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** ''[[My Cage]]'' did a parody of this plotline in late 2009, in which [http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091102 Jeff's son portrays Masky McDeath] in a school play based on the (once-) popular newspaper comic ''[[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|Groovy Blinkerlegume]]''.<ref>This is likely also a dig at the ''Funky Winkerbean'' musical that was once popular as a high school production, in addition to the then-recent ''Funky Winkerbean'' plot about the school doing a production of ''Wit''.</ref> |
** ''[[My Cage]]'' did a parody of this plotline in late 2009, in which [http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091102 Jeff's son portrays Masky McDeath] in a school play based on the (once-) popular newspaper comic ''[[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|Groovy Blinkerlegume]]''.<ref>This is likely also a dig at the ''Funky Winkerbean'' musical that was once popular as a high school production, in addition to the then-recent ''Funky Winkerbean'' plot about the school doing a production of ''Wit''.</ref> |
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* [[The Un-Reveal]]: What Cindy thought was an American military contractor being swapped in a prisoner exchange turned out to be Funky's cousin, Wally. The dramatic effect was blunted by Wally himself telling the story as a flashback. |
* [[The Un-Reveal]]: What Cindy thought was an American military contractor being swapped in a prisoner exchange turned out to be Funky's cousin, Wally. The dramatic effect was blunted by Wally himself telling the story as a flashback. |
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* [[Urine Trouble]]: Several current strips featuring Funky have focused on his repeated getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. [[Reality Is Out to Lunch|Because that's precisely the type of "reality-based situation" that someone in their late 40s would be dealing with.]] |
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* [[Very Special Episode]]: After 16-plus years of following the tried-and-true gag-a-day format, Batiuk began a recurring story arc to address teen pregnancy. Lisa Crawford, a mousy outcast of a student who was butt ugly, had somehow caught the eye of all-star wide receiver Frankie Miller ... only for the relationship to go straight downhill after the two get drunk at a party and have sex. Frankie reveals his true colors and beats up Lisa after learning she got pregnant; her parents at home are zero help, leaving Lisa to turn to her only friend left ... the even worse outcast named Les Moore. Ultimately, Lisa gives birth to a baby boy and gives him up for adoption (unknown to her, the parents are her high school principal and his wife, Fred and Ann Fairgood, who give baby Darin the stable environment he needs). |
* [[Very Special Episode]]: After 16-plus years of following the tried-and-true gag-a-day format, Batiuk began a recurring story arc to address teen pregnancy. Lisa Crawford, a mousy outcast of a student who was butt ugly, had somehow caught the eye of all-star wide receiver Frankie Miller ... only for the relationship to go straight downhill after the two get drunk at a party and have sex. Frankie reveals his true colors and beats up Lisa after learning she got pregnant; her parents at home are zero help, leaving Lisa to turn to her only friend left ... the even worse outcast named Les Moore. Ultimately, Lisa gives birth to a baby boy and gives him up for adoption (unknown to her, the parents are her high school principal and his wife, Fred and Ann Fairgood, who give baby Darin the stable environment he needs). |
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** After the success and critical acclaim of the "teen pregnancy" storyline, Very Special Strips would follow. While some storylines were rather mundane, several had very dark themes, most notably a recurring arc centering on Lisa contracting breast cancer that began in 2002 and continued for more than five years; it ultimately ended with her death. Other common Very Special Strip themes dealt with war issues and alcoholism. |
** After the success and critical acclaim of the "teen pregnancy" storyline, Very Special Strips would follow. While some storylines were rather mundane, several had very dark themes, most notably a recurring arc centering on Lisa contracting breast cancer that began in 2002 and continued for more than five years; it ultimately ended with her death. Other common Very Special Strip themes dealt with war issues and alcoholism. |
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