It is long overdue, to have a Toni and Brad arc, Who can we expect in the arc besides TJ, Shannon, either Gunther or Les or both, and possibly Frank and Nancy.
It sure is going to be nice for the next month or so not having to stay up until 1am waiting for the new comics to drop to read and comment, because I refuse to conform to G.W. Bush’s extension of an antiquated concept that has been proven by medical and mental health experts to have absolutely no benefits for people, their internal clocks, or their circadian rhythm. So while everyone else has already lost an hour of sleep, I’m still basking in standard time until April, which is when we would still be springing forward had Bush not extended is for absolutely no reason whatsoever. ("To improve trade with other countries, he said, but literally the only other country that went along with extending DST was Canada, because they had no choice in the matter). DST sucks, past it on.
At the risk of starting a riot SOME of Us would argue: WHY is Old Smiley still there PERIOD, Toni??
However, not wanting to revisit a “Why is a certain character still there” argument (Ala Bernice) I would merely suggest that the kitchen might not be the best place to whip out the old home pregnancy test kit, Tone.
PS: CVS, once a terrific pharmacy that rarely missed a beat, even during COVID, now stinks. Thanks Corporate. :-(
I can envision viewers minds racing: Toni is pregnant—gotta get a bigger place, gotta get rid of Shannon, gotta get salary increases, gotta get help from Frank and Nancy…
It could be hard on Toni and Brad to take care of Shannon along with their own new baby (if that’s what’s happening). Jonah will have to figure out some other way to take care of her…like a job with predictable hours.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, everyone. The test may come out negative. If it’s positive they can run this story arc for the next 3 years before she has that baby. You know how slow time goes by in this strip.
Frank and Nancy are going to be grandparents. I bet they will be overjoyed. With a kid on the way, a subplot could be Toni and Brad informing TJ that his bedroom is going to be converted into a nursery after the baby arrives. TJ discovers that rents have skyrocketed in SoCal and moves into The Fuse. If I recall, Brad really wants to start a family (remember the dinner with “baby” back ribs, “baby” carrots and “baby potatoes”) but Toni might be a bit hesitant which explains why she said that she “hopes” that she does not have a surprise for Brad.
At first reading it might appear that Toni IS pregnant, but if you look at the solid setup and panels one and three its more likely she might feel she is pregnant, or might want to be, given the CVS Bag in panel one, and the pregnancy test kit in panel three. This is a setup arc, and its part of the deep bench in this toon, introducing us again to Toni, TJ, Brad as characters, whom we are of course interested in: will Brad and Toni be pregnant? Follow the story.
I Hope “Not”. Why would the bad surprise be that you are NOT Pregnant. Let’s celebrate life and hope for a wonderful pregnancy story for Brad and Toni.
Weellllll…. lowly unworthy ❤️ers of Our Be❤️ed Patriot, The❤️Count… Here we, indeed, have an Official Dearest Ann❤️Eiffel Dilemma here in this Blatant CVS Pharmacy ad disguised as a Luann comic. Assuming the thing Gorgeous Tawny Tattooed❤️Toni is holding in the final panel is not an overly packaged tube of Crazy Glue™ but, indeed, a Preggo-R-Us do it yourself kit… what could it mean? Well…obviously as Fantastic Ann❤️Eiffel would tell you Gorgeous Tawny Tattooed❤️Toni was NOT careless on a Shoog Daddy Safari but she is going to chemically alter it to show a fake positive (a grain of Drano will do the dirty deed, or so The❤️Count has been told) and… use it to slap some hapless but wealthy Shoog Daddy with a Shoog Daddy Paternity Suit. A Perfect Stealthy Ann❤️Eiffel Ploy and Plot. No wonder you all ❤️ Ann❤️Eiffel!! With that… gotta run, hon. The shortened day awaits. TTFN and thank you for all the cards and ❤️ letters and keep them coming, lowly unworthies. Take care and don’t let the bed bugs bite. Your Be❤️ed Count… OUT!
I’m surprised by the negative comments about Shannon. Toni and Brad, and Brad’s family—-even T.J. (remember, T.J. figured out how to create a little bedroom for Shannon so she would have a permanent spot of her own in the house)—-represent the only family stability Shannon knows. No way Toni and Brad would push her aside for any reason.
