- Desperately tries to recall even the barest details about the movie Splash, released more than 20 years ago.
- Is not sure that the mermaid in Splash was quite as fat as she appears to be on TV; wasn't she actually slender and kind of sexy, despite the fish tail?
- Can't understand why Tom Hanks is wearing a T-shirt that says "Hanks" (or, perhaps, "Honks") on it.
- Ponders the meta-question of why Patty even visits her parents.
19 April 2007
Hanks for the Memories
In today's Dinette Set, the family tries to decide what movie to watch while the reader:
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In most cases I see where the cartoonist is trying to go (and fails to arrive) but I don't get the joke here. Is it supposed to be the contrast between high-brow Remains Of The Day and low-brow Splash? If that's the "joke", why pick Splash. Apart from it being 20 years old, it's actually a rather fun Ron-Howard directed comedy which gets 83% fresh on rottentomatoes.com.
Is that supposed to be Tom Hanks on the TV, or is that someone sitting in *front* of the TV? With this artistry, it's hard to tell...
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