That is a super-ineffective hold for carrying a sick kid, Todd. Wow.
But yeah, this seems to have distracted everybody enough to get out of there.
Oddly enough, it reminds me that although I tend to avoid scatological humor and idiotic/embarrassing stuff in my writing, there are times when a character who’s not afraid to be seen in a less-than-heroic light can actually make good use of maneuvers like this.
E.g. Vash the Stampede from Trigun, who uses apparent idiocy (walking around blowing bubble gum with earphones in, dancing like a fool, and later wailing like a coward) to worm his way into situations to help/rescue people, while putting the enemies off their guard.
I doubt Amanda was actually using this move on purpose, but still. It’s useful.
I assumed he was sitting down with her on his lap by that point, where the pose now makes sense, but yeah, not being able to see the chairs in the frame forces us to make a bit of a leap to get to that conclusion.
So, is Beast Wars worth looking at (as an adult who’s not cartoon-averse, and enjoys getting at least a little bit of cultural touchstones that others connect with this way)?
I remember looking into such treasures of my childhood as Go-Bots, Botsmaster, The Weekenders, and King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, and finding them to have not aged well (The Weekenders, in particular, is practically immemorable, aside from the quirk bits like Tino’s mom feeding him weird food or the pizza place always changing themes or Lor’s brothers acting as a massive unit instead of individual kids).
(Although King Arthur and the Knights of Justice still has the most kick-ass theme song. And I’m still debating if I want to get a couple episodes of King Under under my belt again to recapture the fanfic I had mentally written, back in the day, and maybe get it to paper at some point. I had a lot of imaginative adventures in that series.)
OTOH, most of the Disney Afternoon offerings have aged well — most notably Gargoyles and Recess, but also Darkwing, Aladdin, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not as well as the first two, but these three are still enjoyable to me as an adult, in controlled doses). And Beetlejuice can still make me grin, and BraveStarr still has a fun aesthetic to it. And I enjoy episodes of MegaMan and Sonic the Hedgehog (the dramatic one: SatAM) every now and again.
…I should look up Biker Mice from Mars again, and see what my adult brain thinks of it.
The first season is a little rough in places, and some of the animation/texturing (particularly in the very first episode) do not hold up to modern standards. However, second season was a BIG step up and REALLY shines.
Then Beast Machines happened . . . and we don’t talk about that.
In other words; sit through as many episodes as you can starting from the very beginning. Continuity does matter more and more as time goes on, but if you have trouble enjoying the rough content, you could probably pick things up at the episode called The Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1) and not miss too much worthy content. Or start at Before The Storm for more context for the story arc which defines Season 2.
Then stop before the show rebrands as Beast Machines.
Not only that, but Level A (or Class A) is most commonly used for hazardous waste removal – it’s typically a sealed suit with supplied air in case of noxious fumes or low oxygen levels.
Didn’t know my OSHA training would come in that handy today!
Apropos of nothing (and probably a bit because I am reading this while barely awake), I am going to start thinking of the Bounce House Guy as ‘Steve’.
His colleagues call him ‘Springheel Steve’ because of his rapid response times and unique knack for reaching any point in the Bounce House building from any other point in the Bounce House building in under a half-minute.
As one might imagine, in the context of children’s food and entertainment services, this has somewhat colored his career options vis a vis barf-bucket first response and general crisis management involving the confluence of food and play for people who are still learning the concept of restraint.
In his off hours, Steve enjoys playing Trailblazer tabletop and nominally leads (insofar as such things may be ‘led’) a Madness Faction guild in the mildly popular MMORPG Isles of Insanity, which he inherited after the previous leader lost everything in a deadly serious competitive match-three tournament.
They PVP in-character. It drives the Covenant Keepers…mad.
Beyond work and play, Steve makes time for his education, taking correspondence courses over the internet and listening to audiobooks and internet commentators with the aim of becoming a New Media journalist and escaping the barf infested wilderness of the Bounce House.
He secretly knows he’ll miss the thrill almost as much as he won’t miss the effluence.
Steve’s next appearance in this strip will be as a virgin war correspondent on his first assignment during an epic battle between over a thousand Sarnothi warriors, and, unfortunately, a burst sewer main.
I’m reading it as post-barf shakiness. That shakiness you get when you throw up your toenails… (AKA emptying the stomach very, very, *very* thoroughly!)
