I'd like a t-shirt with "Oustanding at Mediocrity" on it. I imagine it'd be gray.
Originally run Aug 6th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-02-02 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Who is YOUR favorite My Cage ancillary character?
Originally run Aug 4th - 5th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-02-01 02:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Again, my take on Norm and Ashley is they aren't actually attracted to one another. Norm is always looking for the "bigger better deal" and Ashley is attracted to risky behavior, like flirting with her unavailable boss.
Originally run Aug 3rd 2008.
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AT4W review: 2022-01-30 16:19:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This is based on the most common question we used to get on the strip (aside from "Why isn't Norm with Ashley". Ugh. :( ) Also, I love when Mel draws bugs/arachnids.
Originally run Aug 2nd 2008.
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2022-01-29 17:41:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I am 50 today.
Originally run August 1st 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-28 17:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I actually had a few friends like Rex. Now that I'm older I wonder why I did.
Originally run July 31st 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-27 14:48:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Anyone here read the comic book 'Saga'? If so, do you know what today is?
Originally run July 29th -30th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-26 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I have to admit, it's a little depressing realizing I feel the same way each day as I did back when the strip first ran. :D :D :D
Originally run July 28th 2008.
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2022-01-24 16:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post
...And finally on the original sketches parade: Dr. Alan Chipmunk. Yes, the name is a play on Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Originally run July 27th 2008.
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2022-01-23 16:56:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Max sketches. Somewhere there's a pic of Max as an octopus, Our editor told Melissa to draw the characters however she wanted the first time around. She changed Maureen from a horse to a fox, and Max from a dog to an octopus. King Features approved the new Maureen, but rejected the octo-Max.
Originally run July 26th 2008.
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2022-01-22 20:40:47 +0000 UTC View Post
First Bridget and Squishy sketches. As you can see, these pretty much hit on the first take.
Originally run July 25th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-21 12:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Maureen sketch. Prior to this she was a horse.
Also, "celebutante" was a term being used for young celebrities at the time who were famous for being famous, with no discernable talent.
Originally run July 24th 2008.
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AT4W review: 2022-01-20 12:21:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for the responses to yesterday's poll.
The overwhelming percentage of vote for the unlucky, one legged rabbit made me curious. I'm attaching the "Chopper and Hops" pitch we did for Frederator.
Let me know what you think needs to be improved. If we get enough feedback, I'll share what Frederator wrote when they rejected it. I know since we don't really know each other, it'll be tough to be tough, but it is the internet, so let loose! :D
Thanks!
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Early Violet sketch, back when she was called Choopy. My friend's dog's name was Chupi, and...Snoopy, Droopy, Goofy...I thought I was onto something.
Originally run July 23rd 2008.
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2022-01-19 11:43:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Which do you think would be funnier for a character trying to become the next beloved children's cartoon character, and failing?
A. An anthropomorphic line whose claim to fame is that he appeared as a curtain rod in an episode of a Batman cartoon.
B. A dung beetle (using Jeff's ex girlfriend Summer as a representation, but could be either a male or female) Tag Line: "I was created to be the next Spongebob by a cartoonist who obviously subconsciously wants to fail!"
C. ...
One of the first takes on Rex, back when his name was Killer. We experimented with him being muscular at one point too, but thought he came off too threatening.
Originally run July 22nd 2008.
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2022-01-18 16:40:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Early Norm and Bridget. Norm was the last character design approved.
Originally run July 21st 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-17 17:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I love Bridget and Squishy in Dr. Seuss form! Reminds me of how I originally wanted the strip to be in Richard Scarry style.
Originally run July 20th 2008.
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2022-01-16 17:30:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Melissa's first take on Jeff.
Originally run July 19th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-16 17:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is Melissa's first take on Ashley, back when her name was Bengal Bengal.
Originally run July 18th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-14 13:07:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I recently heard someone say "Adult Animation in America isn't about the animation. It's only adult due to the writing". Any thoughts on that?
Originally run July 17th 2008.
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2022-01-13 20:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
If Norm is my "avatar", and Jeff is the character I don't like admitting how much I'm like, Violet is the character I wish I could be more like. :D
Originally run July 16th 2008.
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2022-01-12 11:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post
It seems funny to me "Everyone Loves Raymond" gets a lot of negative feedback these days when the show does come up for the whole "Idiot husband/Domineering wife" trope.
Originally run July 15th 2008.
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AT4W review: 2022-01-11 15:14:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Norm is my stand-in for myself in the strip, but I do relate to Jeff A LOT. More than I like to admit sometimes.
Originally run July 14th 2008.
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2022-01-10 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I think it's funny Dr. Seuss is thought up as an upbeat guy, ala The Cat in The Hat, but actually considered his "avatar" to be more like The Grinch.
Originally run July 13th 2008.
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2022-01-09 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I still do this. I think I satrted as soon as I was able to use the microwave on my own.
Originally run July 12th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-09 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Call back to the Salmon Tonio strips! (not sure if it was too long a gap, but I went for it)
Originally run July 11th 2008.
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TV Tropes: 2022-01-08 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I was very happy writing an end to Jeff's crush on Maureen instead of having it drag on like many comic strip subplots. Of course, the strips I'm talking about have lasted decades, so I guess I was wrong. :D
Originally run July 10th 2008.
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AT4W review: 2022-01-06 16:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post
