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[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 66 points 4 months ago (4 children)

imagine in the 1930’s you could pump comics out like this for a living.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 80 points 4 months ago

From the 1950s to the 2010s you could pump out sitcoms like this for a living. At least this particular comic makes it so blunt as to highlight the absurdity, and subverts the expectation a bit by having the stupid dad express some real human emotion.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like a 30's dad wouldn't cry so much as repress his emotions and drink though.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 months ago

Don't forget beating the wife and son! The "golden years" as it were.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

1930s? That was like peak "Man of the House" era. The dumb dad trope wasn't a thing til later in the 1900s.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

I read the 100 years ago today sub, 100%. Though it needs more tophat.