Cartoons: Oh, Waiter!

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Waiter looks at a father with pity after the man's family had finished their meal
“Stop looking at me pityingly. How much?”
Goldstein
June 9, 1951

 

Waiter delivers a patron's order
“I’m glad you ordered this, sir – it’s one of the few dishes the management makes a real profit on.”
Leo Garel
June 9 1951

 

Waiter checks in on a couple as they peruse a menu in an expensive restaurant
“Find anything you can afford?”
Goldstein
June 2, 1951

 

Waiter speaks with a patron
“We’re suggesting the special fillet of sole today, sir – and if you ask me, we should have suggested it yesterday.”
Gardner Rea
June 2, 1951

 

A waiter leaps for joy in a restaurant
“I’d certainly like to know the size of that tip.”
Dan Q. Brown
May 21, 1955

 

Waiter speaks with a patron
“I can’t honestly recommend anything – I’ve watched them make the stuff.”
Roy Fox
May 1, 1954

 

Waiter speaks with two patrons
“I’ve waited five years to see you two guys have lunch together!”
Gallagher
April 10, 1954

 

Patron notices a full waiter's tray resting between his seat and the wall.
“I’ll get that out of your way in just a second.”
Tom Henderson
March 1, 1952

 

Waiter speaks with a patron
“The only thing I can honestly recommend is an extravagant tip.”
January 23, 1954

 

A frog leaps off of a dinner plate
“Now – that’s what I call fresh frog legs.”
Frank O’Neal
July 16, 1955

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Cartoons: Weighty Matters

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Man at a weight scale and fortune teller machine
“’You are a leader, with a magnetic personality and strong character. You are intelligent, witty, and attractive to the opposite sex.’ It has your weight wrong too.”
Bernhardt
October 16, 1954

 

Woman tries to shoo a butterfly away from a scale
“Skat!”
Roy Williams
September 11, 1954

 

Doctor offers woman pills
“I want you to take a white pill before dinner. The red pill is dinner.”
Bernhardt
August 6, 1955

 

Doctor asses his patient's weight gain
“According to your weight you should be nine feet, six and one half inches tall.”
Harry Mace
July 17, 1954

 

Woman shops for undergarments
“I don’t want to wear it – I just want to scare myself into staying on my diet.”
Merry Lear
June 16, 1945

 

Man on a weight scale
Kenik
March 21, 1953

 

Woman on a weight scale
“Well, back to the yogurt.”
Herb Williams
December 11, 1954

 

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Cartoons: A Day at the Beach

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Beach cartoon
“O.K., who’s got the film?”
Vahan Shirvanian
August 9, 1952

 

Beach cartoon
“This spot seems to afford a good view. We can be seen from almost anywhere.”
Hoff
July 14, 1951

 

Beach cartoon
“What kind of sandwich do you want – egg and sand or tuna fish and sand?”
Frank Ridgeway
August 18, 1951

 

Beach cartoon
“HELP!”
Gallagher
August 16, 1952

 

Beach cartoon
Vahan Shirvanian
August 14, 1952

 

Beach cartoon
“Grover doesn’t tan.”
Bill Harrison
August 9, 1952

 

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Cartoons: A Modest Proposal

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Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Marry me, Cynthia…and help me pay for it.”
Harry Mace
November 6, 1954

 

Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Can you wait ten minutes while I pack?
Chon Day
June 26, 1954

 

Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Feel that rough place? That’s the diamond.”
Don Tobin
June 4, 1955

 

Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Please be brief. Others are waiting.”
McCallister
May 14, 1955

 

Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Is there someone else, Jane? If there is, I’d like to sell this to him.”
Pearson
Mary 27, 1954

 

Man asking his girlfriend to marry him
“Come to think of it, you’re right! You’re not good enough for me!”
B. Wiseman
November 20, 1954

 

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Cartoons: Bank on It

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Husband and wife walk into a bank, talking
“So this is where you’ve been keeping the money…”
Mel Lazarus
November 4, 1950

 

Father pulls out money for each of his family members
“Gimme a twenty, two tens, one five, and three ones…”
Bob Barnes
November 4, 1950

 

Little girl drags her brother and his piggy bank to a bank teller's counter.
“We’d like to open a joint account!”
Lundberg
October 7, 1950

 

