Ol’ George #71

 Ol’ George #71

Notes on #71

1. No notes, 10/10!

2. Just kidding. 

When I wrote this and started drawing it, it occurred to me that many of you won’t get it, some of you will hate it, and a few of you will completely cut me from your lives, disown me, and/or privately wish for my death. I find that very unfortunate and am more than a little ashamed of you. It’s just a cartoon, after all. One of my most meta. I warned you this was going to happen. 

Who knows what is really happening here? I won’t tell…I probably don’t even know. 

3. I’ll tell more about the sign in panel two. It refers to the 1954 Dr. Seuss movie “The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T”, wherein the titular Dr. Terwilliger, an evil piano teacher played deliciously by Hans Conreid, has captured 500 children and is forcing them to play a giant piano. It was a big flop, this first and only live action film of Seuss’ lifetime, but I love it. One of the final songs (yes, it’s a musical) is a high camp number called “Do Me Do Duds” where Hans announces to his manservants how he would like to be dressed up for his grand concert. It closes with: “Dress me up in pretzels, dress me up in bock beer suds!” 

And that might be the last time beer is mentioned in the works of Dr. Seuss. (Prior to his kids’ book career, Seuss did a good amount of beer advertising art.)