Give me a break on the.product.placement cracks.. This is STORY PROP for GODS sake, not.product placement…GnK are merely using a common, almost generic method to make the arc clear: now the whole issue of Brad and Toni’s possible addressed in true Luann fashion. Follow the durn story, not grump about immaterial things that detract from ot.
If Toni is pregnant, she won’t be able to be an active firefighter. Since that appears to be something she really wants, she will be disappointed. And since firefighters don’t earn that much, having only one income won’t be enough for them to get by. One of the reasons they invited TJ to live with them was to help with rent. Possible arcs could include Toni getting another job and what happens when Brad and Toni share their bedroom with the crib (not much sleep at night – not so good for a firefighter who needs to be able to concentrate, Brad. Other arcs: TJ as baby nanny, Luann as baby nanny…
The moment I feared has arrived. The one about the really serious talk about having children or not which could determine the end of the relationship between Brad and Toni. Let’s hope the couple will be able to overcome this moment and not fall apart. Probably TJ’s help in saving the couple will be fundamental, as it was for the creation of it.
Never having had the need to run a pregnancy test, I am curious: Are they normally run in the kitchen? Why else would Toni ask TJ if he was “going to be in here now?”
Yes! If Toni is pregnant, let’s move TJ out. After all, this house has been established to have only one bathroom, and they need it to potty train and bathe and whatever parents do with babies in bathrooms. And then there’s Shannon. She needs room to throw pots and break stuff. There’s no room for TJ, and doesn’t he deserve his own bachelor pad? Brad and Toni probably will adjust to cooking their own meals.
Its mot career, its ,ore complicated having to do with a difficult past, km jer family growing up and the residual effect of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, Dirk, before Brad fought for and won (for) her.
She doesn’t know yet if she’s pregnant or not. The test is in the box she’s looking at. When she says she hopes there’s not a surprise for Brad, it sounds like she means she hopes she won’t have to tell him she’s pregnant.
So I guess the psychotic-looking Luann “puppet” is forgotten. What was the point in making it so unhinged if that was never going to be called out? I know Bernice started to address the issue, but like the big Bets/Stef confrontation it quickly fizzled out to nothing (remember how much we were looking forward to that development, only for it to utterly disappoint?).
While I hope it will not happen here, I am reminded that G&K have (in the past) led us along in believing something great, i.e. the story of achievement and experience (I’m talking about Luann skydiving) only to pull the rug out from under us, i.e. it never really happened. So I will wait to see in this case.
Hey Toni, if you don’t want TJ involving himself maybe don’t name-drop the items he made for dinner (and I feel like he’s done this exact same thing before.)
lvlax 10 months ago
OMG!! Is Toni PREGNANT???
I’m thrilled we’re going to have a Toni and Brad arc. It’s long overdue.
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Is Brad going to be a Daddy?DaJellyBelly 10 months ago
Anything to get away from Luann & Bernice!!
Asharah 10 months ago
Baby, baby, baby!
nepalblair 10 months ago
Yay! Finally
ronaldspence 10 months ago
looks like Bwad is going to be a dad!
Joe1962 10 months ago
It is long overdue, to have a Toni and Brad arc, Who can we expect in the arc besides TJ, Shannon, either Gunther or Les or both, and possibly Frank and Nancy.
J. Scarbrough 10 months ago
It sure is going to be nice for the next month or so not having to stay up until 1am waiting for the new comics to drop to read and comment, because I refuse to conform to G.W. Bush’s extension of an antiquated concept that has been proven by medical and mental health experts to have absolutely no benefits for people, their internal clocks, or their circadian rhythm. So while everyone else has already lost an hour of sleep, I’m still basking in standard time until April, which is when we would still be springing forward had Bush not extended is for absolutely no reason whatsoever. ("To improve trade with other countries, he said, but literally the only other country that went along with extending DST was Canada, because they had no choice in the matter). DST sucks, past it on.
