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by David M Willis on September 18, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: dean mchenry, riley, robin, roz, tony

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  1. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    September 18, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Yay. Robins back.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      If you think panel two is great, wait until you get to panels three and four! You get to see her front!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 18, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Panel 2 even shows her PROFILE!

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          September 18, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

          3*

      • Milosh
        Milosh
        September 18, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

        What you did there. It took me a second to see it.

      • Giant Speck
        Giant Speck
        September 18, 2013 at 1:27 am | #

        Reminds me of all the bus ads in Las Vegas for Celine Dion’s return to Caesar’s. They show a photo of Celine Dion with her back facing the camera and in big letters, the ad proclaims “CELINE’S BACK”.

      • Xeromaru
        Xeromaru
        September 18, 2013 at 8:36 am | #

        You clever boy.(or girl)

        • LockeZ
          LockeZ
          September 19, 2013 at 4:44 am | #

          There are no girl doctors.

          (YET)

          • Xeromaru
            Xeromaru
            September 19, 2013 at 8:39 am | #

            I know I meant the poster.

          • Witch [Soul] of Heart
            Witch [Soul] of Heart
            February 3, 2014 at 1:41 am | #

            …
            My mother is a girl doctor. Watch it.

          • Witch [Soul] of Heart
            Witch [Soul] of Heart
            February 3, 2014 at 1:42 am | #

            MY BAD I just understood that.
            I vote a River Clone to be the Thirteenth Doctor.

  2. Herohatch
    Herohatch
    September 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Class act, that Robin.

    • Resne
      Resne
      September 18, 2013 at 2:06 am | #

      More like class action.

  3. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Professor Doc, hahaha. I get it.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      September 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      So what would he be called in this universe, I wonder?

      • Tunaro
        Tunaro
        September 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

        The old dude teaching physics?

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        September 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        The better question is WILL we see him in this universe?

        • Cephalo the Pod
          Cephalo the Pod
          September 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          http://itswalky.com/d/19990601.html

          “And so I told myself, ‘teaching high school is too stressful.” Maybe, without SEMME, he found another government job.

          • Wack'd
            Wack'd
            September 18, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

            …oh my god, the injokes span three universes at this point.

            • Wack'd
              Wack'd
              September 18, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

              Geez this multiverse is incestuous.

              • David Willis
                David M Willis
                September 18, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

                +1

                (though at that point, i possibly still considered sly sirs canon)

      • Cephalo the Pod
        Cephalo the Pod
        September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        His name’s probably still Doc. The Dean’s comment suggests he is not a professor (at least, at this school). Probably a researcher.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 18, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

        Seeing as Ruth and Dina both got last name extensions for this ‘verse, I gave a rather silly list of suggestions to Willis via Tumblr.

        In all honesty, though, Docter is a real last name! For real! Look up the guy who directed Monsters Inc and Up. It could totally work.

        • Pat
          Pat
          September 18, 2013 at 10:47 am | #

          What about Dr. Docter?

          • Robin
            Robin
            September 18, 2013 at 5:15 pm | #

            Major Major Major Major.

            • usayasha
              usayasha
              September 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm | #

              Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo.

              • Arcelos
                Arcelos
                October 30, 2014 at 12:59 am | #

                Will Smith will smith

        • poofdepoof
          poofdepoof
          April 16, 2015 at 2:28 am | #

          Doctor is also a real last name! My choir director in high school was named “Mr. Doctor” (though we all called him Doc)

    • Lilly
      Lilly
      September 18, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      There’s already a Professor Doctor. He’s Proc in the Hulu series ‘The Awesomes.’

      • Bill
        Bill
        September 18, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

        “Judge” is also a real first name (Judge Reinhold).  And there’s a Doctor Girlfriend on “The Venture Brothers”.

        • itachi_0501
          itachi_0501
          September 18, 2013 at 7:58 am | #

          Well, but is Dr. Girlfriend a real Doctor (or a real woman, for that matter!)?

