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"I hope, Gladys, you didn't eat too much candy at the party.", "Holy smoke, Mamma, was there candy?"
"I hope, Gladys, you didn't eat too much candy at the party.", "Holy smoke, Mamma, was there candy?"

"I hope, Gladys, you didn't eat too much candy at the party.", "Holy smoke, Mamma, was there candy?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1927
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 6 5/16 × 6 5/8 in. (16 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 6 5/16 × 6 5/8 in. (16 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1682
"Oh, Gladys, don't be such a bore - I'll tell you when I'm through haaving you lend it to me."
"Oh, Gladys, don't be such a bore - I'll tell you when I'm through haaving you lend it to me."
Alan Dunn
1926
"Yoo hoo, Gladys! Your Auntie Emma's coming up to kiss you goodbye."
"Yoo hoo, Gladys! Your Auntie Emma's coming up to kiss you goodbye."
Alan Dunn
1927
"Now, hush, Gladys! Another word about my morals and I'll send you right home."
"Now, hush, Gladys! Another word about my morals and I'll send you right home."
Alan Dunn
1927
"All right, I am afraid! I'm afraid to eat, to drink, to smoke, to drive, to fly, to breathe! And why shouldn't I be?"
"All right, I am afraid! I'm afraid to eat, to drink, to smoke, to drive, to fly, to breathe! And why shouldn't I be?"
Alan Dunn
1962
"I didn't know people wore muffs anymore, Mamma.", "Hush, child - they don't".
"I didn't know people wore muffs anymore, Mamma.", "Hush, child - they don't".
Alan Dunn
1927
"Holy smoke, it wasn't a booby trap!"
"Holy smoke, it wasn't a booby trap!"
Alan Dunn
1943
“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
"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
"Now, dear, you mustn't try to do too much in one day."
"Now, dear, you mustn't try to do too much in one day."
Alan Dunn
1939
"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
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"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