Reader Observantdonutad (the short form of his name) made the clever observation that neither Rivera nor anybody here managed to invoke the “See you later, ‘gator!” catchphrase into the script. Of course, I let him know that it was probably due to the fact that I and my other readers expect a higher level of humor (please don’t let the cat out of the bag!).  Hence, my “higher level of humor” title for today’s blog. It’s sure to catch the amused eye of discriminating and highfalutin folks. It might even catch on!

Well, all of the evidence (i.e. videos) I’ve seen indicates that alligators eventually head towards and into the nearest source of water on their own, so there’s really little need for any “gator wrangling.” I couldn’t find any indication that Happy Trail (that is, “Mark Trail” before Jules Rivera) had done any gator wrangling in the past, even with electrical tape and smoothies. Comedy gold. HahHahHah…

Art Dept. Rivera continues her climb (or descent) into totally cartooning the strip. Yeah, I know there are lots of people who think she walked over that finish line a long time ago. But she’s not finished. I’m looking at Cherry in panel 1 and wondering how long much longer until she looks more like Little Lulu?