MarieStanford 10 months ago
Yes!! It’s about time!
kenhense 10 months ago
Still seems like Toni doesn’t want it.
redhawk1138 10 months ago
I think she has a pregnancy kit in her hands.
e.professor 10 months ago
I’m kind of surprised G&K used a real store on Toni’s shopping bag.
Mordock999 Premium Member 10 months ago
At the risk of starting a riot SOME of Us would argue: WHY is Old Smiley still there PERIOD, Toni??
However, not wanting to revisit a “Why is a certain character still there” argument (Ala Bernice) I would merely suggest that the kitchen might not be the best place to whip out the old home pregnancy test kit, Tone.
PS: CVS, once a terrific pharmacy that rarely missed a beat, even during COVID, now stinks. Thanks Corporate. :-(
9thCapricorn 10 months ago
Looks like Greg got permission from CVS to feature their logo on the bag Toni is holding.
RSH 10 months ago
Maybe it’s a Covid testing kit.
snsurone76 10 months ago
A home pregnancy test, Toni? This is gonna be interesting!
snsurone76 10 months ago
I can envision viewers minds racing: Toni is pregnant—gotta get a bigger place, gotta get rid of Shannon, gotta get salary increases, gotta get help from Frank and Nancy…
Chrisdiaz801 10 months ago
Is Toni holding a pregnancy test?
Azul0858 10 months ago
It could be hard on Toni and Brad to take care of Shannon along with their own new baby (if that’s what’s happening). Jonah will have to figure out some other way to take care of her…like a job with predictable hours.
Tyge 10 months ago
And what a surprise it will be!
Mooshki Premium Member 10 months ago
When she says “I hope not,” it sure looks like she means she hopes there won’t be anything to surprise him with.
Ahuehuete 10 months ago
It’s going to be a false alarm.
Panufo 10 months ago
CVS plug…
rionmorrison69 10 months ago
I was wondering when you would get back to this.
nightflight 10 months ago
An explosion of feed back, already, because she who hauls the big fire hose, is going to have a little squirt.
Macushlalondra 10 months ago
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, everyone. The test may come out negative. If it’s positive they can run this story arc for the next 3 years before she has that baby. You know how slow time goes by in this strip.
bclark71 10 months ago
Finally! Someone is getting laid around here.
Wilkins068 10 months ago
CVS sells writing pens too. I hope Brad likes hs new Parker pen!
TampaFanatic1 10 months ago
Frank and Nancy are going to be grandparents. I bet they will be overjoyed. With a kid on the way, a subplot could be Toni and Brad informing TJ that his bedroom is going to be converted into a nursery after the baby arrives. TJ discovers that rents have skyrocketed in SoCal and moves into The Fuse. If I recall, Brad really wants to start a family (remember the dinner with “baby” back ribs, “baby” carrots and “baby potatoes”) but Toni might be a bit hesitant which explains why she said that she “hopes” that she does not have a surprise for Brad.
Jacob Mattingly 10 months ago
I missed toni…and its pregnancy scare o clock. Reminds me of the season 3 premiere of Roseanne, A classic
AmazingMrWonderful 10 months ago
Hey, it wasn’t me . I’ve never even met her, much less…..well, never mind.
jtw1 10 months ago
What’s it matter if he’s in the kitchen? Is she planning to do the test right there?
timothy.morris Premium Member 10 months ago
Tony should be in the bathroom, not the kitchen…
SeaSnork 10 months ago
Yeah, Toni doesn’t look too enthusiastic.
SeaSnork 10 months ago
I had that same thought.. And why get the test out of the bag in the kitchen?
French Persons' Celebration of Peeved Harry Dinkle Premium Member 10 months ago
Oh, drat. I was looking forward to another week of Luann’s stupid puppet show and Bernice’s blathering blabbermouth (not).
sueb1863 10 months ago
Sounds like Toni is not thrilled about possibly being pregnant.
bh05150 10 months ago
OMG!! Is Toni, Brad and TG actually involved in a story arc in this comic? It’s long overdue.
Namrepus 10 months ago
Well, this is a surprise, unlike the Oscars.
ewaldoh 10 months ago
Ahh, is that something you do in the kitchen now?
Stephanie Have one 10 months ago
It’s HAPPENING!!!!!! Nobody Panic! LOL
OneTime59 10 months ago
I can tell by the 124 comments already, speculations are running wild.
