Also featured in The Avengers episode “Look (Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers…”, where the Eggs are looked after by one Marcus Rugman, played by a young John Cleese.
I’m afraid John Cloake will no be able to return to his home save. He said too much in a place full of enemies. Lottie and Mildred seem so worried about him.
Dang, just reading this makes me nervous. Who knows how technologically advanced clowns are these days? Do they know my IP address now? Will I come home from work to find some stray greasepaint on my kitchen counter? The fear runs deep…
Did Sharky the Clown actually file his teeth to look like that? Or does he just wear a set of custom-made false teeth? Or do they always look like that naturally, with the “terror clown” career choice coming much later as a way to capitalize on it? Now I’m going to lose sleep over this.
In Rankin/Bass’s “The Little Drummer Boy” animated Christmas special (you think you know what nightmare fuel is? you have no idea what nightmare fuel is), there’s a scene where said drummer boy, Aaron, is performing before an audience with a clown-like smile literally painted around his mouth. When he breaks into a misanthropic rant against his audience, (Aaron hates all of humanity, you see), he scowls with his “real” mouth which, to the viewer, appears to be “inside” his painted smile, as if he has a mouth inside of his mouth. I’d never seen such an effect before at age seven (or thereabouts). I’m not sure I’ve ever really stopped seeing it since. 😉
I actually used to know a professional clown who went by “Chucko”. (I didn’t know him that well, I should add.) I never saw him in his clown getup, so I don’t have any idea how accurate that face is.
Loving the clown-spiracy. Colorful figures lurking in dank alleyways, drugged custard pies in hand, prepped to ambush the unwary, drag them off to clown-reeducation camps…
Wait. Egg registry? Is this what happened to the Egg from “Smile Time” after Angel ended?? Careful, Lottie, don’t become a Wee Puppet Girl!
I confess I thought the “egg registry” must be some weird thing that only exists in this fictional universe, until I Googled it.
I thought Terry Pratchett had made it up, myself.
So many of the weirdest things in Pterry’s books are taken straight from real life. I learnt about fatbergs from him.
I’m sure I originally learnt about this from Terry Pratchett.
I learned about it from”The Avengers”.
The PROPER Avengers, with John Steed and Cathy Gale/Emma Peel/ Tara King/ Purdey and , of course, Mother.
We don’t speak of Mike Gambit in this house . . . >:(
“the eggs are not what they seem.”
Can you imagine administering that, having to check whether a newly submitted face was a duplicate of one already there?
Also featured in The Avengers episode “Look (Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers…”, where the Eggs are looked after by one Marcus Rugman, played by a young John Cleese.
I was just trying to remember the name of that episode. Thanks!
Hmm. Coincidence how Cloake bears a resemblance to Stan Bult?
I’m afraid John Cloake will no be able to return to his home save. He said too much in a place full of enemies. Lottie and Mildred seem so worried about him.
I’m just hoping he’s genuinely the clown queen.
This seems highly improbable, but it will be hilarious in inverse proportion to its probability if it happens!
Looking as his drinking capacity he was probably the King of Fire eater.
I appreciate how the pink intoxication bubbles double as clown noses in one panel.
Seconded.
Berkley Breathed referred to those as “Boozels.” I don’t know if it’s an industry-wide term.
Heehee! Boozle-nosed!
Dang, just reading this makes me nervous. Who knows how technologically advanced clowns are these days? Do they know my IP address now? Will I come home from work to find some stray greasepaint on my kitchen counter? The fear runs deep…
they are tracking your browsing history, sending you ads for things you don’t want or need
Or things you just bought…
Did Sharky the Clown actually file his teeth to look like that? Or does he just wear a set of custom-made false teeth? Or do they always look like that naturally, with the “terror clown” career choice coming much later as a way to capitalize on it? Now I’m going to lose sleep over this.
Sharkey’s “mouth” is painted on – you can see his real smile in the center.
On the subject of painted smiles:
In Rankin/Bass’s “The Little Drummer Boy” animated Christmas special (you think you know what nightmare fuel is? you have no idea what nightmare fuel is), there’s a scene where said drummer boy, Aaron, is performing before an audience with a clown-like smile literally painted around his mouth. When he breaks into a misanthropic rant against his audience, (Aaron hates all of humanity, you see), he scowls with his “real” mouth which, to the viewer, appears to be “inside” his painted smile, as if he has a mouth inside of his mouth. I’d never seen such an effect before at age seven (or thereabouts). I’m not sure I’ve ever really stopped seeing it since. 😉
Yes, I see it now that you point it out. I had mistaken that line for a detail from inside his mouth.
I am simultaneously relieved and disappointed.
I actually used to know a professional clown who went by “Chucko”. (I didn’t know him that well, I should add.) I never saw him in his clown getup, so I don’t have any idea how accurate that face is.
Best not to tit about with a monkey wrangler. It won’t end well. Nor will giving the wheeze a squeeze.
Aw, go on, squeeze the weeze. Many people like to.
Hmmm. In most cartoon serials, John might not be long for this world. Here, it is just as likely he will simply roll away to sleep his beer off.
Ok my money is on bearded buy with the red knit cap, and white-haired lady in a hoodie for covert clowns.
Wait.. I think John’s booze bubbles are giving our covert clowns away.
I’m here for Mildred’s CERN jacket!
The first I ever saw a depiction of the clown egg register was in the movie Stitches. I didn’t realize there was a real world counterpart until now.
*Le Carre vibes intensify*
Pretty sure Blue Peter did a bit about the egg register back in the 70’s – seems a bit too highbrow for Magpie.
I think you’re right. I’m pretty sure that’s where I first learned of the egg register.
The real world is so flippin’ strange…
Loving the clown-spiracy. Colorful figures lurking in dank alleyways, drugged custard pies in hand, prepped to ambush the unwary, drag them off to clown-reeducation camps…
Wait. Egg registry? Is this what happened to the Egg from “Smile Time” after Angel ended?? Careful, Lottie, don’t become a Wee Puppet Girl!
“Anyone here could be a g.d. clown.” Yet another Allison quote that has the potential to be useful in so many everyday situations.
Do we ignore the jokers to the right?
Beat me to it.
Clowns to the left of me? Jokers to the right?
Here I am, stuck in the middle with Mildred and Lottie.
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