Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 05, 2017

‘No, but Charlie Chan said it was OK’.

The secure facility for those Ballard residents ho have a loosened toehold on reality has a room available.

Marlene best get Marvin’s reservation updated.

Marvin has a hard time talking sense into Mr. Moto….

I mean, what could he possibly say to calm down a huge pink and yellow dragon (head)?

Especially when his eyes… and his tight grip on his trouser leg…. give away his own excitement.

All his life, he’s taken the safe path…

spoken politely, been a quiet person,

conducted himself in the professional, reassuring manner required by his 27 years at Ballard Accounting and Pediatric Acupuncture…

Now that he’s best friends with a wild, crazy, self-expressive dragon…

It’s exhilerating just to go along for the ride.

Get ’em, Mr. Moto

Let’s face it. While Marvin doesn’t want to be blamed for what Mr Moto says. He is secretly envious of him.

If the brain’s gotta go, let it go in style

He did, but got a tongue-lashing.

“Silly woman.” thinks Marvin, " She knows that Mr. Moto never listens to me!"

Anybody ever notice that the male members of this strip always seems to have this silly look on their faces while their wives are always frowning or scowling at them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Moto

Talk to the hand, ‘cause the ear’s not listening !

This all goes back to his childhood years with Kukla, Fran & Ollie !

He doesn’t look like Peter Lorre.

As long as Mr. Moto keeps it clean, it’s all good.