Guys? You’re missing the most important information here… Amanda just did FIFTY-SEVEN COMPLETE BACK-FLIPS without pausing even once!!!!! That beats Heather’s record of thirty-two back-flips by three hot dogs, two cherry popsicles, one orange popsicle, six grape popsicles and four pieces of pizza!!!
Me: Hey, Dinobot quote! Amanda’s got good taste in entertainment, and…Wait, “Old cartoons?” WTF? It’s not that old, I watched it in…Crap. It is old. I’m gonna go play with my toys now…
At least Andi is making sure the kids get exposure to the classics. Keep ’em away from the more recent movies, though.
This made me laugh so hard that my daughter demanded to read it. She then informed me that, had she been there, she would have said exactly what Selkie did, but without the esses.
Is it wrong that I only ever think of Dinobot first, and Hamlet second if at all, anymore? I mean, I had a huge annotated complete Shakespeare as a kid and I actually read it! Often!
I can’t help but think that Amanda has very thoroughly distracted the staff away from any further thoughts about glowing green eyes…
Who´d have thought a puke accident would have its bright spots?
Those bright spots are carrots
That is a super-ineffective hold for carrying a sick kid, Todd. Wow.
But yeah, this seems to have distracted everybody enough to get out of there.
Oddly enough, it reminds me that although I tend to avoid scatological humor and idiotic/embarrassing stuff in my writing, there are times when a character who’s not afraid to be seen in a less-than-heroic light can actually make good use of maneuvers like this.
E.g. Vash the Stampede from Trigun, who uses apparent idiocy (walking around blowing bubble gum with earphones in, dancing like a fool, and later wailing like a coward) to worm his way into situations to help/rescue people, while putting the enemies off their guard.
I doubt Amanda was actually using this move on purpose, but still. It’s useful.
I assumed he was sitting down with her on his lap by that point, where the pose now makes sense, but yeah, not being able to see the chairs in the frame forces us to make a bit of a leap to get to that conclusion.
…Oh God, the memories.
The feels.
Damn you, Dave. Damn you for reminding me of the epic death of a Shakespear loving Predacon turned hero.
I approve of Andi’s choice of animation. Immensely.
Be right back, I need to go pour one out for Dinobot.
So, is Beast Wars worth looking at (as an adult who’s not cartoon-averse, and enjoys getting at least a little bit of cultural touchstones that others connect with this way)?
I remember looking into such treasures of my childhood as Go-Bots, Botsmaster, The Weekenders, and King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, and finding them to have not aged well (The Weekenders, in particular, is practically immemorable, aside from the quirk bits like Tino’s mom feeding him weird food or the pizza place always changing themes or Lor’s brothers acting as a massive unit instead of individual kids).
(Although King Arthur and the Knights of Justice still has the most kick-ass theme song. And I’m still debating if I want to get a couple episodes of King Under under my belt again to recapture the fanfic I had mentally written, back in the day, and maybe get it to paper at some point. I had a lot of imaginative adventures in that series.)
OTOH, most of the Disney Afternoon offerings have aged well — most notably Gargoyles and Recess, but also Darkwing, Aladdin, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not as well as the first two, but these three are still enjoyable to me as an adult, in controlled doses). And Beetlejuice can still make me grin, and BraveStarr still has a fun aesthetic to it. And I enjoy episodes of MegaMan and Sonic the Hedgehog (the dramatic one: SatAM) every now and again.
…I should look up Biker Mice from Mars again, and see what my adult brain thinks of it.
The first season is a little rough in places, and some of the animation/texturing (particularly in the very first episode) do not hold up to modern standards. However, second season was a BIG step up and REALLY shines.
Then Beast Machines happened . . . and we don’t talk about that.
In other words; sit through as many episodes as you can starting from the very beginning. Continuity does matter more and more as time goes on, but if you have trouble enjoying the rough content, you could probably pick things up at the episode called The Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1) and not miss too much worthy content. Or start at Before The Storm for more context for the story arc which defines Season 2.
Then stop before the show rebrands as Beast Machines.
While I don’t know where that quote is from, I can tell anyone who is curious that PPE stands for Personal Protection Equipment.
Thanks Dave.
Not only that, but Level A (or Class A) is most commonly used for hazardous waste removal – it’s typically a sealed suit with supplied air in case of noxious fumes or low oxygen levels.
Didn’t know my OSHA training would come in that handy today!
