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Strip For 070785
ID: 7190
Publication Date: 1985-07-07
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Description: At the Fair the kids fight over cotton candy. John likes the idea of "No Fair." Michael takes John on the rides. Though exhausted and rattled, Michael tells him that he is lucky to have kids without whom he'd never do these things. Elly, Elizabeth.
Caption: Without us, you'd never DO these things!
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Strip For 071485
ID: 7191
Publication Date: 1985-07-14
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Description: Getting ready for bed, John tells Elly to stop worrying about her face. She points out that John has eyebags and his jawline is sagging. John says men accept aging as a fact of life. When she isn't looking he checks the mirror for the alleged eyebags!
Caption: Men don't worry about every little line on their faces. Men accept looking older as a fact of life! What eyebags?!!
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Strip For 072885
ID: 7192
Publication Date: 1985-07-28
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Description: At the grocery store the Express Line is the slowest. Elly reads a tabloid magazine while in line but doesn't buy it saying she never reads those things. Connie. Cosmic baldness. Prune and bran-buds diet. Octogenarian births triplets.
Caption: Are you kidding? I never read those things!!
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Strip For 081185
ID: 7193
Publication Date: 1985-08-11
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Description: The family is going to a movie later, and Elly is trying to get her cooking, cleaning, and correspondence done before then. Michael feels that the time is going too slowly, but Elly wonders why time goes by so fast.
Caption: Why does time pass so slowly? Why does time go so fast?
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Strip For 081885
ID: 7194
Publication Date: 1985-08-18
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Description: Elly and Elizabeth fight over eating peas. Elly says that Elizabeth has to stay at the table but Elizabeth agrees to eat eleven as a compromise. She counts them out and Elly lets her go. When she picks up the plate, there are 11 peas left behind.
Caption: There. Can I go now? I guess so. ELIZABETH!!
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Strip For 082585
ID: 7195
Publication Date: 1985-08-25
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Description: Elly is shopping and gets a ticket. The officer doesn't care that the meter just ran out, or that she is there to move the car. Since he's unsympathetic, Elly takes the ticket, puts it under the windshield wiper, and continues shopping. He is stunned.
Caption: Hey, where are you going? Shopping.
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Strip For 090185
ID: 7196
Publication Date: 1985-09-01
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Description: Elizabeth plays with her dolls in the back yard. She admonishes them as though they were children. No fighting, look at this place, no bedtime story, etc... Michael asks if Elly has been listening to Elizabeth. She says she has been listening to herself.
Caption: You been listening to Lizzie, Mom? Nope. I've been listening to ME!!
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Strip For 090885
ID: 7197
Publication Date: 1985-09-08
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Description: Pick your own Strawberries. Michael thinks it sounds like work, not fun, but they collect four quarts between them. When Elly sees the bill she asks John why they were charged extra. They weighed Elizabeth, who is covered in strawberry juice.
Caption: We got only 4 quarts of strawberries, John - why were we charged for more? They weighed Elizabeth.
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Strip For 091585
ID: 7198
Publication Date: 1985-09-15
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Description: At a beach, Michael and Elizabeth bug Elly to let them go in the water. They start by taking off their shoes and slowly push the limits until Michael falls in. When she arrives with two soaked kids John says that he thought she'd planned to keep them dry
Caption: I thought you weren't going to let them get wet!
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Strip For 092385
ID: 6026
Publication Date: 1985-09-23
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Description: Elly yells up the stairs at Michael about leaving his socks laying around the house. She hears him say "Yeah" in apparent response but when she checks his room she finds that he is doing homework while snapping and singing to music on headphones.
Caption: Are you listening?! OOOH Yaah.. ooh, Baby ya-yeaahh ♪ ♫
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Strip For 092485
ID: 6027
Publication Date: 1985-09-24
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Description: Michael was doing his homework while listening to his headphones until Elly came in and started a lecture. She tells him to take off the headset and concentrate. Michael thinks that if it isn't one thing booming in your ears, it's another.
Caption: If it's not one thing booming in your ears, it's another.
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Strip For 092585
ID: 6028
Publication Date: 1985-09-25
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Description: Michael asks if he can come down from his room. Elly asks if his homework is finished. He says "almost." When asked for clarification he admits that "almost" consists of writing his name at the top of the page.
Caption: What do you mean by "almost"? I put my name at the top of the page.
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Strip For 092685
ID: 947
Publication Date: 1985-09-26
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Description: Elly complains to John about Michael's attitude. She can't understand why he makes such a big deal out of a little homework and wastes half the evening whining. Michael overhears and thinks that he needs the time to warm up.
Caption: Instead, he wastes half the evening whining and complaining before he even STARTS. ...I need a warm-up!
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Strip For 092785
ID: 948
Publication Date: 1985-09-27
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Description: While Michael is getting ready for school, Elly informs him that it is pouring rain and he needs to take an umbrella. She argues with him and he continues to refuse. Walking, soaked to the skin, he asks Gordon if his mother wants him to looks stupid.
Caption: Michael, I insist that you take an umbrella! NO!! What does she want me to do... look stupid?!!
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Strip For 092885
ID: 949
Publication Date: 1985-09-28
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Description: Michael complains to Gordon that he never expected Grade 5 to be so tough. Homework, exams, science project. Sitting down to lunch, Michael hopes nothing else comes along to complicate his life. Just then Deanna says hi to him, in a voice full of hearts.
Caption: I hope nothing else comes along to complicate my life! ♡ Hi, Michael! ♡
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Strip For 100785
ID: 956
Publication Date: 1985-10-07
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Description: Elly is on the phone to Connie in Thunder Bay. Michael nags to be allowed to talk to Lawrence. When Elly finally gives in, Michael asks if she's really finished. Elly is stunned.
