{"id":9083,"date":"2023-08-01T10:43:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/?p=9083"},"modified":"2025-12-06T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:15:35","slug":"anatomy-of-a-cartoon-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/anatomy-of-a-cartoon-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomy of a Cartoon: Dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2339 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC1715.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Witte and Rex Hesner\" width=\"200\" height=\"186\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Dating.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Why do you suppose so many cartoons are set in bars?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Because bars are the perfect place for drunken confessions, failed pick-up efforts, and public humiliations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 All funny premises, let\u2019s look closer at some pick-up scenes\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>PICK-UP LINES<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 This well-dressed woman gets right to the point with an iconic celebrity from yesteryear. Check out the details in Leo Cullum\u2019s beautifully drawn upscale bar scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Incongruity drives this cartoon. The woman appears not at all nonplussed by the presence of a realistically drawn ad icon. She may not find Mr. Goodbar, but she\u2019s got her eye on Mr. Peanut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC32103_Sharing-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC32103_Sharing-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC32103_Sharing-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC32103_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC32103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Speaking of odd-looking guys, here\u2019s a cartoon inspired by the Easter Island heads. There\u2019s much less detail than Leo Cullum would include, but the head definitely evokes mystery. Again, a seemingly everyday person interacts comfortably with an image from an alternate reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Right, and Mr. Stonehead doesn\u2019t seem so out of place with his fitted suit and martini. The cartoon also provides a little history lesson; European arrival to the island occurred on Easter Sunday in \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 1722.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC119407_Sharing-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC119407_Sharing-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC119407_Sharing-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC119407_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC119407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Our cartoonists can\u2019t resist getting animals into the act. Take J.B. Handelsman\u2019s horoscope-themed cartoon, for example. Unlike the others, no human interacts with the non-human characters. I love how the Capricorn goat tugs flirtatiously at her beard.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 That fish in the foreground doesn\u2019t look too out of water; he seems to be keeping hydrated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC47981_Sharing-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC47981_Sharing-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC47981_Sharing.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC47981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>BRUSH-OFFS<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 We started off with cartoons about attempted pick-ups. How about some brush-off cartoons?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 I like this one by Carolita Johnson. Note how the background is suggested rather than spelled out, but it still conveys a bar. The cowgirl boots create a style difference between the two characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135213_Sharing-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135213_Sharing-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135213_Sharing-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135213_Sharing.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC135213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Those boots are made for walking\u2014right past old baldy. At least her rejection is tempered by the words \u201cright now\u201d, suggesting that, just maybe, he could try again later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 There\u2019s rejection, and then there\u2019s crushing humiliation, as exemplified in this beautifully rendered cartoon by William Haefeli. It\u2019s a closely cropped composition, but all of the elements are there: a few bottles, a largely obscured bartender, and silhouettes and glimpses of customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 And the caption is an ego-crusher. Ooh, that\u2019s gotta hurt!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC139947_Sharing-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC139947_Sharing-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC139947_Sharing.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC139947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Some of these seem a little sad, like this one, by P.C. Vey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC39112_Sharing-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC39112_Sharing-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC39112_Sharing-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC39112_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC39112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Rex:<\/b>\u00a0 Bar cartoons often feature bewildered guys attempting to interpret female behavior. Here\u2019s one by Drew Dernavich, sparely but powerfully drawn..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC141313_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC141313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 And saddest of all is this Michael Crawford cartoon, in which a man tells of lost love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Wait, this is a late-night caf\u00e9, not a bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 At least the caffeinated conversationalists will have plenty to say. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC136069_Sharing-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC136069_Sharing-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC136069_Sharing-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC136069_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID= CC136069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>ONLINE DATING<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Phil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Let\u2019s end on a happy note with this pleasantly weird cartoon by Joe Dator. It reflects the current trend to find a compatible partner online, where much depends on the profile photo. Meeting person-to-person or, in this case, person-to-cat-headed woman, comes later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 I think they make a cute couple. I hope it works out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135913_Sharing-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135913_Sharing-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135913_Sharing-768x677.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CC135913_Sharing.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"smfont\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC135913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUY THIS CARTOON<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/search?type=images&amp;keyword=dating&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE DATING CARTOONS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. 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