Troglodyte 10 months ago
Hey Brad, urine for a surprise!
bslatkin 10 months ago
Wouldn’t you want to take that test in the bathroom?
luann1212 10 months ago
At first reading it might appear that Toni IS pregnant, but if you look at the solid setup and panels one and three its more likely she might feel she is pregnant, or might want to be, given the CVS Bag in panel one, and the pregnancy test kit in panel three. This is a setup arc, and its part of the deep bench in this toon, introducing us again to Toni, TJ, Brad as characters, whom we are of course interested in: will Brad and Toni be pregnant? Follow the story.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 10 months ago
Hm. CVS product placement.
sheilag 10 months ago
Did CVS pay for this product placement?
That logo is too perfect to be hand drawn… ;-)
Free or Not? Premium Member 10 months ago
I Hope “Not”. Why would the bad surprise be that you are NOT Pregnant. Let’s celebrate life and hope for a wonderful pregnancy story for Brad and Toni.
Count Olaf Premium Member 10 months ago
Weellllll…. lowly unworthy ❤️ers of Our Be❤️ed Patriot, The❤️Count… Here we, indeed, have an Official Dearest Ann❤️Eiffel Dilemma here in this Blatant CVS Pharmacy ad disguised as a Luann comic. Assuming the thing Gorgeous Tawny Tattooed❤️Toni is holding in the final panel is not an overly packaged tube of Crazy Glue™ but, indeed, a Preggo-R-Us do it yourself kit… what could it mean? Well…obviously as Fantastic Ann❤️Eiffel would tell you Gorgeous Tawny Tattooed❤️Toni was NOT careless on a Shoog Daddy Safari but she is going to chemically alter it to show a fake positive (a grain of Drano will do the dirty deed, or so The❤️Count has been told) and… use it to slap some hapless but wealthy Shoog Daddy with a Shoog Daddy Paternity Suit. A Perfect Stealthy Ann❤️Eiffel Ploy and Plot. No wonder you all ❤️ Ann❤️Eiffel!! With that… gotta run, hon. The shortened day awaits. TTFN and thank you for all the cards and ❤️ letters and keep them coming, lowly unworthies. Take care and don’t let the bed bugs bite. Your Be❤️ed Count… OUT!
tremaine53 10 months ago
Toni… “hopes it’s not a surprise”. Surprised it’s a ‘negative’ test result? Surprised it’s a ‘positive’ test result? That’s some ambiguity, there.
chris_o42 10 months ago
Sure looks like there might be a surprise brewing!
Just-me 10 months ago
I’m glad to move on from the Piro/Bernice/Luann arc
ctolson 10 months ago
Is that a Home Pregnancy Test I see Toni holding???
GirlGeek Premium Member 10 months ago
WE’RE FINALLY OFF OF BERNICE BEING A BAD THERAPIST IN TRAINING!! WHOOO!!
Ellis97 10 months ago
Is that a pregnancy test? Could it be? Could Brad and Toni be entering a new chapter in their lives?
Fontessa 10 months ago
I’m surprised by the negative comments about Shannon. Toni and Brad, and Brad’s family—-even T.J. (remember, T.J. figured out how to create a little bedroom for Shannon so she would have a permanent spot of her own in the house)—-represent the only family stability Shannon knows. No way Toni and Brad would push her aside for any reason.
Uncle Bob 10 months ago
R’oht Row!
Lord Hearteater 10 months ago
At last, an arc to redeem the stultifying boredom of Bernice’s psychoanalysis.
soapy1976 10 months ago
Preggers, obviously
Solomon J. Behala Premium Member 10 months ago
Hi, TJ. It’s been a while. It was a nice while. On the other hand, it has been long enough for the next Brad and Toni chapter.
cooterrichards 10 months ago
Nice product placement ad! Even in cartoons now!
comic reader 22 10 months ago
Atskay TJ! This is something for Brad and Toni to find out together in privacy!
