Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 02, 2010
August 01, 2010
August 03, 2010
Transcript:
Man: Have I told you about my first cartooning job? I was Winky Untermeyer's assistant on his classic comic strip, "The Okeydokes." Years of excessive living had left Winky unable to draw certain shapes, like circles and rhomboids. I had to fill in for him whenever those shapes were needed. I still remember the theme song to the TV version - the Okeydokes are jolly folks they're risible and full of jokes." Boy: When my dad talks like that I've found I can turn off my hearing, y'know? Petey: What?
margueritem almost 14 years ago
He’s lost them…..
leakysqueaky712 almost 14 years ago
Seems Peteys’ already done that.
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I think you’re right, leakysqueaky721
vcover almost 14 years ago
fear and loathing in cartoonistville
luezer almost 14 years ago
Winky dink and you, winky dink and me. always have a lot of fun until you get caught drawing on the tv screen with a magic marker cuz you were too cheep to buy the magic screen. This goes back to the 60’s
Sisyphos almost 14 years ago
Huh? –Sounds like all too many school lectures I dozed through….
JanLC almost 14 years ago
luezer, I remember Winky dink. Man, oh man, does that date us.
SCOTTtheBADGER almost 14 years ago
Loris is bored!
solutioncow almost 14 years ago
Sounds like Dan should take Harold’s advice here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlJk5iBlb3Q (first two minutes or so) Harold: “You see how they do that? See, they tell a little bit of the story to see if people are interested–you old guys, you might want to try that.” ;)
Oh, and I’m glad to see the strip return to Petey at Cartoon Camp.
MisterFweem almost 14 years ago
So, circles and rhomboids are the first to go, eh?
Plods with ...™ almost 14 years ago
ZZZZZzzzzzz
Gilda Blackmore almost 14 years ago
Look what I found at rembrandtfilms.com Winky Dink and You aired every weekend on CBS from 1953 until 1957 and became a national phenomenon. At its height, CBS was selling 25,000 Winky Dink and You kits per week.
The series was resurrected in 1969 with 65 new color episodes that ran five years in syndication. These are the episodes now available for the first time on video, packaged with all the toy elements that make Winky Dink and You so unique.
vldazzle almost 14 years ago
I was finishing HS around that time, so no wonder I never heard of Winky. I used to watch the Lucky Strike Hit Parade.
LouW almost 14 years ago
But hardcore Winky Dink fans did not have the kit; they just drew directly on TV screens with crayons and markers!
cleokaya almost 14 years ago
All children have selective hearing.
kcysewski almost 14 years ago
“years of excessive living” snort
Well, when I was a kid, we were stuck with overly-pixellated video games (no 3D back then, kiddos) and having to REWIND our movies when we were done with them.
This generation has no idea what it was like back-in-the-day.
;-)
farren almost 14 years ago
When I was a kid, video games and rewindable movies were sheerest fantasy. As was drawing on the TV with a marker, which hadn’t been invented yet.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
“Excessive living” is one of the occupational hazards of cartooning, but one that Petey is safe from. He lives as little as possible.
lin4869 almost 14 years ago
I LOVED Winky Dink in the ’50s–LOL.
cdward almost 14 years ago
Never saw it, though my wife was familiar with the 60s version. I just spent a lot of time today viewing YouTube episodes of it. Wow.
Hypergurl0074 almost 14 years ago
I Love This Comic! Hehehe…
Ink-adink-adoo almost 14 years ago
“The Okeydokes”?
That’s a doozie.