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Junior
Posted on September 18, 2013 by David M Willis

173 thoughts on “Junior”

  1. Gottawonder

    Yay. Robins back.

    1. Doctor_Who

      If you think panel two is great, wait until you get to panels three and four! You get to see her front!

      1. Yotomoe

        Panel 2 even shows her PROFILE!

        1. Yotomoe

          3*

      2. Milosh

        What you did there. It took me a second to see it.

      3. Giant Speck

        Reminds me of all the bus ads in Las Vegas for Celine Dion’s return to Caesar’s. They show a photo of Celine Dion with her back facing the camera and in big letters, the ad proclaims “CELINE’S BACK”.

      4. Xeromaru

        You clever boy.(or girl)

        1. LockeZ

          There are no girl doctors.

          (YET)

        2. Xeromaru

          I know I meant the poster.

        3. Witch [Soul] of Heart

          …
          My mother is a girl doctor. Watch it.

        4. Witch [Soul] of Heart

          MY BAD I just understood that.
          I vote a River Clone to be the Thirteenth Doctor.

  2. Herohatch

    Class act, that Robin.

    1. Resne

      More like class action.

  3. Kernanator

    Professor Doc, hahaha. I get it.

    1. David Herbert

      So what would he be called in this universe, I wonder?

      1. Tunaro

        The old dude teaching physics?

      2. Ragnal

        The better question is WILL we see him in this universe?

        1. Cephalo the Pod

          http://itswalky.com/d/19990601.html

          “And so I told myself, ‘teaching high school is too stressful.” Maybe, without SEMME, he found another government job.

        2. Wack'd

          …oh my god, the injokes span three universes at this point.

        3. Wack'd

          Geez this multiverse is incestuous.

        4. David Willis

          +1

          (though at that point, i possibly still considered sly sirs canon)

      3. Cephalo the Pod

        His name’s probably still Doc. The Dean’s comment suggests he is not a professor (at least, at this school). Probably a researcher.

      4. Wack'd

        Seeing as Ruth and Dina both got last name extensions for this ‘verse, I gave a rather silly list of suggestions to Willis via Tumblr.

        In all honesty, though, Docter is a real last name! For real! Look up the guy who directed Monsters Inc and Up. It could totally work.

        1. Pat

          What about Dr. Docter?

        2. Robin

          Major Major Major Major.

        3. usayasha

          Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo.

        4. Arcelos

          Will Smith will smith

        5. poofdepoof

          Doctor is also a real last name! My choir director in high school was named “Mr. Doctor” (though we all called him Doc)

    2. Lilly

      There’s already a Professor Doctor. He’s Proc in the Hulu series ‘The Awesomes.’

      1. Bill

        “Judge” is also a real first name (Judge Reinhold).  And there’s a Doctor Girlfriend on “The Venture Brothers”.

        1. itachi_0501

          Well, but is Dr. Girlfriend a real Doctor (or a real woman, for that matter!)?

        2. Bill

          According to the Venture Bros. wiki, Dr. Girlfriend (now known as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch since her wedding to the archvillain) is a real woman, holds a doctorate in an unnamed field, and appears proficient in mechanics and general sciences.

        3. Brigid Keely

          Ugh, how I hate that term “real woman.”

        4. Robin

          Dr. Princess is a real Doctor. Not a real princess, though, it’s just her last name.

        5. Makkabee

          Judge is also a last name (e.g. Mike Judge, creator of Beavis & Butthead).

          So if a Judge is a huge Judge Reinhold fan and names his son after him, and that boy goes into law and gets appointed to the bench, you could have a Judge Judge Judge.

          Very “Catch 22,” neh?

        6. Undrave

          Butt is also a real family name you know. Judge Butt sounds like someone Willis would make up!

        7. Reltzik

          And don’t forget Major Major Major Major from Ca-DAMMIT MAKKABEE!

      2. numaron

        I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to think of him.

      3. Lieutenant Dan

        What about Mr. Mister?

        1. N0083rP00F

          Don’t forget Sam Mother …. Poor poor Fred 🙁

  4. David Herbert

    Who would vote for Robin?

    1. Yotomoe

      I would. I would never stop voting for her.

      1. Hoboturtle

        Sir, it’s one vote per citizen…

        1. Bill

          Except in Chicago, where the motto is “vote early and often”.

        2. Wizard

          And no discrimination against the metabolically challenged.

        3. drs

          Vote late and often!

        4. Makkabee

          “Metabolically challenged” is so 70s. The new term is “homeostatically challenged.”

    2. Batman

      …I’m trying not to make the obvious joke here.

