Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The world has watched the Patterson family grow up in real time, and to many readers, the Pattersons feel like family!
Parents and children alike will relate to the obstacles that the Patterson family faces. Curfews, parent date nights, babysitting, pets and distractions are all hurdles that the Pattersons must overcome in order to enjoy each other as a family. They face the same obstacles that real life families do, which is what makes them so loveable.
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pouncingtiger said, 7 months ago
Classic reaction from John.
bluskies said, 7 months ago
They’re never too young, are they?
psychlady said, 7 months ago
Always a solution to the problem!
BenderSastre said, 7 months ago
What does the box around Michael’s neck say and why is he wearing a box with his costume?
lilycat said, 7 months ago
The box says, “UNICEF.” He is trick-or-treating for UNICEF; people will put donations in the box.
T_Lexi said, 7 months ago
@BenderSastre
If you click the ‘enlarge’ button, you can read UNICEF. He’s collecting donations for the United Nations Children’s Fund.
bluffwood said, 7 months ago
Unicef boxes have been forced on Canadian school kids since the 60s when I was a student in Scarborough. Of course, the UN has done such a great job… protecting children and women.
MERRY40 said, 7 months ago
Years ago UNICEF was caught defrauding doners. They were taking the top 99% and keeping it for them selves and giving the rest for the needy… I have never donated to them or any charity since. Because with the exception of one that I know of they all do the same thing. Nothing but a bunch of crooks.
Donna Taylor said, 7 months ago
Trick or Treat for UNICEF, has been around now for Decades at this point. Thank you to Lynn Johnston for recognizing it in the “Strip” !
hcr1985 said, 7 months ago
I am in my late 20s, and I have maybe had one trick-or-treater with a UNICEF box all the years I have handed out candy…
lightenup
said, 7 months ago
I used to collect for UNICEF as a kid when I went trick-or-treating. Now that I have kids, I’ve found boxes at Pier 1, but no one seems to have money ready to give.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 7 months ago
Lynn’s Notes:
One year Rod made me a set of false teeth that went over my real ones. They were so realistic that you couldn’t tell they were fake. After the kids were done with their door-to-door trek on October 31, the adults would carry out a Lynn Lake tradition called “trick-or-drinking.” When costumed revellers would show up at your door, you had to invite them in for a drink — and if you couldn’t guess who they were, you’d have to wait until the following morning to find out!
dmdflyer53 said, 7 months ago
Unicef donations are still collected by schools but all the events take place in the school. It was deemed too dangerous for children to collect on the streets on Hallowe’en as some kids were getting robbed by older ones. Now they have penny lines to see which class can bring in the most, silent auctions, etc.
hcr1985 said, 7 months ago
@dmdflyer53
That makes sense. I guess a kid walking around unattended in the dark with a lot of money would be dangerous….for a number of reasons!!!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, 7 months ago
Does UNICEF still exist??
I thought it disbanded when Audrey Hepburn passed (sarcasm indicated).