Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 08, 2023
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new tv shows that already got cancelled hughie, dewey & lulu hughie: yo! lulu: yoo hoo! dewey's a white guy without a clue! his pals hughie, the funky black man, & lulu, the outrageous gay man, exist only dispense funky & outrageous wisecracks that help dewey get a life! creamed in the ratings, even by "poodle hijinx" on animal planet. the spittles dad's a cretin, mom's a harridan, sis is a dingbat & junior eats dirt with a shovel! unfortunately, the studio audience stomred the set & wiped the whole sordid busi-ness off the face of the earth. flapjack please wait to be seated they're an edgy new breed - young, hip, impatient with the rules & always way out of line! intense drama, set in a pancake restaurant, failed to de-liver the coveted 18-35 demographic. the abyss it's a new concept in reality television - a show that, when you stare at it, stares back at you! but it was on against "jag" and nobody watched it.
prince valiant Premium Member over 1 year ago
Richard Thompson drew these back in the early 2000’s. Now a days, these shows would be a hit.
gbars70 over 1 year ago
Too bad, I would’ve appreciated an update on Junior.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
The Spittles was clearly a second-rate rip-off of Married with Children, no paragon of classiness itself.
And The Mod Squad really worked much better as a cop drama than as a restaurant melodrama….
Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have had at least one black cat for the last 30+ years. For about 20 of those years it was a family of a momcat and two kittens who grew up. Ever awakened in the night only to see just a pair of eyes staring at you?