Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for October 08, 2009

Yes, it’s been done. Do you suppose they will run into 2 cows and a chicken? (see that strip’s last several days))

Clever spoof on the Tony Curtis movie from the 1950s.

Cute; they’re taking each other for walkies,

Hehe, they’re so funny! These are the first pictures of the (or a cat) showing any emotion. Just look at those two desparate faces!

Now that’s a first – a modest dog and a modest cat!

(I thought Poncho would have to hold it in until he found a fire hydrant…)

Yeah, but the cat’s using a tree and Poncho’s using a bush?

doggy rehab - messes with your mind

Maybe from all this Poncho will learn cats aren’t so bad.

I hope Poncho and the Cat find a phone and call Chaz immediately. Was the cat’s name ever mentioned?

Readyhere - Yep the Defiant Ones with Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis. I thought the same thing when I read the strip.

If this followes along with the movie,Don’t they get in a fight?

I’ve never seen The Defiant Ones, so I suppose it could be making that reference as well, but the rock hammer and Rita Hayworth joke from the past few strips have been pretty clear allusions to The Shawshank Redemption.

Ahh… See, he confused me by switching from Shawshank Redemption (which I have seen) to Defiant Ones (which I have not seen) but one look at the cover art on IMDB and I see that you are correct, cleokaya. Thanks for the tip, it makes the strip funnier.

What good is escaping, the therapy dogs know where he lives anyways, right?

are they walking on water?

Bravo in the middle! [applause] ^__^ lol

Paul has seen way to many movies, And by the way for the comment about my being a kid, excuse me for not being 600 years old like some people, sheesh!

They are walking on water!! Cool.

I like Poncho, but I am totally lost! I saw those movies but I am still not seeing it. I do like their faces in the strip. I guess the water is cold. burrrrrrrr.

Hmmmmm…..I think I’ve seen this before…..

Oh man, Tony Curtis ripped off that Laurence Fishburne/Steven Baldwin movie, “Fled” (1996) ?? :^P