December 1951

"Mom, will you remind me when it’s time to start being a good boy?"

December 1943

"... then they’ll say, ‘What a SWEET little boy, and what a DARLING Christmas card.'"

December 1948

"Rather like it over there."

December 1961

"Sixth floor—toys, Santa Claus, pandemonium."

December 1961

"…And here’s our own Liz Rafferty, just back from the stores with a few last-minute shopping suggestions."

December 1993

Cartoons: Christmas Countdown The Saturday Evening Post

 

Sep/Oct 1995

"Bobby ... something tells me we should skip this house."

Sep/Oct 1993

"Let's have a look-see at the back and—hey—what the... Now, isn't that the darndest thing!"

Oct 1988

"Salem was socked in, so I had to land in Pawtucket."

Oct 1980

"Hey! This isn't candy! It's leftovers."

Oct 1988

"I got candy bars, chewing gum, two kittens ..."

Oct 1988

Cartoons: Ghoul’s Night Out The Saturday Evening Post

"I haven’t worked for 20 years. I can’t wait to get back behind a typewriter."

Jul/Aug 2000

"I’m doing quite well, but I am concerned about Foster."

Oct 1989

"Excuse me, could you tell me where they keep
the fried eggs?"

May/Jun 1991

"You’re firing me—just like that—after I’ve been your accountant for one, two, three ... four long years?"

May/Jun 2004

"Yeah, I’m new at this, but I’ve learned one thing ... guess low."

Jan/Feb 1999

"You can’t be Napoleon. He comes in on Thursdays."

Mar 1991

Cartoons: Not All There The Saturday Evening Post

Winter 1973

Nov/Dec 1992

"All I did was hit the delete button."

Nov/Dec 1992

"Is there a doctor in the house
and a damn good lawyer?"

Winter 1971

"Where does the time go?"

Sep/Oct 1997

"Don’t just sit there—the place will be crawling with cops in a few minutes."

Winter 1973

"Wow! What an awful nightmare I just had!"

Nov/Dec 1992

Cartoons: One of Those Days The Saturday Evening Post

"Sorry, but 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas'
is not a recognized legal precedent."

May/June 2009

"Uhh ... excuse me ma'am, but you've ... uh ... taken my cart by mistake. I believe that’s yours over there."

Sept/Oct 1992

"Before reading the will of the dear departed,
I would like very much to make an offer for that fine animal."

Nov/Dec 1992

"But honey! I bought it for you!"

July/Aug 1999

"Consider this.
If I go on this diet and exercise program,
I might get so healthy you could lose me
as a regular customer."

Nov/Dec 1991

"I'll be willing to work for nothing,
just to learn the business."

Nov 1988

Cartoons: Nice Try The Saturday Evening Post

 

Jan/Feb 2003

 

Nov/Dec 2000

"Here, it is on the map—The Unpainted Desert."

Jul/Aug 2009

"Are you sure it’s not out of your way?"

Nov/Dec 2001

Nov/Dec 2000

"Where does this go?"

May/Jun 2009

"It’s all set. Now help me catch my sister!"

Sep/Oct 2009

Cartoons: Vahan Shirvanian The Saturday Evening Post

"Hardly any of them have trouble reading that chart.&quot

January 17, 1942

"They say he sounds like the siren."

February 28, 1942

"How would you like to be in that guy’s shoes? Facin' DiMaggio, with the bases loaded!"

July 11, 1942

"It's no use, Mrs. Tuttle, I just don’t have any butter."

March 20, 1943

"Well, the way I figure it censor censor censor censor and censor censor censor censor!"

September 18, 1943

"Oh, come now. With all that's happening these days you don't think you could frighten me?"

March 7, 1943

Click here for another World War II cartoon gallery.

Cartoons: World War II The Saturday Evening Post

"Just let him know that you’re not afraid of him."

October 1975

"Oh, George, you’ll never guess who’s come to
spend the weekend with us!"

September 10, 1955

"We're looking for a mattress for our guest room.
We don't want anything too comfortable."

Jan/Feb 2009

"Come right in, folks—never you mind what George says."

November 25, 1950.

