In an unusual, abrupt, but very welcome midweek “jump cut”, we see Funky picking up his old man at jokeishly-named “Bedside Manor”. The rarely-seen Pa Winkerbean is one of the most forlorn figures in this strip (and boy, is that saying something). We don’t even know his first name; we only know that he never speaks and that he is fond of a certain Britcom. And if you were to swap that Santa cap hat for a baseball cap, give him some glasses and enlarge the pores on his nose, he’d look just like Ed Crankshaft!
Author: TFHackett
Season's Beatings
Summer’s ego took a beating tonight? She wasn’t the one who put up a brick with the game on the line. No doubt Dr. Les’ prescription for her bruised ego will turn out to be a trip to Montoni’s.
Slam Doink
For those of you just tuning in: All Keisha has to do is make these free throws and we win! Chalk up another “W” for Westvi—DOINK! Hmph. Anyway, when did Cayla completely lose faith in her daughter’s b-ball skillz? Or is the eye-covering just an excuse to show us that rock on her finger?
Tip Off
Just say it, Les: “…and they’re all here to see my little girl…um, our little girls!” Her betrothment to Les is already taking its toll on Cayla: she sports not only the tired-looking eye bags, but has also assumed the proper, gloomy Westview attitute. Think this prophecy is gonna self-fulfill?
Dreck the Halls
I’ll tell ya what’s “disturbing”: check out the way Holly’s reindeer is sniffing Les’ reindeer’s butt!
Why does Holly find Funky’s singing “disturbing”? It’s because she knows it’s one more manifestation of the Montoni’s Curse.
The premature aging has already taken its toll (look how young Tony and Funky looked in 2006)…
Then it’s on to the mangling of familiar, well-known song lyrics…
Son of Stuck Funky 