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Get Fuzzy #5
Say Cheesy: A Get Fuzzy Collection, Vol. 5
Dogs and cats can be cute, cuddly, and faithful companions. They also can be ornery, unpredictable, and hilarious. Get Fuzzy is all about the latter. In his latest collection, New York Times best-selling author Darby Conley has found uncommon humor and insight in our common, everyday pets.Get Fuzzy has fast become one of the premier comics on the funny pages. Readers of 400 newspapers worldwide enjoy the antics of this award-winning strip. The Wilco household includes Rob the bachelor, Bucky, the cantankerous cat with an attitude, and Satchel, the loveable-but-clueless dog. If animals really could talk, one would expect them to sound like Bucky and Fuzzy. Often, it's the subtle nuances of the strip-from Bucky's hilarious facial expressions to Satchel's dopey innocence-that pack the biggest laughs.The strip's dry wit and razor-sharp reality earned it the National Cartoonists Society's prestigious Best Newspaper Comic Strip in 2002. Get Fuzzy captures the non-glamorous essence of being a pet owner in a way people who own and operate dogs and cats are sure to love.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Darby Conley
47 books152 followersDarby Conley is an American cartoonist best known for the popular comic strip Get Fuzzy.
Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
While in high school in 1986, he won a student cartooning competition. During his Senior Year at Doyle High School (now South-Doyle High School) in Knoxville, Conley was voted 'Most Talented' by his graduating class. He attended Amherst College, where he studied Fine Arts, drew cartoons for the student newspaper, played rugby, and was a member of an all-male, jazz-influenced a cappella group, the Zumbyes. (Fellow cartoonist alumni of Amherst include FoxTrot creator Bill Amend and the late John Cullen Murphy of Prince Valiant fame.)
Like Rob Wilco, the human protagonist in Get Fuzzy, Conley is an enthusiastic rugby union fan, playing during college and sustaining several injuries that failed to diminish his passion for the sport.
Before becoming a cartoonist, Conley held a wide array of jobs: elementary school teacher, art director for a science museum, lifeguard, and bicycle repairman. This eclectic collection of professions is reminiscent of those held by Douglas Adams, whom Conley has mentioned as a comedic influence.
Conley, an animal rights activist and vegetarian, lives in Boston.
Conley was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1970, and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.
While in high school in 1986, he won a student cartooning competition. During his Senior Year at Doyle High School (now South-Doyle High School) in Knoxville, Conley was voted 'Most Talented' by his graduating class. He attended Amherst College, where he studied Fine Arts, drew cartoons for the student newspaper, played rugby, and was a member of an all-male, jazz-influenced a cappella group, the Zumbyes. (Fellow cartoonist alumni of Amherst include FoxTrot creator Bill Amend and the late John Cullen Murphy of Prince Valiant fame.)
Like Rob Wilco, the human protagonist in Get Fuzzy, Conley is an enthusiastic rugby union fan, playing during college and sustaining several injuries that failed to diminish his passion for the sport.
Before becoming a cartoonist, Conley held a wide array of jobs: elementary school teacher, art director for a science museum, lifeguard, and bicycle repairman. This eclectic collection of professions is reminiscent of those held by Douglas Adams, whom Conley has mentioned as a comedic influence.
Conley, an animal rights activist and vegetarian, lives in Boston.
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June 2, 2022
The last of my Get Fuzzy books, Say Cheesy, was okay, but felt more mean-spirited than earlier collections and therefore was not nearly as funny for me as others have been.
During these weeks of spending time with Rob, Bucky and Satchel I was mildly curious about the current status of the strip and its author.
After I gave Blueprint For Disaster to Mom for her to read, she pushed the 'mildly' into a more curious level because she asked me the very same question and I had to go do a little internet research to give her an answer.
Turns out that Get Fuzzy is still in various newspapers but is no longer made of new strips, they are all 'reruns'. Darby Conley began stepping away from creating new adventures for our guys in 2013, although he did continue with new Sunday panels for a few years. But ever since 2019 there have been no new episodes of Get Fuzzy, and according to Wiki, he gave no explanation for giving up on the strip.
And that was it, that was all I could find out. Of course, I did not try very hard; I just went with Wiki as usual so I could tell Mother something besides 'gee, I don't know'.
I think if it had been me I would have run out of ideas years ago. I cannot imagine the stress it would be to keep a daily comic strip fresh and entertaining without falling into the traps of too many puns, too much focus on current events, and too much borderline cruelty in the jokes. I would want my comic strip to be a place to escape such things for just a few minutes a day and that would take more mental effort than I would be able to manage, I'm sure. Maybe the stress of creation got to Conley? We may never know.
Well, not much of this review has anything to do with the book itself, but it is the best I can do without some chocolate and a long nap. Sorry about that! lol
During these weeks of spending time with Rob, Bucky and Satchel I was mildly curious about the current status of the strip and its author.
After I gave Blueprint For Disaster to Mom for her to read, she pushed the 'mildly' into a more curious level because she asked me the very same question and I had to go do a little internet research to give her an answer.
