Comments on: Shazam! http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/ I have no idea whether ''The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy'' is a good album, but I might have to buy it just on the basis of its awesome name Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Susan T-O http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-28048 Susan T-O Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:23 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-28048 Paperboy, thanks for the morning laugh (in) :-) Paperboy, thanks for the morning laugh (in) :-)

]]> By: Dan http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27910 Dan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:43:37 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27910 Okay... how come this references The Longest Day? I get the Gomer reference (the "surprise, surprise" part, I suppose), but why The Longest Day? Why not, I dunno, Saving Private Ryan, or Platoon, or Apocalypse Now? Okay… how come this references The Longest Day? I get the Gomer reference (the “surprise, surprise” part, I suppose), but why The Longest Day? Why not, I dunno, Saving Private Ryan, or Platoon, or Apocalypse Now?

]]> By: Michael http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27909 Michael Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:43:25 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27909 Do you even need to know "The Longest Day"? I don't think I've seen it; I just thought they were playing off the title. If the dogs are going to be incessantly mocked then it's going to be an extremely long day... Do you even need to know “The Longest Day”? I don’t think I’ve seen it; I just thought they were playing off the title. If the dogs are going to be incessantly mocked then it’s going to be an extremely long day…

]]> By: Keera http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27908 Keera Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:40:32 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27908 I think we're all one surprise short with this one. (Thanks to Frosted Donut.) I think we’re all one surprise short with this one. (Thanks to Frosted Donut.)

]]> By: padraig http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27892 padraig Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:54:05 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27892 The kid on the left shouldn't criticize, he's got Goober hair. All he needs is the little Jughead hat. The kid on the left shouldn’t criticize, he’s got Goober hair. All he needs is the little Jughead hat.

]]> By: John DiFool http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27888 John DiFool Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:46 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27888 The Encore channels routinely replay "The Longest Day", esp. during military holidays such as June 6th... The Encore channels routinely replay “The Longest Day”, esp. during military holidays such as June 6th…

]]> By: Pete http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27885 Pete Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:22 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27885 I only know the other Gomer Pyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Yv2NPAJ_w I only know the other Gomer Pyle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Yv2NPAJ_w

]]> By: Powers http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27883 Powers Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:48:56 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27883 Ah, the magic of Nick at Nite. Importing geezers' entertainment to kids these days since 1985. Ah, the magic of Nick at Nite. Importing geezers’ entertainment to kids these days since 1985.

]]> By: Nicole http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27882 Nicole Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:43:18 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27882 Well Gooooolly, who knew so many people would remember Gomer Pyle. Regardless of syndication, I still think that prehaps he could have come up with slightly more current references .. and today's strip references the Godfather .. better than Gomer Pyle, but still rather dated Well Gooooolly, who knew so many people would remember Gomer Pyle.

Regardless of syndication, I still think that prehaps he could have come up with slightly more current references .. and today’s strip references the Godfather .. better than Gomer Pyle, but still rather dated

]]> By: chuckers http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27867 chuckers Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:11 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/shazam/#comment-27867 Gomer Pyle may have been cancelled 40 years ago but it lived on for many many years in syndication on TBS (among many others I am sure) so it isn't *completely* unknown. I haven't seen "The Longest Day" but I know of it. Heck, every kid in I went to elementary school with has seen "Battle of the Bulge" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058947/ at least once because it was on TV numerous times when we were growing up. And that was from 1965 even though none of us were. We all loved that movie. Gomer Pyle may have been cancelled 40 years ago but it lived on for many many years in syndication on TBS (among many others I am sure) so it isn’t *completely* unknown.

I haven’t seen “The Longest Day” but I know of it. Heck, every kid in I went to elementary school with has seen “Battle of the Bulge” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058947/ at least once because it was on TV numerous times when we were growing up. And that was from 1965 even though none of us were. We all loved that movie.

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