Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

Johnny the Mediocre Human

Comics from Duke in the '90s

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Comics about TV

Cable news live at the launch of Office 2000, the Russian Seinfeld on free cable, and jeans bought because the ads said so.

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Popularity rank 1 #36. MSNBC

November 8, 1996

TV: Yes, Jeff, I am here live at the official rollout of the alpha version of Office 2000, codename Poughkeepsie...

TV: All right, Ava, we'll get back to you on the half-hour, for now, an update on Microsoft stock, it's up to 3/8...

TV: Stay tuned tonight as we'll examine several national crisis situations that COULD cause Bil Gates to assume the president.

JOHNNY: I hate MSNBC on slow news days...
TV: And Barbra Walters interviews Luc, the Gates' fish... "Luc, your mother abandoned you..." "Sniff, glub."

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Popularity rank 2 #370. Free cable

February 22, 1999

BEN: Did you pay the cable bill?
JOHNNY: Nope.

A pause

BEN: So it's another night of SCOLA then?
JOHNNY: Quiet! The Russian version of Seinfeld is on, they're waiting in a bread line for a marble rye...

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Popularity rank 3 #178. If you wish upon a star

November 20, 1997

JOHNNY: Hmm. If you wish upon a star...

JOHNNY: Sometimes I wonder how for generations we've put so much faith into what basically are DISTANT BAGS OF HOT GAS.

JOHNNY: Then, for some reason, I start thinking about POLITICIANS...

JOHNNY: After that, I ususally drink cocoa and watch "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" till I feel better....

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Popularity rank 4 #177. No more TV

November 19, 1997

JOHNNY: Augh! This show is so pointless! All it does is take up a half hour of my time!

JOHNNY: Well that's it! No more mindless time-wasting! NO MORE TV!
SOUND: PUSH!

A pause.

JOHNNY: Except for this one particularly boring half hour block...
TV: Ross! That's a power drill not a toothbrush!

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Popularity rank 5 #81. Existential crisis

March 26, 1997

MO: Don't you ever just get the idea that you're IT? I mean, I can't really justify the existence of OTHER minds.

MO: How can I be SURE anybody besides me is THINKING? I CAN'T, really.

NICK: Have you been watching "Singled Out" again?

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