      1. N0083rP00F

        Vote Joker.
        Whats the difference between the Senate and Arkham?
        One only has one Joker.
        One is where Jokers want to stay and the other they want to leave.
        There isn’t any – both are full of psychopaths.

        1. John

          No one stays in Arkham for six years.

        2. Batman

          What’s the difference between Arkham Asylum and the Senate?

          – Arkham has a public approval rating greater than zero.

          – One is a corrupt, heavily-guarded institution where power-crazed, self-obsessed maniacs are sent. The other is an insane asylum.

          – Both are tax-payer funded, but the inmates at Arkham aren’t paid six-figure salaries.

          – Both of them can be conveniently entered by the skylights in the main rotunda, but Arkham has gargoyles to hang from on the walls of the lobby.

      2. begbert2

        There’s already evidence that a man named Dick can, in fact, be elected, so you’re probably good to go.

  5. Dragonwheel

    I’d vote for Robin.

    1. Ongion

      Who wouldn’t? You know, besides Mr. Dean over there.

      1. Yotomoe

        And Leslie apparently.

    2. Doctor_Who

      Considering some of the representatives my state has, she’s a step up.

      1. Bill

        I’m from Wisconsin and all I’ve got to say is —
        True dat!

    3. Aizat

      I’d vote for Galasso.

      1. Aizat

        Then again, there should be no voting for Galasso, only kneels.

        1. James

          I kneel only to the one True ZOD!!

    4. mechaqua

      I always vote Cthulhu why should I have to settle for lesser evil?

      1. Yotomoe

        You could always go for a greater evil and vote Mike.

        1. mechaqua

          Can Mike guarantee that madness will ensue for eternity and that I will be devoured right away to spare me from this madness?

        2. Yotomoe

          All of that, except he won’t let anyone die. YOU JUST GOTTA LIVE IN IT.

        3. mechaqua

          Well devouring is kind of important, but maybe he can sway me. How does Mike feel about Agricultural Subsidies? and what is his plan to curve illegal ivory trafficking?

        4. insomniac

          His plan is to **** your mom.

        5. James

          ah the nickel stimulus plan.

        6. vsophi

          ^ +1

        7. Andrew_C

          Pretty sure trickle down economics has been thoroughly discredited

        8. vsophi

          ^ I… wow.

          I see what you did there.

  6. Jetstream

    Of course you did, Robin. Of course you did.

    1. Yotomoe

      As if she sleeps with all the sugar she may or may not intake.

      1. Oxyvolt

        Sugar doesn’t make you hype, contrary to popular belief. For one, if it did, I wouldn’t be able to sleep, ever.

        1. L.K. Croctuta

          True, on its own, but since no one’s ever given me evidence otherwise I continue to believe it amplifies the effects of caffeine.

  7. Sye

    “Professor Doc.”

    Nice. 🙂

    1. tbf

      I too love this mythology gag.

  8. Lavaticmay

    How did she get in? literally no one in this universe likes her.

    1. ShaggyDonahugh

      I would for a nickel.

      1. ShaggyDonahugh

        Adorable, their combined snark is. Ship them, I must.

        1. Lavaticmay

          Mike and Robin, I’d say he’d fuck her brains out but she’s probably already missing a love or two.

        2. Lavaticmay

          *lobe

        3. vsophi

          nonononononononononono
          robin/leslie

    2. Hoboturtle

      It’s that good old sugar high.

    3. insomniac

      The college town probably isn’t representative of the district as a whole. As she pointed out in her first appearance.

    4. Mkvenner

      Electronic voting machines, purging voter lists, witholding reasources for polling stations in precincts that are likely to vote Democratic, you konw legal election fraud.

  9. Gram91

    I’m guessing you watch The Awesomes.

    1. Gram91

      Wait, sorry, first thing that popped into my head that was recent. Completely forgot about Professor Doc.

  10. Kurai Seraphim

    Yay jokes from the old comic that new people don’t get. Yay comments field for filling in the gaps!

    http://www.itswalky.com/d/20000428.html

    1. Yotomoe

      I’M A VETERAN READER AND I STILL DIDN’T IMMEDIATELY GET IT.
      But that’s probably cuz I kinda hate that guy.

      1. Wack'd

        A friend of mine made her way through most of Willis’s stuff via the two of us reading aloud and giving the characters different voices. I had a LOT of fun doing Doc. Probably my favorite besides Head Alien.

        Also I gave Ultra-Car this really deep, gravely voice, which backfired wonderfully when we got to the bodyswap.

        1. John

          I’m pretty sure the voice did change when it got she’d.

        2. Wack'd

          Yeah, so I handed it off to my friend–who tried her damnedest to just do a femme!version of the voice I did, to no avail. She kept coughing. So we swapped back.

