This is a sad ending to a short, pointless story. Comic relief, no doubt. Still, I am left wondering just how the cat broke into the house. I am also confused by Violet’s sudden turnabout with Banjo Cat, given that her harp was supposedly wrecked a few hours earlier in the day. On the other hand, I have to give Violet credit for so quickly repairing and restringing her wrecked instrument!

But Panel 2 is a slap in the face. Are we to believe a cat decided to stand on its hind legs in order to play the harp? Fiddlesticks! Banjo Cat Apologist Cherry offers up a ridiculous rationale, while Violet is somehow clued-in enough to repeat the “keep cats inside!” mantra that Cherry has been beating us over the head with all week long. All I can say is thank goodness that Doc Davis was able to come up with such a clever and original quip to close out this otherwise lackluster story, even though it contradicts his libertarian sentiments about Banjo Cat earlier in the story.

Cherry deserves better! Jules, please get Cherry away from these people for a while and into a new situation with new (or different) characters. Come to think of it, we also deserve better.