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"I'm sick and tired of all this nonsense about the bad effects of too much T.V. viewing."
"I'm sick and tired of all this nonsense about the bad effects of too much T.V. viewing."

"I'm sick and tired of all this nonsense about the bad effects of too much T.V. viewing."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1961
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 8 9/16 × 11 in. (21.7 × 27.9 cm) Sheet: 8 9/16 × 11 in. (21.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1455
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"Your generation, my boy, has a promising future - curing the side effects of antibiotics!"
Alan Dunn
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"Too bad! In all other respects, he's as good a secret service man as she could ask for."
"Too bad! In all other respects, he's as good a secret service man as she could ask for."
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[pub- "Irving, dear,..."] "I'm getting sick of this 'being ourselves' life we're leading. It's too artificial for words."
[pub- "Irving, dear,..."] "I'm getting sick of this 'being ourselves' life we're leading. It's too artificial for words."
Alan Dunn
1928
“Oh, it doesn’t bother me too much. When I go home at night. I throw it all off.”
“Oh, it doesn’t bother me too much. When I go home at night. I throw it all off.”
Alan Dunn
1961
"I'm sorry but you have the wrong number - I'm sorry, too - no indeed, not at all - thank you."
"I'm sorry but you have the wrong number - I'm sorry, too - no indeed, not at all - thank you."
Alan Dunn
1948
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
"I cud not understand why the doctors made so much fuss about my teeth but it is all clear now since I got some of the beef the army uses in beef stew."
Alan Dunn
1941
"Say, Dad, aren't you taking this recent swing to the right too much for granted?:
"Say, Dad, aren't you taking this recent swing to the right too much for granted?:
Alan Dunn
1969
"It says if we spend too much of our pay here it will upset the economy of the country."
"It says if we spend too much of our pay here it will upset the economy of the country."
Alan Dunn
1944
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
"Saw you light from the park and came up, kids - We were afraid you'd go to too much trouble if we telephoned we were coming -"
Alan Dunn
1948
"All right - all right! I'll shut up - sick as I am -"
"All right - all right! I'll shut up - sick as I am -"
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1930
"...and don't believe that stuff about this being a machine war as I have never seen so much walking done in peace or war."
"...and don't believe that stuff about this being a machine war as I have never seen so much walking done in peace or war."
Alan Dunn
1941
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
"You told her, Gus - Don't bore Sylvia and eat your potatoes! Naomi, I ought to warn you there's ice cream - wine, dear, Naomi and George have no wine - I must apologize about the plumbing - I do wish the neighbors wouldn't go to the john while I'm giving a dinner - more limas, dear? - Limas, Sylvia? - Gus, more limas? - Duffy, do go on about Perry and what were his rubbers doing in the ice box -."
Alan Dunn
1948