Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 10, 2020

well, this is sure getting somewhere and nowhere at the same time

Good one Frank!!!

“Really? How odd I haven’t met him.” Lame humor?? Hey, Luann, this is the best line Frank has had in years.

We already know who it will probably be.

Hey, Frank, you’re floating down de Nile!

that would be funny as hell, thank god this week is over this really isn’t that good of an arc this week to be honest after Pru left i mean

What is Frank’s job?

”Must tolerate lame humor.”

You’re no Richard Pryor yourself, Luann.

That’s right. Whomever the new tenant is, he/she/it will be sharing the bathroom with Luann.

“Gal.” It’s gonna be a “Gal.”

Maybe…..,

Now THAT’S banter. Look at the parent’s expressions today, compared to yesterday. The oldsters are enjoying this!

Well, I am with Luann. If I have to share a bathroom, I would require the tenant to be a female. I think Luann could use an older woman’s influence beside her mom. Girls her age do not really listen to their mothers but they would listen to older girls. This older tenant could put Luann on a path toward a productive future. That is what she sorely needs. She has been in limbo forever. As some of you pointed, Luann Comics is all about an indecisive young lady who is forever in limbo…which could be true but I think G and K might be realizing the fans are losing interest in the title character and seeing they react to new and interesting characters and especially to Tiff’s personal growth, that they need to make Luann interesting. Nowadays “cute, the girl next door, friendly girl” is not interesting. No wonder they made Betty a killer in CWtv’s Archie series.

Finding the perfect renter may take all week.

Good example of Greg’s male trademark: long sleeved shirt with the collar always buttoned up.

Frank’s wit is as dry as the Sahara desert, but it’s still pretty darn witty. Kudos Frank.

Luann needs a grandfather figure in the house. As parents, Frank & Nancy raised Luann with a “laissez faire” attitude. If Nancy was a tiger mom, Luann would be working on her Master degree and have plans to get PhD degrees. In her spare time, setup a non-profit that promoted “Community Service”. Brad was lucky that he was able to motivate himself and become a firefighter.Instead, we get Hilarious moments that make us chuckle and allows us to count our lucky stars.

Frank & Nancy need money to help pay for Luann’s college. Luann is only thinking, “Who can I have here that’s fun.” When I was Luann’s age, I thought anybody with gray hair was about 100. Many of us are thinking Tiffany would keep this interesting – but G & K may have something else entirely in mind. I like this arc.

Nancy says old age was creeping up on her the other day. Frank has no idea that she means that Frank was creeping up on her the other day.

Not sure where Pittsville is – but some say it’s in Southern California. We haven’t heard how much the extra room has been renting for. Hopefully less than a grand if a bath has to be shared.

I seen Frank wear a suit and carries a briefcase. He works in a office with other people. Probably has a college degree , make enough money to allow Nancy to stay home and to raise children. They have a master bedroom suite that includes a private bathroom. Frank seems to know on how handle financial matters. Nancy appears to be the bookkeeper, and property manager of Degroots Estate. Having children might have been an accident for them. But we enjoy the hilarious moments that make us chuckle out loud and be grateful that we are not characters in a virtual reality.

I see nothing here yet to rule out Zebo….

I think it’s funny banter (but will hold off on my other phrase-for now) but I am impatient to see the sudden plot turn as to who it will end up being. I don’t rule out Tiffany, although I like the idea of Tara. But just as likely to be someone new. Not a guy though, old or young.

Here’s something to think about..

Luann shut UP! It’s not your house, you pay no rent, so either let ur parents find a suitable renter or pay rent or move out

It has to be Delta!

Most fathers would not want to have a friend’s father sharing a bathroom with his daughter..

As long as it isn’t “Ted” from Dilbert. He’s a bad luck magnet!

Well Luann, lame humor is better than none.

They work, own a business and still they rent a room ?

From my point of view Luann does not get a vote.

All leading up to the introduction of a new character…… My opinion? If as a renter, I don’t get my own bathroom, it would be a no-go for me. I mean, really? A stranger sharing such an intimate space? Ewwwww. Even guests in my house have access to a guest bathroom.

Tiffany, dear, the room is there for the taking…

And yet Luann wanted to share the bathroom with a cute guy. Obviously she didn’t think that through very carefully—she’d be getting up at the crack of dawn to shower, put on makeup, and do her hair before he saw her “natural” look.

What if they rented it to some hooker?

Tiffany can dropout from the university and become a Steve Jobs . Start a cosmetic company with her connections in Europe and become a tycoon that surpasses her “Dad” business. Tiffany can turn Degroots home into a global headquarters! Luann can be Tiffany’s personal assistant.

I am growing ever concerned about the finacial state of the family. all the talk about turning it in to an office or what not, then back to renting it out. makes me think there are money issues. is the Fuze not doing as well as it looks?

Why doesn’t ‘Ted at work’ have a room for his own dad

I don’t know … if it’s NOT Tiffany ( the only logical one IMO that’s been presented so far). then maybe it’ll end up being no one … it won’t get rented.

here’s hoping it turns out to be Bets that moves in

When we bought our house many years ago – a condition was that the master bedroom had to have it’s own bathroom – for her. And that’s the way it’s been for over 20 years. I get the bathroom off the kitchen downstairs.

