Housecats are known to be aloof, but "cat-titude" reaches new heights in Get Fuzzy, the bitingly hilarious comic strip from cartoonist Darby Conley. Available daily and Sunday and appearing in 650 newspapers nationwide, Get Fuzzy is a wry portrait of single life, with pets. At the center of this warm and fuzzy romp is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of anthropomorphic scamps Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in this eccentric household. Satchel is a gentle pooch who tries to remain neutral, but frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky's mischief. Together, this unlikely trio endures all the trials and tribulations of a typical family... more or less.
The National Cartoonists Society honored Get Fuzzy with a Reuben division award, naming it the Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 2002. There are a dozen Get Fuzzy compilation books published by Andrews McMeel: The Dog Is Not a Toy (House Rule #4); Get Fuzzy 2: Fuzzy Logic; Groovitude: A Get Fuzzy Treasury; The Get Fuzzy Experience: Are You Bucksperienced; Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun; Blueprint for Disaster; Say Cheesy; Scrum Bums; Loserpalooza; I'm Ready for My Movie Contract; and Take Our Cat, Please; plus Get Fuzzy wall and box calendars.
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Get a Life by Tim Lachowski
Gil Thorp by Neal Rubin and Rod Whigham
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rf_eq said, over 1 year ago
least common duh-nominator
naturally_easy said, over 1 year ago
Why does this appear to be a Moe and Curly thing? I’m waiting for the bops on the head and the eye gouges.
slug_queen said, over 1 year ago
Those will commence shortly, knowing Bucky…
inshadowz said, over 1 year ago
The bops on the head anyway. You may have to perform the eye gouges yourself, as a voluntary tribute ;)
Varnes said, over 1 year ago
You know, sometimes I actually feel sorry for Bucky. I mean Satchel is a great guy, but you have to admit, living with him could be a frustrating challenge…
TheTrustedMechanic said, over 1 year ago
@Varnes
Especially when you are a narcissitic little furball of a Siamese cat. I still say Satchel is not stupid, but his naive innocence would be demoralizing and difficult after awhile
Lovecraft said, over 1 year ago
It IS dangerous, Satchel!
galxcbaby said, over 1 year ago
Bucky’s look in the third panel sent me into hysterics
LafInLarry
said, over 1 year ago
This must be my day to get music stuck in my head. This is the second comic and comments to start that and it’s still early in the comics for me. naturally_easy‘s comment got this Novas song going for me. At least it’s better than the other one.
BahramtheRed said, over 1 year ago
I do not know who I feel bad for. It shifts weekly, sometimes daily.
I want a cross over with pearls before swine. Bucky versus Rat.
Stephen Gilberg
said, over 1 year ago
One of these days, Rob will go to work and accidentally talk like a first-grade teacher, because that’s the only way his pets understand him.
Kathe
said, over 1 year ago
Siamese can be a smart-ass. I had a Siamese who talked back (they are very chatty) and when I scolded her, she would go into the bathroom and unravel all the toilet paper. She tormented the dog who just didn’t seem to know what to do about her. He never hurt her no matter what she did to him.
When I read this comic strip, I remember my Satchel and Bucky.
Suzanne
said, over 1 year ago
@Kathe
What a purr-sonality your dear cat had.
Suzanne
said, over 1 year ago
I agree with galxcbaby in that Bucky’s pose is priceless. Well done, Darby. I can just feel the frustration oozing out of him. And I feel for him. I like this Bucky better than the one who goes off on his narcissistic (sp?) flights of fantasy.
Madailein said, over 1 year ago
@galxcbaby
Oh, me too! That’s a great piece of artwork, right there.