tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post3281727862386165006..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: NCCCCC: Dopiest Comics Dadyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-80758057448181713282008-04-06T18:25:00.000-04:002008-04-06T18:25:00.000-04:00At first I wondered at the lack of one of the Patt...At first I wondered at the lack of one of the Patterson morons. But then I saw you wisely invoked the Patterson rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-65378539779072470332008-04-06T18:21:00.000-04:002008-04-06T18:21:00.000-04:00Why is it that no Patterson moron ended up on this...Why is it that no Patterson moron ended up on this poll? I thought a lot of people submitted them. More than Dagwood, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-55643249216525864172008-04-05T06:16:00.000-04:002008-04-05T06:16:00.000-04:00In the first draft of the poll, I had called him "...In the first draft of the poll, I had called him "Roger Drabble", so you are onto something.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-88718538099925313142008-04-05T03:24:00.000-04:002008-04-05T03:24:00.000-04:00Anyone else notice that Ralph Drabble is pretty mu...Anyone else notice that Ralph Drabble is pretty much just Roger Fox?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347186925268530799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-42550379735365356952008-04-03T11:19:00.000-04:002008-04-03T11:19:00.000-04:00I can NEVER tell Dagwood and his son apart!I can NEVER tell Dagwood and his son apart!Muzitionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178255315096221987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-41714579471284340742008-04-02T20:10:00.000-04:002008-04-02T20:10:00.000-04:00Cool series... presented in trademark Foma fashion...Cool series... presented in trademark Foma fashion. Nice work.<BR/><BR/>I appear to be voting with the majority in both posts.Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-38970015224765482472008-04-02T12:51:00.000-04:002008-04-02T12:51:00.000-04:00I went with Frank DeGroot only because Roger Fox i...I went with Frank DeGroot only because Roger Fox is not available. (And yes, my blogger identity is Luann DeGroot - I keep expecting to get a cease and desist from Greg Evans.)<BR/><BR/>Isn't Dagwood's son named Alexander, not Chip?<BR/><BR/>AirForbesLuann DeGroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075621734989155182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-57514602583945359602008-04-02T12:48:00.000-04:002008-04-02T12:48:00.000-04:00I vote for Hagar, who's not on the list. Hagar use...I vote for Hagar, who's not on the list. Hagar used to be a bit more interesting. Now all he does is joke about his drinking. Hagar has a problem.<BR/><BR/>Hey, Yello, how's it going? Here I got another day off, and no company at Joel's.Jumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794110173836133321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-13973395075013109512008-04-02T11:04:00.000-04:002008-04-02T11:04:00.000-04:00I voted for Frank because he annoys me more than a...I voted for Frank because he annoys me more than any of the other comic dads i read daily (except the family circus dad of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-47043019681400505652008-04-02T10:29:00.000-04:002008-04-02T10:29:00.000-04:00The results are showing up now.I went for Dagwood....The results are showing up now.<BR/><BR/>I went for Dagwood. Despite some strong competition, no one fits the "dopey" bill quite as well. Dag is the original deal, the Ur-Dope. Maybe that's why no comics page editor is brave enough to drop the strip in favor of new talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-24571128258976222242008-04-02T05:28:00.000-04:002008-04-02T05:28:00.000-04:00While I wouldn't have voted for any of the fathers...While I wouldn't have voted for any of the fathers you mention having left out, they might have made this really competitive -- especially Walt Duncan, but there is always the question of how much is cluelessness and how much is yanking Jeremy's chain. If <I>Foxtrot</I> were still in dailies, Roger Fox would have owned this category.<BR/><BR/>Eliminations:<BR/>Dagwood: While he is pretty clueless, the father shtick is, at best, tertiary to Dagwood's character. The kids are like in their early twenties and almost never seen, apart from his occasional creepy interactions with Cookie. Plus, deep down, Dag is a rebel; he dumped his trust fund for Blondie.<BR/><BR/>Hi: Is he really that clueless? I rarely see Hi & Lois, but he mostly seems to suffer from exhaustion and the sort of existential angst we expect from the Walker/Browne empire.<BR/><BR/>Daryl: As others have said, Daryl isn't a dope, just overwhelmed. He's a pretty normal guy.<BR/><BR/>That leaves two contenders.<BR/><BR/>Roger Drabble: I haven't read Drabble in nearly 30 years and only see it when Josh mentions it. But he tends to be a tad cynical and is more annoyed by his family than bewildered.<BR/><BR/>Frank DeGroot: He gets my vote. Your description sums him up pretty well. He is very much the stereotypical dopey dad of the classic 60s sitcom. And the Lightbulb arc from a few weeks ago sews it up for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-64023146751745245092008-04-02T01:05:00.000-04:002008-04-02T01:05:00.000-04:00Daryl isn't so much clueless as woebegone. He's l...Daryl isn't so much clueless as woebegone. He's like Ziggy w/ a loving family and hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-7183924012093294092008-04-01T22:46:00.000-04:002008-04-01T22:46:00.000-04:00Darryl McPherson, not a household name? But he st...Darryl McPherson, not a household name? But he starred on an animated sitcom that ran half a season on a network that no longer exists. You can't get much more big time than that.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-51636708691221501992008-04-01T20:51:00.000-04:002008-04-01T20:51:00.000-04:00The poll takes about a half hour to update. The bl...The poll takes about a half hour to update. The blog page is behind my super secret administrator access, but all the votes do show up eventually.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-55270584471989723472008-04-01T20:22:00.000-04:002008-04-01T20:22:00.000-04:00As a parent, I have to say that both Darryl and Wa...As a parent, I have to say that both Darryl and Wanda McPherson (baby blues) are most definitely realisticefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526111302375180538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-82325787869082670682008-04-01T20:21:00.000-04:002008-04-01T20:21:00.000-04:00Ted Forth!Ted Forth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-42666751874149041892008-04-01T19:29:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:29:00.000-04:00I went for Hi, although I was tempted with Darryl ...I went for Hi, although I was tempted with Darryl (you realize you have him as 'Frank' in the poll?). In the end, Darryl is too realistic to be considered 'dopey'. Hi isn't deliberately clueless like Ralph Drabble or Dagwood, so to me that's more along the dopey lines.<BR/><BR/>I give this way too much thought.Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-72049536987144780722008-04-01T19:01:00.001-04:002008-04-01T19:01:00.001-04:00I went with Luann's dad but I'm still seeing all z...I went with Luann's dad but I'm still seeing all zeroes on the tally. He's got a wife who, in the right light, dips into the "hot" range.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-45643862257225490752008-04-01T19:01:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:01:00.000-04:00I went with Dagwood. My vote didn't show up either...I went with Dagwood. My vote didn't show up either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-79850201788637303692008-04-01T18:55:00.000-04:002008-04-01T18:55:00.000-04:00My vote didn't tally either.I went for Dagwood, re...My vote didn't tally either.<BR/><BR/>I went for Dagwood, reluctantly, because Ralph Drabble avoids the cliche by <I>not</I> having a wife far hotter than he deserves. But he's a horribly cliched character otherwise.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-823761410970871622008-04-01T18:49:00.000-04:002008-04-01T18:49:00.000-04:00I voted for Drabble, but the results screen still ...I voted for Drabble, but the results screen still shows 0 votes for all the entrants.Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828779727874213014noreply@blogger.com