“Born on the Fourth of July” is a line by an American composer, but it’s not Sousa: it’s from George M. Cohan’s “The Yankee Doodle Boy“, a.k.a. “(I’m a) Yankee Doodle Dandy”. Maybe Harry’s just trying to push Wally’s buttons by referencing the 1989 Tom Cruise film about the difficulties faced by a returning war vet?
Tag: Buddy
Skin and 'Bone
The Winkerbean men sure are tight with a buck! A couple Sundays ago we witnessed Funky treating the missus to an anniversary “celebration”… at the pizzeria he owns. Today, his cousin/nephew Sgt. Sunkencheeks’ idea of a birthday surprise for his girlfriend is inviting her to see him perform in a free band concert.
Playin', Playin' in the Band
Usually the music notes in the air of the Band Room are drawn all distorted and jagged, to suggest bad music being played. But the well-formed notes we see today come from the smooth sounds of Westview’s Community Band, conducted not by a frazzled, angry Becky, but by a relaxed and genial Harry K. Dinkle. Harry likes conducting the adults so much better than working with those goddam kids. He even allows that this ensemble sounds “pretty good”, high praise from Der Dinkle. He rewards the band with one of his “classic lines“, punctuating it with a thrust of his stubbly chin and a face-splitting, closed-eye satisfied smirk. Buddy the dog responds with an agonized howl.
Anyway, nice to see that Wally is finally putting that trombone to good use.
Let's Pretend We're Married
Wally’s come “home”? Are he and Rachel shacking up now? That doesn’t look like Wally’s pad…there’s actual furniture and a framed picture (and what appears to be Ann Apple’s pink outfit in the lower left corner of p2). Is he giving her the Heimlich Maneuver in panel 2, or just getting “frisky”? C’mon, guys… not in front of the dog.
Wally Winkersheen
You can go here to see today’s strip…or, sit back and enjoy Wally quoting the inimitable Charlie Sheen!
Son of Stuck Funky 
