THE FAR SIDE
Comic Strips 1980. Written by Gary Larson.
Source Features: BBB (62) MAP (2) OTHER (10) THEMES (1)

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Total Records: 62 - Medium: COMIC STRIPS / Group: BBB
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1A-1 Inflatable Boat VehiclesWatercrafts

A-1 Inflatable Boat
Inflatable boat product that arrives at an island a little too late.



2Ace Ladder Co. Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

Ace Ladder Co.
Several people trapped in burning building. "Wait a minute! Say that again, Doris! You know, the part about, if we only had some means of climbing down."



3Ace Marbles Inc. ToysToy Stores

Ace Marbles Inc.
Toy company with active shooter named Simmons.



4Ace Signal Flares GoodsMiscellaneous Products

Ace Signal Flares
Signal flare product that arrives at an island a little too late.



5ACME Chemical Industrial CompaniesChemical Companies

ACME Chemical
Chemical company.



6ACME Gate Smasher & Moat Crosser GoodsMiscellaneous Products

ACME Gate Smasher & Moat Crosser
ACME product.



7ACME Insecticide Inc. Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

ACME Insecticide Inc.
There's a spider swinging over the heads of a few scientists, shouting, "Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaaa!"

8ACME Outboard Motor GoodsMiscellaneous Products

ACME Outboard Motor
Outboard motor product that arrives at an island a little too late.



9ACME Plastic Fruit Home FurnishingKitchen Products

ACME Plastic Fruit
Plastic fruit product that arrives on a desert island.



10ACME Sales Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

ACME Sales
Sales company. #1 A salesman approaches a house with a guy standing in the yard and a sign on the fence that reads "Beware of Doug". #2 Woman says to salesman as he's leaving her house: "Oh, that's right! You did have a hat. I believe you'll find it in the other room." The hat is seen hanging from the ceiling in the next room, a trap set below it, covered with leaves.



11ACME Sheet Co. Industrial CompaniesIndustries

ACME Sheet Co.
Manufacturing company that uses its own products to escape a fire in their building.



12ACME Sign Co. Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

ACME Sign Co.
Two employess by a pile of signs that read, "The End of the World is Coming." One employee is looking out the window at multiple mushroom clouds, saying, "Wouldn't you know it!... There goes our market for those things!"

13ACME Slingshot Co. ToysToy Stores

ACME Slingshot Co.
Toy company.



14ACME Sun-Lamp Home FurnishingLighting

ACME Sun-Lamp
Gag gift at Count Dracula's birthday party.

15ACME Windshield Co. Industrial CompaniesIndustries

ACME Windshield Co.
Manufacturing company.



16ACME Wingbaby GoodsBaby Products

ACME Wingbaby
ACME product used to attach a baby to the outside wing of an airplane.



17All Things Cold and Slimy LiteratureBooks

All Things Cold and Slimy
There's a guy reading this book at night in his living room.



18Allstar Exterminators Maintenance ServicesPest Control Services

Allstar Exterminators
Pest control company.



19Al's Glass Home FurnishingHome Furnishing Stores

Al's Glass
Guy in his house looking at a brick that was thrown through his window with a piece of paper tied to it that says, "Bricks thrown through your window? Call Al's Glass 555-1232"



20Al's Glass-bottom Tours TravelTours

Al's Glass-bottom Tours
Boat at the bottom of a lake, several people still inside looking out at fish staring back at them.



21Al's Meats Food StoresButcher Shops

Al's Meats
Cow in line to slaughterhouse: Hey! No cuts!



22Al's Small Flightless Birds PetsPet Stores

Al's Small Flightless Birds
Cat trapped inside house staring out window helplessly at crash between two trucks: Bob's Assorted Rodents and Al's Small Flightless Birds.



23Anderson's Meats Food IndustriesMeat Companies

Anderson's Meats
Cows in line to be slaughtered. One cow tells another: "Hey! You! No cutting in!



24Become One of the Herd LiteratureBooks

Become One of the Herd
Book in the animal self-help section.



25Beginning Dance EducationPerforming Arts Schools

Beginning Dance
Dance studio in two story building with a couple falling out of the upstairs window.



26Black Ants MenuMenu Items

Black Ants
Menu item at the Cafe du Anteater.



27Bob's Assorted Rodents PetsPet Stores

Bob's Assorted Rodents
Cat trapped inside house staring out window helplessly at crash between two trucks: Bob's Assorted Rodents and Al's Small Flightless Birds.



28Boneless Chicken Ranch Food IndustriesMeat Companies

Boneless Chicken Ranch
These chickens are boneless before they're killed.



29Cafe Du Anteater DiningCafes and Delis

Cafe Du Anteater
Cafe for anteaters. Menu consists of different types of ants, including Black ants, Carpenter ants, Red ants and Harvester ants. One anteater asks waiter: "Hmmmm... are the red ants right off the hill?"



30Careers in Computer LiteratureBooks

Careers in Computer
There's a humpback at the top of church bell tower reading this book.



31Carpenter Ants MenuMenu Items

Carpenter Ants
Menu item at the Cafe du Anteater.



