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Genres: historical, humorous

First Line: ... And, Father, that's not all.

Synopsis: A colonial boy confesses he chopped down a tree, while a pregnant servant stands beside him.

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Notes: Page 79. A take-off on the "George Washington chopping down a cherry tree" legend.

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First Line: When my roommate returns, who shall I say called?

Synopsis: A girl entertains a man in her bed.

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Notes: Page 87.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Vargas

First Line: I certainly enjoyed the Valentine ball, Mr. Prentiss, and the dance was fun, too.

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Notes: Pages 98-99. Double-page painting.

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First Line: I didn't say I was bringing my childHOOD sweetheart.

Synopsis: An executive brings his young girlfriend to a formal party of older wealthy people.

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Notes: Page 107.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

First Line: I hope nothing has happened to those two satyrs who always surprise us at our bath.

Synopsis: Two nymphs are bathing in a pond.

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Notes: Page 117. Part of "Satyr" series.

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Genres: historical, humorous

First Line: You came highly recommended, but I had no idea...

Synopsis: A man in colonial times admires the "By appointment to his Majesty the King" brand on the buttock of a woman of the evening.

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Notes: Page 129.

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First Line: Cranston, it's time we faced facts about Inez. Nobody, but nobody, makes two hundred dollars a night selling cosmetics door to door.

Synopsis: A mother has doubts about her daughter's occupation.

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Notes: Page 146.

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Genres: humorous, science and technology

First Line: See here, Carstairs—it's my turn to give her a shot!

Synopsis: Two doctors tussle over who will give an attractive woman an injection in the buttocks.

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Notes: Page 153.

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First Line: Can I stop taking the pill now?

Synopsis: As they are leaving the church, a newlywed bride asks her husband a question.

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Notes: Page 156.

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First Line: I can't, Al. I just CAN'T!

Synopsis: A proprietor at a carnival game refuses to give a large little-girl doll to a repulsive old man.

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Notes: Page 157.

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Genres: humorous, jungle

First Line: It's like they say, Miss Marchbanks. If you can't beat them, join them.

Synopsis: A man and a woman are captured by natives. The man joins the natives in their dance around the nude woman, who's tied to a post.

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Notes: Page 159.

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First Line: They want me to salivate, but I'll be damned if I'll give them the satisfaction.

Synopsis: A parody of Pavlov's dog experiments.

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Notes: Page 160.

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First Line: Think of it, gentlemen—not only do we cease polluting our lakes and rivers but we produce eighty million gallons a year of the best darn soft drink you've ever tasted!

Synopsis: Executives are excited over their new machine that turns garbage into a soft drink.

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Notes: Page 166.

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First Line: Gee, I too, want to 'stoll through life enjoying it to its fullest,' but so far it's been grab, grab, grab!

Synopsis: A buxom woman complains of her treatment.

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Notes: Page 167.

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First Line: Sure you've never met him—but it's not like you're going out with a total stranger. Don't forget, he HAS been living with us for the past three weeks.

Synopsis: A girl is unsure of accepting a date.

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Notes: Page 169.

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First Line: Oh! Pardon me!

Synopsis: A mountaineer reaches the top of a high mountain peak, only to disturb a woman who was sunbathing in the nude there.

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Notes: Page 170.

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First Line: As you know, Miss Delmon, in matters of dress, we generally allow a good deal of latitude.

Synopsis: A personnel director speaks to a secretary who comes to work in the nude.

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Notes: Page 172.

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First Line: They went together, doctor!

Synopsis: A man has a heart attack when the television he is watching breaks.

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Notes: Page 173.

Out of Gas for Suicide

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man rigs up a hose from the exhaust of his car to its interior to commit suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. But he runs out of gas and has to hitch a ride holding a gas can.

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Notes: Page 175. A four-panel pantomime story. Gas can in final panel has a red color overlay, the only color in the story.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: And please don't tell me again what you would do if you were in my shoes.

Synopsis: Two shoemakers are working at a bench, with a pile of shoes behind them.

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Notes: Page 177

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Look! There's the Greens' Christmas card!

Synopsis: A woman recognizes a painting in a museum as one reproduced on a Christmas card they received.

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Notes: Page 178. The painting in the museum is "Birth of Venus" by Botticelli.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: I can't help thinking, Ellen, suppose there isn't a life after death?

Synopsis: In a restaurant, a man has doubts about his lifestyle when he sees the man at the table next to him over-indulging in wine, women, and song.

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Notes: Page 180.

