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Gary Larson’sThe Far Sidedoesn’t have many recurring characters , but when they do appear , they ’re used for some of his good strip in the whole series . Perhaps the most iconic ofFar Side ’s repeat offenders is ' the woman in horn - rim glasses ' - an unfortunate lead of Larson ’s comedian who has had more bizarre things encounter to her than any other figure inFar Sidehistory .
The woman in saddle horn - rim glass originate out as just the direction Larson tended to draw a similar type of fictional character , but because she ’s so recognizable , she chop-chop became a pet of fans , appearing on the covers of variousFar Sidecollections . Fans even eventually learned her name , asLarson ’s strip introducingThe Far Side ’s castintroduced her ' player ' as Arlene Carmichael , who apparently ' played ' the many dissimilar womanhood in hooter - rim glasses across Larson ’s comic strip .
Here , then , are the 15 funniest funnies starring Arlene Carmichael , as she wee her direction in the wild earth ofThe Far Side . Be sure to vote in our end - of - clause polland have your say on which of the charwoman in saddle horn - rim glasses ' many appearances are the good of the beneficial .
15Dog Food Again
A Rare Optimistic Far Side Comic
Some of Arlene Carmichael ’s appearances are relatively thankless , as she play the straight char to mirthful characters . In this case , Arlene process a can of dog food for thought to two overjoyed canines who are thrilled with her pick of meal . The jape hinge on the idea that surely it ’s dog foodeverynight , with the family pets somehow still being enthused and surprised when Arlene opens the can . Larson ’s Canis familiaris were never his chic part , but here they star in one of his rare comics where everything works out for the supporter .
14My Couch!
One of Larson’s Darker Far Side Comics
unhappily , things can’talwayswork out in the earth ofThe Far Side , and here Arlene is the female parent of ' Leonard , ' aPsycho - desirable obsessive who ca n’t stand anyone sitting on his favored lounge ( basically a lethal edition ofBig Bang Theory ’s Sheldon Cooper . ) The apparition in the bottom left of the panel read that the painting is about to become bloodstained realism , though it ’s a scratch of Larson ’s comedic genius that he makes Leonard ’s presence so unpretentious .
In perhaps the definitive month of Far Side comics , Gary Larson visit most of his favorite composition and characters AND pulls off his honest feline gag .
13Sorry to Bother You…
Sometimes, Far Side Doesn’t Need Anything Beyond Pure Surrealism
Far Sideloves swapping human and animal behavior , and here the womanhood in French horn - rim shabu calls her neighbor with a asking to come and fetch her husband , as he ’s bothering her true cat . The blasé way that characters handle bizarre situations is one ofThe Far Side ’s funniest conceit , although given everything Arlene has seen , it work horse sense this does n’t freak her out too much .
12Rebuild the Fort Later
Larson Echoes Classic Sitcoms with His Childish Husbands
In the expressive style of endless shows likeTheSimpsons , wed with Children , andKing of Queens , Arlene plays the put - upon homemaker make do with a childish husband . However , in the world ofThe Far Side , the dial always go up to eleven , so Arlene ’s better half is n’t just engaged in selfish hijinks - he ’s literally hiding in a pillow fort .
If Gary Larson ’s The Far Side make love one thing , it ’s nature , and that obsession with flora and fauna does n’t bar at the shoreline .
11Don’t Sit There
Larson Loves Taking Common Sayings To the Extreme
One ofThe Far Side ’s favourite legerdemain is to take an idiom or say and fight it to its most preposterous limits . In any normal family , say that a chair is n’t good just means it has a wobbly stage . However , in the reality ofFar Side , it ’s besets with spikes , accept ambush , and a hang Snake River . Larson ’s attention to detail is showcased by the fact that the snake is n’t just held up by a R-2 , but by afrayingrope that ’s quick to give .
Workingalmost exclusively in single jury , The Far Sidederives a lot of temper from moments that would n’t make any signified if you had to depict the lead - up . After all , how did Doreen miss the myriad dangers of this chair before needing to be discourage ?
10I’m Not Kidding About This
Far Side’s Malevolent Ducks Are a Genius Choice
Larson sleep with bringing the outlandish into the inherently mundane , and some of his weirdest joke take situation in power or nice suburban households . Here , J.F. Jones is revealed to be that classic muzzle - several animals dressed up in a human courting . uproariously , being exposed does n’t exchange Jones ' attitude , as one of the ducks severely warns Arlene ’s character Miss Billings to block what she just see . Again , the gag hinges on the unobserved - what did Mr. Jones expect and behave likebeforethe duck were exposed ?
Larsonuses duck’s egg throughoutThe Far Side , often giving them malevolent energy and using clichés associated with crime fable . In another duck’s egg gag ( above ) Arlene is pushed down a stairway by two enterprising duck , while in another an innocent office proletarian is terrorized by the remote regard of a hidden waterfowl .
9A Dream Come True
Dog vs Cat Is a Longtime Far Side Theme
Larson loved to toy with theenmity between cat and hotdog , and here Arlene is again the uncoiled woman as she turn on the frump after her cat is arrested for strange crimes . While the cleaning woman in horn - rim glasses is probably proper , someblame has to fall on the CT , who has patently done something so heinous that the cop thought they ’d ask a scattergun for the arrest .
The Far Side may be seen as family fun , but Gary Larson ’s pathological signified of humour is unavoidable in these strips where kids are eaten alive .
8Howler Monkeys
Larson Loved the ‘Weird Neighbors’ Gag
This fourth dimension without her glasses ( she is in bed after all ) Arlene star inone of Larson ’s favorite formats - an all - American family dealing with flaky neighbors . The woman in horn - rimmed glasses appears in a lot of these comedian , but we ’ve chosen the howler scalawag joke to represent them because of the amazing visual of the imp screaming for all they ’re worth while staring directly at the miserable couple just seek to sleep .
7Does Someone Have a Hammer?
One of Far Side’s Most Surreal Visuals
Inone of Larson ’s most surreal comics(and another that thrives on play with the melodic theme of how we got to this full point ) , a adult female find herself trapped inside her own wine-coloured meth . gratefully , one of her fellow dining car has been in this situation before . This is one ofFar Side ’s large paunch - jest cartoon strip , but does n’t come out higher on this leaning since the char in automobile horn - rimmed glass is only an onlooker to the gag .
Gary Larson goes back to school in these 13 hilarious Far Side comics , including a neanderthal teacher , a killer robot and chickens learning to quack .
6Not Even Drawn Yet
Far Side Breaks the Fourth Wall With This Meta Gag
The Far Sidewasn’t averse tometa witticism jape that break the fourth wall , and here Arlene plays the nagging married woman to a husband who Larson has n’t yet finish drawing . Part of the genius ofThe Far Side ’s wit is how the legend often explains an image that piss utterly no sense on its own , and that ’s definitely the case here .
Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)
Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)
Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)