A woman who's leaving her partner demands to know how much money is left in their joint account.
“how much money is in my joint account?”
Don Tobin
October 7, 1950

 

Woman speaks to a financial consultant
“Oh, I didn’t want to put any more in.”
Chon Day
September 20, 1952

 

Bank teller is caught stuffing cash into his briefcase
“I’m so far behind in my work, I thought I’d take some home and count it there.”
Brad Anderson
July 2, 1955

 

Women walk away from a freaked-out teller
“Imagine making all that fuss over one little decimal point!”
Lepper
June 18, 1955

 

Women leave a bank
“I always like to start the day off with a withdrawal.”
Chon Day
December 1, 1951

 

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Cartoons: Dear Old Dad

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Angry father listens to his son explain his poor report card
“Frankly, it’s all I can do to stay at the foot of the class.”
Goldstein
November 17, 1951

 

Son tosses a football at his tired father
“What kept you? Let’s go!”
Harry Mace
November 15, 1952

 

A frustrated dad at a family picnic
“Everything tastes so much better outdoors — the ants, the sand, EVERYTHING!”
Stan Hunt
September 13, 1952

 

Kids tie down their dad like the giant from Gulliver's Travels
“–now we have to wait until the giant wakes up.”
Marty Lowenstein
August 4, 1951

 

Parents wait for their son to unfurl his diploma after his college graduation
“Let him unwrap it! It represents a $6,000 investment and I want to be sure it isn’t a blank!”
Dave Gerard
June 2, 1951

 

Frustrated father with crying baby listens to a complaint.
“It’s the man upstairs. He says if you’re going to sing, he’d rather hear the baby cry.”
Hank Ketcham
May 26, 1951

 

Father explains why there are three phones on a table
“I have three teen-age daughters.”
O’Brien
April 10, 1954

 

Father tries to lift his son out of the snow.
“It’s not that he’s so heavy, Daddy. You’re standing on his skis.”
Larry Harris
February 2, 1952

 

A father's dog stare downs his kids.
“Come and see him, dear; he’s perfect for the children.”
Harry Mace
December 15, 1951

 

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Cartoons: Horsing Around

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Cartoon featuring a man trying to calm a horse long enough for its rider to hop on.
“When I give the word, hop on!”
Reginald Hider
October 6, 1951

 

Cartoon of a race horse leaving a race towards a spectator who was calling its name.
“COME ON, BLUE BOY, COME ON, BLUE BOY, COME on, Blue Boy….”
Irwin Caplan
August 16, 1952

 

Cartoon of a rider on a runaway horse, asking a trainer if he has any tips on how to control it.
“Any suggestions?”
Goldstein
July 31, 1954

 

Cartoon of a rider after she was thrown by her horse.
“Is that a relief!”
Chon Day
June 9, 1951

 

Cartoon of a horse stopping during a race to glare at its jockey
“Now what did I say?”
Gallagher
April 24, 1954

 

Cartoon of a man afer he was thrown from a horse
“Well, we know one thing: He’s no jumper!”
Frank O’Neal
April 19, 1955

 

Cartoon of a jockey on horsback, asking a man if he knows the way to the horse acadamy.
“Can you direct me to the Cherry Lane Riding Academy?”
Shirvanian
October 13, 1951

 

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Cartoons: Psych

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Man winding a giant ball of string
“His psychiatrist said he should take up a hobby.”
Flannery
December 6, 1952

 

Psychiatrist speaks to his patient
“God forbid your mother should ever hear you say things like that.”
Harley Schwadron
November 1, 1975

 

Psychiatrist speaks to his patient
“Well, actually, I’m not too fond of diced bananas with catchup and horse-radish myself. What are some of your other dislikes?”
Jack Tippit
October 25, 1958

 

Man shares a psychiast's couch with his mother during a therapy session
“First of all Mr. Hawley, I would say you have a strong mother complex.”
Ralston
June 26, 1954

 

Man hides underneath a psychiatric couch
“…and just how long, Mr. Pimbrook, have you had this extreme fear of high places?”
Dick MacDonald
April 26, 1952

 

Man stands on the ceiling of his psychiatrist's office
“And when did you first start thinking of yourself as a common housefly, Mr. Tyson?”
Lundberg
March 14, 1953

 

