Red and Rover by Brian Basset

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  1. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    When I used to watch TV, I would do that on a nice summer day. I would open the window and plant my chair on my deck facing the TV. I could sit outside and watch my programs with no problem at all.

  2. AddADadaAdDad

    AddADadaAdDad said, 4 months ago

    Wait, didn’t I just see this as a one panel strip several days ago?

  3. Josh 1360

    Josh 1360 said, 4 months ago

    Yes, this past Monday, I believed.

  4. BC13

    BC13Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Yes, but they weren’t told to go outside and the single panel strip had the TV outside too. Star Trek was also on the tube too. And still I question why they were watching Star Trek. It was not in reruns during the period in history and I doubt mom would wait until 8 o’clock at night to send them outside.

  5. Lewreader

    LewreaderGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Isn’t Star Trek always on the tube?

  6. BC13

    BC13Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Lewreader

    Not in the ‘60’s. Only in prime-time. I know. I’m too picky about the details.

  7. stonehenge1951

    stonehenge1951Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Perhaps Brian Bassett uses the Enterprise silhouette because it’s recognizable at that small size and helps set the time era of the strip?

  8. Dypak

    DypakGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    I remember that episode. There was a space-time anomoly (there’s always SOME kind of anomoly) which caused the episode to be broadcast at 4pm, rather than its usual evening slot. This was resolved by Scotty adjusting the phase array at Desilu Studios and bypassing the main program emiters at CBS. This was also the same episode where That Girl Marlo Thomas appeared as a Yoeman and fell in love with Spock. Nurse Chapel transported her into space and claimed it was a ‘medical procedure’.

  9. BC13

    BC13Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Dypak, you want to stick with that story? Funny stuff. You should write fiction.

  10. Robert Peters

    Robert PetersGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    In the ’70s, Star Trek was on in reruns. I used to watch it every day after school.

  11. Dypak

    DypakGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    In Detroit, back inthe 70’s Lost in Space was on at 5 and Star Trek at 7. Great stuff.
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    I think my idea for how Pug got off the island over in “Brenda Starr” was better BC13.

  12. BinaryWiener

    BinaryWiener said, 4 months ago

    Props to Basset for making ST a central theme in the strip.

    Star Trek rules!!

  13. rskill19

    rskill19 said, 4 months ago

    This strip takes me back to the 50’s and 60’s with a lot of great memories. I just wish there were more strips like this one.