Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for April 24, 2015

Did you know that most Hanna-Barbera characters wore collars and ties so that it would make it easier to animate their heads?

Sad but true.

Hanna – Barbera was minimalist animation. Many of their cels were of just one body part!

I am nearly 73, so I recognize the old TV shows and every so often Jim hits the nail on the head. I read the first three panels yo my wife and middle-aged daughter and my daughter said the same thing Baba Louie did without even seeing the strips. You’ve given me some great hours of observations, Jim. Thanks, my friend and God bless you for your alertness and courage to speak up in such a friendly way.

“Hey, Baba Louie! Y’all right?”“S’alight” [slam]Anybody have a clue what the inspiration was for that little ending exchange? Hint: think of a certain early popular variety show.

BOOM! (So to speak…) Nailed it, Mr. Gilchrist!

El Kabong!

the difference of ‘cartoon’ and ‘real’i wonder if the viewing of the ‘real’ is the cause of a lot of the disconnect and non-interaction of people today with the real world around them?

ISIS is on the way.

Sorry, Guy, but this just isn’t accurate. If this were any time from the early 1970s to the late ‘80s, when these ultra-draconian restrictions were placed on TV cartoons and old theatrical shorts were being censored on network broadcast, this strip wouldn’t be all that far from the truth. But longstanding restrictions against violence and slapstick were blown down HARD starting in the late ‘80s and especially in the early ’90s, as the watchdog groups lost their teeth and more and more series began to break free of the shackles. And it’s all been a steady “escape” process ever since. This strip depicts a reality that isn’t true anymore, thank goodness.

Actually, a character named “Quick Draw McGraw” may have some relevance today, what with the gun debates going on.

Oh, and why has "justice"become a dirty word?

“I’ll do the thinnin’ around here Baba Louie, and don’t you forgeeeeeeet it!”

What about the Warner Brothers cartoons? They’re violent and funny! “Duck, Rabbit, Duck” for example!

I am still waiting for Tom to nail that rat Jerry.

Remember those guys well.

I think that you’re replying to someone else’s post, but I agree with you. A lot of fantasy and high-concept series were killed at the end of the ’60s to make way for “revelance.” Very few of those “revelant” shows are remembered today.