Man and two of his friends sit on a psychaitrist's couch
“And then I produced my colossalest picture of all! Right, Flinch? Right, Tompkins?
Bill Yates
January 1, 1955

 

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Cartoons: Whatever Floats Your Boat

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Woman singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" as she and her partner navigate through rapids in a canoe
“Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream; merrily, merrily…”
Reg Hider
August 21, 1954

 

Two men sit in an upside-down boat after they've washed up on a beach.
“Quite a large wave, wasn’t it?”
Ralston
August 14, 1954

 

Woman threw out her husband because his guitar playing was annoying her.
Scott Taber
June 7, 1952

 

Woman clings to her partner after seeing a water snake
“…and that, as well as I can describe it, is how a water snake looks.”
Reg Hider
June 5, 1954

 

Woman asks her patner what the bucket in the boat is for.
“That’s a bailing bucket. I’ll show you what to do with it a little later.”
Dick Cavalli
May 19, 1951

 

Men carry a canoe off a cliff
“How far are we from the river, Sam? This thing’s getting heavy.”
Vahan Shirvanian
March 8, 1952

 

Man sits in a sinking boat.
“How’s the new boat?”
Frank O’Neal
November 20, 1954

 

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Cartoons: Mother-in-Law

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Husband taunting his wife about her mother... and his mother-and-law.
“I see they’ve just named a hurricane after your mother.”
Peter Wyma
November 20, 1954

 

Mother-in-law rides on a flatbed trailer being pulled by her daughter and son-in-law. The daughter is displeased with how he is treating his mother-in-law.
“If I was mother I wouldn’t speak to you either.”
October 27, 1956

 

A woman and her mother packs their bags as they leave her husband.
“How did I insult your mother finally?”
George Wolfe
October 16, 1954

 

Woman pretends her husband gives his love to his mother-in-law over the phone.
“Just a minute, mother, George said something….What did you say, dear?…All right, dear…He says be sure to give you his love, mother.”
Edwin Lepper
August 14, 1954

 

Mother turns to her husband and asks him a question while her mother is on the other end.
“It’s mother. Is there anything you want to apologize for?
Gustav Lundberg
March 17, 1951

 

Man and his mother-in-law sit angrily in separate rooms
“Make sure your mother comes in to say good-by to me when she leaves. It’s one of the few pleasures I have left.”
Dick Cavalli
March 1, 1952

 

Mother hands the phone to her husband so he could hear her mother.
“It’s mother, dear. She wants to say something nasty to you personally.”
Chon Day
February 23, 1952

 

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Cartoons: The Diner Things in Life

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Butler leads customers to the bar chairs in a diner
“You must admit he gives the joint class!”
Lundberg
May 26, 1951

 

Diner patron struggles to make a decision
“Anything catch your fancy?”
Irwin Caplan
May 10, 1952

 

Diner patron struggles to make a decision
“While you’ve been sitting here trying to decide, broiled mackerel has gone up a dime and pot roast has gone up fifteen cents.”
Robert Day
April 14, 1951

 

Diner chef yells out to a customer while he holds a plunger
“Want them potatoes mashed?”
Jerry Marcus
October 9, 1954

 

Man demands service in a 24-hour diner, but the chef is asleep under the counter
“Hey! How about some service here!”
Tom Henderson
March 13, 1954

 

Man giving a overly complicated order to a diner chef
“…toast…not too light…not too dark…coffee…not too strong…nor too weak…bacon…”
Martin Giuffre
February 14, 1953

 

Two diner servers talk
“So he says, ‘Marry me and you’ll be in gravy.’ How was I to know he owned this dump?”
Jerry Marcus
November 8, 1952

 

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Cartoons: Marital Malaise

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A couple examine their leaking roof
“Just think darling, our first leaky roof, together!”
Rea
September 9, 1950

 

A mother fixes the kitchen sink while talking to her son. Her husband is in the next room sleeping.
“It’s hard to explain, dear. I married your father for sentimental reasons!”
George Wolfe
August 26, 1950

 

Husband stuffs his ears with his tie to drown out the sound of his wife talking on the phone
Tom Henderson
August 19, 1950

 

Husband talks to his wife
“How do you expect me to remember when we got married? I can’t even remember why.”
Ben Roth
August 12, 1950

 

A couple prepare to turn in for the night
“Get a good night’s rest dear. There’s something I want to tell you in the morning.”
Bob Barnes
April 19, 1952

 

Wife argues with her husband
“That’s my last word on the subject. Now to get on to the next topic…”
Goldstein
April 5, 1952

 

Wife places a full trash can in front of her husband in their living room
“Trash night. Just a reminder.”
Stan Hunt
September 30, 1950

 

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Cartoons: Author! Author!

