My family had cranberry space goo last year for the first time I remember at Thanksgiving and I referenced its BCN name but no one appreciated it as much as they should.
Gotta go with Cartoon logic here. We just saw an epic battle between groups of raccoons and moles, featuring a squirrel and shoutmunk wearing armor made of cans. And reported on my cats and mice with microphones.
The lead singer of The Postal Service, Ben Gibbard, is also the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, which, uh, might be just as obscure, but I think DCFC is better known.
That final panel really emphasizes that Tommy doesn’t wear pants. LOL