          • Bill
            Bill
            September 18, 2013 at 12:21 pm | #

            According to the Venture Bros. wiki, Dr. Girlfriend (now known as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch since her wedding to the archvillain) is a real woman, holds a doctorate in an unnamed field, and appears proficient in mechanics and general sciences.

            • Brigid Keely
              Brigid Keely
              September 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm | #

              Ugh, how I hate that term “real woman.”

          • Robin
            Robin
            September 18, 2013 at 5:18 pm | #

            Dr. Princess is a real Doctor. Not a real princess, though, it’s just her last name.

        • Makkabee
          Makkabee
          September 18, 2013 at 1:41 pm | #

          Judge is also a last name (e.g. Mike Judge, creator of Beavis & Butthead).

          So if a Judge is a huge Judge Reinhold fan and names his son after him, and that boy goes into law and gets appointed to the bench, you could have a Judge Judge Judge.

          Very “Catch 22,” neh?

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            September 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm | #

            Butt is also a real family name you know. Judge Butt sounds like someone Willis would make up!

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          September 18, 2013 at 4:27 pm | #

          And don’t forget Major Major Major Major from Ca-DAMMIT MAKKABEE!

      • numaron
        numaron
        September 18, 2013 at 1:24 am | #

        I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to think of him.

      • Lieutenant Dan
        Lieutenant Dan
        September 18, 2013 at 7:02 am | #

        What about Mr. Mister?

        • N0083rP00F
          N0083rP00F
          September 18, 2013 at 9:14 am | #

          Don’t forget Sam Mother …. Poor poor Fred 🙁

  4. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    September 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Who would vote for Robin?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      I would. I would never stop voting for her.

      • Hoboturtle
        Hoboturtle
        September 18, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Sir, it’s one vote per citizen…

        • Bill
          Bill
          September 18, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

          Except in Chicago, where the motto is “vote early and often”.

          • Wizard
            Wizard
            September 18, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

            And no discrimination against the metabolically challenged.

            • drs
              drs
              September 18, 2013 at 7:32 am | #

              Vote late and often!

            • Makkabee
              Makkabee
              September 18, 2013 at 1:42 pm | #

              “Metabolically challenged” is so 70s. The new term is “homeostatically challenged.”

    • Batman
      Batman
      September 18, 2013 at 1:50 am | #

      …I’m trying not to make the obvious joke here.

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        September 18, 2013 at 9:18 am | #

        Vote Joker.
        Whats the difference between the Senate and Arkham?
        One only has one Joker.
        One is where Jokers want to stay and the other they want to leave.
        There isn’t any – both are full of psychopaths.

        • John
          John
          September 18, 2013 at 10:38 am | #

          No one stays in Arkham for six years.

          • Batman
            Batman
            September 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm | #

            What’s the difference between Arkham Asylum and the Senate?

            – Arkham has a public approval rating greater than zero.

            – One is a corrupt, heavily-guarded institution where power-crazed, self-obsessed maniacs are sent. The other is an insane asylum.

            – Both are tax-payer funded, but the inmates at Arkham aren’t paid six-figure salaries.

            – Both of them can be conveniently entered by the skylights in the main rotunda, but Arkham has gargoyles to hang from on the walls of the lobby.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        September 18, 2013 at 10:39 am | #

        There’s already evidence that a man named Dick can, in fact, be elected, so you’re probably good to go.

  5. Dragonwheel
    Dragonwheel
    September 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    I’d vote for Robin.

    • Ongion
      Ongion
      September 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Who wouldn’t? You know, besides Mr. Dean over there.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        And Leslie apparently.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Considering some of the representatives my state has, she’s a step up.

      • Bill
        Bill
        September 18, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        I’m from Wisconsin and all I’ve got to say is —
        True dat!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      I’d vote for Galasso.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 18, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        Then again, there should be no voting for Galasso, only kneels.

        • James
          James
          September 18, 2013 at 2:21 am | #

          I kneel only to the one True ZOD!!

    • mechaqua
      mechaqua
      September 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      I always vote Cthulhu why should I have to settle for lesser evil?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        You could always go for a greater evil and vote Mike.

        • mechaqua
          mechaqua
          September 18, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

          Can Mike guarantee that madness will ensue for eternity and that I will be devoured right away to spare me from this madness?

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            September 18, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

            All of that, except he won’t let anyone die. YOU JUST GOTTA LIVE IN IT.

            • mechaqua
              mechaqua
              September 18, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

              Well devouring is kind of important, but maybe he can sway me. How does Mike feel about Agricultural Subsidies? and what is his plan to curve illegal ivory trafficking?

              • insomniac
                insomniac
                September 18, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

                His plan is to **** your mom.

                • James
                  James
                  September 18, 2013 at 2:24 am | #

                  ah the nickel stimulus plan.

                • vsophi
                  vsophi
                  September 18, 2013 at 3:58 am | #

                  ^ +1

                • Andrew_C
                  Andrew_C
                  September 18, 2013 at 9:28 am | #

                  Pretty sure trickle down economics has been thoroughly discredited

                • vsophi
                  vsophi
                  September 18, 2013 at 10:29 am | #

                  ^ I… wow.

                  I see what you did there.

  6. Jetstream
    Jetstream
    September 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Of course you did, Robin. Of course you did.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      As if she sleeps with all the sugar she may or may not intake.

      • Oxyvolt
        Oxyvolt
        September 18, 2013 at 1:33 am | #

        Sugar doesn’t make you hype, contrary to popular belief. For one, if it did, I wouldn’t be able to sleep, ever.

        • L.K. Croctuta
          L.K. Croctuta
          January 17, 2015 at 8:36 pm | #

          True, on its own, but since no one’s ever given me evidence otherwise I continue to believe it amplifies the effects of caffeine.

  7. Sye
    Sye
    September 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    “Professor Doc.”

    Nice. 🙂

    • tbf
      tbf
      September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      I too love this mythology gag.

  8. Lavaticmay
    Lavaticmay
    September 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    How did she get in? literally no one in this universe likes her.

    • ShaggyDonahugh
      ShaggyDonahugh
      September 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      I would for a nickel.

      • ShaggyDonahugh
        ShaggyDonahugh
        September 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Adorable, their combined snark is. Ship them, I must.

        • Lavaticmay
          Lavaticmay
          September 18, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

          Mike and Robin, I’d say he’d fuck her brains out but she’s probably already missing a love or two.

          • Lavaticmay
            Lavaticmay
            September 18, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

            *lobe

          • vsophi
            vsophi
            September 18, 2013 at 3:59 am | #

            nonononononononononono
            robin/leslie

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      September 18, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      It’s that good old sugar high.

    • insomniac
      insomniac
      September 18, 2013 at 10:29 am | #

      The college town probably isn’t representative of the district as a whole. As she pointed out in her first appearance.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      September 18, 2013 at 4:52 pm | #

      Electronic voting machines, purging voter lists, witholding reasources for polling stations in precincts that are likely to vote Democratic, you konw legal election fraud.

  9. Gram91
    Gram91
    September 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    I’m guessing you watch The Awesomes.

    • Gram91
      Gram91
      September 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Wait, sorry, first thing that popped into my head that was recent. Completely forgot about Professor Doc.

  10. Kurai Seraphim
    Kurai Seraphim
    September 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Yay jokes from the old comic that new people don’t get. Yay comments field for filling in the gaps!

    http://www.itswalky.com/d/20000428.html

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 18, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      I’M A VETERAN READER AND I STILL DIDN’T IMMEDIATELY GET IT.
      But that’s probably cuz I kinda hate that guy.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 18, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

        A friend of mine made her way through most of Willis’s stuff via the two of us reading aloud and giving the characters different voices. I had a LOT of fun doing Doc. Probably my favorite besides Head Alien.

        Also I gave Ultra-Car this really deep, gravely voice, which backfired wonderfully when we got to the bodyswap.

        • John
          John
          September 18, 2013 at 10:40 am | #

          I’m pretty sure the voice did change when it got she’d.

          • Wack'd
            Wack'd
            September 18, 2013 at 6:13 pm | #

            Yeah, so I handed it off to my friend–who tried her damnedest to just do a femme!version of the voice I did, to no avail. She kept coughing. So we swapped back.

      • vsophi
        vsophi
        September 18, 2013 at 4:01 am | #

        me neither
        then again, I’ve forgotten the vast majority of what happened in the walkyverse (excluding sp!)

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        September 18, 2013 at 11:56 am | #

        Why do you hate Professor Doc? I mean, I don’t like him, but I don’t hate him either. He’s sort of just there with the science.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      September 18, 2013 at 3:50 pm | #

      Damn you and your linking ways! I nearly started rereading the archives again, for the umpteenth time.

  11. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    September 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    So, whose that guy in the background? Can he be Proffesor Doc?

    • Lavaticmay
      Lavaticmay
      September 18, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

      That guy goes by the name of “future Danny”

  12. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    September 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Robin, where did you get this sense of humor? Or did it spontaneously appear inside of you? Like many other things?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 18, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      Robin has always had a sense of humor. She can just turn it off and on.

  13. Philippe G.
    Philippe G.
    September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Continuity joke. Ha!

  14. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Professor Doc Ock the Rock McClane Heavyweight Champion of the World LEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEENKINS.

    • ShaggyDonahugh
      ShaggyDonahugh
      September 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      This is hurting me. Please. Please oh god please stop. OH GOD THE 90’S AND EARLY 2000’S ARE SPLITTING OPEN MY SKULL!

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        September 18, 2013 at 9:28 am | #

        Mmmmm …. sprinkles.

  15. mechaqua
    mechaqua
    September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Incumbent advantage at work!

  16. Joe
    Joe
    September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    At my school, there’s a pair of married doctors that teach different sections of the same subject. To differentiate between the two, we call them Doc Mister and Doc Missus.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 18, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      and their good pal,
      DOC OC.

  17. TurtlyLooker
    TurtlyLooker
    September 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    My favorite pairing is Obama/Drones, to be honest.

  18. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    Professor Doc Hendriks. Now that’s a name.

  19. Gram91
    Gram91
    September 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Holy crap, another DeSanto…YAY!!!

    • RickZarber
      RickZarber
      September 18, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

      Right? I was pretty surprised more people weren’t commenting on that.

  20. Zoroark173
    Zoroark173
    September 18, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    I know this is probably asking way too much, but will you be at Rose City Comic-Con.

  21. Esmelle
    Esmelle
    September 18, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    and that’s exactly why Mr. President is such a stupid way of addressing a president.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 18, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

      Actually, “Mister” is an honorific and “President” is a title, so using both in combination is acceptable.  “Professor” and “Doctor” are both titles, so that is why is sounds so awkward.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        September 18, 2013 at 3:53 pm | #

        But they are academical, and some people insist on being addressed with all their titles – especially when they were earned at different institutions or different fields.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      September 18, 2013 at 4:55 pm | #

      Mr. President was the form of address chosen by George Washington.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        September 18, 2013 at 8:50 pm | #

        The Founding Fathers were way too cool and down with the kids for that “Your Honor” and “Your Majesty” bullcrap anyhow.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          September 19, 2013 at 4:16 pm | #

          “Your Excellency” is how a president is adressed in the wrest of the world.

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            September 19, 2013 at 4:31 pm | #

            America is the teen rebel of nations; not playing by any of Europe’s rules.

            • Mkvenner
              Mkvenner
              September 20, 2013 at 3:31 pm | #

              You do know there are four other (inhabited) continents.

  22. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 18, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

    Robin is pretty good at trying to butter people up.
    It’s the succeeding part she’s bad at.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 18, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      Should’ve used real butter.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 18, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

        That sounds more like something Roz’d do.

  23. mechaqua
    mechaqua
    September 18, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

    correct me if i am wrong It looks like Indiana is playing Central Michigan.

    • C.
      C.
      September 18, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

      It’s Minnesota.

    • blergle
      blergle
      September 18, 2013 at 12:29 am | #

      Looks like Minnesota to me, given color scheme and the hint of a block “M” on the helmet.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 18, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

      It’s the Golden Gophers; see this strip where Willis comes right out and says so.
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/escape-2/

  24. WhathappenedtoMike?
    WhathappenedtoMike?
    September 18, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

    Woah! When did you start doing an Alt-text like Hijinks?!?! I now feel this great need to go back through every single issue.

    • John
      John
      September 18, 2013 at 2:23 am | #

      Back in February.

      • Lieutenant Dan
        Lieutenant Dan
        September 18, 2013 at 7:05 am | #

        My iPad weeps.

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          September 18, 2013 at 8:42 am | #

          Mine just takes it in silence.

        • Ocbrad1
          Ocbrad1
          September 18, 2013 at 9:23 am | #

          As does my iPhone. At least until I got the Comic Chameleon app! Now I get the alt-text from all the awesome comix. DoA, GWS, xkcd and others!

  25. Dierna
    Dierna
    September 18, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

    I have an ancestor who’s first name was Doctor and for several generations there were other members of the family with that as a first name. None of them were in the medical profession. *lol*

  26. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    September 18, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

    Imagine a man named Doc Guzman getting a doctorate.

    • pokee2
      pokee2
      September 18, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

      my professor is a Dr. de Guzman, PhD

  27. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    September 18, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    I hate her more with every syllable.

  28. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 18, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    So, you have a Riley here. And Tumblr reveals her last name is DeSanto.

    Robin has another sister? Or possibly a daughter? Looks too old, unless Robin is older than she looks.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      September 18, 2013 at 4:05 pm | #

      There’s a post on this very site’s front page that reveals the surname, and hints about the familial relationship.

  29. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 18, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    I DIDN’T EVEN SEE RILEY. OH GOSH.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 18, 2013 at 2:14 am | #

      Who is this Riley you speak of?

  30. Comrade
    Comrade
    September 18, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

    TONY’S BACK

    • Comrade
      Comrade
      September 18, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

      Wait, he was back already. Goddammit. I got all excited n shit.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      September 18, 2013 at 4:06 pm | #

      No, Tony’s *front*.

  31. John
    John
    September 18, 2013 at 2:25 am | #

    Tell that to James Dean, Big Boss!

  32. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    September 18, 2013 at 2:48 am | #

    She sure got a big mouth…

  33. JCfromNC
    JCfromNC
    September 18, 2013 at 4:39 am | #

    Well, there is this guy, but he’s not in the Walkyverse, so I suppose he doesn’t count.

  34. tahrey
    tahrey
    September 18, 2013 at 5:12 am | #

    So his proper name is actually Anthony McHenry, Dean of Indiana University?

  35. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    September 18, 2013 at 6:27 am | #

    Naming someone Professor would be ludicrous. It’d be like naming someone Judge (sorry Judge Reinhold).

  36. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 18, 2013 at 6:56 am | #

    also wagh, riley’s adorable

  37. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    September 18, 2013 at 7:30 am | #

    For a moment I thought Tony was Ninja Rick.

  38. drs
    drs
    September 18, 2013 at 7:39 am | #

    So a German tells me that in Germany, if you get a PhD then ‘Doctor’ becomes part of your name. Like, you have to get a new passport with Doctor Firstname Lastname on it. If you hold a professorial job, then you’re yes, Professor Doctor.

    Wikipedia claims PhDs stack, so you can be Doctor Doctor, or Doctor Doctor Doctor if you somehow have 3 PhDs.

    • Jack Finch
      Jack Finch
      September 18, 2013 at 8:24 am | #

      And with German formality it actually becomes Herr/Frau/Fraulien Professor Doctor…I love Germans.

      • Don
        Don
        September 18, 2013 at 8:56 am | #

        Ah, good ol’ German inefficiency.

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      September 18, 2013 at 10:10 am | #

      My brother was a professor with a PhD and an MD, so he could have been Professor Doctor Doctor. Not uncommon with those who teach at medical schools. I think he was called “Ted” instead.