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Woman talking to an author at a party
“Your being a writer is quite a coincidence, Mr. Bronson. I happen to be a reader.”
January 24, 1953

 

Two women talking as they window shop a book store
“I like authors, though…”
Roland Coe
November 29, 1952

 

Woman talking to a grumpy author at a party
“I’ve read every one of your books. I like them much more than hot milk.”
Locke
September 13, 1952

 

Woman talking to an author at a party
“I’ve read your book, and I must say I’ve had some very interesting arguments with people who liked it.”
Doris Matthews
April 28, 1951

 

Woman talking to an author, who is nursing a broken leg.
“Is it true, Mr. Remingly, that many of the characters in your book are based on real people?”
Goldstein
February 7, 1953

 

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Cartoons: Hat Humor

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Woman wears her new hat in bed so her husband would notice it.
“I just thought I’d wear it until you noticed it.”
Treceno
November 15, 1952

 

Man wears his wife's new wide brimmed hat as to protect his face as he paints the ceiling.
“It’s the first time Henry’s like one of my hats.”
John Dempsey
October 31, 1953

 

Woman passes by someone on the street who's wearing the same hat she's wearing, just upside down.
Al Kaufman
October 18, 1952

 

Woman presents her new hat to her husband.
“Now, promise not to laugh when I tell you how much I paid for it.”
Chon Day
April 16, 1952

 

Young boy drops a rock on a man passing underneath his window; the rock is bounced back by the man's large top hat, hitting the boy.
Jack Markow
February 3, 1945

 

Woman tries on a hat made out of folded newspaper in a department store.
“That’s the most inexpensive hat we’ve had in stock for a long time!”
Tom Henderson
February 3, 1945

 

Woman tries on a hat so large her head slips through the brim.
“Perhaps we should try a slightly smaller size.”
Ned Hilton
January 23, 1954

 

Woman arrives at a party, only to find everyone is wearing the same hat she's wearing.
“Come in, Marge, but prepare yourself for a horrible shock!”
Janurary 16, 1954

 

Man throws cards into his wife's new hat as she walks in asking if it has been delivered.
“Did they deliver it yet?”
Bob Barnes
December 5, 1953

 

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Cartoons: Paint the Town Red (and Yellow, and Green, and Blue)

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“Don’t ever scare daddy like that again!”
Peter Wyma
April 24, 1954

 

“Well! I just hope my living-room walls look half as pretty as you do!”
Dick Cavalli
March 21, 1952

 

“Going to make a real quick job of it, huh?”
Dick Cavalli
March 20, 1954

 

“I know exactly what you mean, madame. There’s no such color.”
Goldstein
May 1, 1954

 

Paul Hallett
February 13, 1954

 

“Well, we could play twenty questions.”
March 14, 1953

 

“I see your wife liked the suggestion I made for improving the appearance of our neighborhood.”
Bill Yates
December 6, 1952

 

“…and I picked out the most restful color for the dining room.”
Bob Barnes
November 19, 1955

 

Frank Roberge
November 1, 1975

 

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Cartoons: Plumber Fun

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Cartoon
“I don’t like the way she keeps referring to me as your accomplice.”
La mendola
September 13, 1952

 

Cartoon
“You might as well pull up a chair and enjoy this, dear — it’s costing us four times as much as South Pacific.”
Ed Barnes
June 16, 1951

 

Cartoon
“Well, I sure did — put the cold on where the hot was supposed to be, and the hot where…”
Bill Harrison
May 5, 1951

 

Cartoon
“There you are, madam — good as new.”
Don Tobin
April 21, 1951

 

Cartoon
“You’re lucky it broke outside the meter. All this water didn’t cost you a cent.”
Larry Harris
April 7, 1951

 

Cartoon
“What seems to be the trouble?”
Don Tobin
November 20, 1954

 

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