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First Line: Your dream has come true, Frank. I've come with you to the Casbah.

Synopsis: A husband and wife stroll the Casbah in Algiers.

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Notes: Page 181. "Come with me to the Casbah" is a catch phrase supposedly spoken by Charles Boyer in the 1937 movie "Algiers," but the line doesn't actually appear in the movie.

Checking Out of the Zoo

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: At the end of the evening, the animals in a zoo punch a time clock and leave.

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Notes: Page 183. A pantomime cartoon.

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First Line: The nice thing about working here is that you can immediately lay your hands on whatever you're looking for.

Synopsis: A supervisor escorts a new employee through the secretarial pool, which is staffed by many young attractive women.

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Notes: Page 185.

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First Line: A fellow answering that description was here ten minutes ago, but left right after flipping a coin.

Synopsis: A clerk at the marriage license window gives a woman some bad news.

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Notes: Page 188.

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First Line: I can go two weeks without WATER, but SEX is an entirely different matter!

Synopsis: A male camel talks to a female camel.

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Notes: Page 191.

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First Line: Know what really hurts? When my four-year-old calls me the fuzz.

Synopsis: One policeman talks to his partner as they are patrolling in their police car.

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Notes: Page 192. "Fuzz" was a derogatory slang term for a policeman.

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First Line: Have you noticed how some of the networks are gradually relaxing some of their traditional taboos?

Synopsis: A husband and wife are watching television, which is showing bare buttocks.

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Notes: Page 193.

Kicking Tires on Airliner

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man in a boarding line for an airliner, steps out of line to kick the tires of the plane.

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Notes: Page 196. A pantomime cartoon.

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First Line: Knock it off! The reason I'm a successful man has nothing to do with EITHER one of you being behind me!

Synopsis: A businessman gets angry when his secretary and his wife argue over who is responsible for his success.

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Notes: Page 197. Punchline is a take on the proverb "Behind every great man there's a great woman."

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First Line: Sure, my name is Tom, and you're my nephew. But that doesn't give you a right to call me Uncle Tom!

Synopsis: A black man is upset when his nephew calls him "Uncle Tom."

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Notes: Page 199. Punchline is based on the use in black slang of "Uncle Tom" as a derogatory epithet for an exceedingly subservient person. Cartoon is of special interest because artist Buck Brown was African-American.

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First Line: Daphne! Get your ass in here!

Synopsis: A sculptor is using his wife as a model for his statue of female buttocks.

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Notes: Page 205.

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First Line: First we have to convince the people that good health isn't everything.

Synopsis: The board of directors of a cigarette company seeks ways to offset publicized health risks.

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Notes: Page 206.

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First Line: Château Lafite '08, say, what kind of an antibourgeoisie ARE you?

Synopsis: A revolutionary activist is upset when he notices the wine bottle holding a candle is a that of a prime vintage.

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Notes: Page 207.

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Genres: humorous, military

First Line: Lieutenant—this is a war room!

Synopsis: A general is upset when he finds lower grade man and woman military officers kissing in the huge "war room."

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Notes: Page 209.

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First Line: I'm glad you asked that question.

Synopsis: A man is confused when his date sits on the couch—nude.

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Notes: Page 211.

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First Line: I mean, what with the generation gap, how did you know that was just what I wanted?

Synopsis: A young woman gets a pearl necklace from her older sugar daddy.

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Notes: Page 213.

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First Line: But wouldn't the local zoning laws have prevented him from building a house of straw in the first place?

Synopsis: A young boy has questions when his mother reads him "The Three Little Pigs" as a bedtime story.

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Notes: Page 215.

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First Line: You never sock it to me anymore.

Synopsis: An elderly couple are sitting on the porch. The wife has a complaint.

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Notes: Page 217.

Unexpected Serenade Response

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A Hispanic guitarist serenades a balcony from the street, but is surprised when a gay man throws him a rose.

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Notes: Page 219. Artist signature is illegible.

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First Line: And now a word from her alternate sponsor.

Synopsis: A man with a gun bursts into a showgirl's dressing room, where she is sitting nude on the lap of another man.

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Notes: Page 220. The punchline was a common tagline on television programs.

Electric Eardrum

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Annie Fanny; Ruthie; Solly Brass

Synopsis: Spoof of discothèques. Solly and Annie take a tour of various discothèques that assault the senses in different ways.

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Notes: Pages 222-225. Credits are listed as "by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder with Jack Davis and Larry Siegel." Title and specific credits from reprint.