# What's the funniest single panel cartoon you've ever seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531 "2016-10-14T17:48:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/81 "2016-10-15T04:09:15Z")
The Kliban [Nixon Monument](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/25/1204836/-In-Honor-of-the-Opening-of-the-George-W-Bush-Library-Here-is-the-Richard-Nixon-Monument) panel was the first grown-up comic that I experienced. It was a long ways from Peanuts and Dennis the Menace. Lots of good older stuff here, but Tundra is one of my current favorites. I like this one from 2011: [The Last Alien Abduction](http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2016/05/17/cartoon-day-1243-72/). ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/82 "2016-10-15T04:30:53Z")
These are the funniest? Ever? [http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/O-K-you-be-the-doctor-and-I-ll-be-the-Secretary-of-Health-and-Human-Se-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints\_i8540589\_.htm](http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/O-K-you-be-the-doctor-and-I-ll-be-the-Secretary-of-Health-and-Human-Se-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8540589_.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/83 "2016-10-15T04:32:25Z")
Being a live music fan, I’ve always had a soft spot for “Raymond’s last day” > **[larson far side last day sound - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=larson%2Bfar%2Bside%2Blast%2Bday%2Bsound&view=detailv2&&id=FCEB2301D9A09EE91AC5281BD819DD0D9671D000&selectedIndex=0&ccid=Dvc%2fTmzO&simid=608005213818980081&thid=OIP.M0ef73f4e6ccef79f9f6cd5d6848ba1d8o0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/84 "2016-10-15T10:09:57Z")
Not exactly rocket science [https://au.pinterest.com/pin/78250112246699449/](https://au.pinterest.com/pin/78250112246699449/) Well, they finally came … [https://au.pinterest.com/pin/125115695874114277/](https://au.pinterest.com/pin/125115695874114277/) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/85 "2016-10-15T10:19:37Z")
This cracks me up every time I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/86 "2016-10-15T16:43:19Z")
I cannot find it, but I have a strong recollection of a Gahan Wilson panel in Playboy sometime in 1978 where a grubby cook is in a dingy diner bathroom, scrubbing something in the sink. Beside him is a pail of severed human hands. Next to the mirror is a sign saying, “Employees must wash hands before cooking.” Second fav is an old Thurber panel: [why did you answer?](http://www.ohioana-authors.org/images/thurber/wrongnumber.gif) ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/87 "2016-10-15T17:03:20Z")
Dirty, scaly chicken toes. Harry sticks them up his nose. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/88 "2016-10-15T17:29:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Dirty, scaly chicken toes. Harry sticks them up his nose. Why oh why can I remember that Kliban cartoon for decades when I always have to look up the dose of rifaximin every time I have to prescribe it? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/89 "2016-10-15T17:34:48Z")
[Premature](http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/594047/Premature/) ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/90 "2016-10-15T18:34:37Z")
I think Mike Baldwin is a brilliant cartoonist. For me, his best work is up there with Larson. My favourite is this, which is not only very funny but also highly ingenious: > **[CartoonStock - Cartoon](https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CS177731)** > > Cartoon library, fully catalogued and searchable, instant downloads. There’s a lot more of his work to enjoy at Cartoon Stock. Check it out! > **[CartoonStock - Search Results](https://www.cartoonstock.com/search?type=images&cartoonist=mikebaldwin%2CMike%2BBaldwin)** > > CartoonStock - Search Results ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/91 "2016-10-15T18:42:29Z")
I nominate [this one by Charles Addams](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ISf9UtYcMg/TwhNs07drHI/AAAAAAAACEI/VOzBjAJbyK4/s1600/Addams+sad+movie.jpg) for best uncaptioned single panel cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/92 "2016-10-15T19:06:50Z")
[James Joyce’s Refrigerator](http://imgur.com/a/FvsMo) OR [Kliban’s Contribution to the Sciences](http://imgur.com/B7JseAT) ---
**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/93 "2016-10-15T19:44:02Z")
[“Wendell… I’m not content.”](http://workessence.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Wendell-I-am-not-content.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/94 "2016-10-15T20:34:16Z")
> [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](#): > > more kliban > > [Photo Storage](http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/Rwaggs81/media/HeyEuropeEatMyFlorida.jpg.html) Suck my Florida would have been a lot funnier. I have no idea how to find it, but one of my favorites was also a Farside. A guy standing on the bottom of the ocean in one of those diving suits that doesn’t have its own air supply, but is supplied by hose from a compressor up on the ship. He’s looking up as the ship is sinking above him. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/95 "2016-10-15T21:43:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > [CAR!](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--pJX9Org0--/1427959344030111376.jpg) A great one, to be sure, but as it contains three panels I don’t think it meets the thread criteria… ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/96 "2016-10-15T22:28:47Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > [_Howdy_, _howdy_, _howdy_!](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b5/bb/7a/b5bb7aa9fe3df9ffbde8399db295f82f.jpg) Absolutely what I came to post, Mr. Dibble! ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/97 "2016-10-15T22:44:28Z")
And let’s not forget Jim Unger’s [Herman](http://media.zuza.com/a/4/a424fa1c-81b4-4dce-b8f9-5a4bf261f819/44452a494af09ea48d6f97ecdd3a_Gallery.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/98 "2016-10-15T22:56:43Z")
Once again Larson: As I had this [coffee mug](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQ2WDc0Mw==/z/rkMAAOSwZG9WjXaY/%24_1.JPG), the one penguin among thousands is what comes to mind first to me: [http://middleagedmormonman.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/i-gotta-be-me.jpg](http://middleagedmormonman.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/i-gotta-be-me.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/99 "2016-10-16T01:28:05Z")
I can’t find this on line, but this cartoon reprinted in “The Prehistory if the Far Side” always cracked me up: You’re looking out from the inside of a castle, and Doctor Frankenstein is answering the door with the monster next to him (not visible from the doorway), the callers are Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion, and the caption reads, “Sorry, I just used my last heart and brain - maybe try the wizard down the road.” ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531/100 "2016-10-16T01:52:19Z")
[This New Yorker item has always been a personal favorite.](https://adobe99u.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/skywriters-block.jpg?w=550&quality=100&h=591) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-single-panel-cartoon-youve-ever-seen/768531.md?page=6)