembered these days.

Spread the word, friends, so that BOZO can spread more joy and cheer to many many more!

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And of course another big thumbs up, big applause, and three cheers once again for the marvellous master FoXo’s magnificent masterpiece, the most pleasant picturesque pantomime, the ever entertaining ever energetic ever enjoyable ever excellent evergreen entertainer, the brilliantly beautiful and beautifully brilliant BOZO!

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And yes of course many thankses to Micheal Reardon for bringing BOZO back for us all!

The snow melted between the 28th and the 29th of December! But the Christmas tree is still up! And down on the 30th beside the trash can.

1. Snow go.

2. Candy Cane confusion.

3. False start.

1) Mother’s plan to tire the kid didn’t work as hoped?

2) No good deed goes unpunished.

3) Hey, hold up! I got two days left before I start my resolution!

3. New Year’s resolution. Look at the calendar before acting. :)

Over the years of his career, Foxo Reardon became known as one of the great pen artists in the country. Most cartoonists use a brush to ink in their pencil drawings, rather than take on the more difficult pen, which takes a great deal of talent and time to master. His ten years as a member of the National Cartoonist Society was a source of contentment for him, and his meeting with President Truman in 1949 and with President Eisenhower at a breakfast in 1954, where he and other cartoonists made sketches of the President (later made into a book) were highlights for him as a member of that group of syndicated cartoonists.

The above comments are taken from my 254 page book, “Whistling Down the Halls, The Times and Cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist”, which contains some 800 cartoons by Foxo Reardon, including some 500 syndicated Bozo strips. The book is available over the Internet…..{ Michael Reardon, Producer of Bozo on GoComics and son of the later cartoonist]

Fuzzy sure is getting around in the first strip . The GoComics censor wouldn’t let me type out the name . That offensive word is one of George Carlin’s six famous words you can’t say on TV so I guess I should have known .

Maitre Flou:

1st Strip, Panels 2 and 3.In the 2nd Panel, the Flou is standing in the snow on the roof of the house. Maybe he’s become suicidal?

3rd Panel, he is on the fence waiting for the car to get close enuff for him to jump on it. What’s his obsession with riding on the tops of cars?

2nd Strip, the last panel. He is on top of a fence, just enjoying the view.

3rd Strip, last panel: He is walking down the road, laughing at Bozo

2nd comic. Nowadays she might assume he was Pennywise! :)

1) Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson 2) New Magic Wand – Tyler, The Creator 3) Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye