# Early "Get Fuzzy" comics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454 "2002-04-24T23:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/1 "2002-04-24T23:23:50Z")
After seeing the early “Get Fuzzy” comics that are being reprinted this week, did anybody else wonder if some version of the following conversation happened? “Mr. Conley?” “Yes?” “Friendly neighborhood lawyer here. We were viewing your new comic strip creation and we have a little request.” “What would that be?” “Could you possibly make Rob, your main character, not look exactly like ‘Steve Dallas’ of Bloom County fame?” “Oh, um, sure.” -lv ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/2 "2002-04-24T23:29:55Z")
When I first read the strip I noticed more a than a passing resemblance to the much-beloved _Bloom County_. ---
**Author:** ![Supersaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Supersaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supersaurus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/3 "2002-04-25T00:12:04Z")
Get Fuzzy is the only comic I really pay attention to. Which one is Bloom County? If Get Fuzzy is in reprints, what happened to Bucky’s tooth? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/4 "2002-04-25T02:30:31Z")
Rob is more like Steve Dallas after his _Gephardtization_. If you have to ask what Bloom County was, just never mind. It’s a boomer thing. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/5 "2002-04-25T02:50:42Z")
Get Fuzzy is in reprints because of illness in the cartoonist’s family, according to the little note in the Dallas Morning News. I’m sure that Bucky will get his tooth back soon after the crisis is resolved. And looking at some of the other comics in the newspaper, I can only say that Berke Breathed and Gary Larson are RIGHT, there’s nothing sadder than a cartoon that is just a pale shadow of what it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/6 "2002-04-25T03:20:48Z")
I was beginning to think I was the only one who liked _Get Fuzzy_. I stumbled on it not long after _Citizen Dog_ went out of syndication and it’s really grown on me. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/7 "2002-04-25T06:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > If you have to ask what Bloom County was, just never mind. It’s a boomer thing. The hell it was! I was born in '75, and Bloom County has always been my favorite comic strip. It was (and still is) enourmously popular with most of my peers, too. I still have a plush Opus with a silk tie somewhere around here. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/8 "2002-04-25T12:31:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > …there’s nothing sadder than a cartoon that is just a pale shadow of what it used to be. I’d nominate _Doonesbury_ as the dubious “winner” in that category. The first five years or so of _Doonesbury_ could be in a Cartoon Hall of Fame, but after Vietnam “ended” it has never achieved its former subtle but hilarious biting edge. _Get Fuzzy_ is now my favorite cartoon strip. I’m grateful my local newspaper carries it. I don’t believe anyone will ever achieve the magic of _Calvin and Hobbes,_ and _Bloom County_ was golden. But Bucky and Satchel from _Get Fuzzy_ are as funny and memorable as any of the characters from the aforementioned strips. Just think what it would be like in a fantasy world where all these strips appeared at their peak at the same time… in my mind that’d be the ultimate Golden Age. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/9 "2002-04-25T13:05:24Z")
Here’s a typical Get Fuzzy strip. Cat: I hate you because every time I cross my legs my crotch sweats and I get a yeast infection. Guy: Dude, that is way too much information. Dog: I like to roll in my feces. The only time I laughed at that strip was when the cat put beards on all the dog’s _Where’s Waldo_ books because he wanted to invent a new game called _Where’s Osama?_ ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/10 "2002-04-25T17:09:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Supersaurus \* > If Get Fuzzy is in reprints, what happened to Bucky’s tooth? \*\* We learned last Saturday, I think it was, that Bucky’s tooth had been implanted, but we needed to wait to learn if the implant would take. And Bucky’s head is in a cone!!! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/11 "2002-04-25T17:47:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > Here’s a typical Get Fuzzy strip. No. For the benefit of those who don’t know the strip, allow me to assert that the above is _not_ a typical exchange from _Get Fuzzy_. The strip takes a while to get used to, but has finally won me over, and judging from the other folks in this thread, I’m not alone. [_Get Fuzzy_](http://www2.uclick.com/client/chl/gz) has three main characters: Rob, the human, serves the function most humans do in talking-pet-oriented comic strips, which is to say he’s usually either the Greek chorus or the deus-ex-machina when things get out of hand. Bucky, the cat, serves basically the Louie DePalma role. He’s self-absorbed almost to the point of egomania and has no respect for anyone or anything else. But like I said, he’s a cat. 🙂 He’s usually the instigator of trouble. _Satchel_, the dog, is almost always the butt of the joke. On those rare instances when he understands that he’s the butt of the joke, he’s sad. Usually he’s pretty oblivious and is just happy to have friends like Rob and Bucky. But like I said, he’s a dog. 🙂 Hope this helps. It’s still no [_Mutts_](http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mutts/about.htm), though. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/12 "2002-04-25T17:49:10Z")
I have no idea why I italicized Satchel’s name. It’s not foreign or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/13 "2002-04-25T17:49:55Z")
I LOVE Get Fuzzy. My favorite thing is how Satchel always looks confused and worried. And he’s sweet and lovable but a little dumb. Mr. Conley knows his critters. For those of you who don’t get it locally, I read it online at the Houston Chronicle (weekdays) and at [Bayarea.com](http://Bayarea.com) (Sundays). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/14 "2002-04-25T17:53:46Z")
Quoth **Miller** : > [@](#): > > I still have a plush Opus with a silk tie somewhere around here. Is that the best you can do? Heck, I was born in '77, and I went as Opus for Halloween one year, and designed an origami penguin with an oversized nose! _Bloom County_ was far from a “boomer thing”. But just ignore _Outland_, it didn’t really exist. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/15 "2002-04-25T18:58:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scarlett67 \* > \*\*f you who don’t get it locally, I read it online at the Houston Chronicle (weekdays) and at [Bayarea.com](http://Bayarea.com) (Sundays). \*\* Or have it [emailed](http://umweb2.unitedmedia.com/RegistrationApp/homepage/action.do) to you. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/16 "2002-04-25T20:29:28Z")
> [@](#): > > When I first read the strip I noticed more a than a passing resemblance to the much-beloved Bloom County. Well, considering that early Bloom County had more than a passing resemblance to _Doonesbury_ – indeed, included outright thievery from _Doonesbury_ – I doubt Berke Breathed will be in a position to complain. I like _Get Fuzzy_. It’s so endearingly odd. I like Bucky’s war with the ferret, and the way the ferret always wins. I’m amused by the fact that Bucky gets carried around in a baby pouch that Rob wears and rides in a baby seat in the car. It can be kind of hit-and-miss – sometimes it’s not funny at all – but when it’s funny, it’s pretty funny. IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/17 "2002-04-25T20:49:31Z")
I first noticed Get Fuzzy b/c Satchel bears a striking resemblance to our shar-pei who died last year. After reading the strip for awhile, I realized their personalities were similar, as well - lovable, not overly bright, and loyal to the other pet members of the family, regardless of the abuse heaped on them. The best stip (and I can’t find a link for it) is from Halloween, where Satchel dresses up like a vacuum cleaner because “its the scariest thing I could think of,” getting whole-hearted agreement from Bucky. Our dogs flip out when the vacuum comes out so we could definitely relate. ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/18 "2002-04-25T21:04:15Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Survey1215 \* \*\*The best stip (and I can’t find a link for it) is from Halloween, where Satchel dresses up like a vacuum cleaner because “its the scariest thing I could think of,” getting whole-hearted agreement from Bucky. Our dogs flip out when the vacuum comes out so we could definitely relate. \*\* I LOVE that one! It’s magneted to my refrigerator! My cats don’t just flip when the vacuum comes out - they disappear into another dimension. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/19 "2002-04-25T22:33:15Z")
You can also find _Get Fuzzy_ at [http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/getfuzzy/](http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/getfuzzy/) Another strip I’m hooked on at the moment is _Sherman’s Lagoon_: [http://cgi.dnai.com/~fillmore/cgi-bin/sviewer.pl](http://cgi.dnai.com/~fillmore/cgi-bin/sviewer.pl) ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454/20 "2002-04-26T01:54:42Z")
_Get Fuzzy_ is about this guy, his not-too-bright dog, and smart-assed cat. And unlike some other strips with a similar cast of characters, _Get Fuzzy_ is actually funny. One of my favorite panels: Bucky wants to watch the basball game on TV with Rob & Satchel, Rob wonders why, since Bucky fell asleep the last time he watched a televised basball game, Bucky replies “That’s right, you can’t buy naps like that.” At first I couldn’t quite tell whether Bucky was a cat or a rabbit. I know Bucky has fangs and small ears, but the panel’s are so small. BTW I had to laugh out loud at yesterday’s \*[FoxTrot](http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/viewft.cfm?uc_fn=1&uc_full_date=20020424&uc_daction=X&uc_comic=ft) \* [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-get-fuzzy-comics/105454.md?page=2)