      2. vsophi

        me neither
        then again, I’ve forgotten the vast majority of what happened in the walkyverse (excluding sp!)

      3. Kernanator

        Why do you hate Professor Doc? I mean, I don’t like him, but I don’t hate him either. He’s sort of just there with the science.

    2. xKiv

      Damn you and your linking ways! I nearly started rereading the archives again, for the umpteenth time.

  11. Geminia999

    So, whose that guy in the background? Can he be Proffesor Doc?

    1. Lavaticmay

      That guy goes by the name of “future Danny”

  12. Super Duper

    Robin, where did you get this sense of humor? Or did it spontaneously appear inside of you? Like many other things?

    1. Yotomoe

      Robin has always had a sense of humor. She can just turn it off and on.

  13. Philippe G.

    Continuity joke. Ha!

  14. Wonder Wig

    Professor Doc Ock the Rock McClane Heavyweight Champion of the World LEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEENKINS.

    1. ShaggyDonahugh

      This is hurting me. Please. Please oh god please stop. OH GOD THE 90’S AND EARLY 2000’S ARE SPLITTING OPEN MY SKULL!

      1. N0083rP00F

        Mmmmm …. sprinkles.

  15. mechaqua

    Incumbent advantage at work!

  16. Joe

    At my school, there’s a pair of married doctors that teach different sections of the same subject. To differentiate between the two, we call them Doc Mister and Doc Missus.

    1. Yotomoe

      and their good pal,
      DOC OC.

  17. TurtlyLooker

    My favorite pairing is Obama/Drones, to be honest.

  18. Aizat

    Professor Doc Hendriks. Now that’s a name.

  19. Gram91

    Holy crap, another DeSanto…YAY!!!

    1. RickZarber

      Right? I was pretty surprised more people weren’t commenting on that.

  20. Zoroark173

    I know this is probably asking way too much, but will you be at Rose City Comic-Con.

  21. Esmelle

    and that’s exactly why Mr. President is such a stupid way of addressing a president.

    1. Bill

      Actually, “Mister” is an honorific and “President” is a title, so using both in combination is acceptable.  “Professor” and “Doctor” are both titles, so that is why is sounds so awkward.

      1. xKiv

        But they are academical, and some people insist on being addressed with all their titles – especially when they were earned at different institutions or different fields.

    2. Mkvenner

      Mr. President was the form of address chosen by George Washington.

      1. The Candyman

        The Founding Fathers were way too cool and down with the kids for that “Your Honor” and “Your Majesty” bullcrap anyhow.

        1. Mkvenner

          “Your Excellency” is how a president is adressed in the wrest of the world.

        2. The Candyman

          America is the teen rebel of nations; not playing by any of Europe’s rules.

        3. Mkvenner

          You do know there are four other (inhabited) continents.

  22. Yotomoe

    Robin is pretty good at trying to butter people up.
    It’s the succeeding part she’s bad at.

    1. Aizat

      Should’ve used real butter.

      1. Yotomoe

        That sounds more like something Roz’d do.

  23. mechaqua

    correct me if i am wrong It looks like Indiana is playing Central Michigan.

    1. C.

      It’s Minnesota.

    2. blergle

      Looks like Minnesota to me, given color scheme and the hint of a block “M” on the helmet.

    3. Bill

      It’s the Golden Gophers; see this strip where Willis comes right out and says so.
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/escape-2/

  24. WhathappenedtoMike?

    Woah! When did you start doing an Alt-text like Hijinks?!?! I now feel this great need to go back through every single issue.

    1. John

      Back in February.

      1. Lieutenant Dan

        My iPad weeps.

        1. The Candyman

          Mine just takes it in silence.

        2. Ocbrad1

          As does my iPhone. At least until I got the Comic Chameleon app! Now I get the alt-text from all the awesome comix. DoA, GWS, xkcd and others!

  25. Dierna

    I have an ancestor who’s first name was Doctor and for several generations there were other members of the family with that as a first name. None of them were in the medical profession. *lol*

  26. Kennerly

    Imagine a man named Doc Guzman getting a doctorate.

    1. pokee2

      my professor is a Dr. de Guzman, PhD

  27. Bilfred

    I hate her more with every syllable.

  28. Doctor_Who

    So, you have a Riley here. And Tumblr reveals her last name is DeSanto.

    Robin has another sister? Or possibly a daughter? Looks too old, unless Robin is older than she looks.

    1. xKiv

      There’s a post on this very site’s front page that reveals the surname, and hints about the familial relationship.

  29. Yotomoe

    I DIDN’T EVEN SEE RILEY. OH GOSH.

    1. Keroshino

      Who is this Riley you speak of?