  39. itachi_0501
    itachi_0501
    September 18, 2013 at 7:55 am | #

    Hehehe: the kiddo was watching an episode of #SpongeBob yesterday, and Patrick insisted that he was “Doctor Professor Patrick.” Coincidence? (Yes, terribly, as we all know that #Dave has 4.7 weeks of strips ready in advance, in the event that he is called off to fight in an intergalatic war against Monkey Master and Dexter)

  40. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    September 18, 2013 at 8:26 am | #

    How respectable is Robin in this ‘verse anyway?

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      September 18, 2013 at 8:49 am | #

      Not very, what with all the evidence given.

    • FlyingFish
      FlyingFish
      September 18, 2013 at 9:29 am | #

      When speaking publicly, she can fake it in short bursts.

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      September 18, 2013 at 9:31 am | #

      Well she is in politics … so a few notches below used car salesman or banker.

  41. hof1991
    hof1991
    September 18, 2013 at 10:07 am | #

    Looks like Tony Jr. is #90 something, but is carrying the football. Oh, well, it is Indiana football. Lucky he’s not trying a three pointer with it.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 18, 2013 at 12:36 pm | #

      According to NCAA rule book, Rule 1 Section 4 Article 1 recommends the numbers between 80 and 99 for players playing the position of end; ends are eligible receivers and would therefore be a player who would occasionally be carrying the ball.
      And as with any rule/guideline, there are exceptions.  In 2013, Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner was given jersey number 98 to wear in honor of Tom Harmon as part of the Michigan Football Legends program.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 18, 2013 at 3:48 pm | #

      The person who wears #90 for IU this year is Aaron Del Grosso, a freshman placekicker.  Is that what you meant about trying a three-pointer?
      As for the name:  Del Grosso — de Santo …. close enough for a comic strip.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 18, 2013 at 8:19 pm | #

        Except Tony’s last name is McHenry, not de Santo.

        His number would appear to be either 96 or 98…maybe 99 given his first appearence, but it doesn’t look like it.

  42. Tenn
    Tenn
    September 18, 2013 at 11:38 am | #

    I think this is one of the jokiest DoA strips ever. It’s like a string of punchlines. 😀

  43. Alex
    Alex
    September 18, 2013 at 12:16 pm | #

    In his first… and second… appearances, Tony’s jersey said ‘4’. Now he’s 90. Does that mean he had to buy a team jersey off the rack like everyone else, instead of getting one as a player?

  44. HAB
    HAB
    September 18, 2013 at 1:52 pm | #

    Hey a new Desanto

  45. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    September 18, 2013 at 5:01 pm | #

    To be honest I think more people would like Robin if had worked for it and run as an independant and won rather than make a deal with the devil (tea party).

  46. Anderhail
    Anderhail
    September 18, 2013 at 5:04 pm | #

    Now that I think of it, sleeping in the entire election day takes some decent effort. It is one thing to simply laze around, but to sleep through the entire voting period means she likely got to wake up to being told she won.

  47. Ter
    Ter
    September 18, 2013 at 5:41 pm | #

    Well, in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, there’s a character called Hakase Hakase.

    Basically Professor Doctor. Or… something.

  48. Creativerealms
    Creativerealms
    September 19, 2013 at 8:50 am | #

    So Robin has another sister. Can’t wait to see more or should I say all of Riley.

  49. poofdepoof
    poofdepoof
    August 15, 2014 at 4:58 am | #

    I had a teacher in high school named Mr. Doctor. Whenever someone heard his name for the first time, they’d say something like “He should get a PhD so he can be Dr. Doctor” and I was like NO THAT RUINS IT (because two titles are so much better than one).

  50. RandomPerson12
    RandomPerson12
    October 9, 2014 at 8:02 pm | #

    Well, I guess that means Professor Doc won’t show up. What a shame.

  51. Kilo
    Kilo
    August 2, 2015 at 11:54 pm | #

    …Huh. I wouldn’t want someone in office who slept in too late to vote, since polls don’t close until 6 pm. (Also early/absentee voting is totally a thing.)

  52. kay
    kay
    November 27, 2015 at 6:21 am | #

    Coming back here after forever, just to say that I’m reading shortpacked! and the two different Robin’s make my head spin. 0,o

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