The Kilroys #31

Edgar thinks a two-week vacation alone while his family heads to Lake Okieblojay sounds like pure bliss—no interruptions, no noise, just peace and quiet. But as the days wear on, the silence and solitude prove harder to enjoy than he expected, and he finds himself missing the very things he wanted to escape. When his family unexpectedly returns home early, Edgar discovers that sometimes the best vacation is the one spent with the people who drive you crazy.

When Jackson's girlfriend Portia feels taken for granted and treated like just another pal rather than a romantic interest, her friend Judy hatches an ambitious plan to transform her into someone Jackson can't ignore. Portia enlists the help of her friends—and even ropes in Jackson's buddy Natch to drive her through a rigorous training regimen—all while keeping Jackson in the dark about what's really going on. As weeks pass and Jackson grows increasingly baffled by Natch's mysterious disappearances and Portia's sudden absence, the stage is set for a reunion that might just change everything between them.

A young aviation enthusiast named Jackson gets trapped in famous aviator Paul Rantz's experimental plane when it accidentally takes off—and his pal has to help talk him through staying calm and avoiding the controls while a daring rescue attempt unfolds. It's a high-flying comedy of panicked radio chatter, failed rescue passes, and one teen learning that maybe flying isn't quite as glamorous as he imagined.

Jackson's newfound facial hair has him convinced he's entered manhood, and he throws himself into the ritual of shaving with hilariously over-the-top enthusiasm—buying every bottle and brush the drugstore has to offer and worrying obsessively about five o'clock shadow. As his patient friend Natch watches in disbelief, Jackson's single-minded focus on his grooming milestone spirals into pure comedy, complete with mishaps, interruptions, and the arrival of some girls who give him the perfect reality check he didn't know he needed.