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While Gary Larson’sThe Far Sideis famous for its timeless wit , there have always been some juncture where the pull of pop culture is too much for the exclusive - instrument panel comic to resist . Larson ’s body of work includes strip targeting iconic movies likeKing KongandAlien , as well as rival laughable strips likePeanutsandmajor franchises like Disney . Indeed , for those with a love of Hellenic TV entertainment , The Far Sidecan be a surprising gold mine .
Here are the ten funniestThe Far Sidecomics which target Hellenic boob tube show , from ethnical touchstones likeLassieto still - go favorite like the gameshowJeopardy!Stick around for our oddment of the article pate , and vote for which of theseThe Far Sidecomicsyouthink is funniest .
10The Far Side vs The Flintstones
Gary Larson Kills Off Fred Flintstone
The Far Sideis celebrated for its many , manycomic strips depicting cavemen in strange situations , so a twain ofFlintstonesjokes were basically mandatory . Here , Fred Flintstone’s"Yabba dabba doo!“catchphrase is used to strongly involve a setting where he ’s pig active by sabre - toothed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . Turnabout is fair play , asThe Flinstonesoften shows ' Catasaurus ' hides being used as clothing , palm , and piece of furniture .
9The Far Side vs Lassie
Lassie Is Getting a Little Sick of Canine Heroics
star in19 seasons of the original idiot box show and 10 movies , it ’s no wonder thatLassie ’s heroic dog is still well - known today , or that in thisThe Far Sidecomic , the collie is a little frustrated at not being able to get a potable in heartsease without being called on to avail the Miller family , and small Timmy in particular . amazingly , Larson manages to avoid the common " Timmy fell in the well " punchline that ’s often leveled at the show - perhaps because he ’s familiar with the surprising fact that in all 591 episode of the show ( and many spirit - threatening scenario for Timmy ) , Lassie ’s charge never actually falls down a well ( in fact , Lassie pushes a corrupt water system company executiveintoa well after he attempt to short-change the Millers . )
8The Far Side vs Star Trek
Scotty Goes to Hell, and theEnterpriseFaces a Truly Unique Threat
give the number ofFar Sidecomics about astronaut and aliens , lover might await Gary Larson to have a lot to say aboutStar Trek , however he created very few comics about the cultural Jagannath . Arguably the best view Montgomery " Scotty " Scott , aka the Miracle Worker , charge to Hell , where his iconic warnings about theEnterprise ’s engines are now applied to the ' megafurnace ' which is patently want to keep the underworld so incredibly hot .
It ’s a very surface - grade antic focalise on a famous line , though it does at least admit the surrealism of Hell requiring a furnace to delay raging and Scotty inexplicably being charge to Hell after his Robert William Service in Starfleet ( perhaps connected tothe undercover marriage he maintainedthroughout the original series . ) Far more flaky is Larson ’s comic in whichtheEnterprisecrew encounter the floating head of Zsa Zsa Gabor , which has been puzzling fan since its debut in 1991 .
Some of The Far Side ’s funniest comics reference classical movies including King Kong , The Godfather , and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves .
7The Far Side vs The Dating Game
Larson Manges to Hit Disney,Looney TunesandRocky and BullwinkleAt the Same Time
Larson goes for a quartette here , as snakes playingThe Dating Gamealso reference Disney , Looney Tunes , andRocky and Bullwinkle . launch in 1965 - but revived repeatedly throughout the years , most recently in 2021 -The Dating Gamesees a single contestant ask three likely wooer romantic interrogative , eventually choosing a date based on their result . The Far Sidedoes what it does salutary with the premiss , introducing animal to a usually mundane billet and emphasizing their very different priorities .
6The Far Side vs Bewitched
The Claws Come Out Towards This Beloved Sitcom
Despite running for over 250 episodes , Bewitchedlargely deal on the secret plan line of married man Darrin attempt to blot out his wife Samantha ’s witching abilities from their straight - tied friend and neighbour - generally while struggling against the joke of her disapprove female parent Endora . The Far Sidemocks the show for repeating this idea so often , depicting the writers as entirely unaware the concept has been done to death .
