Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 29, 2022

Good morning™, guys!

Well, he’s a “method actor” like we were figuring. He kind of becomes the character, even when he’s offstage. He’s done his research, but will she perform the “theme song” that she and Tonsils did at the end of each show? She seems a little taken aback by the proposal, but I think she’ll do it.

(At least she says “the real Tonsils,” rather than “the original Tonsils.” There can’t really be another Tonsils.)

She appears surprised. ✨

Oh no, a duet! I don’t think I could stand looking at 12 arms!

“By ‘duet’ you mean the song we did. Not the other thing?”

Reminds me a little of that Breathless story some time ago, where the lookalike actress similarly wanted to immerse herself in the person she was portraying

Trying to get us to accept a doppleganger as the original? “I immerse myself in the character.” Hmmm …Call me Breathless? Where have we heard that before?

It didn’t work with Shaky 2 either. Why think it will work with Tonsils?

Neil, I think you called this one.

Good morning™, spooked !

She doesn’t look too thrilled about the proposal to do that song together with fake Tonsils. How can she back out in front of all 5000 who are watching the show live ?

Stalker vibes!!!!!

OOPS….I’m thinking Dot is gonna be wanted for the murder of her producer at this rate….

Strip is well presented (should I say well drawn?) today! Tonsils is kind of creepy looking though!

The watermelon look continues, I see!

If the show has a house-band, then a rehearsal will be required — and the lawyers will demand an investigation for copyright clearance.

Maybe they sang “Cruising” just like Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow did.

Someone seems to have broken a fingernail.

Is this where she jumps up and slaps him?

“Everybody wants to do the ‘Horizontal Bop’”

Uh-oh, Dot…

I wonder if this will end with her slapping him in front of the camera.

Wow.

They just met

Studio set

“Tonsils” and Dot View.

Lashes long

She’ll sing a song

Audience won’t boo.

…..now if she uncrosses her legs right about now, I reckon that means: “O.K!! Let’s DO this!”……..

The eye thing is really bugging me. Am I the only one who is thinking that somehow the Real Tonsils escaped the barracuda and is now trying to live as a Tonsils impersonator, all the time actually being the REAL Tonsils?

Such a different art style. It looks very cartoony. It’s very good, but I find it a bit jarring in Dick Tracy.

“I’m sorry, dear, but my career has left 100 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall, sung in a seedy dive far behjnd.”

Perform a duet with him…how does he know she still can sing? It has been more than a month of Sundays….maybe Dot sings in the shower or along with songs coming over a car radio.

Do the Barracudas even have the sheet music for the song? Chances are they do…Matt covered that base like mustard.

Someone oughtta tell whatshername that her receding hairline is probably the result of either genetics or her hair is too long…firsthand knowledge, the longer the hair, the more weight on the follicles which causes them to “give up the fight” and make your hair fall out…the stylist I used to go to told me that when I had her cut my hair off, it was down to my lower back right above the beltline, she cut it down to a buzz for me

Too many Tonsils would call for a Tonsillectomy as that would be just too much to SWALLOW!!

I love Dot’s expression in the last panel. Kudos to Shelley for pulling that off in profile and the colorist for catching the extra white space above her iris.

1-ASTRO ANDREWS: I don’t know why but we seem to have gotten off to a rocky-rolly start. What say we shake hands and put it all behind us?

2-DOT DASH: Sure. I just wiped with this hand before the show and didn’t wash after. Put ‘er there, pal!

3-ASTRO: Uh, you’re funny…I think. But I’ll pass. I KNOW! Let’s BOTH sing my big hit! That’ll give us both a lotta of attention when the video goes viral!

DOT: Why? Because I’m going to kick you in the sack?

ASTRO: Uhhh, you’re being funny again…I think…

DOT: We don’t have to do your lame song for that. Just stand up.

ASTRO: Uhhhh…HEY DRUMMER – BRING YOUR COWBELL OVER HERE!

DRUMMER: NO WAY! I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE PLANNING AND I DON’T WANT YOUR JUNK IN MY COWBELL! JUST SIT THERE AND CROSS YOUR LEGS!

DOT: You gotta get up sometime…

MOVIE QUOTE

“He’s going to sing,folks.Now’s the time to go out and get the popcorn”.

Bob Hope—ROAD TO BALI—1952

Jeez,don’t put her on the spot so soon.

She’s having trouble enough getting used to the FACE,let alone the music.

Since others have already brought up “the incident”,I’llhave to say they finally topped David Niven and “The Streaker”.

The studio set makes me think of Sparkle Plenty.

The duet might not go well. He’s been rehearsing the old songs, she hasn’t.

And whatever became of The Gallstones?

Shades of Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie” saying he has to become a tomato.

Hey, guys! I had a wild thought! If I’m ever allowed within shouting distance of TRAC again, how about a story where everyone talks like the teacher on the Peanuts TV specials! What’s ya think? Great, huh

Whoopsie! I don’t think Dot View knows quite how to handle that unwanted request from Matt “Call Me Tonsils” McCullar! She is trying to be the perfect TV host, but Tonsils (letting him have the naming his way) does not make it easy, awakening bad memories….

Is there a studio audience there to cheer Dot on? :)