Comments on: If the comic doesn’t necessarily belong on the Arlo Page, Kris Gallimore’s explanation certainly does.

By: Kathy A. Beatie

Kathy A. Beatie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:14:52 +0000

Would you happen to have any of the earlier Zits comics dealing with people working in a movie theater? I remember Jeremy with a very LARGE tub of popcorn in one. My son works at a concession.

Thanks!
KB

By: John in Tronna

John in Tronna — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:23:13 +0000

To Frank:

Goes back much further than that.

Couple of years back, the Bumsteads celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary (to much fanfare and crossover from other strips). IIRC, back in tha day, Blondie (nee Boopadoop) was a flapper.

By: arik1969

arik1969 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:26:46 +0000

I agree with Chipper. If you look at the poster on the left side of the 2nd and 3rd panels, there appears to be a poster with a “3″ on it, leading one to believe it is at least a twin, and perhaps a multiplex. Also, Charles is right, the joke is that the movie is so adult that everything associated with it is wrapped in brown paper.

By: Kris Gallimore

Kris Gallimore — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:27:07 +0000

After reading Chipper’s explanation, I see that Dagwood’s wording would indicate that he’s buying tickets for a different movie and is just asking out of curiosity. Still doesn’t make the punchline work any better, though.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:14:30 +0000

Haven’t seen popcorn in brown paper bags since
the early ’50s and that was sold by street vendors
but that BLONDIE is of that era, if not earlier.

By: Chipper

Chipper — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:35:23 +0000

I agree w/ Charles that I wouldn’t expect Blondie & Dagwood to go to such a movie. Looking at Dagwood’s wording again, now I think they are attending a different (non-’adult’) movie at the same theater that is showing the adult movie. “How adult is THAT movie”, indicates to me THAT is not the movie he is getting tickets for. If it were I’d expect him to say “How adult is THIS movie”. Which makes me feel much better. I’d rather this couple I’ve read about since childhood not suddenly become something much different than what I remember them to be.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:02:34 +0000

I would never have thought Dagwood and Blondie would ever go to and “adult” movie.

But the joke has nothing to do with the popcorn, really. It’s a generic “brown paper wrapper” joke. He could just have easily said they give you the tickets in a plain brown envelope.

By: Pinny

Pinny — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:01:07 +0000

Two possible explanations:

1. The movie is so “Adult” that everything associated with it — whether or not it is adult in nature — comes in plain brown wrapper..

2. The ticket taker is actually speaking toungue-in-cheek, as popcorn used to always come in a plain brown paper bag.