Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for July 29, 2020

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    eromlig  over 4 years ago

    You did some great stuff back in the day, Jimmy! Take a deserved break and treat us anew.

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    Da'Dad  over 4 years ago

    Congratulations JJ et al. Not sure what year I became a regular. Janis was just loosing her saucepan hair. One question, did the 1985 copyright expire that it needed a 2020?

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    frequency270  over 4 years ago

    Don’t think I even became aware of Arlo and Janis until sometime in the mid or late 90s. Whatever newspaper I caught a glimpse of them in. Something in the Virginia Beach area.

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    sdmitchell02  over 4 years ago

    This is a great comic. I have been following for many years and hope to continue for many more.

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    pschearer Premium Member over 4 years ago

    There should be a roadside historical marker somewhere.

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    nosirrom  over 4 years ago

    And make our own loin cloths?

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    Sephten  over 4 years ago

    What’s a ‘VCR’?(Dang — I just can’t keep my face straight!)

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    gsawyer101  over 4 years ago

    And the kid followed through on move to the country thought

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    Skeptical Meg  over 4 years ago

    I admit, they aged well.

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    JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Congrats on the 35th anniversary!

    As others have mentioned, hope you enjoy a little break in your schedule and I hope you have more years to present us a happy family in these times.

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    HarryLime Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I believe I was following from very close to the start, and certainly the Gene years.

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    JDP_Huntington Beach  over 4 years ago

    By god, look at Arlo’s profile, looks like a young George Washington! Get him a cherry pie, and a hatchet.

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    Michael G.  over 4 years ago

    Who knew what was coming? :-D

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    Ib12us  over 4 years ago

    Almost looks like a colonial in panel three.

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    Tyge  over 4 years ago

    Lived out vicariously thru your kids. 8^ )

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    Tyge  over 4 years ago

    Great way to start the strip,Jimmy. With a bear hug from behind.

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    sekotsydna Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Congratulations on 35 years, Jimmy! Please keep it going.

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    bjballard1  over 4 years ago

    I love these two. It may not be a “Ha-ha laugh out loud” strip, but it’s relatable. Thanks for keeping it going all these years!

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    ScullyUFO  over 4 years ago

    If you look carefully, it appears that the lettering was done by hand. In the last panel, for example, check the different "G"s.

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    dv1093  over 4 years ago

    I sure am glad the art evolved. These two are awful hard to look at.

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    Leonard  over 4 years ago

    Jimmy, I love your work and I appreciate 35 years of A&J (yes, I’ve been there since the beginning)! Here’s to many, many more!

    (Sorry, but the grammar nerd in me feels compelled to point out that it’s “premiere”, not “premier”.)

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    jarvisloop  over 4 years ago

    What’s a vcr?

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    Barbara Rivera  over 4 years ago

    Why do the arrows under this strip only bring me to May 2, 1994? I would like to binge read the strips starting with Day 1. I don’t want to miss out on any of them. So awesome!

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    jonesbeltone  over 4 years ago

    I was in the exact same ‘place’ in my marriage on that date. Memories!

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    axe-grinder  over 4 years ago

    It’s been so long ago for the VCR that many people call the cartridges “VCR Tapes” rather than “VHS Tapes.”

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    exitseven  over 4 years ago

    It seems like only yesterday.

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    mourdac Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Not there at the beginning, another strip I’m glad I discovered along the way. Thanks for all the enjoyment, Jimmy, you help brighten the day.

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    admiree2  over 4 years ago

    Got to wonder if Arlo and Janis look back at the images of themselves back then and wonder, “Why did I think I didn’t look good?”

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    caveycopper  over 4 years ago

    congratulations!

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    becida  over 4 years ago

    Happy birthday favorite comic strip!

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 4 years ago

    Wow……talk about metamorphosis

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    33Angel  over 4 years ago

    Happy birthday! I wish GC went all the way bak to the beginning… Would love to read from back then. (Would take a LOOOOOOOOOONG time!) :D

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    cryptoengineer  over 4 years ago

    Congrats! I swear, you’ve been spying on my family for story ideas for 35 years now.

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    alexius23  over 4 years ago

    Well, VCR was high tech in its time…

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    Cincoflex  over 4 years ago

    A black leather jacket?? I always knew that Arlo kid was trouble!

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    chuckydoodle  over 4 years ago

    Happy Anniversary

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    CynthiaLeigh  over 4 years ago

    Wow, they look nothing like they do today.

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    unfair.de  over 4 years ago

    Dang. No one back then would’ve thought that light bulbs could ever be illegal like they are now in the EU.

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    Dawn Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Thanks for the memories of “back in the day” today, Mr. Johnson, and for all the other ways that Arlo and Janis remind me (often!) that we share a collective memory of times and days and ways of seeing life that seem to matter even more now than they did then.

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    DCBakerEsq  over 4 years ago

    1985!?! They had comic strips way back then?

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    river45  over 4 years ago

    Don’t get me wrong, A & J has been my favorite comic for years, but seeing the original visual tells me that it’s a good thing his first subscribers had a sense of humor.

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    Petemejia77  over 4 years ago

    Why do I see George Washington?

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    paranormal  over 4 years ago

    They don’t even look like Arlo & Janis. How did they expect to grow batteries?

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    kathybear  over 4 years ago

    That last one is something his son did, wasn’t it?

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    Ginger Vedder  over 4 years ago

    Keep it up, Jimmy!!!

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    gpoceo  over 4 years ago

    Happy 35th comic strip anniversary. I am proudly an acquaintance of the original Janis — RGJ, a lovely person.

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    Homerville Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Congratulations on a great strip. Watch it daily.

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    Mentor397  over 4 years ago

    Whoa, they had comics back then? It must have been difficult to scrap this off the cave wall.

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    dimndno  over 4 years ago

    Seems like Arlo and Janis have been around a lot longer than 1985. Liked it back then and I still like it today!

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    gcarlson  over 4 years ago

    They could have been Good Neighbors.

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    lordhoff  over 4 years ago

    I see the art work improved immensely over time. Usually it’s the other way around. But, why does Arlo look like a judge? (here come da judge; here come da judge).

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    daking27  over 4 years ago

    Happy anniversary, JJ! Glad you’re still at it.

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    tcviii Premium Member about 4 years ago

    On this day I am twice as old as A&J. It has been one of my favorite comics for many years.

    Yes, they look different now than they did. But the old artwork is still recognizable as A&J. I have enjoyed the evolution.

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