Judge, 1907-09-28 · page 16 of 16
Judge — September 28, 1907 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a children's comic strip, not political satire. It depicts a slapstick comedy sequence where young Johnny and his toy "teddy bears" play hide-and-seek, hiding in a large pipe. When a dog chases a cat into the same pipe, chaos ensues—the pipe rolls downhill with the toys and animals tumbling inside. The humor derives from physical comedy: the dog and cat fighting, the pipe careening down a hill, and the teddy bears getting jostled around while remaining oblivious to the mayhem. The "teddy bears" reference dates this to the Theodore Roosevelt era (early 1900s), when teddy bears became a popular toy named after the president. The strip's appeal is simply innocent, turn-of-the-century children's entertainment—no deeper political meaning is present.
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uae LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE TEDDY BEARS. THE TEDS HIDE IN A BIO PIPE, A DOG CHASES A CAT INTO THE PIPE, AND—WELL, SEE WHAT HAPPENED 2. Says Johnny, ‘* That was mighty slick Of Teddies to get hid so quick.” Then nearby starts an awful spat Between a stray dog and a cat. 1, The Teds apd John on Saturday Are full of fun and want to play. A game of hide-and-seek you see And Teds are hiding in great glee. 3. Scared pussy cat ts spitting mad 4. “Woof! Ouch! S-et! Wow!" And doggy ‘s feeling just as bad. What is going to happen now ? One frantic leap and In 0 You can be sure that something will Where six small Teds are hiding, 80. For that pipe ‘s rolling down the hill, 5. Ripplty, bippity, hoppity, bang! 6. The Teds don’t know just where they're at, Agalost a big tree with a whang! The dopey stil pursues the cat. ol fas ever such a mix before? While } the little tmp, sits still And my, won't all the Teds be sore? And laughs and haw-haws fit to kill. COPYRIGHT 1907’ BY JUDGR COMPANY, PUBLISNERS, 925 FOURTH AVE, KEW YORK. comicbooks.com