This comic strip was originally published after Christmas in 1992, which is why April is already playing with a Christmas toy she got. They have shuffled them around so that the Christmas and Christmas Eve comic strips line up with the dates in 2021. Just pretend this is a toy that April already had.
There’s this one CD someone in my family has been playing, on repeat, for about a decade every single Christmas Eve. Over and over and over and over it must DIE!
My parents gave me a record player like that when I was young. The only song I remember was “Dixie”. I’m hardly southern (Philadelphia is the Deep South to me). But it’s still hard to get that song out of my mind.
Someone gave our daughter a little toy “CD player”. That thing wouldn’t die & activated at the slightest provocation. We had upstairs neighbors who had very heavy feet & when they stomped across their living room, that stupid little toy would start to play! We “kindly” donated it to our church’s nursery. We noticed a few months later that it was gone. LOL
When our son was young, many of the electric toys that made noise were way over the top too loud. Some of the more obnoxious ones we just took the batteries out. Others were ok if you put stickers over the speaker areas.
When my oldest was about two my mother-in-law dug out all the old Shirley Temple 45s from the attic from when her kids were little, bought a Fisher Price record player for her first granddaughter, and fobbed them off on us. Of course one was a particular favorite, and I had to listen to it all. day. long. day after day. I was like, and what did I ever do to you, MomAmaryllis??
Those look like VHS tapes, but they must be cassettes, given that it’s a song player. That’s cool, though—I didn’t know they had cassette players for little ones in the 90s. I wonder how durable they were. I received a hand-me-down walkman at some point (late 90s/early 00s)—pretty sure it was a cassette one, not a CD one.
Asharah almost 3 years ago
April is a born musician
howtheduck almost 3 years ago
This comic strip was originally published after Christmas in 1992, which is why April is already playing with a Christmas toy she got. They have shuffled them around so that the Christmas and Christmas Eve comic strips line up with the dates in 2021. Just pretend this is a toy that April already had.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
One Christmas song of which I’ve vague childhood memories is “It Must Have Been the Mistletoe.”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs73lPNmdk0
CO Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I’m guessing that she means that by “don’t not make things like they used to” she wishes April’s toy would give too.
:-)
j_m_kuehl almost 3 years ago
Time for the Battery-ek-tomy: Replace the batteries with Dead or weak batteries and hide all the new ones
Caldonia almost 3 years ago
There’s this one CD someone in my family has been playing, on repeat, for about a decade every single Christmas Eve. Over and over and over and over it must DIE!
rshive almost 3 years ago
My parents gave me a record player like that when I was young. The only song I remember was “Dixie”. I’m hardly southern (Philadelphia is the Deep South to me). But it’s still hard to get that song out of my mind.
Susan00100 almost 3 years ago
You want an ear worm? Try watching two hours of “The Brady Bunch” every Sunday on MeTV!!
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
I don’t get it.
Wren Fahel almost 3 years ago
Someone gave our daughter a little toy “CD player”. That thing wouldn’t die & activated at the slightest provocation. We had upstairs neighbors who had very heavy feet & when they stomped across their living room, that stupid little toy would start to play! We “kindly” donated it to our church’s nursery. We noticed a few months later that it was gone. LOL
Anon4242 almost 3 years ago
When our son was young, many of the electric toys that made noise were way over the top too loud. Some of the more obnoxious ones we just took the batteries out. Others were ok if you put stickers over the speaker areas.
mindjob almost 3 years ago
At that age I was playing “In a Gadda Da Vida”. Don’t know if I harnessed any truth.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Give her a juice box and CIA the batteries backwards while she is distracted.
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If we’re adding cars into the discussion – it’s a good thing that they don’t!
kaycstamper almost 3 years ago
I remember when we passed the musical toys down to nieces, we were both so elated!!! :D We exchanged knowing glances with glee!
Betrayral In The Common Room almost 3 years ago
If this comic took place today, it would probably be baby shark.
rebelstrike0 almost 3 years ago
Where is the reindeer or mother mouse stuffed toy that April was saying “want dat, want dat” incessantly from three days ago?
Bill D. Kat Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I’m guessing the song is Frosty the Snowman but what’s with all the dumpy dump dumps???
kathleenhicks62 almost 3 years ago
Buy cheap batteries.
CoreyTaylor1 almost 3 years ago
Payback time, Helly!
amaryllis2 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
When my oldest was about two my mother-in-law dug out all the old Shirley Temple 45s from the attic from when her kids were little, bought a Fisher Price record player for her first granddaughter, and fobbed them off on us. Of course one was a particular favorite, and I had to listen to it all. day. long. day after day. I was like, and what did I ever do to you, MomAmaryllis??
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 3 years ago
Even if the radio died, I doubt she would need the accompaniment.
Taracinablue almost 3 years ago
Those look like VHS tapes, but they must be cassettes, given that it’s a song player. That’s cool, though—I didn’t know they had cassette players for little ones in the 90s. I wonder how durable they were. I received a hand-me-down walkman at some point (late 90s/early 00s)—pretty sure it was a cassette one, not a CD one.