From the salmon-colored sofa that is the center of the Arlo & Janis universe, this unique and quixotic comic strip has been just about everywhere. From unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to unsurpassed observational wit, Arlo & Janis is perhaps the most unpigenholeable comic strip ever. It also invents new words!
The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become, with their son Gene, perhaps the most believable family in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo & Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused at any given moment. However, readers eagerly return every day for another quaff from what has been the holy grail for a generation of comic-strip authors: quintessential Boomer humor.
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simpsonfan2 said, 12 months ago
“The two best days in the life of a boat owner is when he buys it, and when he sells it”- ?
JP Steve
said, 12 months ago
Panel four is an awesome portrait of Gus!
SusanSunshine
said, 12 months ago
JP — and a pretty good pun, too!
ZedBA said, 12 months ago
Boat: A hole in the water that you pour money into.
doublepaw said, 12 months ago
Janis is probably saying, “Water we doing here?”
Sportymonk said, 12 months ago
Definition – Boat = A Bottomless hole in the water one attempts to fill with money.
Dave53 said, 12 months ago
enough already with the money lines! It’s a question of whether Arlo will finally fullfill a life-time fantasy. He came close to buying another boat years ago from a neighbor, who sold it to someone else before A could get it. Janis was more upset with the couple than Arlo was for doing that. She knew how important it was to him and felt betrayed. Let’s see if Jimmy takes this to it’s conclusion this time ..or if Arlo chickens out.
jue demerse said, 12 months ago
after all these years of watching this strip, it would ruin it if Arlo gets the boat. Kinda like if Charlie finally actually kicks the football with Lucy holding it.
Notgiven said, 12 months ago
Wasn’t Janis in favor of buying this same boat once before?
Dave53 said, 12 months ago
here’s a potential development: Arlo buys the boat, but before he can take it sailing, the farmhouse Gene and Mary Lou are renovating burns down, and they end up living on the boat.
nighthawks
said, 12 months ago
show me the boat fax
db1k said, 12 months ago
I think it would give more story potential if he finally gets the boat. C’mon, he deserves it FINALLY!!
Tree11 said, 12 months ago
i hope he buys the boat.
duemore4u said, 12 months ago
Hopefully, Janis will say, “Yes, My Captain, YES” on the fresh linen.
JoeStoppinghem
said, 12 months ago
I love the puns!