Tippy's Friend Go-Go #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeGo-Go struggles to balance her busy schedule of homework and phone conversations with her friend Tippy, who wants to talk for extended periods. Later, Go-Go encounters a male acrobat performer and becomes interested in joining the circus, but is too shy to admit it to her parents. After fabricating an excuse to her father about a soup mishap at a store, Go-Go attempts to help with household chores and cleaning the attic to prove her responsibility. When her father cancels his men's club bowling match due to a work conflict, Go-Go offers to help by cleaning the attic, and he eventually agrees, leading to Go-Go changing into work clothes and heading upstairs to complete the task.
A snow-loving student named Animal can't resist the urge to throw snowballs despite Mr. Phogg's stern warning of expulsion, leading to a hilarious battle between impulse and consequence at school. When temptation gets the better of him, Animal finds himself in a frenzied snowball-throwing spree that nearly gets him caught—but a well-timed intervention saves him from disaster, at least for now. This 1969 humor tale captures the timeless teenage struggle between wanting to have fun and facing the rules that stand in the way.
A studious young man sacrifices his important thesis work to impress a girl, only to find himself seeking coaching from "Wayout" Farr—a smooth-talking ladies' man who promises to transform him into an irresistible charmer in "Hippily Ever After." After a crash course in hip slang, cool clothes, and casual confidence, our hero takes his new persona for a test drive with a total stranger, leading to an unexpectedly groovy turn of events. But when a familiar face from his past resurfaces, the real test of his newfound swagger begins.
When Mr. Barnes' wife calls a department store to nudge her husband toward modern fashion instead of his usual blue serge, the plan backfires spectacularly—he ends up in a wildly stylish British suit that turns heads at the office for all the wrong reasons. As his wife squirms with regret and his coworkers can't stop teasing him, Mr. Barnes discovers that sometimes looking too fashionable is its own kind of problem. A seven-page romp about fashion, marital meddling, and the perils of trying too hard to stay young.
When a couple decides to hunt for the perfect ice cream spot, one half of the pair sets impossibly high standards—each shop they visit just doesn't have enough flavors. A comedic game of escalating expectations plays out as the friends keep searching instead of settling, testing just how picky one person can be. By the time they finally stop, the twist on their choice proves the real punchline.
After reading a magazine article about how teens neglect their fathers, Tippy decides to show her appreciation for Tippy's father by volunteering to clean the attic so he can attend his men's club bowling match—but her well-meaning gesture backfires when he suspects it's a scheme to manipulate him. This 1969 humor story from *Tippy's Friend Go-Go* #12 explores the clash between teenage sincerity and paternal skepticism in a light, entertaining way.
Egghead dreams of rock 'n' roll stardom when his combo "The Lumps" lands their first gig at a school dance, but a series of mishaps—including pawned instruments and last-minute casting changes—threatens to derail the whole operation. Watch as this enterprising cat scrambles to pull off the show while his schemes spiral into chaos, leaving everyone wondering whether The Lumps will actually make any music at all.
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