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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mrbribery said, 6 months ago
it’s always good to see a really good tv surgeon perform…
AshburnStadium said, 6 months ago
@mrbribery
My favorite was (in the voice of a drunk B. J. Hunnicutt as played by Mike Farrell):
“Benjamin Franklin Pierce Hawkeye. Named after an Indian, a president and a stove!
(By the way, President Franklin Pierce’s father and son were both named Benjamin)
jeffc42
said, 6 months ago
I never will be a fan of streaming. Too many interruptions, and too many potential causes for interruptions. I prefer DVDs or downloaded.
finale said, 6 months ago
Nurse!
whmIII said, 6 months ago
What a waste of time and energy…there ARE better things to do on the couch if you want to break a sweat.
duemore4u said, 6 months ago
Hmm it is Sunday and football, perhaps a beer first would cool Arlo
UsernameUsername1234 said, 6 months ago
Why both the cable box and the streaming player remotes?
Notgiven said, 6 months ago
@jeffc42
Can you not pause when you are streaming to your TV like you can when you watch on your computer?
tuna1 said, 6 months ago
Two words Arlo: Universal remote control.
Okay that was three words..
rrman1975
said, 6 months ago
Harmony One. Saved my marriage.
ArthurAllen said, 6 months ago
I thought “wipe” was a command on his remote if he is editing video.
JoeStoppinghem
said, 6 months ago
Really?
Have we come down to this?
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Just kidding, there are times I feel like that, a surgeon performing an operation.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
They are playing it like a surgery in progress here. At least I only need separate remotes for the VCR when I want to record. One remote from ATT is enough for most functions.
comicsssfan said, 6 months ago
@whmIII
If they were inclined to do that they would have had more kids.
whmIII said, 6 months ago
@comicsssfan
Not necessarily…