5The Far Side vs The Love Boat
The Pacific PrincessSails into Troubled Waters
Starting in 1977 and running for 9 season , The Love Boathad a great premise - the lasting gang of thePacific Princessdeal with the romanticist entanglements and attendant drama of various one - off invitee actors . While the show offered up both comedy and drama , it never gotquiteas dramatic as Larson ’s version , which watch the ship unintentionally sail into the Strait of Hormuz . Published in 1987 , this strip reference political tensions over the pass , which was affected by complex restrictions impose by Iran and Oman ( each contested in turn by the United States ) and conflict between Iraq and Iran sharpen on merchandiser vessel in the area . At the very least , thePacific Princessjust range into an international incidentor perhaps worse - indeed , Larson’sothercomic parodyingThe Love Boatsees adventurous Pisces explore a tragically familiar shipwreck .
Gary Larson ’s The Far Side is have a go at it for its surreal sentience of humor and often morbid subject area thing , but there were time it took on celebrities .
4The Far Side vs Mister Ed
Larson Got a Surprising Amount of Material Out of a Talking Horse
The Far Sideis famously obsessed with animals and nature , with Larson ’s anthropomorphized animalsoften rescue witty rejoinders . However , despite the commonness of talking animals inThe Far Side , Larson seems to have been particularly inspired byMister Ed , a ' sixty situation comedy starring a talking horse . This is perhaps explained by the show ’s determination to never explain how or why Mister Ed could talk - a surrealist choice which is very much of a form with Larson ’s humor .
Larson create various comics inspired byMister Ed , from the goofy joke of swapping his name into the title ofDr . Jekyll and Mr. Hydeto the darker idea of the horse being turn into mucilage , but maintain his electrical capacity for words . There ’s also a fun gag where the output company force Ed to speak by jeopardise him with a lion , parodying the behind - the - scenes movie ' magic ' often involve in show starring beast . However , the best antic see a youthful Mister Ed being penalise in schooling for spill the beans during class , turning his miraculous speech into a persona flaw .
3The Far Side vs The Lone Ranger
The Far Side Expertly Breaks the Fourth Wall
As withMister Ed , Larson got a lot of mileage out ' 50 WesternThe Lone Ranger . The Far Side ’s best citation see Tonto desperately seek to get the titular vigilance man ready for the show , as their iconic root euphony has already start . Some of thefunniestFar Sidecomics split the fourth wallin similar path , propose a gonzo realness where the characters who fans see on TV are real , but still make love they ’re being film - and have to be ready for the seemingly live transmission of their adventures .
2The Far Side vs The Brady Bunch
The Perfect Surreal TV Reference
Surprisingly badly obtain during its original running game , The Brady Bunchbecame iconic thanks to former syndication , and come after the large Brady stepfamily as they align to living under one roof . The gap credits famously show the family in a grid format , but with each depend up and down as if they can see the other members ' squares .
Larson ’s risible parody makes this image overly real , as allthe Brady ’s heads become a undivided , Snake - like monstrosity , created by the amoral Dr. Morrissey . The image is even funnier face back at oldThe Brady Bunchpromotional images , which - in an sweat to squeeze the large casting into a individual injection - come nigh to doing Dr. Morrissey ’s body of work for him .
1The Far Side vs Jeopardy!
Far Side’s Funniest Classic TV Reference Includes Some Familiar Faces
The Far Sideloves a quiz show , and here a unconstipated Joe finds himself competing against Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison onJeopardy!The jest hinge on the idea that ' Jones ' believe he ’d have been in with a shot if his buzzer had just worked properly , brush off the fact that he ’s competing against two of the most famous geniuses in history . Larson has a penchant for mock footling characters , and hereJones attempts to save face over a 57700 - point variance .
The Far Sidethrives when it has a dim-witted , direct premise which it can then buckle or play against with surreal jokes , and classic TV show provide that in teemingness . Whether takingThe Brady Bunchcredits too badly or improvingThe Dating Gameby bestow amorous snake , The Far Sidemay wish referencing dada culture , but its surreal , often diseased perspective always remains alone its own .
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