So, Level A Personal Protection Equipment would be what, hip-waders and gas masks? 🙂
NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) suits.
think more along the lines of every zombie outbreak movie, and you get the doctors in the sealed suits trying to find out who Patient Zero is/was… and you get something like this: https://www.spycatcheronline.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/b/nbc-suit.jpg
Apropos of nothing (and probably a bit because I am reading this while barely awake), I am going to start thinking of the Bounce House Guy as ‘Steve’.
His colleagues call him ‘Springheel Steve’ because of his rapid response times and unique knack for reaching any point in the Bounce House building from any other point in the Bounce House building in under a half-minute.
As one might imagine, in the context of children’s food and entertainment services, this has somewhat colored his career options vis a vis barf-bucket first response and general crisis management involving the confluence of food and play for people who are still learning the concept of restraint.
In his off hours, Steve enjoys playing Trailblazer tabletop and nominally leads (insofar as such things may be ‘led’) a Madness Faction guild in the mildly popular MMORPG Isles of Insanity, which he inherited after the previous leader lost everything in a deadly serious competitive match-three tournament.
They PVP in-character. It drives the Covenant Keepers…mad.
Beyond work and play, Steve makes time for his education, taking correspondence courses over the internet and listening to audiobooks and internet commentators with the aim of becoming a New Media journalist and escaping the barf infested wilderness of the Bounce House.
He secretly knows he’ll miss the thrill almost as much as he won’t miss the effluence.
Steve’s next appearance in this strip will be as a virgin war correspondent on his first assignment during an epic battle between over a thousand Sarnothi warriors, and, unfortunately, a burst sewer main.
I like Springheal Steve:)
Seconded. 🙂
Likewise.
My kind o’ guy!
The dude at Bounce House I never Bothered To Name
Now the real challenge is, a year from how, to have him walking by in the background and throw that down in the links for giggles.
Did Amanda get drunk again somehow?
I’m reading it as post-barf shakiness. That shakiness you get when you throw up your toenails… (AKA emptying the stomach very, very, *very* thoroughly!)
Damn you. That episode ade me cry!
Selkie and Amanda: maximize!
No no no.
Selkie is a predatory obligate carnivore who goes by the name Terrorhammer. She is obviously a predacon.
Selkie: Terrorize!
Yes. Very yes. All the yes.
Thank you, Rater202.
The episode being referred to is described here:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Code_of_Hero
(Google is amazing – Rater202 mentioned “Predacon” and the search “predacon silence quote” found that page on the first try.)
Guys? You’re missing the most important information here… Amanda just did FIFTY-SEVEN COMPLETE BACK-FLIPS without pausing even once!!!!! That beats Heather’s record of thirty-two back-flips by three hot dogs, two cherry popsicles, one orange popsicle, six grape popsicles and four pieces of pizza!!!
Hmmm, so Andi has been “parenting” Selkie as well. This bodes well.
Can I just say, I love how Amanda and Selkie are truly acting like sisters now? Sure their dynamic may not be perfect, but it’s grown so much!
Me: Hey, Dinobot quote! Amanda’s got good taste in entertainment, and…Wait, “Old cartoons?” WTF? It’s not that old, I watched it in…Crap. It is old. I’m gonna go play with my toys now…
At least Andi is making sure the kids get exposure to the classics. Keep ’em away from the more recent movies, though.
Hopefully a little sprite and some time seated’ll help. XD Amanda’s a dork.
nah… Vernor’s will settle her stomach right down..
Is it any good?
While I stopped drinking pop about ten years ago, I’m from Michigan and as such obligated to tell you that yes, it’s good.
Selkie, when a nine-year-old knows Shakespeare quotes, she can use them about ANYTHING SHE WANTS.
Curse you, Dave! That was beautiful.
I’m not crying, you’re crying!
I’m old! T_T
….’old cartoon’ that played when I was in college…
This made me laugh so hard that my daughter demanded to read it. She then informed me that, had she been there, she would have said exactly what Selkie did, but without the esses.
Is it wrong that I only ever think of Dinobot first, and Hamlet second if at all, anymore? I mean, I had a huge annotated complete Shakespeare as a kid and I actually read it! Often!
There is more epicness here that hasn’t been mentioned yet: Heather “I understand war movies now…”
There may be a slight colouring fault in the first panel. It looks like part of Todd’s shirt was coloured pink instead of red.
Good job showing your kid the classics, Andi! A+ parenting.