February 23, 2022

Cartoon Collections, Humor

Cartoons: Zoo Hullaballoo

This place is a zoo.

Monkeys knitting

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Closing time — “It’s closing time, so relax the majestic post, bud!”
Ed Nofziger
January 13, 1945

Gorilla smashes a newsman's camera — “We have temporarily lost the picture portion of our telecast here at the city zoo.”
Ed Sullivan
November 21, 1953

Monkeys knitting — “They seem to be making a go of it.”
George Kesner
September 21, 1957

Child uses a fire hydrant to water a giraffe — Jack Markow
August 4, 1945

Zoo doctor tries to treat a large sick hippo — “Hold her mouth open while I pop this in.”
Reg Hider
April 10, 1954

Zoo doctor gives a giraffe its perscription — “Get this prescription filled, and try to teach him to gargle.”
Ned Hilton
April 3, 1954

Zoo custodian sweeps discarded popcorn into an eager pelican's mouth — “Trained him myself.”
Tom Henderson
February 6, 1954

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Comments

Bob McGowan, Jr. says:

February 24, 2022 at 4:45 pm

Most of these are pretty funny. #2 (“Get your damn TV camera outta here!”) from 1953 illustrates why zoos needed to be (and have been) remodeled in the mode of the animals’ natural habitat, thank goodness. Love #1 and #3 too. #7 at the bottom while shameful, had me laughing.

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