The Good.....and the sad.....now on Thursday!

Matt here. My day switched as Sundays were just too crazy with travel and home life. Just couldn't make it work so, thankfully, Thursday opened up and here I am. So, on with today's installment:

The Good

Rubes

Two decent sight gags in one comic. I like the kangaroo stuck in the ceiling but, even better, is the kangaroo talking. Something about his earnestness in the question he is asking made me chuckle out loud. Oh, and I also love the hats.

Off the Mark

Love the combo of the sight gag and the pun. Not much else to say but this strip really works today.

The Sad

Animal Crackers

I know. Expecting Animal Crackers to be even remotely funny is a fools' errand. However, it would be nice to have something better than this. "Hey-pass the salt". Wow. Just, wow. I mean, I get that they are vultures and munching on carrion but (a) haven't seen this joke before in other strips and (b) haven't we seen it done better? Moving on.....

Daddy's Home

This, to me, is a classic way to ruin a perfectly good joke. I actually love the second panel. Brilliantly delivered. But why does he have to turn to us in the third panel and talk right to us? And "Ain't I a stinker" isn't clever or funny. There was no need to do that, IMHO, and it completely ruins the strip.

Edited to add: Anonymous was correct that I should have gotten the Bugs Bunny reference. However, it just doesn't work in this context and really throws off the strip. At least, that's what I think.