32ChinaHome FurnishingHome Furnishing Stores

China
In a store selling China plates, two employees staring at a bull wearing a trenchcoat, and one says, "I've got a bad feeling about this, Harriett."

33The Cold Cereal Cookbook LiteratureCookbooks

The Cold Cereal Cookbook
"Oh, wait! Wait, Cory! ...Add the cereal first and then the milk!"



34Dare to Be Nocturnal LiteratureBooks

Dare to Be Nocturnal
Book in the animal self-help section.



35Dinner on Elm Street CinemaMovies

Dinner on Elm Street
Horror movie.



36Do It by Instinct LiteratureBooks

Do It by Instinct
Book in the animal self-help section.



37Dorkies Food ProductsBreakfast Cereal

Dorkies
The brand of cereal on the counter when Cory's friend, reading from the Cold Cereal Cookbook, stops him, saying, "Oh, wait! Wait, Cory! ...Add the cereal first and then the milk!"



38Double Your IQ Or No Money Back LiteratureBooks

Double Your IQ Or No Money Back
Guy selling books door to door to guy that doesn't look very smart, saying, "Well, I dunno.. Okay, sounds good to me."



39Frank's Asphalt and Concrete Paving Comp...ConstructionConstruction Companies

Frank's Asphalt and Concrete Paving Company
Cartoon: Pillsbury Doughboy running from man driving steamroller.. caption: The Pillsbury Doughboy meets Frank's Asphalt and Concrete Paving Company.

40Harry's Squid-be-GoneMaintenance ProductsPest Control Products

Harry's Squid-be-Gone
In the top left part of the panel there's Harry's Squid-be-Gone store. The phone's ringing. Sign on door reads 'Back in a jiffy'. In the bottom right part of the panel there's a man being attacked by a squid.

41Harvester Ants MenuMenu Items

Harvester Ants
Menu item at the Cafe du Anteater.



42Hibernate the Easy Way LiteratureBooks

Hibernate the Easy Way
Book in the animal self-help section.



43How to Avoid Natural Selection LiteratureInstructional Books

How to Avoid Natural Selection
Book in the animal self-help section.



44HumansGoodsMiscellaneous Products

Humans
There's a broken jar on the ground labeled, "Humans" with several naked people running away, a a voice from the clouds saying, "Uh-oh".

45Imbeciles of AmericaOrganizationsActivist Groups

Imbeciles of America
Group of people marching in the street with an upside down banner.

46Institute for the Study of Emotional Str... Research InstitutesInstitutes

Institute for the Study of Emotional Stress
Tall building with a professor is shown having just been thrown backwards out of a window on the top floor.



47Liver & OnionsDiningFast Food

Liver & Onions
Guy driving around suburban neighborhood in what looks like an ice cream truck, but says, "Liver & Onions" instead.

48Milk Beverage ProductsMilk

Milk
The generic milk brand Cory is pouring into a bowl when his friend, reading from the Cold Cereal Cookbook, stops him, saying, "Oh, wait! Wait, Cory! ...Add the cereal first and then the milk!"



49Nine Ways to Serve Venison LiteratureBooks

Nine Ways to Serve Venison
Book Santa Clause is writing.



50Noreen's Vegetarian Cafe DiningCafes and Delis

Noreen's Vegetarian Cafe
An Al's Meats van is about to crash into Noreen's Vegetarian Cafe.



51Ocean WorldAmusementAmusement Parks

Ocean World
Far Side version of Sea World. Killer whale in pool below trainer holding a herring up in front of a crowd says to dolphin next to him: "The herring's nothin'... I'm going for he whole sheer"

52Predator-Prey Relationships LiteratureBooks

Predator-Prey Relationships
Book in the animal self-help section.



53Psycho III CinemaMovies

Psycho III
Next installment of the Psycho film series, this one featuring a tank heading for a woman in the shower. The actual third entry in the Psycho film franchise came out 3 years later, in 1986. It did not, unfortunately, feature a tank.



54Red Ants MenuMenu Items

Red Ants
Menu item at the Cafe du Anteater.



55Red Dog Saloon NightlifeSaloons

Red Dog Saloon
Wild West saloon.



56Return of the Killer Windshield CinemaMovies

Return of the Killer Windshield
Movie playing in movie theater full of bugs.



57The Secret Appliance Burial Ground ServicesBurial Grounds

The Secret Appliance Burial Ground
"Murray is caught desecrating the secret appliance and burial grounds."



58St. George and the DragonArtsPaintings

St. George and the Dragon
So, Andre! The king wants to know how you're coming with "St. George and the Dragon". Andre's painting a picture of a king and a wagon.

59Stradivarius MusicMusic Stores

Stradivarius
Empty store with signs in the window: "Start the kids on one today" and "Violins galore"



60Turtle World PetsPet Products

Turtle World
Playscape for turtles.



61Unnatural FoodsFood StoresGrocery Stores

Unnatural Foods


62The X-500 Advance Model ToysOther Toys

The X-500 Advance Model
Rocking horse model. Package reads "He's our best". Kid flew off the horse and only his feet are sticking out of the wall.





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