Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 15, 2016
August 14, 2016
August 16, 2016
Transcript:
Dad: G'night, kiddo!
Phoebe: Wait... Tell me a story.
Dad: Aren't you getting a little old for bedtime stories? Says the adult who watches more cartoons than I do.
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a very observant little girl.
Hey, from Rocky and Bullwinkle to Mordecai and Rigby (The Regular Show). From The Mighty Heroes to Teen Titans GO!, I’m been watching cartoons even since our mom put me, my little bro, and our baby cousin in front of a TV (6 feet away, of course) in 1962!
Well, there are cartoons and there are cartoons..When I was Phoebe’s age we didn’t have stuff (I use the term loosely) like Family Guy or South Park. True, such things as Fractured Fairy Tales were not entirely “kiddish,” but there was nothing obscene or profane in them. Those older cartoons could be funny without obscenities or worse..Kim Possible used to have occasional references to movies or songs that grown-ups would remember and kids would probably not have known. Some other shows were also like that. Even My Little Pony/Friendship is Magic makes similar plays on words or scenes that are not exclusively childish..There are cartoons, and then there are cartoons.
Kali39 about 8 years ago
It’s “Time for Beany.”
Averagemoe about 8 years ago
Isn’t Phoebe a little young for the Simpsons, or whatever parody of it the nostrilverse has?
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Nice comeback. You’re only old when you want to feel old.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
touché
Charles Brubaker creator about 8 years ago
I like that dad. We have at least one thing in common.
SpongebobPatrickBackwards about 8 years ago
HAHAHAHAHA
Yngvar Følling about 8 years ago
The last time he was clean-shaven. Did the colourist add the beard?
imagenesis about 8 years ago
If someday I am blessed with a daughter, now I know what she will say to me!
Lyons Group, Inc. about 8 years ago
Hey, from Rocky and Bullwinkle to Mordecai and Rigby (The Regular Show). From The Mighty Heroes to Teen Titans GO!, I’m been watching cartoons even since our mom put me, my little bro, and our baby cousin in front of a TV (6 feet away, of course) in 1962!
Monster Hesh about 8 years ago
Don’t argue, Daddy-O. You will miss these moments when they’re just memories.
SkyFisher about 8 years ago
I used to tell this one to my nephews:
Once upon a time there was a nephew who asked his uncle for a story, so he said:
"Once upon a time there was a nephew who asked his uncle for a story, so he said:
“Once upon a time there was a nephew who asked his uncle for a story, so he said:
Uncle Jimmeeeeeeee!
So he ended the story and they lived happily ever after.”
So he ended the story and they lived happily ever after."
So he ended the story and they lived happily ever after."
Then my wife would yell at me for not actually helping.
Hag5000 about 8 years ago
Good to see Dad’s beard back.
puddleglum1066 about 8 years ago
Once upon a time…they lived happily ever after. The end.
The stuff in the middle is just filler.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 8 years ago
Oh well.
sjsczurek about 8 years ago
Well, there are cartoons and there are cartoons..When I was Phoebe’s age we didn’t have stuff (I use the term loosely) like Family Guy or South Park. True, such things as Fractured Fairy Tales were not entirely “kiddish,” but there was nothing obscene or profane in them. Those older cartoons could be funny without obscenities or worse..Kim Possible used to have occasional references to movies or songs that grown-ups would remember and kids would probably not have known. Some other shows were also like that. Even My Little Pony/Friendship is Magic makes similar plays on words or scenes that are not exclusively childish..There are cartoons, and then there are cartoons.
DDrazen about 8 years ago
My kind of dad!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 8 years ago
The thing about cartoons, most of them are better than 95% of the stuff on TV that is not a cartoon.
daleandkristen about 8 years ago
Well, today I was very charmed by this comic….even without Marigold appearing!
Kark_The_Red_Canadian_Dragon 5 months ago
He MUST be a brony, if he watches more cartoons than his own kid. :P