2012-03-01
Original: 2012-03-01 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A woman with reddish hair and glasses talks on the phone.
Woman: Hi, Mrs. Stratton? I just think my daughter's essay deserved an A+ instead of a B+.
Panel 2: The woman, now looking annoyed, continues on the phone.
Woman: Well, you know what? I don't care if you think I'm biased. I think YOU'RE biased against my child getting the grade she deserves!
Panel 3: The woman, now agitated and gesturing with a clenched fist, shouts into the phone.
Woman: What's fair to the other kids?! Who said anything about them?! If you don't give my daughter the right grade, I'll call the principal and the PTA and my congressman and you won't hear the end of...
Panel 4: Split scene. On the left, the woman speaks calmly into the phone.
Woman: Thank you. An A will be fine.
Label: LATER...
On the right, the woman stands in a doorway talking to another person (partially shown).
Woman: I got her a good grade.
Other person: Shouldn't we let her do that on her own?
Woman: Well, kids these days aren't very self-reliant.
Votey:
A man with wavy hair appears in a panel.
Man: Yeah, and they should be more assertive too!
Woman: Hi, Mrs. Stratton? I just think my daughter's essay deserved an A+ instead of a B+.
Panel 2: The woman, now looking annoyed, continues on the phone.
Woman: Well, you know what? I don't care if you think I'm biased. I think YOU'RE biased against my child getting the grade she deserves!
Panel 3: The woman, now agitated and gesturing with a clenched fist, shouts into the phone.
Woman: What's fair to the other kids?! Who said anything about them?! If you don't give my daughter the right grade, I'll call the principal and the PTA and my congressman and you won't hear the end of...
Panel 4: Split scene. On the left, the woman speaks calmly into the phone.
Woman: Thank you. An A will be fine.
Label: LATER...
On the right, the woman stands in a doorway talking to another person (partially shown).
Woman: I got her a good grade.
Other person: Shouldn't we let her do that on her own?
Woman: Well, kids these days aren't very self-reliant.
Votey:
A man with wavy hair appears in a panel.
Man: Yeah, and they should be more assertive too!
Alt text
A four-panel comic. A woman with red hair and glasses is on the phone with her daughter's teacher, Mrs. Stratton. Panel 1, calmly: 'Hi, Mrs. Stratton? I just think my daughter's essay deserved an A+ instead of a B+.' Panel 2, irritated: 'Well, you know what? I don't care if you think I'm biased. I think YOU'RE biased against my child getting the grade she deserves!' Panel 3, furious and shaking a fist: 'What's fair to the other kids?! Who said anything about them?! If you don't give my daughter the right grade, I'll call the principal and the PTA and my congressman and you won't hear the end of...' Panel 4 is split. On the left, labeled 'LATER...', she finishes the call sweetly: 'Thank you. An A will be fine.' On the right she stands in a doorway telling another person, 'I got her a good grade.' They reply, 'Shouldn't we let her do that on her own?' She answers, 'Well, kids these days aren't very self-reliant.' Votey: a man with wavy hair adds, 'Yeah, and they should be more assertive too!' The joke is parents who aggressively fight their kids' battles while complaining the kids lack self-reliance and assertiveness.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.