MollyCat 10 months ago
Ah, a more promising arc
luann1212 10 months ago
Give me a break on the.product.placement cracks.. This is STORY PROP for GODS sake, not.product placement…GnK are merely using a common, almost generic method to make the arc clear: now the whole issue of Brad and Toni’s possible addressed in true Luann fashion. Follow the durn story, not grump about immaterial things that detract from ot.
timzsixty9 10 months ago
The LAST thing Toni wants. She’d have to suspend her career as a firefighter!
Barnabus Blackoak 10 months ago
Eeeewww! Was she planning to use it in the kitchen! Yuck!
Argythree 10 months ago
If Toni is pregnant, she won’t be able to be an active firefighter. Since that appears to be something she really wants, she will be disappointed. And since firefighters don’t earn that much, having only one income won’t be enough for them to get by. One of the reasons they invited TJ to live with them was to help with rent. Possible arcs could include Toni getting another job and what happens when Brad and Toni share their bedroom with the crib (not much sleep at night – not so good for a firefighter who needs to be able to concentrate, Brad. Other arcs: TJ as baby nanny, Luann as baby nanny…
johnaapc 10 months ago
It’s about time! plus, it’s about time that last arc was done!
tcayer 10 months ago
Was she going to take it in the kitchen? Why pull it out in his presence?
Chuck374 10 months ago
Was Toni planning on urinating in the kitchen sink? Bathroom, Toni. You do the test in the bathroom.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 10 months ago
I had forgotten about Toni and Brad!
BJShipley1 10 months ago
Yay, a break from Bernice!
Kenezg 10 months ago
I’m confused. Is she going to do the pregnancy test in the kitchen?!!
locake 10 months ago
Why does Toni care if TJ is in the kitchen? She needs to go into the bathroom to pee on the stick.
hoffquotes2 10 months ago
Wonder if CVS had to pay a placement fee
jrankin1959 10 months ago
Uh, Toni? Aren’t you supposed to be doing this in the bathroom? (You know, privacy?)
Aladar30 Premium Member 10 months ago
The moment I feared has arrived. The one about the really serious talk about having children or not which could determine the end of the relationship between Brad and Toni. Let’s hope the couple will be able to overcome this moment and not fall apart. Probably TJ’s help in saving the couple will be fundamental, as it was for the creation of it.
[Unnamed Reader - bddb15] 10 months ago
OMG! Of course she is pregnant. Brad is going to be extatic!!!
pls72550 10 months ago
a pregnancy test.
GaryCooper 10 months ago
Is CVS paying for product placement?
Chelonaut 10 months ago
Was Tony planning on taking her pregnancy test in the kitchen? Why else would she care about Brad being in there?
eced52 10 months ago
BABY ARC!!!!!!!
miztrniceguy 10 months ago
PREGGERS!!!!
Ordinary Average Guy 10 months ago
How can Toni be pregnant? It’s not as if we actually saw Brad and her getting it on.
Darth Nefarius 10 months ago
CVS the new sponsor?
mdward01 10 months ago
I was wondering when that would happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, as they are both Medics…
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 10 months ago
The world needs better mothers and fathers, based on what the current ones are producing.
mindjob 10 months ago
This is really a test for Brad. Will he pass it?
StoicLion1973 10 months ago
Let’s revisit the Brad-wants-a-baby/ Toni-maybe arc.
KEA 10 months ago
ruh roh
Tetonbil 10 months ago
Okay this is cool. Much better. But, still I want to scream, LET LUANN GROW UP! There, I feel better. Whew!
comic reader 22 10 months ago
Does Greg get paid when he advertises products or stores?
BookwormAZ 10 months ago
Never having had the need to run a pregnancy test, I am curious: Are they normally run in the kitchen? Why else would Toni ask TJ if he was “going to be in here now?”
Mr. Impatient 10 months ago
Aaaand, the Luannverse explodes.
The Quiet One 10 months ago
Why would TJ being in the kitchen be a problem? It’s not like you’re going to do the test in the kitchen.
Mr. Pete Premium Member 10 months ago
It’s about time… :)
aristotle835 10 months ago
Uh oh, is Tony possibly pregnant? Brad wants to be a dad, it’s Tony thats wanted to put off motherhood.