Turns out that Get Fuzzy is still in various newspapers but is no longer made of new strips, they are all 'reruns'. Darby Conley began stepping away from creating new adventures for our guys in 2013, although he did continue with new Sunday panels for a few years. But ever since 2019 there have been no new episodes of Get Fuzzy, and according to Wiki, he gave no explanation for giving up on the strip.
And that was it, that was all I could find out. Of course, I did not try very hard; I just went with Wiki as usual so I could tell Mother something besides 'gee, I don't know'.
I think if it had been me I would have run out of ideas years ago. I cannot imagine the stress it would be to keep a daily comic strip fresh and entertaining without falling into the traps of too many puns, too much focus on current events, and too much borderline cruelty in the jokes. I would want my comic strip to be a place to escape such things for just a few minutes a day and that would take more mental effort than I would be able to manage, I'm sure. Maybe the stress of creation got to Conley? We may never know.
Well, not much of this review has anything to do with the book itself, but it is the best I can do without some chocolate and a long nap. Sorry about that! lol
February 19, 2009
Right off the bat I have to say is that more often than not I went: What the...? My recommendation is to read, nonstop, through two of his treasuries. Then you'll get it. Once you do Conley is a genius at showing how different personalities get along and how poignant his messages are. These books are very funny and just fun to show the crazy and messed up ones to your friends.
March 23, 2015
I like this book, and so, this comic strip. Conley gives a dog and a cat anthropomorphic speech and reason, and occasionally thumbs, keeps their essential nature as dogs and cats, and tells their stories. Consistently clever and often funny.
July 28, 2011
These are the funniest comics ever!! I can't help but laugh out loud when I read them! Darby Conley is awesome. I love Bucky and Satchel!
February 17, 2016
Bucky Katt is the kitty bomb !
May 11, 2016
This was beyond hilarious!
I especially loved how Bucky Katt is on a mission to eat a monkey!
His birthday requests were the best!!
I especially loved how Bucky Katt is on a mission to eat a monkey!
His birthday requests were the best!!
February 4, 2013
Great collection. Always love this strip
July 27, 2013
An instant side splitting laugh awaits those who read.
September 11, 2019
Hay veces que lees tiras cómicas obligado.
Son tiras sobre un hombre, su gato y su perro. No, no es Garfield. El perro es bobalicón y bienintencionado, el humano es un adorno despersonalizado y el gato es cínico y olvidadizo. No es muy cliché, pero tampoco es muy original.
El apartado gráfico es correcto. Son tiras, dibujo rápido y de fórmulas simples. Cuando tiene que dibujar alguna figura humana un poco difícil (niños, por ejemplo) no lo hace muy bien, pero son tiras, no pasa nada.
La narrativa visual es bastante mala. Muchas veces te rompe el chiste la falta de continuidad visual de la misma tira. Los guiones tampoco son muy allá, los chistes son flojos cuando son buenos e inexistentes cuando son malos.
Me imagino que tiene su público y que habrá quién le encuentre la gracia. Se lee fácil, son tiras, las tiras siempre se leen fácil. Pero me han dado ganas de saltarme las páginas de 20 en 20.
Son tiras sobre un hombre, su gato y su perro. No, no es Garfield. El perro es bobalicón y bienintencionado, el humano es un adorno despersonalizado y el gato es cínico y olvidadizo. No es muy cliché, pero tampoco es muy original.
El apartado gráfico es correcto. Son tiras, dibujo rápido y de fórmulas simples. Cuando tiene que dibujar alguna figura humana un poco difícil (niños, por ejemplo) no lo hace muy bien, pero son tiras, no pasa nada.
La narrativa visual es bastante mala. Muchas veces te rompe el chiste la falta de continuidad visual de la misma tira. Los guiones tampoco son muy allá, los chistes son flojos cuando son buenos e inexistentes cuando son malos.
Me imagino que tiene su público y que habrá quién le encuentre la gracia. Se lee fácil, son tiras, las tiras siempre se leen fácil. Pero me han dado ganas de saltarme las páginas de 20 en 20.
July 15, 2017
Another solid collection of Get Fuzzy comics. Pink Floyd references, monkey eating, what more could one ask for?
February 25, 2025
Not having read the Get Fuzzy comic strips in years, after the newspapers dropped the syndications, reading Say Cheesy was a nice blast from the past. What we have here is a gritty presentation of a Garfield comic strip.
We have the male owner interacting with his cat and dog. The difference is that Bucky and Satchel are talking animals and can communicate with their owner on current events, books, movies as well as providing insight into their personal points of view. Although not as popular as Garfield, Get Fuzzy gives a more serious outlook on life, using humor with Bucky Katt, who is sometimes an unlikeable character.
We have the male owner interacting with his cat and dog. The difference is that Bucky and Satchel are talking animals and can communicate with their owner on current events, books, movies as well as providing insight into their personal points of view. Although not as popular as Garfield, Get Fuzzy gives a more serious outlook on life, using humor with Bucky Katt, who is sometimes an unlikeable character.
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