"I'm usually more polite than this, but my mom says there's no pleasing you."

Mar/Apr 2000

"Just tell him you don’t care for dead squirrels,
Mrs. Goulard."

December 18, 1943

Cartoons: Welcome, Guests The Saturday Evening Post

"Lots of people got mixed up in The Party
when they were young, Ray,
but you’re not a young Republican anymore, are you?"

September 19, 1964

"Wadd’ya mean, you lost the key, and that’s the only one they gave you?"

September 26, 1964

"Norman, this is madness—we’ve got to stop seeing each other."

July 17, 1965

"Let’s get off, Willie. If we go any farther South, they’ll think we’re beatnik pickets."

July 3, 1965

"I was going back and forth, back and forth on the front lawn, when I asked myself, ‘What the hell am I doing with my life?'"

August 14, 1965

 

August 28, 1965

Cartoons: The Swinging ’60s The Saturday Evening Post

"Have a nice day."

May/June 1976

"I'm afraid we'll have to pay him—his house really was damaged by an earthquake
during a solar eclipse
in the middle of a blizzard in July."

December 1987

"My wife has had a face-lift, breast implants,
and liposuction. Last night she complained
that I’m not the man she married!"

November/December 2003

"I don’t get it. When I was sick,
I walked into the hospital. Now that I’m well,
I leave in a wheelchair."

September/October 2002

"NOW it rains!"

May/June 1973

"Now all we need are friends."

September 1975

Cartoons: Isn’t It Ironic? The Saturday Evening Post

"Boy, it’s cold outside!
Feel my hands!"

March 17, 1951

"She doesn’t suspect a thing!
She thinks I forgot her birthday!"

1948

"Then she said, ‘Oh, well—one more li’l banana split can’t hurt any.’"

November/December 1994

"Sold! ... For $50,000 to the gentleman with the umbrella over his head."

September/October 1994

"Uh-oh! It’s Roy Kroger, the guy I dumped for you."

January/February 2002

"Oh, Jimmy knows all about the party. It’s his mom who’s getting the surprise."

January/February 1997

Cartoons: Life’s Little Surprises The Saturday Evening Post

But Dave Barry disagrees: “Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.”

Let’s look at our cartoonists’ viewpoints.

from January/February 1994

From April 8, 1961

"You catch me, you throw me back.
You catch me, you throw me back.
Dude, get a life!"
from September/October 2005

"…Hmmm—quite a few fishermen.
Now raise your hand if you’re a golfer."
from July/August 1998

"The doctor put you on a fishing diet?
Are you sure he didn't say fish diet?"
from September/October 1999

"Darn, another boot!"
from March/April 2004

Cartoons: Fishing Fun The Saturday Evening Post

"People are living longer than ever before. It's nature's way of helping you pay off your student loans."
from July/August 2012

"Gracefully? Honey, I’m aging gratefully."
from January/February 2005

from March/April 2012

from January/February 1997

"We don’t help ladies across the street anymore. Can’t afford the liability insurance."
from July/August 2012

"This works a lot better than rain dancing!"
from November/December 1996

Cartoons: Truth Be Told The Saturday Evening Post

"Wait a minute! Bless WHAT dog?"
from May/June 1995

"You’re out of chocolate."
from March 26, 1960

"Think I’ll freshen up a bit before dinner."
from May 20, 1961

"I think you’re much better looking in person, Mom."
from January/February 1995

"Did you bring my magic space ring?"
from April 22, 1961

"Quick, I need a chocolate malted to help me unwind."
from January 5, 1963

Cartoons: Kids’ Stuff The Saturday Evening Post

"Just between you and me, the comb-over isn’t working."
from May/June 2012

"They don’t talk much, but they sure can chew!"
from May/June 1994

"Louise, maybe you’re overdoing the ‘forest’ scented air freshener."
from March/April 2006

"I haven’t slept a wink since my husband developed restless leg syndrome."
from July/August 2010

"I worry constantly about identity theft."
from September/October 2005

"They’re so darn cute at that age."
from July/August 1993

from November/December 2004

Cartoons: The Animal World The Saturday Evening Post