Susan123 10 months ago
This arc was bound to happen.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation 10 months ago
brad will be please but toni less so
auntydle 10 months ago
But why would she be opening that in the kitchen?
Caldonia 10 months ago
Yes! If Toni is pregnant, let’s move TJ out. After all, this house has been established to have only one bathroom, and they need it to potty train and bathe and whatever parents do with babies in bathrooms. And then there’s Shannon. She needs room to throw pots and break stuff. There’s no room for TJ, and doesn’t he deserve his own bachelor pad? Brad and Toni probably will adjust to cooking their own meals.
kjnrun 10 months ago
About time!
luann1212 10 months ago
Its mot career, its ,ore complicated having to do with a difficult past, km jer family growing up and the residual effect of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, Dirk, before Brad fought for and won (for) her.
Bill The Nuke 10 months ago
Where’s the 30 ft CVS receipt?
Ben Premium Member 10 months ago
why would she ask TJ if he was going to “be in here now” – surely she’s not planning on peeing on the stick in the kitchen?
JPuzzleWhiz 10 months ago
Is that a Greg-orian calendar in Panel 1? O<[|;o)
Caldonia 10 months ago
That preggo test isn’t drawn very well, btw. In a different context it could be lip gloss or eyeliner.
overtherainbow 10 months ago
She doesn’t know yet if she’s pregnant or not. The test is in the box she’s looking at. When she says she hopes there’s not a surprise for Brad, it sounds like she means she hopes she won’t have to tell him she’s pregnant.
pamela welch Premium Member 10 months ago
Oh girl! Oh boy! I’m going to love this arc ♥♥♥
radar15627 10 months ago
Oh boy one got through
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member 10 months ago
CVS product placement? Can’t say I care for it.
not my real name Premium Member 10 months ago
What’s with that big CVS bag for one item? Of course, the receipt.
Willow Mt Lyon 10 months ago
Which holiday will the baby be born on? Halloween or Thanksgiving? Will the baby grow old enough to go to kindergarten in my lifetime?
dlkrueger33 10 months ago
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 months ago
Meanwhile,at the Club Tropicana,Lucy is trying to get Ricky’s attention
RebaLioness 10 months ago
They already have Shannon. They don’t need more kids. .
bookworm0812 10 months ago
OMG! It’s about time!
HodgeElmwood 10 months ago
I knew it
BJShipley1 10 months ago
So I guess the psychotic-looking Luann “puppet” is forgotten. What was the point in making it so unhinged if that was never going to be called out? I know Bernice started to address the issue, but like the big Bets/Stef confrontation it quickly fizzled out to nothing (remember how much we were looking forward to that development, only for it to utterly disappoint?).
RSH 10 months ago
While I hope it will not happen here, I am reminded that G&K have (in the past) led us along in believing something great, i.e. the story of achievement and experience (I’m talking about Luann skydiving) only to pull the rug out from under us, i.e. it never really happened. So I will wait to see in this case.
Joe1962 10 months ago
What happen to Dirk.
olds_cool63 10 months ago
Why do they all still live together?
Arghhgarrr Premium Member 10 months ago
Things are going to get political I think. Looks like an abortion theme developing.
ElJorro 10 months ago
Oh my! Are we about to get the next big story arc!? What comes after love and marriage after all!
htieiri 10 months ago
She went to CVS Pharmacy. What do you think she bought there — shampoo she wants to share with her hubbie?!
Otis Rufus Driftwood 10 months ago
The first time I’ve ever seen product placement in a comic strip. If this has happened before, let me know.
Rhetorical_Question 10 months ago
Privacy?
Doneaver 10 months ago
I hope not, does that mean she does not want Brad to be disappointed and she is not Pregent. She has decided that being Pregent is good.
j.painterjones 10 months ago
I can’t STAND the dull Toni and Brad arcs! Maybe THIS one will actually have a plot.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 9 months ago
476 answers. And it isn’t even OUR kid…..
BJShipley1 9 months ago
Hey Toni, if you don’t want TJ involving himself maybe don’t name-drop the items he made for dinner (and I feel like he’s done this exact same thing before.)
a_biological_girl 9 months ago
So I’m the only one who notices Toni doesn’t have eyebrows? Okaaay