I’ve never commented on the absence of the Thorps’ kids before, but we might as well face it. They’re gone. There is precedent. The original My Three Sons were Mike, Robbie and Chip. Mike got married, Steve Douglas adopted Ernie, and after a couple of references to Mike being on his honeymoon, he was never referred to again. In the original Great Airport Mystery, the Hardy Boys and their friends graduated from Bayport High. The next book they were back in high school, and the graduation was never mentioned again. It’s obvious Neal has decided Gil and Mimi should be childless, and we’ll just have to live with it.
Not true, chiphilton. The Thorpe children were transported to Nibiru via an alein portal designed by Heaven’s Gate which was a ruse by Aesopian fundamentalists to promote their Old World Order agenda. The Thorpe children escaped almost certain transformation into Pentecostals but found themselves trapped in an ethereal La Grange point for 42 Drac-sim rotations and returned to the strip as troubled teens. The recent Irish interloper Ghallagher was actually one of the Tolecs of the Andromeda Council sent to free the Thorpe children but his efforts were thwarted by the unexpected arrival of Evil Gil, who persuaded Doyle the Dim to organize a cabal of Stepford wives from the future who had gone back in time to corrupt the dinosaurs, organizing them into a reptilian alQueda which ultimately mass suicide in a predetermined location intended to enslave the future nation known as “Gawd’s Own ’Murica” and bring it under the control of King Faisal and Little Richard after the latter arranged the assassination of Duck Ellington in the future pluperfect past. This plan, however, was in turn thwarted by Coach Kaz who, disguised as Pope Alexander VI, was the REAL father of the Thorpe children.
And THAT is the REAL reason the kids have not appeared in the strip in recent memory.
It’s bad enough we don’t know where the Thorp children are, although the variety of explanations here this Christmas already provide sufficient evidence we need our own Warren Commission to unravel the mystery. But the big question is why in the heck is Kaz celebrating the holiday at the Thorp house (with what appears to be that lady from the softball team, and her child is probably now missing)?
Merry Christmas my fellow Thor p followers. That’s Kaz’s squeeze Kelly, who we haven’t heard or seen in at least a year. I suppose Coach Matt Shaw will spend Christmas washing dirty basketball gear and trainer Rick Scott will be taping ankles and running the whirlpool.
I got excited for a second when I first saw the strip, I thought Kaz and his horny friend were the Thorpe kids all grown up. (Kaz looks like he lost some weight since 2 days ago.) Now I’m just pissed, why doesn’t Steve get invited to the Thorpes for the holiday? Oh sure, when the floors are filthy I’m the first person they think of…
Ralph and Alice Kramden adopted a baby in one episode, and he brought three dogs home from the pound in another. They all disappeared. Thorp’s kids, same thing. Merry Christmas and the Thorpiest new year to all.
I hope Kaz didn’t buy her a pair of gloves. They’ll be way too small. And what’s he doing there anyway? Did Gil adopt him to replace the kids? I’m waiting for the announcement that Kaz is going to take the head job, as Gil moves on to the U of Oregon when Chip Kelly leaves to take the J’ville Jaguar job and save T Tebow’s pitiful career. Kaz will actually be in the strip, and kick Wilcat’s ass for general principle.
chiphilton over 11 years ago
I’ve never commented on the absence of the Thorps’ kids before, but we might as well face it. They’re gone. There is precedent. The original My Three Sons were Mike, Robbie and Chip. Mike got married, Steve Douglas adopted Ernie, and after a couple of references to Mike being on his honeymoon, he was never referred to again. In the original Great Airport Mystery, the Hardy Boys and their friends graduated from Bayport High. The next book they were back in high school, and the graduation was never mentioned again. It’s obvious Neal has decided Gil and Mimi should be childless, and we’ll just have to live with it.
george over 11 years ago
Not true, chiphilton. The Thorpe children were transported to Nibiru via an alein portal designed by Heaven’s Gate which was a ruse by Aesopian fundamentalists to promote their Old World Order agenda. The Thorpe children escaped almost certain transformation into Pentecostals but found themselves trapped in an ethereal La Grange point for 42 Drac-sim rotations and returned to the strip as troubled teens. The recent Irish interloper Ghallagher was actually one of the Tolecs of the Andromeda Council sent to free the Thorpe children but his efforts were thwarted by the unexpected arrival of Evil Gil, who persuaded Doyle the Dim to organize a cabal of Stepford wives from the future who had gone back in time to corrupt the dinosaurs, organizing them into a reptilian alQueda which ultimately mass suicide in a predetermined location intended to enslave the future nation known as “Gawd’s Own ’Murica” and bring it under the control of King Faisal and Little Richard after the latter arranged the assassination of Duck Ellington in the future pluperfect past. This plan, however, was in turn thwarted by Coach Kaz who, disguised as Pope Alexander VI, was the REAL father of the Thorpe children.
And THAT is the REAL reason the kids have not appeared in the strip in recent memory.
grshprnh over 11 years ago
At least Thorp still stays true with “Merry Christmas”!@wieswald..you are scary man.
chujusmith over 11 years ago
It’s bad enough we don’t know where the Thorp children are, although the variety of explanations here this Christmas already provide sufficient evidence we need our own Warren Commission to unravel the mystery. But the big question is why in the heck is Kaz celebrating the holiday at the Thorp house (with what appears to be that lady from the softball team, and her child is probably now missing)?
decten1968 over 11 years ago
And here I was predicting an appearance by the family dog too . . . sigh
miffedmax over 11 years ago
Merry Christmas, you lunatics.
bearwku82 over 11 years ago
Merry Christmas my fellow Thor p followers. That’s Kaz’s squeeze Kelly, who we haven’t heard or seen in at least a year. I suppose Coach Matt Shaw will spend Christmas washing dirty basketball gear and trainer Rick Scott will be taping ankles and running the whirlpool.
Mopman over 11 years ago
I got excited for a second when I first saw the strip, I thought Kaz and his horny friend were the Thorpe kids all grown up. (Kaz looks like he lost some weight since 2 days ago.) Now I’m just pissed, why doesn’t Steve get invited to the Thorpes for the holiday? Oh sure, when the floors are filthy I’m the first person they think of…
Mopman over 11 years ago
And not timeout? Gil always calls timeout on Christmas!
mgbbobby over 11 years ago
Two words “Witness Protection” Just sayin’
Cliff1911 over 11 years ago
Ralph and Alice Kramden adopted a baby in one episode, and he brought three dogs home from the pound in another. They all disappeared. Thorp’s kids, same thing. Merry Christmas and the Thorpiest new year to all.
wmac8898 over 11 years ago
Merry Christmas, everybody.
Personally, I think it’s inappropriate for the Thorps to have a swingers party on Christmas, but we each celebrate in our own way.
GilTherapist over 11 years ago
Call off the Amber Alert….they’re never coming home.
cbcomicsfan over 11 years ago
The look on Kelly & Kaz’s faces tells me they definitely know what’s in the box, and it’s not going to be opened in public!
Bluedarter over 11 years ago
I hope Kaz didn’t buy her a pair of gloves. They’ll be way too small. And what’s he doing there anyway? Did Gil adopt him to replace the kids? I’m waiting for the announcement that Kaz is going to take the head job, as Gil moves on to the U of Oregon when Chip Kelly leaves to take the J’ville Jaguar job and save T Tebow’s pitiful career. Kaz will actually be in the strip, and kick Wilcat’s ass for general principle.
Pat Murray over 11 years ago
Why don’t they ever show Marty Moon in his hovel getting plastered on Christmas?
grshprnh over 11 years ago
@PatMurray…there is only room for one bottle cap!