| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) |
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TVTItem |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) |
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OffTheMark |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) |
comment |
Off the Mark is a Newspaper Comic strip by Mark Parisi. |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) |
fetched |
2023-10-23T19:01:36Z |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) |
parsed |
2023-10-23T19:01:36Z |
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DBTropes |
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Meat-O-Vision |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_16df2fe7 |
comment |
Meat-O-Vision: Mike Tyson sees everyone's ears as food. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_16df2fe7 |
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type |
Black Comedy |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_222dc873 |
comment |
Black Comedy: Occasionally, such as "What really happened to Calvin." |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_222dc873 |
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type |
Circling Vultures |
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comment |
Circling Vultures: One - a turkey vulture, to be exact - appears in this strip◊. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_246989a4 |
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type |
Lovable Lizard |
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comment |
Lovable Lizard: Lizard parties◊. "Wannabe..."◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_27dc8e5e |
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type |
Our Werebeasts Are Different |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_2f41cac1 |
comment |
Our Werebeasts Are Different: Werewolves DO show up, but sometimes other werebeasts appear as well. "Big deal!◊ I'M turning into my MOTHER!" This strip◊ features a werekangaroo. When a balloon is exposed to the full moon◊, they turn into a balloon animal. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_2f41cac1 |
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type |
HollywoodChameleon |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_48432572 |
comment |
If a chameleon shows up in the strip, it's going to be changing its color. For specific comics that feature this, please see the aforementioned entry for Hollywood Chameleon on this page. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_48432572 |
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type |
Never Smile at a Crocodile |
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comment |
Never Smile at a Crocodile: The test-marketing of alligator shoes◊. "C'mon! C'mon! The tour group is coming!"◊ "The first coach to be doused with◊ Gatorade." And speaking of Gatorade◊... "Now THAT'S diplomatic immunity!"◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_59a9605d |
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type |
Funny Octopus |
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comment |
Funny Octopus: An octopus named Otis prepares for a big date◊. Introducing the nadapus◊. "THEY'RE NOT EXTENSIONS!"◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_5a1018da |
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type |
Cone of Shame |
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comment |
Cone of Shame: One strip has a dog who wears a cone on his butt. He doesn't want to talk about it. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_5c290805 |
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type |
Not-So-Imaginary Friend |
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comment |
Not-So-Imaginary Friend: They have a support group. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_5cc25ed |
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type |
Bull Seeing Red |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_5db075ca |
comment |
Bull Seeing Red: This strip◊ has a bull get pulled over by a cop thanks to this. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_5db075ca |
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type |
Threatening Shark |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_63cad64b |
comment |
Threatening Shark: Well, the sharks that appear in this strip aren't exactly THREATENING, but... "Figures...◊ I just flossed..." "You're right... we each get more by taking out the middleman..."◊ "My doctor told me I needed more fiber..."◊ "How nice... a meal that comes with its own floss..."◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_63cad64b |
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type |
Dogs Hate Squirrels |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_7df17d74 |
comment |
Dogs Hate Squirrels: "How'd you do that?"◊ "Isn't it true that you scurried by my client knowing full well he was tethered to a tree?"◊ Dogs running on treadmills are motivated by TV screens showing running squirrels◊. "I get the feeling he's determined to catch a squirrel this year..."◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_7df17d74 |
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type |
Pun |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_83445b04 |
comment |
Pun: Quite a lot of them. |
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type |
Rouge Angles of Satin |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_83ea0763 |
comment |
Rouge Angles of Satin: Mark says that the first fan letter he got was a Grammar Nazi telling him that in this strip, he spelled Dalmatians "Dalmations", and that "I have since made the correction". Also discussed here. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_83ea0763 |
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type |
Medium Awareness |
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comment |
Medium Awareness: "We give thanks for the meal the cartoonist drew for us. In appreciation, we won't use place settings becaue he hates to draw those..." "Watch what happens when I startle Alfred..."◊ "I figure if we have to live with them, we might as well incorporate them into the decor..." |
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type |
Reference Overdosed |
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comment |
Reference Overdosed |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_8e1aef2d |
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type |
Redundant Parody |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_9193cbcb |
comment |
Redundant Parody: Inverted with one comic where a Barber cutting Bart Simpson's hair couldn't tell where his head ends and hairline begins. The show itself did that joke years after the comic ran. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_9193cbcb |
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type |
Informed Species |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_9a11f9cf |
comment |
Informed Species: This strip◊ features an aardvark that looks more like an anteater. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_9a11f9cf |
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type |
Take That! |
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comment |
Take That!: This strip◊ takes a jab at Donald Trump - Dagwood is seen watching him on TV and thinks, "Even I don't understand that hair..." |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_b53077b3 |
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type |
Mouse Hole |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_bb134ac0 |
comment |
Mouse Hole: This strip shows a cat wearing the Cone of Shame and crouching at a classic cartoon-style arched mouse hole, while all around mice frolic just outside the cat's (temporarily peripheral vision free) sight. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_bb134ac0 |
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type |
Stock Animal Behavior |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_bc80df1f |
comment |
Stock Animal Behavior: These◊ strips◊ feature◊ squids◊, thus◊ they◊ have◊ them◊ squirting ink◊. If a chameleon shows up in the strip, it's going to be changing its color. For specific comics that feature this, please see the aforementioned entry for Hollywood Chameleon on this page. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_bc80df1f |
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type |
The '80s |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_c10da874 |
comment |
The '80s: The strip began in 1987. |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_c10da874 |
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type |
Fly in the Soup |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_c8c3f855 |
comment |
Fly in the Soup: "Waiter, there's a fly in my ants."◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_c8c3f855 |
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type |
Stock Animal Diet |
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comment |
Stock Animal Diet: If◊ an◊ anteater◊ or◊ an◊ aardvark◊ shows◊ up◊, chances◊ are◊ the◊ strip◊ will◊ reference◊ their◊ habit of◊ eating◊ ants◊. However, this strip◊ features an anteater who's a little different. Surprisingly, very few strips reference bears eating honey◊ or salmon◊. Usually, bears featured in the strip go after humans... |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_e329a741 |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_e329a741 |
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type |
Exact Words |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_e9e35e8f |
comment |
Exact Words: "But... but... online you said you were an anteater!"◊ |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_e9e35e8f |
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type |
Elderly Future Fantasy |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_ece35d71 |
comment |
Elderly Future Fantasy: This strip, based on Green Eggs and Ham, features an elderly version of Sam-I-Am offering the equally-elderly nameless Tall Guynote named "Guy-Am-I" in the 2019 Netflix series Green Prunes and Bran, only for him to turn them down. |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_ece35d71 |
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Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_ece35d71 |
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type |
Delivery Stork |
| | Off the Mark (Comic Strip) / int_f1a36f8e |
comment |
Delivery Stork: They show up in quite a few strips. "In my opinion, storks shouldn't get vacations..."◊ "I can't take many more of these multiple births..."◊ "Dad, what are we having?" "Stork."◊ Stork safety training.◊ "Only one?" "It was a long flight..."◊ "We've had reports that you've been hoarding..."◊ |
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