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"Sweetheart, will you ever forget what Roxy said about love?"
"Sweetheart, will you ever forget what Roxy said about love?"

"Sweetheart, will you ever forget what Roxy said about love?"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1927
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 11 3/16 × 8 1/8 in. (28.4 × 20.6 cm) Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 1/8 in. (28.4 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1699
"There, there, sweetheart, tell Mother what there is about tapioca you don't understand."
"There, there, sweetheart, tell Mother what there is about tapioca you don't understand."
Alan Dunn
1939
"You know, ever since I heard the truth about Santa Claus I've been simply mad to get the lowdown on Easter."
"You know, ever since I heard the truth about Santa Claus I've been simply mad to get the lowdown on Easter."
Alan Dunn
1930
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
"So I said, 'Take your hands off me, Osprey you fish!' and that was all there was to that - ", "You must have led him on - that type doesn't make passes at just anybody - Just what were you doing with him on the terrace? You practically let him seduce you with those wolfish eyes - "
Alan Dunn
1948
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
"Claude, dearest, this is Sibyl again - I want you to tell me once more, beloved, those wonderful things you said about me last night at the Palm Gardens."
Alan Dunn
1931
"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
"The next selection, entitled 'Moonlight and You', is dedicated to those of our radio audience who may at this moment be resting beside their sweethearts on teh cool moonlit shores of lakes and rivers, beside the glorius ocean or far at sea."
"The next selection, entitled 'Moonlight and You', is dedicated to those of our radio audience who may at this moment be resting beside their sweethearts on teh cool moonlit shores of lakes and rivers, beside the glorius ocean or far at sea."
Alan Dunn
1926
"Now you mustn't be offended by what I am about to tell you in my professional capacity."
"Now you mustn't be offended by what I am about to tell you in my professional capacity."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Now, men, do you all remember what I was telling you about Japanese booby traps?"
"Now, men, do you all remember what I was telling you about Japanese booby traps?"
Alan Dunn
1943
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
"Now pull yourself together, love. I haven't told the Mater and Dad anything about you yet except that you're perfect."
Alan Dunn
1933
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
"I tried to commission him in the field as you ordered sir, but he wants to know what about base pay, rental and..."
Alan Dunn
1944
"It's a book on etiquette.", "You might look up what people of our position do [pub - "about spaghetti"] in case of fire."
"It's a book on etiquette.", "You might look up what people of our position do [pub - "about spaghetti"] in case of fire."
Alan Dunn
1928