The “service dog thingy” is working wonders already: Wally, who for the last year and a half was afraid to leave his apartment, travels all the way to Colorado to meet his new “Buddy”.
Here is a little bit of background about Puppies Behind Bars.
Frequent Fryer
And you thought the Book Tour was over? I wonder how Principal Nate is feeling now about giving Les unlimited personal days?
I thought Les was getting “fried” too, when he got that courtesy call from his dead wife. But as far as we know, he never shared that incident with his daughter. Instead, Les apparently regaled her with stories about how he behaved like a complete asshole, annoying lowly, hard-working security personnel, newsstand vendors and flight attendants, everywhere he went.
I wonder if he tried the Spinal Tap foil-wrapped-cucumber-down-the-pants trick?
Hedge and Trap
Today TB trots out one of his favorite themes: that role-reversal in which children feel the need to protect their poor hapless parents. Although when your father is a complete idiot like Les, perhaps some sheltering is in order. And we see another Batiuk trait in panel 3 when Keisha says “Point” where in real life one would say “Good point” or “I get your point” (she could also have come back with “Bingo, Sherlock”). There’s only enough space in the panel, though, for her one-word reply. Maybe if he spread the plot more evenly over the week’s panels, it wouldn’t be necessary for TB to cram all the dialogue into Saturday’s strip.
Sum' Plays Dumb
Keisha continues to relentlessly grill her BBBFF (basketball BFF). In today’s strip, “lately” extends to include that platonic (at least on one side) porch embrace from over seven months ago.
Half-Court Press
The hot one-on-one action is brought to a screeching halt by Keisha’s “serious” question. She’d be better off asking her mom if she seriously intends to continue allowing Les to use her for a doormat.
Son of Stuck Funky 