Bathroom humor seems to be in vogue today. Lu and Pru never seemed to have a problem. They were mixed gender… or something… I guess? It’s hard to stay “woke.” (Woken? Woked?)

Depending on how old (young?) Ted from Work is, you might not want some suave older guy around Nancy.

Don’t worry. It’ll dawn on him by tomorrow. d8^ D

Anybody but Tiffany, please. (Well, or Gunther, but I don’t think they’ll go there. He gets along well enough with Les now that I don’t think he’d hurt his mother’s feelings by leaving.) That would be like a living version of a high school anxiety dream where you can’t ever get away from the nemesis of your past.

I have this bad feeling that tomorrow they will happily find the perfect AD and then Pru will appear at the door full of desperation because her girlfriend has left her.

It’s been awhile since GnK gave us hints that Frank was still employed. When he mentioned “cushy retirement” on Wednesday, I presumed the reference was to his current retirement. This reflects back to earlier strip comments concerning how much debt the DeGroots were carrying and Nancy’s concerns about bills.

The model for TV, and apparently comic strip dads is the Ozzie and Harriett one from my, and presumably your (?) youth. That family had a prosperous middle to upper middle class existence, with Ozzie always playing golf, but to this project kid, no job. Could never figure that out. At least Ward Cleaver had a job, a good one, was at least middle management, and even though it was a White middle-class family, I thought that was a good role model. I really dreamed about having a dad like him when I was a kid, never knowing my dad. Having a job was part of that. -)

News flash, Luann: It’s not your house and you have no say in who your parents rent to. If you don’t like it, you know where the door is.

I thought Pru was living with the DeGroots as part of a compensation package for working at the Fuse and starting a theatre program there. She was from New York, didn’t have a place and the Fuse was just getting started; the DeGroot’s had an extra bedroom. It didn’t occur to me that they were aiming to make much money from that arrangement. TJ who also works at the Fuse is living (in part) courtesy of the DeGroots. They seem to be in the habit of making sure their employees have stable housing, and also that any $ going out circles around and comes back (a pretty good move). I’m guessing they will post their sign at the Fuse in addition to putting it in some local rag.

This is the best burn I have ever seen Frank deliver.

I actually laughed at this comic today. The whole family is funny.

When are we going to have a sequence where Luann actually decides to move out of the house?

Hmm… let’s see… someone who is looking to move into town but lives far away, so won’t be able to interview in person, has an androgynous name, great candidate, pays in advance, everyone assumes it’s a female, but….plot twist?

Tiffany will move in b/c its cheaper than her dorm

don’t be picky Luann one day your husband will be an old man

Wanted – one young man who will marry Luann and move away from here. Will pay $1,000 plus an old used car for you to be the one. Serious inquiries only….

I hope it won’t be Tiffany. Tiff has shown some growth in that she knows what she wants to do with her life, and is working toward that goal. And please, do not start harping on the fact that she went to a party instead of studying. It was one party. ONE PARTY! That does NOT mean she is washed up academically, or on the verge of flunking out. If she continues to put partying over studying, then yes, she will have a problem. But I digress….

Lu on the other hand, seems to be content to drift along, and take what? 6 years? 8 years? to get a 2 year Associates degree in—-Liberal Arts? (AKA a you-want-fries-with-that degree)

Putting Tiff and Lu in such close proximity would make it all too easy for G&K to regress both of them to the middle/high school rivalry, as in: Lu and Tiff are fighting over a guy, ha ha….Lu and Tiff are fighting over a guy, ha ha……Lu and Tiff are fighting over a guy, ho hum. Yes, that might have been amusing the first 3 or 4 times they did it, but by the 344th time, not so much. And while Lu seems to be stuck in that mode, Tiff is moving forward. SLOWLY, true, but forward all the same. It would definitely be a regression for her.

Having said all that, Tiff moving into the DeGroot house is probably EXACTLY what G&K will do. Not happy with just beating the dead horse, they seem determined to reduce it to it’s component atoms.

Maybe Tiffany will be the new roomie. It must be cheaper than a dorm.

My hope is that while the DeGroots are interviewing possible renters, Luann gets the offer of a live-in nanny job that pays enough for her to transfer to Moony Uni, to pursue a degree in Special Arts teaching to kids with learning disabilities. While in the process of starting the new classes, she meets a nice guy who is interested in her as well as his career…

Rent it to Tiffany. She’s already complaining about the cost of living on campus.

Ick! LuAnn has to share a bathroom with this person? She should get to choose.

Having already gotten their “One and Only One” allowance for a Perfect roommate, the next one will be a disaster.

Saaaay….how about this? Ann Awful breaks up with Tiff’s dad, and moves into Lu’s spare bedroom. Ah ha!

Rosa returns and moves in while she gets ready to go to the community college and now seeing a more grown up Gunny. Gun still has feelings for Rosa and must decide between his current relationship with Bets or rekindling an old flame. Bets goes instagram mad and attempts to force Gun to stop being friends with any female ….

Where does Frank work?

Wait-Tiff’s new cheerleader roommate will need a summer vacation rental! THEN AGAIN, SO WILL TIFFANY! ;)

We do, Luann, we do….

Ooh! Ooh! IF Luann moved out (fat chance of that) then the Degroots would have TWO rooms to rent out !!!