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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Clotty Peristalt said, 6 months ago
Enlighten a non-TV watcher — what cartoon is Arlo referring to here?
Undrneath said, 6 months ago
Did Johnson just admit that he watches “Family Guy”?
KaminoNeko said, 6 months ago
I’m more surprised that Arlo did…
jmw1122
said, 6 months ago
I wonder if he made Lois’ noodle caboodle with M&Ms instead of paprika.
JDS said, 6 months ago
I predict that tomorrows strip will feature the cat.
pschearer
said, 6 months ago
I used to be a reluctant fan of “Family Guy”, but recently they told a joke so repulsive that I now go out of my way not to see it. But I do miss Stewie.
Gokie5 said, 6 months ago
@pschearer
We were eating at a restaurant where I was forced to look at a “Family Guy” episode projected onto a wall (it was outside). I finally had to avert my eyes, as I recall, but could probably still hear it. It was pretty disgusting. The restaurant was sub-par in other ways. Honey mustard dressing on the Greek salad! Honestly.
starlilies said, 6 months ago
@pschearer
Same here. Just too much – like the Simpsons. Gave up on that one as well. And I do miss Stewie.
finale said, 6 months ago
There’s a lot to be said for subtlety and making the audience think……..99% of all television doesn’t do that anymore.
DDrazen said, 6 months ago
What the deuce?
whmIII said, 6 months ago
@DDrazen
Jeez, haven’t heard that in years…
MeGoNow said, 6 months ago
Sorry. I’m not eating anything with even the slightest association with Family Guy. I used to watch it and others, but realized that they just plain weren’t good for me. And I came to realize that there wasn’t much talent behind them. Succeeding at ever escalating efforts to be nastier than the last show and the other series is not a talent, not anywhere but maybe on a middle school playground. Genuine talent doesn’t have to do that. Just like crotchless pants isn’t a good look for anyone, no matter how much neon you put on it.
smalltownbrown said, 6 months ago
I call it “armpit” humor – left to those who make “fluffy-fluffy-bang-bang” noises with their hands under their armpits and then laugh at themselves.
whmIII said, 6 months ago
@smalltownbrown
Why, that sounds like a fart…
Keith said, 6 months ago
To Finale: Frasier was in that 1% of TV shows that had subtlety and something to make the audience think about what was said, then laugh if they could keep up. Hands down my favorite show, and I don’t even really watch TV because so much is thought-free, including the news.