  30. Comrade

    TONY’S BACK

    1. Comrade

      Wait, he was back already. Goddammit. I got all excited n shit.

    2. xKiv

      No, Tony’s *front*.

  31. John

    Tell that to James Dean, Big Boss!

  32. Kiggy

    She sure got a big mouth…

  33. JCfromNC

    Well, there is this guy, but he’s not in the Walkyverse, so I suppose he doesn’t count.

  34. tahrey

    So his proper name is actually Anthony McHenry, Dean of Indiana University?

  35. Jimmy

    Naming someone Professor would be ludicrous. It’d be like naming someone Judge (sorry Judge Reinhold).

  36. vsophi

    also wagh, riley’s adorable

  37. Kennerly

    For a moment I thought Tony was Ninja Rick.

  38. drs

    So a German tells me that in Germany, if you get a PhD then ‘Doctor’ becomes part of your name. Like, you have to get a new passport with Doctor Firstname Lastname on it. If you hold a professorial job, then you’re yes, Professor Doctor.

    Wikipedia claims PhDs stack, so you can be Doctor Doctor, or Doctor Doctor Doctor if you somehow have 3 PhDs.

    1. Jack Finch

      And with German formality it actually becomes Herr/Frau/Fraulien Professor Doctor…I love Germans.

      1. Don

        Ah, good ol’ German inefficiency.

    2. hof1991

      My brother was a professor with a PhD and an MD, so he could have been Professor Doctor Doctor. Not uncommon with those who teach at medical schools. I think he was called “Ted” instead.

  39. itachi_0501

    Hehehe: the kiddo was watching an episode of #SpongeBob yesterday, and Patrick insisted that he was “Doctor Professor Patrick.” Coincidence? (Yes, terribly, as we all know that #Dave has 4.7 weeks of strips ready in advance, in the event that he is called off to fight in an intergalatic war against Monkey Master and Dexter)

  40. Jack Finch

    How respectable is Robin in this ‘verse anyway?

    1. The Candyman

      Not very, what with all the evidence given.

    2. FlyingFish

      When speaking publicly, she can fake it in short bursts.

    3. N0083rP00F

      Well she is in politics … so a few notches below used car salesman or banker.

  41. hof1991

    Looks like Tony Jr. is #90 something, but is carrying the football. Oh, well, it is Indiana football. Lucky he’s not trying a three pointer with it.

    1. Bill

      According to NCAA rule book, Rule 1 Section 4 Article 1 recommends the numbers between 80 and 99 for players playing the position of end; ends are eligible receivers and would therefore be a player who would occasionally be carrying the ball.
      And as with any rule/guideline, there are exceptions.  In 2013, Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner was given jersey number 98 to wear in honor of Tom Harmon as part of the Michigan Football Legends program.

    2. Bill

      The person who wears #90 for IU this year is Aaron Del Grosso, a freshman placekicker.  Is that what you meant about trying a three-pointer?
      As for the name:  Del Grosso — de Santo …. close enough for a comic strip.

      1. Wack'd

        Except Tony’s last name is McHenry, not de Santo.

        His number would appear to be either 96 or 98…maybe 99 given his first appearence, but it doesn’t look like it.

  42. Tenn

    I think this is one of the jokiest DoA strips ever. It’s like a string of punchlines. 😀

  43. Alex

    In his first… and second… appearances, Tony’s jersey said ‘4’. Now he’s 90. Does that mean he had to buy a team jersey off the rack like everyone else, instead of getting one as a player?

  44. HAB

    Hey a new Desanto

  45. Mkvenner

    To be honest I think more people would like Robin if had worked for it and run as an independant and won rather than make a deal with the devil (tea party).

  46. Anderhail

    Now that I think of it, sleeping in the entire election day takes some decent effort. It is one thing to simply laze around, but to sleep through the entire voting period means she likely got to wake up to being told she won.

  47. Ter

    Well, in Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, there’s a character called Hakase Hakase.

    Basically Professor Doctor. Or… something.

  48. Creativerealms

    So Robin has another sister. Can’t wait to see more or should I say all of Riley.

  49. poofdepoof

    I had a teacher in high school named Mr. Doctor. Whenever someone heard his name for the first time, they’d say something like “He should get a PhD so he can be Dr. Doctor” and I was like NO THAT RUINS IT (because two titles are so much better than one).

  50. RandomPerson12

    Well, I guess that means Professor Doc won’t show up. What a shame.

  51. Kilo

    …Huh. I wouldn’t want someone in office who slept in too late to vote, since polls don’t close until 6 pm. (Also early/absentee voting is totally a thing.)

  52. kay

    Coming back here after forever, just to say that I’m reading shortpacked! and the two different Robin’s make my head spin. 0,o

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