Julie Larson began writing The Dinette Set comic in 1990, then called Suburban Torture, offering a satire on middle class culture. The Dinette Set became syndicated in 1997. When asked where Julie gets all of her ideas, she admits there is only one way to write a daily comic: write about what you know. "I make no bones about who’s really talking in The Dinette Set," says Julie, who is writer, director and cast of The Dinette Set. "If we can’t make fun of ourselves, who will?"
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simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
And the peas got into the dessert, main course, potatoes…
purple sky
said, 6 months ago
Ewwww! TV dinners! And this is the Pennys’ idea of haute cuisine! GAH! I’ll bet they’re not even name-brand TV dinners, just some generic crap. I think I need some BB, stat!
Radish
said, 6 months ago
The Joy of cooking.
Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago
A reminder to close the refrigerator door?!
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
And who do they cheat if they eat dessert first? Will it matter if some one leaves some Salisbury steak uneaten?
Joy is so worried about being cheated in some way that she can’t understand, she devises rules so people can’t even cheat themselves,
Just in case it would somehow be unfair to her.
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Pacop… well, do you think she should leave it open?
Who else thinks Joy’s apron said something when this panel was used before? Looks like writing that’s scribbled over….
and I’ve been amusing myself trying to figure out what it said.
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
And who else thinks Marlene has never thrown out a dessert in her life?
It’s the story she gives Dale when she gobbles both little cobblers before bringing the trays to the table
No burnt, scraped bits?
No, honey, I said I overheated them..
mikie2
said, 6 months ago
@Radish
Bravo! A three pointer for you.
mikie2
said, 6 months ago
Note to Joy and Burl: Never, ever throw away a bill from the IRS. They never forget and have no sense of humour about that. Ignore them too long and Guido shows up at your door.
Citizen GROG!
said, 6 months ago
I never eat the deserts anyway. I’m surprised they don’t eat the deserts and throw away the main course.
capndunzzl said, 6 months ago
…well they tried to get into the movies posing as children to save a few cents, so what’s the difference in eating the dessert first! Anyone ever see the album cover to National Lampoon’s “radio dinner”?
PoodleGroomer said, 6 months ago
Fascist Food Control Freak Fanatics.
gmforde said, 6 months ago
TV dinners? Gag…I used to eat them when I lived in my first apartment. Even though they have some that taste better and look more like real food, they are still poisonous. I can’t believe someone would have a dinner party with this stuff. Maybe we should have some brain bleach after-dinner drinks. lol
MeGoNow said, 6 months ago
What you’re all missing is the fact that it’s incomprehensible that this bunch would ever be satisfied with the meager portions on a TV dinner. This is merely the warm-up snack before the “real” meal: pressure formed, pre-cooked turkey-like breast meat, casserole made with Can-O-Beans brand green beans, store brand generic mushroom soup (now with 20% real mushrooms and 15% less school paste), and Grease-O brand fried onion skin strips. Also artificial butter flavored powdered “mashed potatoes” reconstituted with tap water, semi-thawed frozen apple pie (now with 10% real apples) and imitation vanilla iced milk product. With side relish of semi-pitted green olives and cranberry flavored jelly (tastefully served to preserve the original can shape). Beverage is lemon-like flavored powdered iced tea.
Habogee said, 6 months ago
I am so sick & tired of people bad mouthing tap water.
Tap water is cheaper, convenient & good for you.