Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 14, 2024

No Jersey numbers again and the yardage markers are terrible. “Did the check clear?

So the Coach of the Year is announced in the middle of the season?

A high school football team has a P.I.O? Apparently they don’t need facemasks anymore, though.

Where is “here”? Which team is hosting?

So few people play Spades anymore, it probably is easy to win a title in it.

A Rocky season, they just want to go the distance to 2nd in the Valley. Yo, Franny!

P1 – Marty is broadcasting from a Press Box located behind one End Zone. Has artist ever been in a football stadium or watched a game on TV?!

A High School has a PIO?

Are those actual coaches headphones on Toe and the gang (even though they usually aren’t wearing them before they get to the sideline)? Nah… probably just matching earmuffs.

P 2: stfu Marty

No card game until dishes finished!

Looks like Coach Kim is walking in from a rugged, jagged mountain range. The tectonic plate shift caused a rise at VT.

Hankie has completely ignored OLine Coach Boonie. What a waste.

Another day, another WTF backgrounds and non-sensical script .P.I.O. ? Really ? I say throw both of the bums out !!!!

The refs are going to have a hard time calling penalties, since none of the players have numbers on their uniforms.

Old technique, media as chronicler of important background information for the audience, setting the stage, in this case not a strawman but good ol’ Marty Moon. For me, it’s another example of the comic strip shifting from emphasis on the kids (with Gil bestowing wisdom at the right moment) to more on the adults, in this case merely a coach for another school. Kim has to prove last-year’s Coach of the Year title? That’s just odd. But, we know Marty’s said a lot of odd things from the booth over the years. Whereas Gil taught us to ignore, we are to see, now, that this matters. I’m just ready for another great MHS/VTHS match-up.If the MHS cheer section starts chanting, “Prove…your…ti,….tle…in…spades. Prove…your…ti,….tle…in…spades,” then it gets real for the boys, girls, and thems. Unless none of them are there because they’re all at the bonfire.

Valley Tech’s normally the last regular season game. Could someone pass me a schedule?

PIO? LMAO! Again Henry shows a complete lack of High School sports. And then he’ll blame the readers for not liking his changes, instead of blaming his lack of writing research. I do have to thank Henry for the hashtag though.#Day857ofGilFansHeldHostagebyBadWriting

P 4 (moon): “… but the word is once the golden girls marathon is over, Gil will be back…”

marty has ordered clams casino for his half time meal in honor of dr. jeff

is the milford practcing for stuffing a clown car we need sting to come out and sing dont stand so close to me

Marty, “spades” is no longer the correct nomenclature. It’s African-Americans now.

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

I don’t know why but it infuriates me that Marty is casually dropping “P.I.O.” into his patter. We get it, Marty, you know that they’re called “public information officers” and not “press secretaries” now, you’re very in the know and up to date and yet you still couldn’t convince them to violate HIPAA and tell you what’s wrong with Gil Thorp’s heart and brain, blah blah blah.

Take a look at This Week in Milford for how yesterday’s strip was essentially a bad copy of one Whigs drew

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I guess Valley Tech traditionally being the last game of the year in every sport goes away when a different coach is the villain. And if Milford sucks this year, beating them won’t prove anything for Coach Kim. But losing to them puts defending his title in jeopardy. And speaking of Jeopardy, the final clue in tonight’s game is, “This parody strip is a must read for all Gil Thorp fans.” What is Mopped Up Thorp?

moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/bad-mood/

this is inch high private eye i have found the site where hundreds of gil thorp lovers go to because the go comic snarkers scare them its who are you stop noooooooooooooooooooooooo

When is the game against Goshen and Coach Perm? And do I still get 50% off if Gil isn’t even there?

P3: Coach Cami conducts jock checks.