Caption: Please? Please! Just for a minute? I—oh, uh... Thanks! —You sure you're finished?
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Strip For 101385
ID: 7199
Publication Date: 1985-10-13
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Description: When Elly tells Elizabeth to wipe off her hands, she didn't expect even more fingerprints. Elly spends all day wiping away fingerprints and hand prints from the wall. Finally she goes to a paint and paper place looking for a fingerprint pattern.
Caption: Do you have anything in a pattern that resembles fingerprints?
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Strip For 102085
ID: 7200
Publication Date: 1985-10-20
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Description: Elly serves supper and the first thing Michael does is cover it in ketchup and salt. Elly scolds him for not tasting it first. When she hands John his plate, he carefully tastes it, then proceeds to do exactly what Michael did. Elly is shocked Elizabeth.
Caption: Michael, you didn't even taste that! You don't dump stuff all over your food until you've at least tasted it!!! SPLORP! Shake Shake
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Strip For 102785
ID: 7201
Publication Date: 1985-10-27
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Description: Elly is awakened by a severe thunderstorm. She thinks Elizabeth will be frightened and goes looking for her. Elizabeth and Bunny happily watch the display through the picture window, but when a bedraggled, silhouette calls her name, she screams in terror
Caption: Poor Elizabeth. I should check on her. She'll be terrified! Crack! Elizabeth? SCREEEEEAM!!
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Strip For 110385
ID: 7202
Publication Date: 1985-11-03
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Description: Elizabeth makes a big deal out of her remaining candy from Halloween. She continues to bug Michael about her huge stash and how little he has left. Michael resists but finally loses his cool. Elizabeth is glad she hasn't lost her touch. Hallowe'en
Caption: YYEAAAAAAAGH! Good... I thought I was losing my touch!
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Strip For 111785
ID: 7203
Publication Date: 1985-11-17
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Description: John and Elly are shopping downtown when Elly notices that John's undershorts are showing through his pants. John freaks out, runs into a store, and immediately buys light colored underwear. Elly says he over-reacted. He did, but for her benefit!
Caption: John, that was ridiculous. You really over-reacted there. Anything for you, Dear.
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Strip For 112485
ID: 6120
Publication Date: 1985-11-24
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Description: Elly takes a hot pitcher out of the dishwasher and puts frozen juice into it. The pitcher breaks and she calls Elizabeth and Michael in to look. Elly asks the kids what outstanding scientific fact has just been proven. Michael says it was a dumb move.
Caption: Somehow... I don't think that's the answer she had in mind...
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Strip For 120185
ID: 6152
Publication Date: 1985-12-01
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Description: Elizabeth trips on a toy car. Crying, in pain, she runs to John. When he hears that she fell down he tells her not to laugh. The more she laughs the more stern he becomes. Finally she leaves and John smiles. Elizabeth tells Michael that SHE fooled JOHN.
Caption: Boy! You wouldn't believe how I just fooled Daddy!!!
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Strip For 121585
ID: 7204
Publication Date: 1985-12-15
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Description: Elly is shopping and deals with an incompetent sales clerk. Elly comments on her limitations to another customer, yet when she leaves, she forgets her pen, gloves, and checkbook. Embarrassed by the woman she claimed had a lobotomy.
Caption: You forgot your pen, your gloves, and your checkbook!
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Strip For 122285
ID: 6153
Publication Date: 1985-12-22
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Description: On a cold winter day Elly and Elizabeth are out shopping. Elizabeth sees a Santa standing in the wind raising money for charity, and has Elly buy her a hot chocolate to for him. She thought somebody should give Santa a present for a change. Elly smiles.
Caption: I thought somebody should give Santa a present for a change!!
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Strip For 123085
ID: 6029
Publication Date: 1985-12-30
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Description: Ted McCauley begs Connie to take him back. He's changed, he's ready to make a commitment. Connie is in love with someone, she's engaged. Ted feels that she is maybe saying "no".
Caption: I suppose this means you're saying NO?
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Strip For 123185
ID: 6030
Publication Date: 1985-12-31
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Description: At John and Elly's, Connie tells Ted McCauley to leave so they can part as friends. In the background others shout "Happy New Year." Elly finds Connie and asks where she was while they were ringing in the New Year. Connie was ringing out the old.
Caption: We're ringing in the New Year, Connie! Where were you? Ringing out the old.
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Strip For 010186
ID: 6031
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
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Description: After New Year's Eve, Elly wakes feeling miserable. She isn't sure that she can face the day. She looks in the mirror and terrifies herself. She goes back to bed. She admits that she can't even face her face!
Caption: AWWWKK!! ... I can't even face my face!
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Strip For 010286
ID: 1000
Publication Date: 1986-01-02
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Description: Michael is glad to have Lawrence staying with him over New Year's. Lawrence heard that their moms spent all night talking. Michael can believe that. His Dad calls his Mom "Jaws." Puns
Caption: Do you think they really talked all night? Sure. My Mom could. Dad calls her "Jaws"!
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Strip For 010386
ID: 6032
Publication Date: 1986-01-03
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Description: Lawrence and Michael walk past Lawrence's old house. Michael tells him that it has all new carpets and wallpaper and is totally different inside. Lawrence asks about his room. Michael says that's the same because Brian never puts anything away either.
Caption: Brian never puts anything away either.
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Strip For 010486
ID: 6033
Publication Date: 1986-01-04
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Description: Michael and Lawrence talk about the move. Lawrence is sometimes sad he left, but his Mom is happy. She likes her job and she has a new boyfriend. Lawrence says it's OK because he not only really, really likes her... but he also likes him as well.
Caption: No - it's OK this time! He really likes her a lot! An' what's best of all is... he likes ME!!!
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