Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 26, 2022

It’s the thought that counts.

At least a technically-proficient kid can have some fun with a Tickle-Me Elmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uimLXCx1h7k

Well Uncle Stupid head tried. Sort of.

Hey, he really tried as hard as he could to please her. Alex is being a snot.

Hey, I’m 49 and I would STILL love to have a Tickle Me Elmo!

Will it ever sink into JJ’s thick skull that Alex will never forgive her for dumping her for “Uncle Stupidhead”??

This is an old strip, but from what I’ve seen of the new Sunday ones, JJ is still with that loser.

Get rid of the liars…Vote Blue!

Little early for a Christmas strip, isn’t it?

My niece had a Tickle Me Elmo. She brought it to our house when she had to stay with us for three months. After three hours, I wanted to strangle Elmo. Elmo’s giggles got old quick. And it seemed that you just had to look at that fuzzy so-and-so and he’d giggle. In the middle of the night, I could hear him giggle. Like the doll Talky Tina from the Twilight Zone. I was waiting to hear “hee hee hee hee, I’m going to cut your $*#$@^ head off, hee hee hee hee”

Zeke might be a little out of touch in the latest toys.

when it was the hot toy, my brothers MIL bought one form his son. the thing terrified him enough to run screaming from the room.

Kid’s now a dual music/engineer major at North Western outside chicago so i guess it didn’t do too much damage.

There is a clip from a long time ago of David Letterman and a Tickle Me Elmo. Elmo says "Ha ha ha, you just blew $800. Spent the last 20 minutes looking for it. You tube seems to not have it.

Hey,Zeke had to fight his way past Sinbad and Arnold Schwarzenegger to get it.

Happy birthiversary Doonsbury! First comic strip appeared in 1970, and still going strong.

See today’s Brewster Rockit. It fits perfectly.

I think " it’s the thought that counts" is probably just about spot on. He gave it as little thought as possible. Merry Christmas anyway kiddo.

At least he’s trying to get the kid to like him. It’s hard work, being as lazy as Zeke…

Knowing Zeke, it probably is a “Hot” Toy…

He got stoned and he missed it…

It’s weird to me to have an entire economic “season” devoted to buying presents for people you don’t know well enough to get something they would really like. :)

It’ll look good next to her cabbage patch kids

I always wanted to torture Tickle Me Elmo.

Last panel, JJ’s second thoughts.

My goddaughter’s mother went through all kinds of trouble to get a Cabbage Patch Baby® for her christening – she was almost 2yo at the time – anxiously watching Stephanie and her older brother open the wrapping when her eyes ‘lit up’ as she cast the doll aside to play with the plastic window on the box…. she never did think much of the doll.

Those stupid things went for $1500 and up one year. People bought them and resold them. I bet most of them are in landfills now.

My youngest grandson is still at the age when he will be absolutely honest if he doesn’t like something. Sometimes it sort of stings. I have to remind myself that he is still a little kid. Plus if his Mom sees him act ungrateful he gets a lecture.

Uncle Stupidhead: “And don’t hold it too close to open flames. Dude who sold it to me saidit was extremely flammable.”

Reminds me of a couple that wanted my college freshman daughter to come to their anniversary party so that this 16 year-old wouldn’t feel so out of place. Sheesh, did they miss the mark!